http://youtu.be/2qJok3DZdrw How do we create something that will go viral? That is the million dollar question that all executives and business owners want their marketing teams to answer. Viral content can be anything from a Youtube video, to an article posted to a website. We often hear of videos going viral. They are easier to share and consume than written content. Over the years, I find myself running the same question around in my head. How do I create something …
State of Tech’s Complete Guide to iOS7 Launches Today
Here at HMG we manage a number of different websites for our clients as well as some sub-projects of our own. One such project is launching a full course on how to use iOS7 on your iPhone as well as your iPad. The new interface is the biggest facelift Apple has given their smart devices since their original release. The once shiny and reflective graphics are now converted to a more flat and current design. To check out the full …
Your Business Needs More Than Social Media
Trends come and go at light speed these days. Businesses often find themselves following these trends. It’s hard not to with countless books and blogs telling you what you should do to get more business. Whatever everybody else seems to be doing is what we should be doing right? Since the rise of social media, I have seen businesses and organizations put overwhelming time and effort into their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media profiles. Though there is nothing …
Signs You Are Doing Facebook Wrong
Since Facebook’s rise, businesses have tried to harness the attention of it’s users to market their products and services. This is not a new tactic as people have been trying to market their wares to others since the beginning of civilization. The problem businesses are finding out the hard way is that today’s modern consumer does not want to be marketed to, especially on their social networks. Like our Special! It is extremely tempting to login to Facebook each day …
Ylvis – The Fox [Cover Music Video HD]
The idea to recreate the music video for “The Fox” by Ylvis was instantly apparent to me as I was watching the video at 11pm on the evening of the videos release date. If you have not watched the original video, make sure to watch it before you watch our version. I was not even finished watching the video before I fired off a text to James and Anthony about how this had to be our next video project. At …
Why Content Scales Your Business
Content is not the first thing people think about during the planning phase of their company website. Most people still look at their website as an interactive tri-fold brochure. Since I launched my very first website, I realized that the website needed to reach beyond the people I could reach on my own to tell about it. If my website could only be found by those who saw my business card or read my email signature, then why have a …
Friday Fun Video (FFV) – Macklemore x Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us”
A new feature at Hill Media Group is our Friday Fun Video (#FridayFunVideo #FFV). These videos will contain creative and entertaining content but will also have a trick that you and your company can learn from. This week’s video has our staff lip-synching the Top 40 hit “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore x Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton. Besides all of this on-screen fun we’re testing out our new green screen and lighting of the screen and object. We found …
A Book Every Entrepreneur Must Read – “Start.” by Jon Acuff
START. – Jon Acuff Given to me by my boss, Jerad Hill, the book really inspired me to…start. Intriguing concept I know, but the value of beginning something is great. (Finishing is the most important at heart, but you don’t finish unless you first start.) The book is written by creator of the blog, “Stuff Christians Like.” A soft-hearted satire to the lifestyle and attitudes that many Christians have in common. “Start.” is written in this same tone that is …
Inspiration Isn’t Always Necessary, but Nice to Have Around
Inspiration isn’t always necessary, but nice when its company is present. The most creative minds will even reach a blockade in their abilities to produce, but they never give up. The only way we fail is if we quit. Maybe your solution is better time-management. The expectations you lay upon yourself might be greater than you’re actually capable of. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day (it actually took about 500 years). Hopefully your next article, design, video or …
Importance of Original Content for my Site
One might think, “there is so much content on the internet…there’s no purpose to me posting my own ideas or findings”. False. Original content on the internet is king. Some topics will change while others remain the same. It doesn’t matter if what you’re posting about isn’t an original idea. Post another blog about the best way to cook TriTip and someone is bound to find your article and be thankful it was available to them. Although there are thousands …