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DMOS Kicker Tool Kickstarter Has Launched
I’m thrilled to announce that the DMOS Kickstarter campaign for their patent-pending Kicker Tool™ shovelhead is underway! I’ve been hard at work with DMOS for the past year. As all my monkeyz business followers know, I’m passionate about anything outdoors, active . ....
Amazing New Kicker Tool for Skiers, Snowboarders & Mountain Bikers
I have been hard at work on the first crowd-funding campaign for DMOS Collective’s new Kicker Tool™ for skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers, which launches Monday, October 19. This is simply the best portable terrain jump tool ever created! Based in Jackson...
Oh Come All Ye Faithful Holiday Consumers
Holidays are big business, and none are bigger than the “Winter Holidays” of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and others, where in 2014 consumers in the USA (according to the National Retail Federation) spent more than $616...
Lessons Learned from Mom and Dad
It’s funny how some memories just seem to linger, while others fade. Those that “stick” can leave lasting impressions that shape our way forward, influencing how we think or feel or act later in life. Some of my strongest memories center around the family dinner table...
Give Procrastination the Boot
Do you procrastinate? Are you more prone to procrastinate in business matters or on the personal side of life’s ledger? Do you find yourself incapable of getting a start on a project or some task you need to complete—whether it’s mowing the lawn, washing the car, or...
Does Your Brand Story Have Lasting Power?
A successful brand is one that can evolve with changes in the marketplace in ways that don’t force you to re-create the wheel or re-establish who and what you are or what you represent to your target customers when new technologies, trends, and ways of doing business...
Keep Focus: September is Not Time for Complacency
September can be a “crossroads” type month. Summer’s just about over, autumn looms, and shortly after that it’s the holiday season (which seems to get bigger and longer and more drawn out every year) and then New Year’s. Some might feel tempted to coast the remaining...
You’re Speaking But Is Anyone Hearing You?
As any sales and marketing expert knows, one of the keys to success is “knowing your audience.” The same goes with communication, whether it’s person-to-person or if you’re addressing your team or the entire company. Who is you audience? What needs does your audience...
Add Some Influence to Your Marketing Tool Kit
I read this quote today, "Influence may be the highest level of human skills" (author unknown) and it got me thinking about a blog I wrote two summers ago about "Influencer Marketing." It seems I must have been channeling my younger self as I contemplated a topic for...
The Entrepreneurial Mind: There’s Always Another Way
I suspect we all have moments when we’re faced with a task or a challenge—big or small—that we need to address or overcome in order to move forward. It could relate to business, health, our relationships, finances, or all of the above. How we respond to these...
Our Lives Are Ruled By Expectations
Our lives are ruled by expectations. This is not good or bad - it's simply stating a fact based on the “World According to Paul.” Men and women are expected to fulfill specific roles. Kids are expected to exhibit certain behavior, etc . In the business world, leaders...
The Three “P”s of Teamwork: People, Processes, and Place
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." (Phil Jackson) In early 2009, Barrel O’ Monkeyz first reared its head in the digital jungle. Envisioned as a virtual agency, my dream was to use technology to bring together...
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.
