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Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 If you have been keeping up with phone technology recently then I am sure you have been aware of the battle that has been going on between debatably the two biggest tech giants in the world, Apple & Samsung. Both companies sell...

Robot Jobpocalypse At Walmart

Walmart is the largest employer in 25 states of the US. Walmart is pioneering a store with no cashiers. Couple this with the move in a lot of warehouse to replace traditional picker packers with automated systems, and the largest provider of jobs for unskilled workers...

Star Wars Battlefront 2: Free To Play Mechanics Are A Spanner In The Works

Star Wars Battlefront 2: The Battlefront Of Gameplayers Who Don't Want To Pay I have to work hard to earn the credits to unlock the main characters. The credits needed to get the right loot are too much. Micro-transactions are a pain. The litany of complaints being...

Zuckerberg Gives Us Facebook Safety Check

Social Media Really Engaging I still use Facebook a lot, and I know a lot of others who do too. Sure, there was some attrition, but it is still one of the most useful networks out there for connecting to a lot of people easily, Zuckerberg is a smart guy and is always...

Dave Grohl And Others Love Record Store Day

Record Store Day Rocks High Quality Vinyl & Great Music I like records - buying them and owning them. Record Store Day is a great advertising coup and a wonderful marketing gimmick - it is a huge signpost that tells people they are going to be able to get rare...

Advertising And Food, Is It Now Slimy and Greasy?

We Are Not Always Advertising The Most Wholesome Foods Advertising for fast food is so common we don’t even think about it anymore, do we? Who doesn’t know, like they know their own birthday, the McDonald’s jingle? Who doesn’t have any idea what a Blizzard is, besides...

Cryptocurrency: Top 8 Women In Cryptocurrency

Before you start buying cryptocurrencies, there are a lot of thing that you should keep in mind. Over the past few years the process of buying and selling cryptocurrencies has become more lucid. Let’s illustrate how in some easy steps you can buy cryptocurrencies....

Advertising Police Brutality And A Failed Justice System

Advertising Police Brutality Towards African-Americans I know this is a tetchy subject for many people, on both sides of the fence. Families and friends of police officers and law enforcement personnel, and the individuals they work with will argue that they are...

Keanan Kintzel of Buzzazz with Patrick Clouden of Consumer Energy Solutions

Helping Individuals And Helping The Community! Keanan Kintzel of Buzzazz Business Solutions can be seen here with Patrick Clouden of Consumer Energy Solutions, both a friend and a client. You will be hard-pressed to find a more active businessman and citizen in...

The Marketing of Hurricane Matthew

The Marketing of Hurricane Matthew As a Floridian, there is nothing scarier than a category 4 or 5 hurricane hurtling toward one’s home. Being that hurricanes are unpredictable only adds additional fear. Residents are told to flee from areas that risk storm surge, as...

Election Convention PR

The PR of the National Conventions I have had multiple conversations about how the RNC and DNC conventions this summer are going to go. One of the biggest things that keeps coming up in my conversations and those of others that I am reading on other news oriented...

Pinellas Dog Parks

Dog owners in America are becoming more and more protective of their fur babies than ever before. Sometimes helicopter parenting can be seen as a bad thing, but it hard to argue with those big black eyes and wiggly tongues. Florida is a warm state with almost constant...

Marketing With Intelligence: Democrats Versus Republicans

Marketing Is Sometimes More Than Just Selling. It Is Creating A Public Perception. Whether it is true or not, being “learned” is perceived to tie to how much one reads. It is a stereotype with a long and established history. The bookish genius. The well-read business...

Drones

Drones have been all over the news for quite a while. Initially the talk was all about their military use in the assassination of various targets, but ever since Amazon announced the fleet of drones they plan on having deliver packages for them, the focus has shifted...

What is a Libertarian?

What is a Libertarian? The Libertarian Party is becoming more well known. People have heard of Ron Paul, and his son Rand Paul. Ron is a student of Ludwig von Mises, and while Senator Rand Paul is more politically expedient, there are policies that he too will not...

The Rolling Stones, The Fort Harrison, and Satisfaction – Clearwater Connections

Satisfaction: Clearwater Rock 'N' Roll The song is 50 years old, but it has aged well: Satisfaction has inspired a lot of musicians, and really crystallized something in the Rolling Stones sound. It's a great rock and roll story, one that has had legs for years, and...

Letterman On Netflix

Letterman - longest running chat show host back in the game with Netflix! I am not sure why, but the idea of Letterman on Netflix excites me more than The Letterman Show ever did. I know it is a totally personal thing, but I seem to remember reading some interviews...

Keanan Kintzel Watches Billy Joel on Cleveland St in Clearwater

Keanan Kintzel enjoys going to live music, and having the chance to see Billy Joel right on his doorstep was one he wasn't going to pass up. Billy Joel is something of a musical legend. He had top 40 hits across the 70s, 80s and 90s, getting 33 top 40 hits in the US,...

Keanan Kintzel At Largo Southwest Rec Center

Okay, I'm going to try this again. Here we are at beautiful Largo outdoor pool; the Southwest Recreational Center. They got clay tennis courts, this beautiful Olympic sized pool, diving well. They actually did the 1994 or 2004, excuse me, AAU National Diving...

Facebook: A Technology And A Media Company

The Facebook Algorithm And The Trending Problem Zuckerberg doesn't often get caught flat-footed; doesn't often issue a statement that seems like a blunder: but no one's perfect. In the ever-evolving environment that is Facebook sometimes things are going to go astray,...

Advertising Economic Policy

Advertising the Problems with Liberal and Conservative Economic Agendas In an election year there are always key issues that dominate the foreground. I do not need to cite any academic or public sources to inform you that the Economy is one of the biggest issues in...

Richard Branson’s Marketing Advice To His 25 Year Old Self

Richard Branson another marketing genius I can remember watching Sir Richard a few years ago as he was competing hard core with Chicago's own Steve Fossett to become the first person to circumnavigate our precious earth, in a hot air balloon. Seems like Steve had...

What is it that you really want?

Conversions, Conversions, Conversions The first question you need to answer for yourself, when you are looking into an advertising and marketing agency, is: what is it you really want to achieve? There are many answers that sales people will try to convince you of,...

To Duplicate Content or Not. That is the Question

Greetings, once again. I've just come back from a lovely nap, and been notified that some of the entities wandering about in the Jungle are posting redundant pieces everywhere. This makes me want to eat somebody! I should clarify. You all know how the Internet...

The PR & Marketing Value of Grade School Science Projects…

With Social Media & The Internet - Personal PR and Marketing Starts Early... WOW! Third grade has certainly changed since I was roaming the hallways back in the 70's. Back then science to me was keenly disguised as hiding from the "Evil" Soviet Empire potential...

Stars, Stripes And Swooshes

England is pretty secular in my memory - Blair's attempt to marry Labour values with religious ones never scanned that great. My mum was Catholic and my dad was Protestant, and they married in a Registry Office, which in some senses doesn't necessarily sit well with...

The Power of Google

Why Use Google+ & Youtube Google is important. So is YouTube. Every website should have videos. Not joking. What you may not know, or have seen but not really understood, is that Google has purchased Youtube and has determined that videos are more valuable as...

Pushback Against the Gig Economy

Is The Gig Economy Inevitable? Airbnb is not popular everywhere nor with everyone - as seen in a recent spat with the Hotel Association of New York City. Uber's battles have been perhaps even more public; with the parties involved seemingly even more vitriolic. The...

Avenues Of Advertising Online (Part 1)

People Have To Actually See Advertising For It To Work Perhaps the greatest hurdle in advertising is visibility—especially online. The internet is huge. Big to the point even attempting to put it into an understandable measurement is an exercise in brain melting. And...

“Let’s Play” A Game Of Marketing. But Do Game Stores Win?

Exposure Can Be Effective Marketing. But How Much, Is Too Much? This may be news to some of you who are not gamers, or not big YouTube users, or born before 1990. But on the internet, there is a massively popular type of video called a “Let’s Play.” The name, as far...

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Clearwater Coachman Park & Country Thunder & Social Media’s Impact

Troy Vollhoffer’s rise with Country Thunder has become a case study in modern live entertainment entrepreneurship. Through his company, Premier Global Productions, he has expanded Country Thunder Music Festival into one of the most recognizable touring festival brands...

Healthy Lighting Has Arrived – Just Ask LIGHTBOB

Local Tampa Bay Resident, Robert Lantaigne, AKA "LIGHTBOB" has been in lighting and engineering for his entire career. Bob has the resume most would dream of, from helping design multimillion commercial custom projects to 100 million dollar mansion home lighting...

Tampa Bay Lightning – 2026 Playoff Revenue Flows

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - WHAT OCCURS BUSINESS WISE IF THEY WIN OR LOSE Let’s translate this into what it actually means for Tampa’s economy and local businesses—not just hockey odds. Current situation (business lens) The Tampa Bay Lightning are down 3–2 to the Montreal...

Old Fashion Business Networking in Tampa – Hard to Beat!

There’s just something about meeting folks face-to-face that still carries real weight, especially here in Florida. A handshake, a smile, a quick chat before getting down to business—it builds a kind of trust you just can’t replicate through a screen. Around here,...

Top 5 Items For Expanding a Web Presence

Growing your business online doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. You don’t need to be everywhere—you just need to show up in the right places, consistently, and with a clear message. Here are five strategies I always recommend to small business owners who want real...

Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs AI Think Tank

Hi, I’m Keanan Kintzel, founder of Buzzazz Business Services (buzzazz.com). As a seasoned entrepreneur with years of experience building and growing businesses in the Tampa Bay area, I’m excited to launch the **Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs AI Think Tank**. This is a...

Tampa Bay Real Estate

The current upside of the Tampa Bay real estate market is rooted in its shift toward a more balanced and stable environment. After years of rapid price growth, the market has cooled into a phase where inventory has increased and prices have normalized, giving buyers...

Clearwater Memorial Day Parade & Festival

Memorial Day in Clearwater - May 2024 WOW oh WOW! We are sooooo very blessed to have one of the most magnificent venues - Clearwater Coachman Park - in the world for celebrations. And celebrate the remembrance of fallen military heroes, the...

Keanan Kintzel Talks Cleveland Street Studios and Community Good News Warehouse

Video Transcription: "I am Keanan Kintzel and I own Buzzazz right next door. We're in Clearwater Florida a long way from my home up in northern Indiana near Chicago. This is the brand new Cleveland Street Studios in downtown Clearwater right across from the old post...

Keanan Kintzel from Buzzazz – The Importance of the “Contact” step in building relationships

Keanan Kintzel from Buzzazz Video Transcription below: Hi how y'all doing today this is keenan from buzzazz live at the hive down in clearwater florida. This is a short short short video so don't delete i got a surprise at the end. I wanted to say hello and...

Give Me Liberty with Leads or Give Me Death!

Every business is searching for the all-important lead that will bring them their next sale or client. A successful way of doing this is by using digital advertising. Some examples of this are posting Facebook and Google ads, email marketing, or driving traffic to...

The Best Mobile Marketing Tips to Boost your App Downloads

So, your business has reached a new milestone in the form of a mobile app. It has got everything in it; from great visuals to graphics, design, and interesting bits of information. Despite ensuring that your mobile app stands out from the rest, nobody seems to be...

What are the main Big Data challenges in the financial industry?

With applications in all industries, Big Data is changing our society to its core. Maybe one of the greatest beneficiaries of Big Data applications is the financial industry. Today, players in the banking and financial sector can offer more flexible and personalized...

B.E. Kluttz Lumber Co Inc.

For 85 Years And 4 Generations, Kluttz Lumber Have Serviced Their Community Kluttz Lumber are a retail building supplier, and a supplier of building materials, that Buzzazz has worked with for over 5 years. They operate out of Concord, North Carolina, and have been...

A Sad Farewell To Filmstruck

Filmstruck Was An Unappreciated Gem I have heard people who say things like I won't watch it if it's in black and white. I move away from them while silently judging them. I know people who won't watch a science fiction movie because they have an amputated...

American Genius – Comics – Stan Lee

Stan Lee Gave Us So Much With His Characters I remember at one point thinking Stan Lee was a little hokey, and kind of resented the damned preamble to every story Marvel put out, because it was reminscent of a dog marking its territory. What did I know? Spotting Stan...

Cryptocurrency: Top 8 Women In Cryptocurrency

Community Service Foundation – The 23rd Annual Charity Golf Classic

If you love golf and you want to combine that love with helping the community, this event is the perfect one for you. Held every year, the focus of the Charity Golf Classic this year is raising money to support the "Going Home" Homeless Reduction Program. This is part...

Stars, Stripes And Swooshes

A Beginner’s Guide To Bitcoin & Blockchain Technology

A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that exists in the virtual domain and is secured by cryptography. It is because of this security feature, cryptocurrencies are difficult to counterfeit. Moreover it is a decentralized system, where there is no presence of any...

Find Out More About Mold Zero

Do You Have Mold In Your Building? It Needs To Be Handled All of our clients that we work with have one thing in common - they are providing a service or a product that is designed to help people, and Mold Zero are no exception. Using a patented dry fog technology...

An Interview With Deborah Traviss From Leapin’ Lizard RV Ranch

Looking For A Great Place To Stay? Check Out Leapin' Lizard Deborah has been our client for nearly 5 years, and has been running the Leapin' Lizard RV Ranch for over 20 years with her husband. Deborah is always great to speak to, and we wanted find out some more about...

Marketing the Idea of Free Speech

In this hyper partisan world we live in there is an endless stream of conflict and misinformation. And many are marketing the theory that banning speech from some online platforms is an encroachment on the First Amendment Rights of individuals. Take Alex...

Look For The Problem Solvers

Look For Those Who Offer Solutions It is pretty common for people to talk about the problems that exist out there in the world, and not so common for them to offer up a solution for the situation they have highlighted. When you consider the volume of information that...

An Interview With David Janer From Bay Furnishings

Bay Furnishings Is A Veteran Owned Furniture Business That Can Service Anywhere In The Country! David is very enthusiastic in what he does, and he handles a number of different things in his company, doing each job that needs to be done with the same enthusiasm. We...

Interview With Tamara J. Archer

Photo Credit: Errol K. Archer T. Archer Design, Changing Lives With Interior Design When we transformed our office into an art gallery for an evening last month, as part of the Clearwater Art Walk, we created something really special, and got to meet some wonderful...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's Voice And The Way She Conducted Herself Truly Made Her The Queen Of Soul Well, we got a little warning, and with that another great has left the building. When great artists pass, especially ones who have had such a lasting and profound impact on the...

The Marketing Of Books

People Read - So How Do You Sell To Them? When was the last time you read a book? I don’t mean any judgment with that question: it’s simply to illustrate a point about marketing. While a television show, or a movie, can take only an hour or two to get through, books...

An Interview With Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott Has A Compelling New Book Out! Brandon Scott has been writing for a long time, and as part of The Buzzazz Editorial Team he wrote a lot of really great articles. He has recently published his first book, and has taken his writing to a whole other level....

What Does The Collapse Of Dialogue Mean For People?

That Old Blue And Red Divide That Has Been With Us Since Rome The first thing to ask is whether there is a collapse of dialogue. Survey the evidence of the number of bipartisan conversations that don't descend into name calling and actually prove to be fruitful and...

Everyone is a Designer

I think it happens to be a bit ironic. Relevant, but ironic. When a client hires and Internet Marketer, they are asking them for their help to achieve certain goal, and I think that is indisputable. There is generally a contract in place to indicate what is expected...

The SEO Stats That Could Make Or Break Your Business

SEO is something of a nebulous subject at times. It can be difficult to pin down exactly what is working for you and what is not. The main reason why you can’t always successfully determine your progress with optimizing your website is that there is too much...

From Arya Stark To Daisie – A Collaborative App For Artists

Collaboration Over Competition Is Daisie's Philosophy It is always a great thing when someone takes their own success and parlays it into helping others. Who better than another artist to understand what it takes to go from obscurity to fame, and who better to...