Gary Vaynerchuk: Meets the FOBS at Samsung on Feb 17th

Thank you again to everyone who attended our event on Feb 17th “Uncorking Gary Vaynerchuk: an in-depth interview with Ellis Henican.” Not only was it our first evening event of 2010 but one of the best turnouts we have had in a very long time. A special thank you to everyone at  the Samsung Experience, [...]

Augmented Reality—Just a Flash in the Pan for Ad Agencies?

Thank you to Dan Ochiva for a nice write up on our Augmented Reality event on Jan 21st at Samsung. Interesting to note in an earlier post prior to the event Dan referred to me as “the ever-ebullient Bill Sobel.” (agree or disagree?)
 
AR some­times even leaves Robert Downey Jr. going in dif­fer­ent directions.
Flash in the [...]

Doug Dimon: 6 Things

My colleague and panelist, Doug Dimon, speaking at our “Augmented Reality” posted a fascinating article today entitled “6 THINGS” that I thought you’d find of interest.
“6 Things” is a list of things I have recently come across that I find interesting, inspiring, adventurous, or just plain cool. I’ll be publishing these fairly regularly, so keep [...]

David Polinchock: a catalyst for innovation in marketing

As I promised, this week I will be highlighting a few of the people you will be meeting this week on “Augmented Reality” panel on January 21st starting with David Polinchock. David is the former Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at the Brand Experience Lab, and is an innovation catalyst exploring the socialization of place and [...]

Augmented Reality: Our Next Event on Jan 21st

Join us on Thursday, January 21st at 7:30am at The Samsung Experience at Time Warner Center/NYC for our first event of the new year “Augmented Reality: is it for real and why should you care?
Augmented Reality may be new to your lexicon, but if you watch televised football, it’s already part of your weekend routine: [...]

Bill Sobel: Careers in Digital Media

Thanks to Asa Aarons of New York 1 news who joined us at our “Four Screens…” event last week at Samsung!
A successful career in digital media might depend less on technical know-how and more on people skills. NY1 Employment report Asa Aarons explains in the following report.
The dazzling lights and digital displays at a recent [...]

Our Next Event: The Four Screens…

We are pleased to announce our next event on Thursday December 17th
“THE FOUR SCREENS: Everything you had no idea you needed to know but were afraid to ask!”
What comes after television, the internet and mobile is what has been commonly referred to as the fourth screen. But what is the deal with all these screens. [...]

Apple Store opens near Lincoln Center NYC

I heard the news about this months ago and have been hearing about and following the construction for a while…especially since we do our events a few blocks away at The Samsung Experience at the Time Warner  Center.
from CNNMoney.com
The Upper West Side, that bastion of liberal thinking and discretionary spending nestled between Central Park and [...]

Fandom for Mark Schubin

Thank to Dan Ochiva, who blogged about our Mark Schubin event last week at Samsung in NYC Production & Post News
Over the years, journalists and tech geeks have learned to turn an avid ear whenever Mark Schubin rises to ask a question. At the trade shows, his target usually includes those in upper management of [...]

WSJ coverage of our Social Data Summit on 9/24

Nice story from Marisa Taylor in the Wall Street Journal
Marketing on Facebook Requires a Delicate Balance
Despite growing concerns about online privacy on social networks such as Facebook, marketers at the Social Data Summit in New York on Thursday professed enthusiasm for social media marketing.
“Never before has there been a greater opportunity for marketers to understand [...]

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