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Power On With CORE: Mobile Edge Kickstarter Aims to Change the Game
Every now and then, I like to showcase some of the great work the Barrel O’Monkeyz team is doing for our clients. This happens to be one of those times—plus it represents an opportunity for you, my faithful Monkeyz blog readers, to get in on the ground floor of...
New Kickstarter Coming Soon
Hey everyone, King Monkey here, over at Barrel O’ Monkeyz the whole Monkeyz crew wishes you a happy week as we approach hump day. Today is the beginning of August and we couldn’t be more excited because that means only one week until the launch of our new Kickstarter...
Decisions, Decisions: Timing Is Everything
There’s a common saying that timing is everything. I tend to agree. After all, who am I to argue with a sage pop philosopher like Alanis Morissette who wrote about the irony of bad timing in her iconic hit “Ironic” in 1995. In it, she sings that “an old man turned...
BOM Goes Hollywood with Article Featured in IN Hollywood Magazine
In "Social Media: It’s Time to Get Out There and Engage (Here’s How…)," Paul June, aka the King Monkey, dispenses sage advice to readers of the 25th Anniversary issue of IN Hollywood Magazine, the Los Angeles magazine of entertainment, fashion, people, and lifestyles....
Field Your Own Team of All Stars with these 5 Fundamentals of Team Excellence
This week was time for the annual MLB All Star Game—a time for the American League and National League to showcase their best talent. Watching the game got me to wondering why companies—rank and file businesses—don’t field their own all-star teams. Call me a crazy...
Tips for Keeping Your Team in the Game
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! By now you’ve probably got plans for the weekend—maybe the beach, a cook out, a hike in the mountains, or some kind of get-together with family and friends before you top it all off with a fireworks extravaganza. Also by now, you and...
Do You Practice The Art of Delegation?
We entrepreneurs like to think we can do it all. It’s what drives us. It’s what makes us successful in the first place. It’s what makes us think we can do more and have more . . . always. I’m sure you’ve heard the well-known story of the professor and his seemingly...
What’s it Mean to be a Dad?
Father’s Day is fast approaching. It’s Sunday, June 18, for those of you who need a reminder. My daughters are growing like weeds. They amaze me every day with their words, their actions, the sibling rivalry and sibling bonds that are developing even at their young...
Nine Promotional Hacks to Keep Your Marketing from Taking a Vacation this Summer
Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror, which means summer weather is about to hit and vacation “season” soon will be in full swing, including for yours truly and the Monkeyz staff. It’s an annual rite that’s good for the body, mind, and spirit—and good for...
Embrace Gratitude and Fortitude this Memorial Day
Looking back through the Monkeyz archives, I was shocked to see that I’ve never written a Memorial Day blog—shocked because Memorial Day aligns with a couple of my favorite of life’s tenets: “gratitude” and “fortitude.” Gratitude for those around us each and every day...
You’ve Got Intelligence, Now Do Something With It!
Do you value market intelligence, or do you just assume you know your marketplace and customer motivations? Far too often, this King Monkey has seen the gathering of market intelligence relegated to the “nice to have but not necessary” portion of marketing budgets. At...
Give Your Mother’s Day Celebration a Digital Boost
Does writing about social media in a Mother’s Day blog mean I’ve completely surrendered to the digital age? Perhaps. But is that such a bad thing? These are the times in which we live, after all. I was recently in a brainstorming session with my team. The topic of old...
LET’S GET CREATIVE
Based in San Diego and active across southern California and beyond, Barrel O'Monkeyz serves as a seasoned, outsourced marketing agency specializing in both business-to-business and consumer-based marketing. Our barrel is full of talent and creative minds ready to help companies tell their brand stories, ramp up sales, and launch new products.
