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In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, Barrel O’Monkeyz is running a special promotion now through March 17 where you could win a free one-hour, one-on-one “beverage” meeting with either the King Monkey himself, Paul June, or BOM’s Account Executive Dina Daglas. This would be a great opportunity for you to explore questions about digital…

Companies spend a lot of time and money to get just the right look for their logo, website, and sales materials. The thinking is that by picking the right graphic, color, or design, you’ll capture the attention of your target customers and they’ll be unable to look away. If only it were that easy. It’s…

At the heart of any enduring brand are its key messages—those snippets of content and descriptors about your company and its products and services that get delivered consistently to your target audience through a variety of channels, bringing your brand to life in a way that appeals emotionally to customers and prospects. These are not…

The rites of late winter are upon us. The Superbowl is over. Major League Baseball pitchers and catchers will be reporting to spring training soon. The days are getting longer, and warmer temps are with us more consistently here in southern California. My Dodgers seemed primed for another stand-out year, especially with the recent addition…

It’s award season in the American entertainment industry. You can barely get through a news cycle without hearing about this actress, that producer, or some pop star talking about his or her craft and how simply being nominated for an award is an honor. NOTE: for those who have been sleeping under a rock for…

I’m a firm believer that every day when we wake, we intend to do and be the best for ourselves, our friends, our families, our communities, and for our businesses. I also believe that the start of a fresh year is a special time for reflection, renewal, and re-invigoration, both personally and professionally. What worked…

December is here, which means the holiday gift giving season is upon us. Retailers big and small have stocked their physical and virtual shelves with all sorts of goodies, gadgets, and other temptations for consumers, and all retail marketing is focused on one thing: bringing in the shoppers and their eager wallets and purses filled…

Time flies when you’re having fun, which means summer has come and gone and the holiday season has snuck up on us once again. Thanksgiving is next week, and then we’re on to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and other winter holidays before we hit the homestretch toward New Year’s. For the Barrel O’Monkeyz family, we have…

Ask any web developer or web marketer whether Google Analytics is important and you’re likely to get similar replies—something along the lines of “it’s important” or “you should do it” or “you need to have the data.” But as the owner or marketing leader for your organization, you probably want a little more detail on…

In today’s marketplace, most companies appreciate a little free publicity through social media, blogs, and online articles. It’s almost an unavoidable consequence of doing business in this day and age. But with the pervasiveness of social media and the ubiquitous nature of content of all shapes, sizes, and types available online, how can a company…

When you read a review online do you really, really know for whence it came? Whether it’s a 5-star review or a negative Nancy (or Norm), can you rely on its veracity? After reading a recent Wall Street Journal article, I’m not so sure. In Have Online Reviews Lost All Value? author Rebecca Dolan wonders…

Most marketing novices think selling is simply a matter of telling your prospective customers all about what you do or can do—a cataloguing of features the prospect is likely to be interested in. I call this the “laundry list” approach to marketing. But in a world where all “features” are equal, what makes one product…

It’s been a while since this King Monkey has checked in with an update on all things monkeyz-related. How have you been?  I’ve been great, family’s been great, and business has been great. How lucky am I? First things first, just as Monkeyz Nation continues to grow, so too does the June family. In case…

Message from the King Monkey about Influencer Marketing Influencer marketing is when a brand leverages influencers—celebrities, well-known experts/authorities, target audience peers with large social media followings, bloggers, reviewers, and others—in its field or industry to drive engagement. Now as technology and the reach of social media makes connecting with and influencing a large audience more…

I’m a firm believer that, tempting as it is, you simply can’t conduct all business from behind a desk or by phone or email. Sometimes you just have to get out and shake hands and meet people face-to-face. That’s why a few times each year this King Monkey hits the road to take advantage of…

I’ve written a lot in this blog about how every team needs to have a star performer—a certain someone who always seems to step up at just the right time with an extra effort to propel you and your efforts forward. While I firmly embrace the idea of a star performer, what happens to your…