In today’s world, almost 80% of Americans use the internet as their source of advertisement, information, and entertainment. There are close to 300,000,000 websites around the world. If you have a website, but don’t feel like you are getting noticed, there is an easy solution, VIDEO! Video’s capabilities on the web are endless. If you offer a product or service, video can show what words cannot describe.
Greetings and Salutations HWA Friends, Thanks to all those who have already shown interest for my HWA Talent Show idea. For those of you who want to enter, the deadline is May 1st for submissions. The winner, who will be chosen by HWA personnel, will receive a $100 Simon Mall Gift Card. If you are [...]
It’s been over ten years since a “giant” walked through the doors of Helen Wells Agency to introduce himself. This larger-than-life man just happened to be none other than former Indianapolis Colt, Tarik Glenn. At 6’ 5”, 332 lbs, Tarik’s appearance was nothing short of intimidating. Intimidating is quite the compliment for an offensive tackle, [...]
Around the world, different cultures celebrate the New Year in their own unique style. The movie industry is no different. This Sunday marks the end of another cinematic year with the 83rd annual Academy Awards. For me (a self-proclaimed movie critic) this year’s Oscars should go to… Best Picture: “The King’s Speech” should win over [...]
Here at The Helen Wells Agency, we work with some seriously, ridiculously talented people. Like, uber talented. And Indiana has a lot of awesome colleges and universities (Aside: Is there a difference between a college and a university? First person to answer this random question will win a virtual hug from HWA). But really, we [...]
Kyle Lacy is founder and CEO of Brandswag, a social media training and strategy company. He recently authored two books, Twitter Marketing for Dummies (Nov 2009) and Branding Yourself (Dec 2010) and is a highly sought after speaker. He writes regularly at his blog on KyleLacy.com and you can find him chatting daily on Facebook [...]
Nicole and I recently attended a social media conference in HWA’s very own backyard — Indianapolis. The conference attendees were made up of mainly “tech geeks” (like me), marketing experts, and the new school of social media gurus. At 140 characters per topic, we absorbed the value of Twitter, how to step-up our Facebook game, [...]
When it comes to your morning routines, what do you do first? Probably, open one eye, glance at the alarm clock and hit the snooze, right? Well after that, after you’re showered, you [hopefully] make your bed, eat breakfast. Do you go straight to the tube for your news, or do you open up your [...]
Think about it: when you hear the term “social media”, what comes to mind? Newspapers? Facebook? Twitter? Take a look at this video and tell me what you think. Whether you realize it or not, social media is the new form of communication and getting your name or brand ‘out there’. People are searching more [...]
