Mar 31, 2010 Posted by Bryan Young

Coffee Break (Funny Commercial)

This commercial is very funny, and I laugh out loud everytime I watch it. However, I can never seem to remember what it is advertising and why! Which begs the question, can your video be so funny that it overshadows your product or outweighs your brand? Either way, go ahead and laugh out loud, because this is something you would do to your friends if you had the... read more

Mar 21, 2010 Posted by Bryan & Ray

Social Media Marketing in the Streets

In this video, Bryan and I took social media marketing to a whole new level…on the streets of Houston, TX. Our goal was simple; we wanted to promote our Facebook fan page in an attempt to gain more fans as well as promote our website in order to increase website traffic. The outcome was not as expected! Based on the very early morning drive (gas), coffee and breakfast, I would say our return on... read more

Mar 20, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

Social Media Blues

Have you ever felt like your strenuous and never-ending marketing efforts are going unnoticed? What do you have to do to get a little more attention…a little more exposure? When will you achieve the much sought after viral status? Well friends, colleagues, and you random surfers of the web…we’ve all been there. So, here’s a song to us! Don’t expect earth shaking advice or... read more

Mar 18, 2010 Posted by Ray Goins

Coffee Break (funny)

We all need a break from the norm every now and then. Studies have been conducted and the facts prove that monotony will in fact lead to brain damage. Okay, maybe they haven’t but I’m pretty sure it’s true. In my opinion, the best way to break away from the day-to-day grind is to do so at someone else’s expense. So that is what we’re going to do here. Watch this video and feel... read more

Mar 12, 2010 Posted by Bryan Young

How to Market Yourself – Networking 101

I had a client one time who was a master marketer and networker. This guy will probably be president one day because of his networking abilities, or at least a county judge, and he definitely made me sit up and take notes. His website garnered more unique visitors than any StopDev had seen to that point, but to be fair, we only cared about design back then. His ability to market his website went... read more