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I Voted, Did You?

I Voted, Did You?

Whether your “With Her” or convinced we need to “Make America Great Again,” or whether you’re a “Yes” or a “No” vote on this or that, makes no difference to me. It’s GO TIME for America, so stop monkeying around, get off your behind, and get out there and vote! This...

Explore the Emerging Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Content Market

Explore the Emerging Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Content Market

Star Trek’s Holodeck still might be some years in the future, but the technology essential to power it is already in place: Advanced desktop displays with touch and motion accessories Immersive experiences such as VR/AR goggles VR/AR rooms and enclosures, such as...

Does Your Marketing Have Influence?

Does Your Marketing Have Influence?

It’s one thing to develop top-notch content, create an amazing website, or write a must-read book—all of which, admittedly, are difficult and noteworthy tasks. Business success, however, relies on much more than simply creating a great product. You must be able to...

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Marketing Are Here

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Marketing Are Here

Marketers are always striving to engage consumers. It’s what we do. Through advertising, PR, direct mail, social media, special events—you name it—our goal is to expose audiences to your brand, tell them your brand story, and engage said audience in the process of...

Niche Social Networks – The Place to Be and To Be Seen By Your Peers

Niche Social Networks – The Place to Be and To Be Seen By Your Peers

It’s a given that networking is critical to just about any kind of business success—and has been for as long as business has been around (and that’s quite a long time). These days, though, networking consists of much more than traditional mixer events, tradeshows, or...

Questions About Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment? We Got You Covered.

Questions About Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment? We Got You Covered.

Open enrollment for health care insurance, whether you’re getting benefits through an employer, a state program, or are self-funding, has never been an easy proposition—and adding the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare” or “ACA”) to the mix in recent years has not...

Your Evolving Brand: Can it Stand the Test of Time?

Your Evolving Brand: Can it Stand the Test of Time?

Sometimes it’s fun to look back and wonder, what was I doing on this day a year ago, two, three . . . you get the idea. Looking back is a good way to see how or if your thinking has changed or if you’ve made the progress you’d planned on (or not). Perusing the Monkeyz...

Winners Stay True to Their Brands

Winners Stay True to Their Brands

My Oakland Raiders started off their 2016-17 NFL season with a victory, and my LA Dodgers are four games up on the Giants as I write this. All is good (for the moment) in the Paul June sports multi-verse. Yes, I know—they really aren’t “my” teams, but it’s hard to...

Do You Have A Story to Tell?

Do You Have A Story to Tell?

Labor Day weekend has come and gone. It’s the proverbial marker to end summer and begin fall, though by the calendar (and for those of us in warmer climes) summer has a few more weeks on the dance card. Chances are you got together with friends and family at some...

Branding: What’s in a name?

Branding: What’s in a name?

I get asked all the time where I came up with the name “Barrel O’Monkeyz.” I've always been intrigued by monkeys. They always seem to be having fun. Monkeys make me laugh. And that's a big part of who I am . . . and the kind of organization I wanted my company to be....

Stay Well, Be Well All Year Long

Stay Well, Be Well All Year Long

As summer winds down, all of our beach bodies and good eating habits run the risk of taking a back seat to back to school and back to work responsibilities. As we get busier, and as we return to our normal habits, work routines, and school schedules, it’s easy to lose...

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.