EndGame PR Partnering on Podcast Offering

Posted: February 19th, 2010 | By: Steve Mullen | Filed under: EndGame PR News, Podcasts | 2 Comments

I’m late with this announcement almost to the point of negligence, but I wanted to post here about an exciting new partnership for EndGame PR. At the beginning of this year, online release distribution service Online PR News relaunched their site, with a new design and new lineup of services. One of the new offerings is podcast production … and that’s where EndGame PR comes in.

When you sign up for a podcast produced through OPN, you’ll be put in contact with me, and we’ll work out a time for you or your designated spokesperson to be interviewed over the phone. Podcasts from OPN will be approximately five minutes long, and will be fully produced, including a short introduction and intro and outro music. When completed, the podcasts can be posted as part of an OPN podcast, and will also be included in the Online PR News iTunes “store”. Clients will also receive a copy of the file that they can post on their own web site.

To listen to a sample OPN podcast, click play on the flash player below. For more information on this offering, visit the Online PR News podcast page.

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Tags: podcast production, podcasting

Podcasting Finally Going Mainstream

Posted: March 9th, 2009 | By: Steve Mullen | Filed under: Social Media News, Social Media Opinion | No Comments

Despite being a great way to deliver your message, be it about the latest music or great small business advice, podcasting has not caught on as quickly as many predicted a couple of years ago. That appears to finally be changing, according to a new report by eMarketer that I found at Podcasting News. They put the podcast listening audience at about nine percent of Internet users right now and they predict it will hit 17% in the next five years. It also had some interesting findings about the higher likelihood that podcast listeners will shop online. This part is great news, because retailers may finally realize that podcasts are a great place to advertise.

Read the eMarketer report here.

Read the Podcasting News story here.

Tags: podcast production, podcasting

Another Reason to Own Your Hosting

Posted: January 5th, 2009 | By: Steve Mullen | Filed under: Social Media News, Social Media Opinion | 1 Comment

Many Podango users are still chasing their tails, trying to figure out what to do to get their shows back up and running. Podango is one of a number of services hosts podcasting files for users and makes it easier to get that necessary RSS feed up and running. Many non-technofile podcasters are using services like this to make the task simpler for them. The problem, however, comes when that service goes out of business or takes an extended holiday.

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Tags: podcast production, podcasting, social media

Thousands of Dollars in Prizes at Stake During Small Business Week Contest

Posted: March 19th, 2008 | By: Steve Mullen | Filed under: | Comments Off

Thousands of Dollars in Prizes at Stake During Small Business Week Contest

Richmond, Virginia (March 19, 2008) – In each of its 40 episodes, small business podcast Startup BizCast has given valuable advice to entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses. National Small Business Week is April 21-25 in the United States, and as part of that celebration, Startup BizCast will not only be giving advice, but will also be giving away valuable prizes designed to help entrepreneurs.

Each week, Startup BizCast features small business news as well as interviews with experts on managing and growing entrepreneurial endeavors. The show is the flagship program of EndGame PR Podcast Production, a business podcast production service operated by EndGame Public Relations, LLC in Richmond, Virginia.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to host this podcast every week, and I learn a great deal from my guests,” said Startup BizCast Host Steve Mullen, who is also the owner of EndGame Public Relations. “National Small Business Week is an important celebration of the backbone of our economy, and I organized the Startup BizCast Small Business Week Contest as a way to reward small business owners, entrepreneurs, freelance ‘independents’, and even those who WANT to start small businesses.”

The contest begins March 19, 2008 and ends on April 12, 2008, when a random drawing will select the winners. There are three prize levels (one grand prize and two runners-up), each with prizes designed to help the winner grow his or her business.

Prizes to be given away in the Startup BizCast Small Business Week Contest include:

Coupon codes worth $360 that can be used toward a news release distribution from premier online press release newswire PRWeb.
A website SEO evaluation plus one hour of consultation from NetSearch Direct, a Search Engine and Internet Marketing firm based in Richmond, Virginia. This prize is valued at $800!
ONE YEAR of unlimited online data backup from Carbonite. This prize has a value of $49.95!
An interview on the Startup BizCast episode that will air during National Small Business Week, during which the winner will be given a wonderful opportunity to promote his or her business to the show’s listeners!
Winners will receive website links and logo placement on the Startup Bizcast Blog.

The total value of the prizes available is nearly $2,000, NOT counting the interview on Startup BizCast!

For more details on prize levels and instructions on how to enter, please visit the contest page, at www.startupbizcast.com/contest.

About Startup BizCast
Startup BizCast, produced by EndGame PR Podcast Production, is the small business advice podcast that’s shorter than your coffee break. Episodes are each shorter than 15 minutes, and feature advice on topics important to entrepreneurs and potential business owners. To listen to episodes, find out how to subscribe to the show, and learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit http://www.startupbizcast.com.

About EndGame PR Podcast Production
With more than 15 years of communications experience, including seven years in radio and television news, EndGame PR Podcast Production (a service of Richmond, Virginia-based PR firm EndGame Public Relations, LLC) creates professional podcasts and other Internet-based audio programs for businesses, nonprofits, and government entities. With systems in place for local and non-local clients, EndGame PR assists with not only the actual audio production, but also development of show concepts and formats, promotion, and even “nuts and bolts” such as hosting and online presentation.

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This release can also be found at:
PRWeb: Small Business Advice Podcast Giving Away Thousands of Dollars in Prizes During Small Business Week
PRLog: Thousands of Dollars in Prizes at Stake During National Small Business Week Contest

Tags: News Releases, podcast production, Podcasts, startup bizcast