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NBC Chuck's "Big Mike" & Warren Lanier Jr., Bridgepoint Marketing Live on Ustream.tv

San Diego,CA- Mark Christopher Lawrence and Warren Lanier Jr. will be joining David Kamatoy today live on Thursday 17th, 2009 on Ustream.tv & DavidKamatoy.com from 5-7 pst.. David Kamatoy is launching his new format based on what's possible in doing a talk show based on Ustream.tv.

"I grew up in video and live performance. It wasn't until just a few years ago that I picked up radio. The new Ustream.tv based show is a hybrid of talk radio and a live streaming talk show taking advantage of what technology is available to us right now." says, David Kamatoy.

5-6 pst- Mark Christopher Lawrence: Star of NBC's Chuck is on a train up to Los Angeles to attend a party for the new CEO of NBC, Jeff Gaspin. Mark will be catching his fans up on several items. Losing weight, auditioning for Subway and recently becoming a spokesperson for ACT for Autism.

6-7 pst-Warren Lanier Jr., BridgePoint Marketing is currently working with various clients in internet and business development strategy. The success of Warren's last appearance on the show warrants a continued conversation about the constant challenge for entrepreneurs to adjust to the new marketing challenges brought on by the internet, social media and the recession.

Sponsors of the David Kamatoy Radio Show show include NoMoreGeysers.com,  Jugglemail.com, wSBALoanStore.com, www.FatalFunnelTraps.com and www.AirGorilla.com. The show will stream on Ustream.tv and at Davidkamatoy.com. Downloads will be available shortly thereafter. Interested parties can subscribe to the email list at Davidkamatoy.com. 

The show can be seen live on http://DavidKamatoy.com or http://Ustream.tv. replays are available on ustream.tv. For more information please contact David Kamatoy 619-573-9456 or email at [email protected]

 

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This is just sad but true, Twitter and blogs: Post once and bail out

Orphaned Twitter accounts and blogs are becoming an interesting topic of discussion in this article on Cnet by Dave Rosenberg.

Twitter and blogs: Post once and bail out

As I have been cruising twitter of late, I find this phenomena often. It is not unusual for people not to get twitter or blogging. I find that the concept is just hard for people to take. The learning curve is just so weird.

Think about it even if I wanted to say write a book, a screenplay a haiku poem there is a form and that form takes a while to master.

Twitter is coming into it's own and it's evolving as I am even typing this. While Twitter is he long tail of blogging the reality is that it's still confusing.

Let's face it as much as I enjoy blogging. It's first draft and I grew up on newspapers and books not blogs. To publish a first draft kind of goes against everything we were taught in school when you really think about it.

Here is my take on it.

1. Social Media is not going away.

2. It's the same content in a different form.

Theatre begat Film begat Television begat VHS begat DVD begat begat Internet video begat youtube begat hulu begat mp4 etc. etc. etc.

3.You have to meet people where they are at.

If your client, fans, database are you using twittter. You should be on twitter. If your clients fans database is on myspace, hey you should be on myspace.

4. Write content that your people and you care about.

5. Promote that content. Don't just write but learn to promote it.

I am seemingly spending more time promoting what I write than writing it. Eventually that will change once the database has built momentum it's then a matter of being...

6. Consistent:Be consistent with your output. Dedicate yourself to some sort of schedule because social media is about attrition, small ball, throwing stuff against a wall and seeing what works.

Final thoughts: You can't escape social media if you want to grow your business online. Therefore you need to get help and education on not abandoning your twitter or blogs. Go back and claim your web real estate and get some help.

We can help just email us. Yes this is a shameless plug to end this post. lol

Social Networking: From Virtual to Real Relationships

San Diego,Ca- Stephanie Herrmann and the team at Rescue put together the "Tweetup" at the National Hardware Show. Essentially it was a networking session for the people that got to know each other online using Twitter at the National Hardware Show tagged as "#NHS09" on Twitter. While attendance was small real relationships were created.

It was a unique experience to get to know people virtually from twitter messages and blogs. Rapport seemed to happen quickly and there was a genuine desire to see if we could support each other.

"It's like online dating for entrepreneurs."

 One of the more confusing things about social networking is the ability to understand how it converts to a more traditional relationship. We see a lot of people treating Twitter like a FREE ADVERTISING space which while valid needs to me tempered with personal updates, tips, insights otherwise you will be treated like SPAM.

Getting your twitter connected to a blog or at least a landing page or contact page with an email is one of the best ways to help convert to a traditional relationship. In addition if you don't want your larger conversations searched by Google, it's best to do this.

At the point that it seems like an actual conversation further than 140 characters is needed. Request and send contact informtion or a landing page with that contact information listed. Remember to create your email address as a link not as searchable text on a page. That's the quickest way to be spammed.

Tip 1: Balance your messages from pitches,tips and personal updates.
Tip 2: Use Tweetdeck to turn Twitter into a more useable application.
Tip 3: Use a landing page or an about page with contact information to exchange contact info.

"When it seems right ask to have a real conversation or meeting that warrants more than a 140 character interaction."

David Kamatoy is a Juggler on several levels. Currently Professional Juggler Comedian, Blogger, Music Producer , Video Director/Producer, etc. The Kamatoy Media Group is helping companies bridge the gap between social media and traditional advertising with Email Marketing using Jugglemail.com (Get a FREE TRIAL account) and more. If your interested please contact us immediately. Current Clients and Projects include NoMoreGeysers.com, and TheAirGorillaBlog.com.

VideoBlog / Podcast / Viral video/ Tv It's a video people...

I love all these new terms it's basically "video". The format has changed, the production values are their own but essentially it's video. If I shot this on a $100 camera or a $10,000 camera the content will basically be the same.

That being said...

The first day of the National Hardware Show were just getting out footing. The booth has been set up. I'm about to post some media. But really the bulk of the editing will happen in the evening.

I'll post a few things and then back to media land....

Confucius Say, "To understand Social Media you must do."

Denver,Co- On my recent trip to Denver, CO I lost my precious notebook. While I still away. it's return I got this new notebook at a huge Barnes and Noble.

This quote...

I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
- Confucius

was exactly what I was looking for in reference to "Social Media Marketing" as it pertains to blogs, twitter, Myspace, Facebook, etc.

We hold this conference call for my associates regarding, "Social Media" and it was amazing to me how much I have learned but at the same time how difficult it is to explain how to do the things we are doing.

In fact this style of communication is really still coming into it's own. We are all still trying to figure it out but every once in a while you get a glimmer of hope...

• A web tv show that spotlights yours clients website, AirGorilla.com
• A happy customer that remembers who you are.
• Calls for gigs because of all the updates your doing. You are creating a Top of Mind Awareness.

Tip: Stop trying to intellectualize or justify the need to be on social media. Just jump into it. Learn by doing. Read blogs like this one, get a coach, follow the work of someone already successful online.

The greatest thing that you can do for yourself is just dedicate an hour or two a day to learning Social Media, email marketing and communicating.  Learn what works and what does not work by doing.

I hear and I forget.

We started the conference call with just a phone conference call. While we got some interest we still had people not doing anything out of frustration and not-understanding.

I see and I remember.

We then dropped the calls and our last two pitch sessions on DimDIm.com  and Gotomeeting.com. The participants actually got to "see" what we were doing and that helped immensely.

I do and I understand.

Finally a few of the participants on the call really got into it. Writing consistently, promoting onStumbleupon, twittering. In doing we saw new blogs and post get views upwards of 500+ on a brand new blog.


We would like to have some of our blogs hit 1,000+ views a day and we know how to get there to do it.

Conversion

Our next goal in tandem with increased traffic is to show financial results in the way of "conversion." We have had some success with this but not at the scale we would like.

I intend to keep you informed of the progress.It is absolutely working and invite any readers to share their experience and wisdom in these matters.

GOOD HUNTING...

David Kamatoy is a Juggler on several levels. Currently Professional Juggler Comedian, Blogger, Music Producer , Video Director/Producer, etc. The Kamatoy Media Group is helping companies bridge the gap between social media and traditional advertising with Email Marketing using Jugglemail.com (Get a FREE TRIAL account) and more. If your interested please contact us immediately.

TweetDeck takes twitter to another level...

Tweetdeck takes twitter to another level, but there is still a learning curve. Downloading the application is the first step.

One of the problems that people have with twitter and social media in general is the transition of friends to an actual network of people that you have relationships with.

On a more bottom line note...

HOW DOES SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSLATE TO SALES?

Why I can't answer that directly for everyone. We consistently talk about balancing your messages from being content, sales, fun and personal related.

A better question...

HOW DO I GET PEOPLE TO START INTERACTING WITH ME?

I discovered this originally from a  short post I did on having the filing cabinet fall on me in the old office. This is when I first realized people are reading.

So while there are a ton of things to play with on Tweetdeck here are a few tips on Keyword searches.

1. Download the Application.

2. Click on the Keyword Search icon and then choose some keywords related to your product, service or interest. 

3. Tweetdeck will then create a column dedicated to that search. 

4. You can then start to follow or interact with those people chatting about what your doing. 

5. If they are not following you just use the @ button. and then keep an eye out for a response.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE FIRST STEP TO SALES.

You'll find that Twitter becomes a lot more like IM chat with Tweetdeck and you'll start to create more relationships. This is another step in creating relationships which should lead to sales.

I wouldn't stop the sales messages but try to find that balance as quickly as possible. Balance will give all your messages more credibility.

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David Kamatoy is a Juggler on several levels. Currently Professional Juggler Comedian, Blogger, Music Producer , Video Director/Producer, etc. The Kamatoy Media Group is helping companies bridge the gap between social media and traditional advertising with Email Marketing using Jugglemail.com (Get a FREE TRIAL account) and more. If your interested please contact us immediately.

I'll Sleep When The Recession is Over...

San Diego,CA- So since I started twittering people have been getting the tone of my work environment and the little voices in my head. (O.K. not all the voices.) Now that my twitter feed is running into Facebook the comments are getting quite funny.

I have always been a late night worker. It started with performing at night but both my parents are still very active in the evening. I generally try to do the real social work, meetings, phone calls, etc. during the day and shift into task and creative mode in the evenings.

I augment this work with b-12, caffeine, water, vitamin-c and better choices in food. Since getting High Fructose Corn Syrup from being connected to my veins via soda I have found myself gaining more energy not less. So part of my productiveness in the evening has to do with the fact that I am also no longer dropping from a sugar coma at night.

The only thing I am remiss about is that if I do workout I do have to plan to sleep longer. My body just needs the recovery time.

Anyway here are some of my favorite quotes regarding working late...

Go to sleep man! What would anyone be doing up at this hour????
wait a second....never mind..... :-)

Rob Johnston at 4:38am February 2

Wow you are going to bed just as I woke up. Nocturnal perhaps?

Cynthia Gerber at 7:17am February 2

I love how your status messages and your profile picture are polar opposites! :)
Hope you got some restful sleep!

Jenny Lynn Campbell at 10:06am February 2

I have only one word for you.........

AMBIEN!

Darien Webster at 7:26am February 3 via Facebook Mobile

David(Me) OK here we go ready, who's still working..."Marco?"

-David via Twitter - 12:25am -

Haha, nice one David... Polo.

-Emmett Morgan at 12:31am January 30

I think this may end up being the title of my next book. But on a serious note. A lot of us will be doing what we can to pick up extra work whether in our own projects or side jobs. To those people I say the best thing you can do for yourself is to realize that you must take care of yourself at some point. You can't not sleep and expect to be effective the next day. If you know your going to be burning the candle at both ends at least plan for it with diet, supplements, meditation, catching up on your sleep and most importantly let the people know that are working and close to you to keep an eye on you.

Because this is becoming the norm, the people closest to us should be able to cut us some slack for communication at times. I find that when I am tired I lose my patience and my ability to rephrase dialogue.

That's it, I am writing this at 3:41 a.m. for the record and Dan Leavitt is here with me editing a video. The Work Ethic is back Baby!!!! ARGH!

Netflix Streaming is starting to gain in popularity... No Suprise just try it.

Netflix Streaming is gaining popularity.

Netflix CEO says streaming video gaining on old-fashioned DVDs

I have recently been watching the Numbers past seasons myself. I look forward to more current movies being streamed. Right now new releases take a while to get to STREAM mode. The next shift will be to see more and more current releases going to stream right away.

I don't see an issue with this as it's traceable...

Goop.com: Gwyneth Paltrow's site is the most elegant email newsletter ever.

Gwyneth Paltrow has launched  Goop.com website. I don't know if you can really appreciate the brilliance of this website. First of all it's Paltrow her unique personality has always shined through her work as an actor and now she is launching this combo blog, email newsletter, etc.

Basically the concept is simple. It's a site that shares her thoughts and ideas just as a blog would but it's unique in it's form in that it immediatly identifies itself as a newsletter and hides the content further into the site. BRILLIANT!

This is using Star Power to collect a database in one of
 the most elegant ways I have ever seen.

Congratulations Gwyenth Paltrow!
I look forward to getting to know more about you and your thoughts.

As we witness the end of traditional media as we know it, entrepreneurs and entertainers alike are stuck with a challenge because its not enough to rely on traditional advertising because it's going soft. Our job now whether we are an exsisting star like Paltrow or a up and coming blog like GeekRoundtable.com or DerekStrohBlog.com or even a successful website to

The meeting of the Three Dans and Me...Strategic Meeting #3

San Diego,CA- Dan, Dan, Dan and I met today. Dan McLellan (DanMcLellan.com), Dan Leavitt (DanielLeavitt.com), Dan Hall (Website to be announced..lol) and David Kamatoy (DavidKamatoy.com) met today to discuss the marketing strategy for jugglemail.com, Kamatoy Media Group and in brief the future of larger projects.

The comedy of the meeting was of course there were three Dan's in the rooms and me. So we had decided to revert back to our days at private school by speaking to each other as Mr. McLellan, Mr. Leavitt and Mr. Hall.

In this meeting we continued to identify the three primary sources of income and focus of the outbound sales pitches and ultimately the Brand(s) that we want to be pushing. We identified a couple of things that might be of use to you...

1. Surround yourself with people that support your BIG PICTURE: Our goal as a company is to use our skill to support our clients but balance that time by creating our own brand of entertainment and media.

When I started in the entrepreneurship game I traded being surrounded by actors to being surrounded by business people. One of the challenges that artists have is when working in the REAL WORLD a lot of people don't get that while your great at the JOB it's not your passion. As people see you 8 hours a day as THE JOB PERSON they have a hard time seeing you as anything else artist, musician,actor and even an entrepreneur with a new idea.

So now we are reorganizing the team to include a large part of entertainer/entrepreneurs people that share the passion for both worlds but understand the concept of being in dress rehearsal for HELL WEEK or shooting a 14 hour music video shoot and they need the team to cover a few projects while they are gone.

When you have a team member on board ask them point blank...

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ______________________?

2. Swing for the fences and play small ball: Entrepreneurs and Entertainers like to swing for the fences it's what we do best. However if you really examine how most of us make a living you begin to recognize that most of us also play small ball as well. Small shows, press releases, logos, little projects, etc.  Unless your a trust fund baby or you've got a large project and your job is to raise capital.

In the last year we swung for the fences while playing small ball but we didn't create additional small ball services. In fact we lost some small ball clients while swinging for the fences. This year we will do both.

ENTERTAINMENT, VIDEO & AUDIO PRODUCTION, EMAIL MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA

We identified that our core services revolve around entertainment, video/audio production and email marketing/social media. More importantly this is where the conversation begins. So we are working on our marketing strategy to start with these "known" needs. We can use these services to extend into additional services but in looking back on our projects over the last year, most of the conversations started with. Hey I need a video? So what is a enewsletter? I need a podcast?

So while you may have multiple skills/ products to offer figure out what the most palatable one is. Decide what's going to get me into the most conversations. Which is going to tell the best story...

We will continue to be a business and media development company we are just changing the copy...

David Kamatoy is a Juggler on several levels. Currently Professional Juggler Comedian, Blogger, Music Co-Producer (Derek Stroh, Stand), Video Director/Producer, etc. The Kamatoy Media Group is helping companies bridge the gap between social media and traditional advertising with Email Marketing using Jugglemail.com (Get a FREE TRIAL account) and more. If your interested please contact us immediately.