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Podcast Alley Schedule

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Podcast Alley is the stage on the NMX floor where podcasters will be recording LIVE. The excitement of the floor, and having a live audience is exhilarating. Here is the current schedule

MONDAY APRIL 13
10:30- 11:30  Open
11:45 – 12:45 Over Coffee – Dot Cannon
1:00 – 2:00 The Waves of Tech – Steve Lee
2:15 – 3:15 Podcast Reporter – Fred Castaneda
3:30 – 4:30 The Audacity to Podcast- Daniel J. Lewis

 

TUESDAY APRIL 14
10:30- 11:30 Libsyn Live – Rob Walch, Elsie Escobar
11:45 – 12:45 Aaron Peterson– The Hollywood Outsider
1:00 – 2:00 Podcasters Roundtable – Ray Ortega
2:15 – 3:15 Brunch With The Brits – Max Cox
3:30 – 4:30 Open

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 15
10:30- 11:30  Open
11:45 – 12:45 Open
1:00 – 2:00 Podcasters Group Therapy – Nick Seuberling & the Fabulous Finerans
2:15 – 3:15 Timelines of Success – Bill Conrad
3:30 – 4:30

 

THURSDAY APRIL 16
10:30- 11:30  Open
11:45 – 12:45 The Crazy Marketing Ladies – Carole Sanek
1:00 – 2:00 Once Upon a Time Podcast – Daniel J. Lewis

If you would like to participate, contact the Director of Podcasting Dave Jackson and we can put you on the schedule (first come first serve).

360Heros Brings Virtual Reality to NMX

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by Justin McLaughlin
Digital & Social Media Specialist
360Heros

360Heros Bus

Interested in seeing the latest in virtual reality 360 video technology? Look no farther than 360Heros and booth N7213 at the 2015 New Media Expo. As an NMX sponsor, 360Heros will be sharing their complete VR 360 video production workflow including content capture hardware, workflow management software and their latest virtual reality demos.

360Heros Booth Festivities

The 360Heros booth will prove to be quite the spectacle as it includes the company’s 40-foot tour bus/ mobile 360 VR production center the “360RV“, a 1.5 meter immersive dome theater from Elumenati for viewing content, drones equipped for filming 360 video and a slew of cool VR tech and demos. Booth visitors will get to see 360Heros complete line of 360 Plug-n-Play™ content capture hardware, Samsung Gear VR demos, Oculus Rift demos and mobile VR demos.

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Learn About VR

Attendees interested in learning more about VR/ 360 video will have the chance to catch 360Heros CEO, founder and inventor Michael Kintner during a number of speaking engagements. This includes Kintner serving on a panel titled “Why Content Creators Should Care About Virtual Reality”. Slated for Monday, April 13th at 10:30 a.m., Kintner will join fellow industry leaders Ted Schilowitz, Ikrima Elhassan and Cosmo Scharf in a discussion about the current importance and future of VR for content creators.

Kintner will also give two separate presentations focused on his goals to empower content creators and to share his workflow and technology. Attendees can see these presentations in the NMX Lounge at 2:00pm on Monday the 13th and 2:00pm on Tuesday the 14th.

Aside from the opportunity to check out the latest in VR tech, NMX attendees will have the chance to win free GoPros and enjoy free t-shirt giveaways at the 360Heros booth. For more info on VR/ 360 video the 360Heros check out 360Heros.com and feel free to pay them a visit at NMX!

Breaking It Down: What The Different NMX Passes Get You Into

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NMX attendees have the option of registering for several different pass types: VIP Pass, Content Creator Pass, and Exhibits Only pass.

As we have a variety of events happening at NMX, I thought it would be a good idea to list the type of passes we offer and the events you can get into.

Here you go…

VIP Pass

If you want to take advantage of all NMX has to offer, the VIP pass is your best value. With your VIP ticket you have access too:

  • All sessions including NMX business sessions, super sessions, and keynotes.
  • The NMX Exhibit floor
  • All NMX parties including Sunday night’s speaker/sponsor/VIP party
  • The Podcast Awards and red carpet event and after party
  • The IAWTV Awards and red carpet event and after party

Content Creator Pass

  • All keynotes
  • All super sessions
  • All exhibits
  • All content creator sessions – This DOES NOT include NMX Business track sessions
  • All parties except IAWTV Awards after party
  • Podcast Awards and red carpet event  and after party.

Exhibits Only

  • NMX Exhibits
  • NMX Keynotes
  • The NMX opening party on Monday night, April 13th
  • The Podcast Awards

Important: Exhibits only pass holders don’t have access too super sessions, general sessions, the IAWTV Awards or after party.  All previously registered Exhibits only passholders received a special upgrade offer in their email last week in case you would like to participate in more activities and events at NMX .

Register Today!

NMX 2015 takes place April 13 – 16, 2015 at the Westgate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Don’t have your ticket yet? Register today – and since I really want to see you there, use my code Social20 for an additional 20% off current pricing.

NMX Speaker Spotlight: Shawn Collins

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Shawn Collins

Today we’re profiling Shawn Collins. Shawn along with his Affiliate Summit partner, Missy Ward are presenting “Monetizing Your Blog Using Affiliate Marketing” at NMX on Monday, April 13 at 1:45 p.m. 

1. Without repeating your online bio word for word, tell the NMX community who you are and why you’re so good at what you do.

I’ve been an affiliate marketer since 1997. Some might call me a dinosaur, but I prefer to say that I am a veteran or early adopter. Back then, it was such uncharted territory, and there were no blogs, podcasts, videos, newsletters, or events. We had to make it up as we went along. After a few years of being an affiliate and an affiliate manager, as well as writing on affiliate marketing for ClickZ, I got a book deal to write how to manager an affiliate program. That book, “Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants” is way outdated now (it came out in 2001), but it was a chronicle of the ways I made up to start and manage an affiliate program. In 2003, I partnered up with Missy Ward to start the Affiliate Summit conference. It didn’t really make any sense, because we were both broke and clueless about events, but we made it happen with passion and patience. What started as a very small investment (the cost of the affiliatesummit.com domain) has grown to be the largest affiliate marketing tradeshow in the world.

2. What are you speaking about at NMX? Why is this an important topic?

Missy Ward and I will be discussing the best kind of affiliate programs for bloggers, how to figure out what their visitors want to buy, and the most effective implementation strategies. Then, we will do some live site reviews to give candid advice to bloggers in the audience. This session will be very timely, because there is a big shift of bloggers from the old sponsorship model to performance marketing, and it’s a topic that many bloggers are anxious to learn more about.

3. Who are you most looking forward to see speak at NMX and why?

So many of the breakouts look great, but I’m most excited about Dennis Miller. I’ve loved his stuff dating back to SNL and I saw him in concert in either the late 80s or early 90s when I was in college. I’ve enjoyed his work and brand of comedy ever since then.

4. Beyond work…what is your passion?

I really enjoy writing. I get to indulge that side of me to a degree with my work, but I prefer fiction writing. I am currently about 30,000 words in on the next “Great American Novel”. Before I got into marketing, and even before I had any sort of paying job, I really wanted to be a writer. I knocked on lots of doors in NYC in the 90s and the only paying gig I ever got was to write one piece for the New York Press, which was an alternative to the Village Voice back then. I earned $100, so I guess that makes me a professional writer. Well, I have written business books, too, and we just wrapped the 30th issue of our magazine, FeedFront. I’ve been writing for school newspapers, zines, ezines, magazines, websites, etc. since elementary school. Yeah, writing is my passion.

5. What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?

Back when current U.S. Senator Cory Booker ran for Mayor of Newark, NJ for the first time in 2002, I ran his website for him. We were introduced by a mutual friend, and I offered up the right combination of site design and marketing, as well as a low rate (free). The was the campaign featured in the Oscar nominated documentary, “Street Fight.” It was a fascinating experience that convinced me I’d never want to work in politics.

Don’t have your ticket? Register for a Content Creator or VIP ticket today as you can’t see Shawn and Missy’s session on an Exhibits Only pass.

NMX Speaker Spotlight: 5 Questions With Shawn Collins

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We’re continuing our “5 Questions With…” series today with Affiliate Summit co-founder Shawn Collins.
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Shawn Collins

1. Without repeating your online bio word for word, tell the NMX community who you are and why you're so good at what you do.

I’ve been an affiliate marketer since 1997. Some might call me a dinosaur, but I prefer to say that I am a veteran or early adopter. Back then, it was such uncharted territory, and there were no blogs, podcasts, videos, newsletters, or events. We had to make it up as we went along. After a few years of being an affiliate and an affiliate manager, as well as writing on affiliate marketing for ClickZ, I got a book deal to write how to manager an affiliate program. That book, “Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants” is way outdated now (it came out in 2001), but it was a chronicle of the ways I made up to start and manage an affiliate program. In 2003, I partnered up with Missy Ward to start the Affiliate Summit conference. It didn’t really make any sense, because we were both broke and clueless about events, but we made it happen with passion and patience. What started as a very small investment (the cost of the affiliatesummit.com domain) has grown to be the largest affiliate marketing tradeshow in the world.

2. What are you speaking about at NMX? Why is this an important topic?

Missy Ward and I will be discussing the best kind of affiliate programs for bloggers, how to figure out what their visitors want to buy, and the most effective implementation strategies. Then, we will do some live site reviews to give candid advice to bloggers in the audience. This session will be very timely, because there is a big shift of bloggers from the old sponsorship model to performance marketing, and it’s a topic that many bloggers are anxious to learn more about.

3. Who are you most looking forward to see speak at NMX and why?

So many of the breakouts look great, but I’m most excited about Dennis Miller. I’ve loved his stuff dating back to SNL and I saw him in concert in either the late 80s or early 90s when I was in college. I’ve enjoyed his work and brand of comedy ever since then.

4. Beyond work...what is your passion?

I really enjoy writing. I get to indulge that side of me to a degree with my work, but I prefer fiction writing. I am currently about 30,000 words in on the next “Great American Novel”. Before I got into marketing, and even before I had any sort of paying job, I really wanted to be a writer. I knocked on lots of doors in NYC in the 90s and the only paying gig I ever got was to write one piece for the New York Press, which was an alternative to the Village Voice back then. I earned $100, so I guess that makes me a professional writer. Well, I have written business books, too, and we just wrapped the 30th issue of our magazine, FeedFront. I’ve been writing for school newspapers, zines, ezines, magazines, websites, etc. since elementary school. Yeah, writing is my passion.

5. What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?

Back when current U.S. Senator Cory Booker ran for Mayor of Newark, NJ for the first time in 2002, I ran his website for him. We were introduced by a mutual friend, and I offered up the right combination of site design and marketing, as well as a low rate (free). The was the campaign featured in the Oscar nominated documentary, “Street Fight.” It was a fascinating experience that convinced me I’d never want to work in politics.
Shawn’s co-presentation with Missy Ward is called “Monetizing Your Blog Using Affiliate Marketing. ” As of this writing they  are scheduled to present Monday, April 13, 2015 at 1:45 p.m. Register today!

NMX Speaker Spotlight: Mignon Fogarty

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Mignon Fogarty

by Dave Jackson – NMX’s Director of Podcasting

I will say this again and again, one of the best reasons to come to NMX is the ability to meet great people, and to have access to those people who you typically don’t. Case in point, I have known of Mignon Fogarty pretty much since the day she started podcasting. No one knew her at first, but when she landed on Oprah everyone know about Mignon Fogarty.

You might know her better as Grammar Girl. At NMX you have a chance to learn from Mignon. For example:

  1.    Your first podcast may not hit it out of the park.

That’s right before she was Grammar Girl she was a producer and co-host of Absolute Science. After finding out that podcasting took a fair amount of time, she switched to another topic she knew and loved (and was easier to produce) Grammar.

  1.    Know What Your Audience Wants – And Give it To Them

Mignon gets feedback from people who ask her questions, and then she answers them. In one of her more popular episodes (who vs. whom), the episode is 4 minutes long. You don’t have to search for the answer, you click play and receive it.

 

  1.    Don’t Be Afraid to Branch Out

Over the years Mignon has launched the Quick and Dirty Tips Network, New York Times Best Selling books, and the last time I spoke with her she was working on a game/app that would help people learn grammar.

 

 

At NMX, we are providing access to people who can help you grow your audience. You can learn directly from them, and you can learn from their example. In his book Contagious: Why Things Catch On author Jonah Berger explains that some of the things that propel your content are usefulness and social currency. Grammar Girl provides very useful information. When you are around people talking grammar, you can quote her podcast and look smart (which then leads more people to check out the true source of this information YOUR PODCAST)

Mignon’s session at NMX is titled, “Practical tips to make your podcast more interesting and to get more clicks, shares, and followers.” When I set out to get the best presenters, I wanted people who could speak from personal experience. Mignon has 519,420 likes on Facebook page, 260 thousand twitter followers, 6,850 followers on Google+, and 4626 followers on Pinterest. I think we can all agree she can talk from personal experience ( I know I just spent 15 minutes checking out her Google+ page – fascinating).

If you’ve never heard her speak, you’re missing out. She recently did a presentation at TEDx on language and it was educational, informative, and entertaining. Buy your tickets and come to NMX and meet Mignon Fogarty. Then maybe you will end up (like she did) on CNN, in the Washington Post, on Martha Stewart the New York Times, USA Today, Businessweek, and many more.  Find out more at quickanddirtytips.com

There’s still time to register for NMX ’15 taking place in Las Vegas, April 13 – 16, 2015. Register today!

NMX Speaker Spotlight: 5 Questions for Jason Falls

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In order to highlight NMX ’15 speakers and sessions, we sent each speaker a questionnaire so we could feature them here. Each speaker is asked the same five questions, but as you’ll see as we feature each different speaker, the answers couldn’t be more different.

It should come as no surprise that the first speaker to send back responses to his five questions was Jason Falls. Jason has spoken at NMX several times in the past and never fails to deliver. He’s a true professional and one of our favorite people to work with.

1. Without repeating your online bio word for word, tell the NMX community who you are and why you're so good at what you do.

Jason Falls was born at an early age. He stepped in raw toner as a child and began pooping photocopies. Fortunately, they were instructions on blogging and he could read. (Talented lad.) By day he advises clients on digital marketing and public relations. It’s a cover for his night job — thwarting criminals using his mysterious super power of asking questions about their misspent youth that drive them to repent and turn themselves in. He calls  himself the Fink Shrink. He looks good in plaid, but won’t admit it. Goats give him the heebie jeebies. Why wouldn’t you come to a session with someone who writes his bio in the third person?

2. What are you speaking about at NMX? Why is this an important topic?

Social media has created a sea of noise and very little signal. Consumers still mostly rely on traditional media sources for news and entertainment. New media producers are making a dent, but aren’t nearly as big a deal as they think they are. I’m going to look at the media landscape and offer some ideas on where it’s going, how we can stake more of a claim and what it’s going to take for new media producers to continue to grow in relevance and revenue. If you don’t want to be relevant or make money, don’t come to my session. 😉

3. Who are you most looking forward to see speak at NMX and why?

I have yet to hear Tom Webster speak and not learn a ton of stuff. But I’m also excited to see Cosmo Scharf. Because his name is Cosmo Scharf.

4. Beyond work...what is your passion?

Am I allowed to say hallucinogenics? Okay, then I’ll say humor. I was starved for attention as a child, so performing is in my blood and making people laugh makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Unfortunately, I mostly offend people, but every now and then I get it right and make all the failures worth it.

5. What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?

I saved a guy’s life once. I was young and foolish. It won’t happen again.

6. Bonus! You were given a discount code to share with your online community. Share your code here and tell potential attendees why they should attend NMX!

I think my code is JFALLS20. Or maybe it’s JFALLS10. Or JFALLS50. Try 50 and see if you get 50 percent off. That would be wicked cool and piss Rick off. Heh.
Deb’s note: It’s JFalls20. You can try the others but they won’t work. Rick won’t have a clue if you want to try it anyway.

Dennis Miller and Adam Carolla Launch New Podcast

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by  David Jackson – NMX Director of Podcasting

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A new podcast with two comedic legends launched this week: PO’d Cast with Dennis Miller and Adam Carolla.

In the episode entitled “Welcome,” Dennis explains how he got his start in comedy, while Adam discusses being a dad to twins.

As a podcaster, what really appealed to me was hearing Dennis and Adam talk about the format of podcasting. Dennis revealed, “I talked to Larry Miller and asked him what it’s like and he said, You have to go in and know that you can’t map it all out and just start having a conversation. Then it clicks in that you don’t have to have everything all mapped out, and you’ll find it amazingly cathartic. This feels like what I use to pay a shrink $300 an hour for – except we’re getting paid.”

Adam said, ‘This medium is beautiful for people who want to communicate, people who want to share ideas, and people who want to talk. You won’t find this anywhere else. It’s not late night television; it’s not AM radio, it’s just NOT. It’s not that there is anything wrong with that. Their metronome is set at a much different pace, and it has to because of their format.”

Look for both Adam Carolla and Dennis Miller at NMX. Adam is participating in a keynote with Podcast One’s Norm Pattiz, while Dennis is co-hosting the 10th Annual Podcast Awards with Emily Morse.

As podcasting gets hotter and hotter, you want to jump in as soon as you can, and get going in the right direction. We have assembled the best presenters with the best subjects to help you launch your own podcast.

Register today!

 

NEW MEDIA EXPO PRESENTS THE 4th ANNUAL IAWTV AWARDS SHOW

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NEW MEDIA EXPO PRESENTS THE 4th ANNUAL IAWTV AWARDS SHOW
The International Academy of Web Television will honor the best shows on the web on April 15th 2015 in Las Vegas as a part of the NMX / NAB Show

The V in TV stands for “visions” according to Carrie Preston (True Blood), the host of last year’s IAWTV Awards Show. Indeed, it is the visionaries of new media that the IAWTV, created by digital content-creators for digital content-creators, was founded to support. The best of this digital content has been honored at the IAWTV Awards Show the last four years.
“I’m really excited about the awards this year,” admits Jonathan Robbins, creator of Clutch and star of Out With Dad and the head of the 2015 IAWTV Awards committee, “The awards get better every year and I want to continue in that direction.” Robbins is glad to have the support of an experienced cast of familiar faces. Continue Reading

Rewards of 8 years of hard work…NMX 2015 event

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Did you see the amazing news about where NMX will be next year? I am beyond excited! That’s why I’m giving you something very special this week. (But you have to read this blog post to find out what it is…)

It’s been a dream of mine to hold our event in conjunction with NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) since I first launched BlogWorld & New Media Expo in 2006.

We have all been through a lot over the past eight years. Twitter didn’t exist when we first announced BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Continue Reading

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