Teeming Media

Syracuse U’s Media Business Conference

Dorian Benkoil — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:22:20 +0000

If you’d a discount off the ticket price of Syracuse University’s “Monetizing Online Business” conference tomorrow in New York, let us know with an email to “info AT teemingmedia DOT com.” They’re nearly full, but have offered the deal to friends of Teeming Media as a courtesy.

Some of the speakers:

David Zaslav
President & CEO
Discovery Communications

Larry Kramer ‘72
Writer, Media Consultant & Adjunct Professor
S. I. Newhouse School, Syracuse University

Dennis Crowley ‘98
Co-founder
Foursquare

Jonathan Dube
Vice President & General Manager
ABCNews.com

Social Media for Business & Entrepreneurship

Dorian Benkoil — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:38:00 +0000

This will be the first of a seven–part educational series of social media events which will cover the full spectrum of issues regarding social media (e.g., how to utilize it to promote business and build a brand/franchise, personal branding for your career, measuring ROI , etc.). At the end of the event, volunteers will be stationed at the computers for hands-on show-and-tell.

Moderator: Dorian Benkoil of Teeming Media.

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm (includes refreshments, one-hour panel discussion and Q & A)
Location: The Samsung Experience, 10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor, New York 10019

Cost: $25 for Columbia Business School Alumni Club members/ $35 for Non-Members

Click here for more info.

Eight Pointers for the Entrepreneurial Journalists

Dorian Benkoil — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:30:05 +0000

We didn’t even realize there were eight pointers in Dorian’s talk with executives, staff and teachers at the Poynter Institute last week, but that’s how many the ever able Steve Myers of Poynter found when he wrote it up for the Institue’s e-Media Tidbits column (awful name, but great stuff), to which Dorian also contributes. The pointers, via Steve:

And the full piece is here.

Harnessing the Power of Social Media at CASE Conference

Dorian Benkoil — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:01:25 +0000

Dorian is in Ft. Myers, FL to speak “Social Media” at the 18th Annual CASE Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations. CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, is a professional association s the professional association that helps educational foundations do their work: raising money, reaching out to their communities, and the like. About 60 percent of the attendees expressed at least some skepticism about what social media can do for a foundation in a survey we had them take before the conference. We’ll try to demonstrate that social media can be a powerful tool for a community organized around an educational institution — in fact, for those doing it, we bet that almost seems obvious.

Here’s the program description, and links to some material we’ll draw on.

“Harnessing the Power of Social Media.”

Twitter, Facebook and blogs are just some of the powerful tools you can use to build and solidify your foundation community. But how do you launch and then, and once they’re built, how do you get the community you want and keep it engaged and contributing — time, energy and money? What are the pros and cons, and when do you NOT want to use them? How do you establish goals, then measure your effectiveness in reaching them? In an engaging 75-minute session, digital media strategist, trainer and entrepreneur Dorian Benkoil will use real-world case studies and his own experience and knowledge to demonstrate in a hands-on yet strategic way what social media tools can do for you and your foundation, and how to use them.
Speaker: Dorian Benkoil, Founder, SVP, Senior Consultant, Teeming Media

How Charities Harness Social Media to Raise Awareness, Money (PBS MediaShift) (Client of Teeming Media)
Earthquake confirms value of social media (Miami Herald)
Social-Media Contests Bring In Donations and Enthusiastic Supporters (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
The WhatGives!? PayPal Donation Widget For Nonprofits

Some of Dorian’s Recent Writings

Dorian Benkoil — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:24:34 +0000

Some of Dorian’s recent writings on PBS MediaShift and Poynter’s eMedia Tidbits:

How Journalism is Getting Better
Portability, Participation Rule for New Media Consumer
Why Android Should Matter to Media
How The New York Times, Others Are Experimenting with Augmented Reality
Testing New Business Models with Adjusted Assumptions
How to Develop the Facebook Strategy You Need

Achieving Your Business Objectives With Social Media

Dorian Benkoil — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:29:53 +0000

That’s the truncated version of the title of a seminar Dorian is giving Saturday morning for the Professional Women Photographers group in New York Saturday Morning, March 13. Come on by if you can.

Here’s the description:

You’ve got a blog, a Twitter feed, maybe a Facebook or LinkedIn page. You know how to look at others’, but how do you use them all for maximum effect to achieve your business goals? This seminar will help you define the business objectives you can achieve by using digital media, use the tools to position yourself, get the word out, and, crucially, measure your progress, which usually means: making money. Whether you are a fine art or commercial photographer, this seminar will help you do it better.

Off to We Media, Miami

Dorian Benkoil — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:49:25 +0000

Dorian will be headed to ‘We Media’ in Miami tomorrow morning. There, he’s to (finally, for those who’ve been waiting) talk to AP CEO Tom Curley, on camera, and the following morning to Aki Hashmi of AllVoices.com.

Email is Far From Dead (and other recent writings)

Dorian Benkoil — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:27 +0000

Samples of recent writings on the digital media business and what you need to know:

Email is Far From Dead (MediaShift.org)

Oh, and The Children Are On Email, Too (MediaFlect.com)

For Kindle, iPad and e-Readers, Openness is Key (Poynter’s e-Media Tidbits

Young Online Newspaper Audience Dropping; Older Consumers Adopting Social Media (ibid)

Why Android Should Matter to Media (op. cit — sorry, can’t resist)

“Creepy” Advertising, Video and (D’uh) Making Money

Dorian Benkoil — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:11:04 +0000

Live from the offices of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the
trade association for interactive marketing in the United States, Dorian Benkoil of Teeming Media sits down for live video discussions with IAB president and CEO Randall Rothenberg, Magnify.net CEO Steve Rosenbaum and Blip.TV co-founder and COO Dina Kaplan.

Topic

We’re excited to do our first show from the IAB offices as part of our new partnership with the organization. We’ll first sit down with IAB president and CEO Randall Rothenberg to get his take on why “advertising is creepy,” as the IAB says in its new campaign to fend off privacy legislation, and talk about other industry trends and news. Then we’re joined by the founder and head of video platform Magnify.net, Steve Rosenbaum, and Dina Kaplan, co-founder of Blip.TV. We’ll talk about what is and isn’t working in video, about trends in curation and aggregation, details of sponsorship and revenue, and, of course your questions.

Plus, as always, Dorian’s “Shallow Thoughts” on the media, and recent coverage and interviews from industry trade shows.

And, of course: your questions. Send some now and sign in to get an email reminder before the show is live, December 9, 11:30 a.m. ET.

Decoding Digital With Women in Communication

Dorian Benkoil — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:58:04 +0000

Dorian is moderating tonight at the

Cocktails & Conversations: Decoding Digital

held by New York Women in Communication and hosted at the AOL offices on 770 Broadway in downtown Manhattan. Here’s the description:

How to Embrace the Change and Successfully Navigate New Media

Move over Twitter! New York Women in Communications is already focusing on the next big thing. Whether you’re in journalism, marketing, advertising or PR, one thing is clear: Digital media is changing everything. Banner Ads, Facebook, viral video, text alerts- these are just a few of the tools we already have under our belt. But what’s next? In today’s increasingly digital world, it’s crucial to keep up and effectively use the tools that we know to anticipate what’s coming next. This all-star panel of digital experts will take a deeper look at the growing impact of digital media within the field of communications and teach you everything you need to know to stay up-to-date (and ahead of the curve) on the latest digital trends.

The other panelists are:

Erin Byrne
Chief Digital Strategist
Burson-Marsteller

Dina Kaplan
Chief Operations Officer
blip.tv

Erin Matts
Chief Digital Officer
OMD

Kristine Welker
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Hearst Magazines Digital Media