TRES offers education and enrichment to thousands of members of the RAR, and TREScast brings those educational opportunities to members’ computers, iPods, and other mp3 players!  If you’re a real estate agent in Richmond, Virginia, a real estate agent elsewhere, or just someone who wants to learn more about the industry, this is a great podcast for you.  I’ve loaded the first episode into a Flash-based mp3 player below, so you can easily have a listen.

TREScast, Episode 1

Direct download link

I’ve been working on this series while also building a new website for RAR’s online store.  The podcast currently doesn’t have a home while that website is being completed, however listeners can hear the first two episodes and subscribe to receive future ones by using the links below.

Subscribe and listen via RSS
Subscribe and listen via iTunes

While the number of dedicated podcast fans is up 300%, the technology’s steady adoption rate is closer to something like RSS’s, rather than the rocket-fast adoption of something like YouTube, which has a much lower barrier to entry.

This is great news to podcast producers who are chasing hard-to-find advertising dollars.  The study also said there doesn’t appear to be a difference in the gender of daily downloaders.

One interesting note is that this study only addressed those who time shift, or download podcasts to listen later. It did not quantify those who listen to audio presentations and podcasts online. If you added that population, the number of podcast listeners would likely be much higher.

Plug alert: If you’re interested in using podcasting to promote your business, please check out BizPodz, the podcast production service from EndGame Public Relations!

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

Richmond, Virginia (January 28, 2008) – EndGame PR Podcast Production, a service of Richmond-based EndGame Public Relations, LLC, today announced that it is partnering with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to produce an audio podcast series.

The program, titled VaHigherEd Podcast, will feature the “voices of Virginia’s Community Colleges”. Students, educators, and administrators from Virginia’s Community Colleges will describe their experiences in higher education and explain how they’re utilizing Virginia’s educational excellence.

“Serving tens of thousands of students, we have some incredible, inspiring stories to share,” said Jeff Kraus, VCCS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Relations. “EndGame PR has an impressive record of effective podcasting and we’re excited to be partnering with them on this effort.”

Listeners can download or listen online to episodes of the Internet-based “radio” series on the VaHigherEd Blog, at www.vahighered.com. The program will also be available on Apple’s iTunes service and on numerous podcast directories.

“As a former student at one of Virginia’s Community Colleges, I’m absolutely thrilled to be working on this project,” said EndGame PR President Steve Mullen. “I’m confident this podcast will demonstrate why Virginia’s system of community colleges is among the best in the nation.”

Other shows from EndGame PR Podcast Production include Startup BizCast, which provides small business advice, and Fighting Back Podcast, which is produced for Richmond-based international nonprofit organization, Fight SMA.

Listen to the premier episode of VaHigherEd Podcast by clicking the right-facing arrow below!

About Virginia’s Community Colleges
Created more than 40 years ago, the VCCS is comprised of 23 community colleges located on 40 campuses across the commonwealth. Together, Virginia’s Community Colleges serve more than a quarter-million credit students each year. For more information, please visit http://myfuture.vccs.edu.

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. For more information, please visit http://www.endgamepr.com/podcasts.

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