Last summer was a busy one promoting events at places like Harrah’s Pool, Chelsea Hotel’s 5th Floor, Casbah Nightclub at Taj Mahal and the newest spot in AC – “DUSK” at the Ceasear’s.

The Summer of 2010 will surely be as busy if not busier as last year!

Each year the Chamber & Russian-Americans United Arts Council organizes this festival to represent the Russian Community of Philadelphia. Last year I organized an end of the festival program that included the top 2 DJS from my promotion company WildinOut.com, we also had live percosionist and dancers. This year we will have all of our staff gathering in a more dedicated area on the outside deck of Penn’s Landing Arena.

Please stop by and say HI if you are in the area or attending this annual festival!

WHEN: September 20th 2008, from noon until 6 pm.
WHERE: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza
WHAT TO DO:

* See great performances of the best community artists and children’s groups.
* Sample delicious ethnic food from various Philadelphia restaurants.
* Patronize the arts and crafts of talented local artists.
* Browse local merchants for unique souvenirs.
* Enjoy great family weekend on the Delaware waterfront.

I am involved again this year with PodCamp Philly. This will be our 3rd year and I am excited to be part of it again and help out with this awesome event.

PodCamp is a Barcamp-style community unconference for anyone interested in podcasting, blogging, video-casting and social media.  Held for the first time in Boston during the fall of 2006, the PodCamp events have spread across the globe to include 35 events in cities like Toronto, Berlin, New York, Cape Town, Stockholm and Pittsburgh.

The purpose of PodCamp is to:

• Share information.
• Build & develop relationships
• Grow the new media community

PodCamp Philly 2009 is being held October 3rd & 4th at Philadelphia’s Temple University.  Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

PodCamp Philly/SearchCamp Philly Details:

• Dates: October 3rd & 4th

• Location: Tuttleman Center at Temple University

• Price: under $21.00 for both days and both Camps

• Register at: http://www.podcampphilly3.eventbrite.com/

• Websites: www.podcampphilly.com and www.searchcampphilly.com

Some of the recent places that I had the pleasure of being involved with include Bamoo Bar – biggest club in Philadelphia. We recently started organizing and promoting a Sunday day time event called DETOX. Amazing energy and people are involved with this which I am really excited to be a part of.

I produced another episode of WildinOut.TV which shows the energy and people involved with this event. Misha Zubarev, who is a close friend of mine directed and edited this episode which  I think came out awesome!

We are working on some new ideas for the next episode which will take the viewers to another Hot Spot in Philadelphia or even Atlantic City, you will just have to wait and see.

When I think of the term “Lavish Lifestyle” I automatically hear the voice of Robin Leach in my head introducing some luxury, exotic location about “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”

That’s the type of experience I get when I read “The Posh Review.” A new website started by a friend of mine Luba Patlakh.

I personally enjoy reading about some of the technology (car, boats, watches) that she reviews. The website features reviews that cover several cities including Los Angeles, Miami & New York.

Luba is doing a fantastic job with this new project and I wish her nothing but success in her endeavor.

Visit: ThePoshReview.com and leave her a comment!

They have hired Media Components for Social Media Outreach and Marketing.

One of the main components of the marketing strategy we recommended was online video. The nature of their business is very visual and appealing; internet video is a perfect solution to display what they do best.

Each week we film the crew working on all sorts of vehicle wraps, custom digitally printed banners, signs and even wall murals.

Our main goal with online video is:

• Generate more leads, sales and publicity for the business
• Enhance the website with an engaging web video
• Take hold of the massive power and reach of online videos
• For interested visitors on the website to take action

There is nothing else that comes close to the effectiveness and persuasion power of a well designed video message. But why is video the best way to go? Because, today, the average attention span of a web user today is measured in seconds. Our Videos tell the story in an exciting interesting way.We have also been uploading these videos to most social networks like Facebook, myspace, youtube to generate buzz and traffic back to the main website.

Here are two great examples of Apple Graphics Inc – Philadelphia Vehicle Wraps Videos we have created:

The great thing about being a consultant is seeing your clients excited about a new tool you implement into their marketing or web strategy. In this case, Craig Sumsky – a friend and a client of mine who has been getting very serious with his blogging.

Craig operates Cutting Edge Entertainment, a full service entertainment company with DJ, Sound, Lighting & Multi Media services. Craig became really passionate about blogging about his industry, and latest events he serviced. Through blogging he has changed the way his DJ company does business, and have reaped the rewards of the added traffic and earned the respect of his industry colleagues for being a leader in online marketing.

I received a very pleasant testimonial from Craig and shared it on Media Components Blog.

I invite all my readers to connect with Craig on his blog and twitter!

An accountant in my BNI Group referred me to Barry when his new company was in need of a website, logo design and print materials. My company Media Components designed all of the marketing pieces and launched the website – www.virtualkitchenconcepts.com

Last few months I have been web consulting Apple Graphics Inc. – a Philadelphia based vehicle wraps, signs and banner printing company. Neal Freedman the founder of the company happened to be in my office building at the time when I invited him to visit my BNI group as a guest. Neal saw the potential and benefits that this group would bring to his business and became a member right away.

When I consult my clients I also open up my network of connections and contacts so that my clients can network with each other and benefit from all of the connections.

When Barry mentioned that he was interested in wrapping his box truck for marketing purposes, I immediately told him about Apple Graphics and Neal’s ability to deliver a great looking wrap design. I am very happy that it worked out and wanted to share this video testimonial that shows how Word of Mouth Networking is great for referrals and I highly recommend BNI as a vehicle for success!

Its always nice to see when you’re friends are passionate about something and go forward with their ideas, dreams and drive towards success. One of these friends is Marina Makaron.

She has started a business that I think will be a very trendy and flourishing designer line of products. The name of the brand is Marina Makaron Moscow.

Marina Makaron Moscow is an international silk brand. The idea behind the brand is the fusion of cultural tradition with globalization – a mixture of Eastern European distinct ethnic motives with modern colors of the world.  The predominant focus of the brand is silk neckwear for women.

I had the pleasure of checking out some of these items in person and each one is like a work of art. Each piece of the collection is very exceptional to the detail and superb quality of the silk.

Marina is planning to have the brand in exclusive boutiques in USA and Russia, she already had a soft opening sale in Bloomingdale’s to introduce the collection to the market.

Here are several photos from the recent photoshoot she had in Moscow of her merchandise:

I wish nothing but success to Marina, stay tuned for more updates as she grows this International Brand!

Contact information and product inquires:

Web: www.marinamakaronmoscow.com

Email: international@marinamakaronmoscow.com

Russia
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USA
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