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Andrew Knox - AKM - Remaster Media - Kontent Core - Pitchwerks #154

9/25/2019

 
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AKM Productions builds services for modern media managers

From the individual operator working a sales or marketing job on their own, to the major ad agency or corporate brand, everyone’s in the media business right now.  This week’s Pitchwerks features Andrew Knox of AKM Productions. AKM is the company behind a couple of media production toolboxes, such as Remaster Media and Kontent Core, and Andrew is the CEO and founder behind all of it.  With Remaster Media, Andrew is looking to give content creators a fast way to master their products, and with Kontent Core, he provides professionally produced clips through an efficient self-service window. Andrew talks to Scot about making your own material, the complexities of licensing tracks, and what he has learned from building all of these products.

Gina Vensel - Sensi Pittsburgh - Pitchwerks #153

9/18/2019

 
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Recruiting advertisers.  New magazine.  Pro-cannabis magazine.  These are all hard.

There was a time, not that long ago, when selling ads and sponsorships in a “pro-cannabis lifestyle magazine” would have sounded like an insurmountable challenge in Western Pennsylvania.  Things are changing though, because Gina Vensel is bringing Sensi - a free, pro-cannabis lifestyle magazine - to her hometown of Pittsburgh. Gina has assembled the sponsors and advertisers necessary to make Sensi Pittsburgh successful, and this week she answers Scot MacTaggart’s questions on messaging, strategy and how Gina and her team target prospective clients as they build the Pittsburgh version of a well-known publication.

Elyce Henkin - AKA NYC - Pitchwerks #152

9/11/2019

 
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This week, we get a call from New York City!  Elyce Henkin jumps on the line with Scot MacTaggart to talk about how marketing and advertising work in the world’s most competitive theater market.  Elyce is the director of partnerships and brand experience at AKA NYC, and her firm handles the marketing for major Broadway shows like Come From Away, The Prom, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  Elyce and Scot spend quite a bit of time talking about how important it is to find and use an authentic voice and approach when you’re marketing art with a specific message and point of view, and also analyze how partnerships are formed with brands like Kenneth Cole.

Mike Capsambelis - Awesome Pittsburgh - Pitchwerks #151

9/4/2019

 
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We all need more Awesome in our lives.

If you’re not familiar with the Awesome Foundation or Awesome Pittsburgh, then you have to check out this week’s show.  If you go to an Awesome Pittsburgh pitch party, you’ll leave with a smile on your face, after seeing a bunch of locals proposing off-the-wall civic improvement ideas in search of a $1,000 grant.  This week’s guest is Scot’s friend Mike Capsambelis, a founder and trustee of Awesome Pittsburgh who gets to vote on these pitches, and a very smart guy who oversees projects at Google. Mike explains what kinds of pitches they get, how they judge them, and what he thinks you should do if you want your project to be selected.
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