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Contact & Social Networking

Posted by admin On July - 8 - 2009

Websites & Project Management

Posted by admin On July - 7 - 2009

NEW! Blog, Twitter & Amazon store setup, graphics & coaching for lifestyle / interest blog Karmatarian.org

Click to visit Karmatarian.org

(Food photography by Richard A. Bouchez)

Nozumi Japanese Cuisine, South Barrington: Blog & Twitter accounts setup and multimedia shoot including “how to” and about videos.

Vist the Nozumi Blog

Visit Nozumi’s page on Twitter

View the Nozumi Web video: HOW TO make a Nozumi Forbidden Roll

(Shot & edited by Richard A. Bouchez)

Delidirect.com Blog & Twitter account creation and multimedia shoot including “Cooler Tour” and “About” videos

Visit the Delidirect blog

Visit the Delidirect Twitter page

Watch the COOLER TOUR, shot and edited by Richard A. Bouchez

10/2009 SEO SEM & SOCIAL MEDIA BASICS Slideshare presented with MicroshareLLC for the Barrington Chamber of Commerce (VIDEO coming soon).

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Seminar Notes
I presented on Social Media Marketing slides 38 to 43. Other sections break down as follows: SEO slides 5 to 9, SEM Adwords / PPC slides 10 to 23, Stats / trends (cost per click and click through rates) slides 24 to 36, 10 steps to success for keywords slide 37, Social Media

Engaging new media projects deliver targeted ads and affiliate marketing directly to niche audiences.
TwitterFunny.com

Social network build MyNC.com
  • Blogs
  • Politics
  • Classified ads
  • Music
  • Community news, calendar, features (cities, towns, etc.)
Mouse over to browse MyNC.com site examples, direct mail, promo materials and more. >>>

$400k Studio Build: Multi-platform reporting environment

COS / WXFN custom kiosk project
Relevant real-time weather information delivered right to travelers. *Ad supported.
WXFN.com (offline)
A forward thinking online weather channel that saw personalization as a key driver in future.
WeatherFirstNow channel 9
Colorado’s first hyper local weather channel!

SpringsResource.com
Retail “one stop shop” with prefered search and other tiered services.

NewsFirst Email Newsletter
Automated content delivery to subscribers. *Ad supported.

KOAA site redesign 2003
Award winning design featuring top story video & wx.
Extensive multimedia production experience
Including projects with: The Chicago Bears, Entertainment Tonight, The Chris Zorich Foundation, Chicago Juvenile Protection Agency, The Olympic Training Center and many Television & Radio stations across the country.
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Audio Video Production

Posted by admin On July - 6 - 2009

MEMORABLE MULTIMEDIA

NOTE: Please click here for my TELEVISION PROMO BRANDING REELS, below you will find creative AUDIO / VIDEO ideas & suggestions from my archive.

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ADD VALUE WITH HOW TO VIDEOS

IDEA: St. Patty’s Day UGC

Simple, clean & clever:

Commercial for NCgoGreen.com

Educate & compel:

Facebook Investigation

Post something cool: Timelapse

Cut through creative:

The New 7Pm News

Over the top & fun!

Controversial: Clear Cutting Promo

Branding via metaphor on radio:

Click here to view my Demo Reels

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Popularity: 32% [?]

Resume Richard A. Bouchez

Posted by admin On July - 1 - 2009

My passion is blending innovation, tech and creative marketing tactics to cut through the clutter in new and interesting ways. For 10 years I have been providing creative and innovative marketing solutions for media companies and businesses large and small. My most recent projects have involved the creation and launch of a social network as well as numerous niche websites. I have held upper management positions responsible for branding, communications and PR. My “hands on” experience ranges from broadcast ad campaigns to developing new business pitches and presentations. I am an award winning multimedia producer with national and local awards.

Richard Bouchez

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STRENGTHS

Social Media Marketing strategy ▪ Copywriting for print, radio, broadcast, web, blogging, PR ▪ Branding strategy ▪ Developing engaging new media products & content ▪ Executing new & traditional marketing tactics ▪ Interactive & multimedia project management ▪ Change management leader ▪ High concept audio / video production ▪ Organic SEO

RECOGNITION, SUCCESSES, CERTIFICATES, INNOVATION

  • Inbound Marketing Certification: Social Media, Blogging, Email & Viral, SEO, Web Analytics
  • Named “City of Chicago Small Business Expo Ambassador” for new media recruiting efforts.
  • InovediaMarketing.com syndicated by BizinBizout.com a growing new media marketing resource for SMBs.
  • Featured Speaker: SEO, SEM & SMM Basics for Business, A Barrington Chamber of Commerce event.
  • Social network development from custom CMS concept to integration of new technologies for distribution of hyper local content to local communities via: web, mobile, traditional and digital broadcasts.
  • Build & launch Colorado’s first hyper local weather channel including brand development, graphic design creation, ad integration as well as content development and delivery across web and dual cable systems.
  • Groundbreaking kiosk personalization project extending local weather brand directly to travelers.
  • Development and implementation of prototype business model to revolutionize and revitalize a failing media company beginning with pitches & presentations to senior level executives including CEO.
  • Lead role in ground up development of new profitable online businesses including PintsizedSports.com, NCgogreen.com & SpringsResource.com.
  • Direct mail campaign to increase brand awareness exceeds expectations delivering 1st month sales in excess of 50% of production costs.
  • Project Manager: $400k+ studio construction featuring innovative “multi-platform environment” design.
  • Art Director for award winning redesign of KOAA.com.
  • Industry’s largest known research study of 2006 to identify market branding strategies and opportunities validating initiatives with ‘Real Time Response’ focus group study.

AWARDS

2007 Emmy nomination: PSA

2007 Corporate Development Team: Music Package

2007 Featured in Promax “Best of” (markets 1 – 75)

2006 Set design, show concept and staging

for Emmy award winning program.

2006 Featured in Promax “Best of” (markets 76 +)

2004 Promax Silver Muse Award: Program Promotion

2004 CBA Awards: Best Website, Best Single Spot,

Best Graphics, Best Single Program

2003 Emmy Award: Public Service Announcement

2002 Emmy Nomination: Station Image Campaign

2003 Emmy Nomination: News Promotion


New Media Marketer & Creative Director, 2008 – Present

InovediaMarketing.com: New Media Management, Development & Creative Services

Tinley Park, Illinois

Create engaging blogs & new media products delivering targeted ads and products directly to niche audiences. Encourage community growth and participation through distribution of original content & interaction. Ongoing management, support and strategy for 3 primary websites growing views to from 0 to 25k in 12 months using only social media marketing tactics across Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Stumbleupon & Digg. Implement SEO best practices such as keyword tagging and link building. Utilize Bit.ly and Social Oomph for social media monitoring & measurement. Monitor site traffic using Google Analytics. Design intuitive user interfaces that are simple, effective & attractive using Wordpress, HTML and Adobe products. Pursue sponsorships, closely follow new media marketing trends, Google and Twitter trends.

Provide social media training & monitoring as well as multimedia production services. Recommends appropriate social marketing strategy based on “ideal customer” and individual business objectives. Provide streamlined solutions for updating blogs and social media sites via RSS, email, Ping.fm and SocialOomph.com. Develop new media marketing plans to meet objectives such as lead generation, support of affiliate marketing programs and ad serving. Create & submit proposals ranging from $2500 to $1 million+ ranging from small business web marketing packages to large scale community sites involving custom CMS development, iPhone and Facebook application concepts.

Support small business clients with traditional & web consulting services including: site evaluation, actions plans to increase customer engagement as well as strategic direction for contesting, web videos, couponing & email marketing campaigns. Provide Ebay & Craigslist guidance and selling services. Design menus, banners, flyers, table tents and other promotional materials.

Director of Marketing / Creative Services, 2006 – 2008

MyNC.com Social Network, NBC17-TV & Weather Plus ch219

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Lead marketer for executive team implementing a new social networking concept that ties together local blogs, news resources and classified ads as MyNC.com. Core initiatives: User Generated Video & photo sharing, custom Content Management System concept, aggregation of blogs & classified ads and niche site development of PintsizedSports.com, NCgogreen.com and NCpolitcs08.com among others. Community Development initiatives: identifying strategic partnerships with new & existing blogs, blogger meet and greets, community ascertainments, launch events and training for local businesses bloggers on shooting, editing & uploading video. Build & launch: Identify vendor and custom Content Management System supporting: personalization, “Google-like” widgets, strategic partners and ad integration. Lead responsibilities: logo design, creation of marketing materials including direct mail campaign that exceeded expectations delivering 1st month sales in excess of 50% of direct mail production costs. Determine new media SWOTs, identify unique sales opportunities and aggressive guerrilla marketing strategies. Combined marketing budget of over $1million.

Manage all NBC television affiliate brand, marketing & promotional efforts including implementation of new station graphics, branding initiatives and music packages. Turned around a department whose processes and equipment had been neglected for years. Reinvigorated and refocused staff into a team that strives to execute with excellence. Executive Producer responsible for all station image, sweeps & topical promos. Oversee event promotion and marketing plans supporting sales initiatives such as: Health & Fitness Festival (annual attendance 40k) and Tree of Lights (30k). Responsible for department budget & hiring.

Director of Creative Services, 2003 – 2006

NBC 5/30, KOAA.com, WFN cable channel 9

WeatherFirstNow.com & SpringsResource.com

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Responsible for branding and marketing of NBC Affiliate, #1 local news product and numerous brand extension products including Colorado’s first local 24-hour weather channel and SpringsResource.com. Develop long range strategic objectives to grow brands and awareness of television channels across multiple platforms including: broadcast, web, radio, cable television, newspaper, and billboards. Work closely with local sales team designing and implementing online revenue generating initiatives.

Responsible for department budget and network /syndicated co-op dollars, training, hiring and building a strong team of 4 full-time creative professionals as well as 2 part-timers. Approved and revised scripts working with staff to improve production values station-wide. Served as Art Director re-designing station graphics giving new updated look to outdated station-branding package. Implement new traffic system and control on-air inventory.

ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS WRITER / PRODUCER

ABC / WLS Chicago, Illinois 2003

CBS / WBBM Chicago, Illinois 2001 – 2002

NBC / WMAQ Chicago, Illinois 1999 – 2001

WPBF West Palm Beach, Florida 1998 – 1999

NBC / WMAQ Chicago, Illinois 1998

Promotion Intern ABC / WLS-TV Chicago, Illinois


EDUCATION

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, Peoria, Illinois 1998

Bachelors of Science in Communication

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Demo Reels

Posted by admin On July - 1 - 2009

“Positive Stories” image promo

Branding Reel NBC 17, Raleigh- Durham NC

Promo Reel Chicago: WLS-TV, WBBM, etc.

Branding Reel KOAA-TV 2005, Colorado Springs CO

Branding Reel WFN9 2005, Colorado Springs CO

Memorable?

A controversial topic… a unique creative approach

Popularity: 46% [?]

About Me

Richard A. Bouchez: Creative Multimedia Marketing & Social Media Enthusiast! Webpreneur: InovediaMarketing.com, TwitterFunny.com, RichandDaveShow.com. Geeky about innovation, branding, ads, photography and gadgets. Find me on Twitter > @richardbouchez

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