Comments on: Murphy Goode – How Will They Choose?

By: Adam Beaugh

Adam Beaugh — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:17:46 +0000

Great conversation so far everyone… I have basically been away from internet access for the past week and a half (since i posted my video) while traveling and couldn’t wait to get back and plug in.

A few thoughts and questions:

-Are most people going ahead and writing their essay in anticipation for the Top 50… or just waiting to see if that hopefully happens and then starting?

-It is interesting to look at the ratios between some of the candidates Favorites vs # of Views on youtube

-Glad to know the Murphy Goode Screening Team isn’t just going off of just ‘# of Favorites’ /popularity to determine Top 50, but also that they have a way to make sure a candidate can attract viewership/support of their respective created content.

-I love when digital niche communities are created around a good brand/contest/product/etc… Looking forward to making lasting friendships with other participants of this competition

Hope everyone has a great weekend…

By: Ed Thralls

Ed Thralls — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:30:43 +0000

And let’s not forget to hypothesize about how the VinTank announcement could/will play into the decision process? Certainly, $100k is a decent sum of money to provide in services that will undoubtedly help kickstart the Correspondent’s campaign at MG once they start. I also wonder how the Marketing team at MG feel about it?

I will choose to say “no comment” at this time in regards to your questions about the MG phone call.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:37:39 +0000

Yes, Ed.

I am alomst undone. Can you imagine for people like myself who have not got their vids in yet to realize that our good mate Todd is also whipping together a video?

Call me Desperaux. There are more and more genuinely great videos out there. And to have seen some of the campaigns which are accompanying these vids… alas… *sigh*

But I will not resign, not yet. I have been having way too much fun over the past few weeks. What a great learning curve you guys have helped me along.

Did you get a phone call from the MG team?

By: Ed Thralls

Ed Thralls — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:24:55 +0000

I am seeing some really creative vids out there and wondering how my odds are changing to make the top 50 now. Check this one from Adam Beaugh http://ow.ly/8dw6

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:42:35 +0000

Well, with “ultimate motives” (like to upsell hell), I think we all have our share of that being shoved around on the web (I remember a phrase I liked: you gotta trust your “inner Genuine BS Detector” !).

But I am the type of person who likes to look beyond all the crap and discover the system behind. That is where the lessons lie, if you ask me.

Like I hate fast-food. But I happen to think that McDonalds is a great business idea. It is functions kind of like syndication. It is a system. And it works.

This is also why it is crucial to understand how syndication works because if used correctly, it frees the social media whiz up to really use the social networks for — well — networking and socializing. Which is how it really should be.

It ties into the Lijit idea: if you offer something of quality (on your wine-based-blog) then I want to make sure that my readers have the opportunity to find what they are looking for especially if they cannot find it on my blog. I would love to send them your way. Likewise you would ideally be thinking along the same lines. Because the bottom line is this: only happy and satisfied readers will return. (Oh, another topic “converstion”… yikes, I will never get done, will I?)

The dude at Think Wine Marketing does not get the system. He has been spammed too much too. What a shame…