Social media agencies to watch - iMediaConnection.com

Overall, a great collection of pointers for brands discussing the inevitable jump into social media marketing.  I would just add that Facebook isn't the only effective tool to utilize when planning your social media program.

http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/24100.asp

The Wine Guy Starts a Social Media Branding Company

Interesting company recently launched.  Gary Vaynerchuck (who I have blogged here often) and his brother have launched a company called Vayner Media to use social media to build a company's brand.

http://vaynermedia.com/

Is there a better way for you to price your product?

Is there a better way for you to price your product? - (37signals).

"Alex Bogusky thinks scrappy small-agency entrepreneurs will lead us from recession. In the piece, he mentions Big Agency Defectors (or BAD), an agency that aims to develop big ad ideas quickly and efficiently without the baggage involved with big traditional agencies."

This Looks like a great Conference.

Scott Thomas

Design Director of New Media

Obama for America

Jeffrey Kalmikoff

Partner, Chief Creative Officer

skinnyCorp / Threadless

Ji Lee

Creative Director

Google Creative Lab

and more...

The 99% Conference

Another New Media Video Company

Check out this website for a company called Cantaloupe.tv that is the closest I have seen to doing something similar to what we do at About Face. More corporate, but a lot of the same thinking. Check it out.

HSR Business to Business

Link: HSR Business to Business.

Just talked to head of media at US Gypsum, gave a quick intro and was told they
use HSR, so here's a link to their site for anyone interested.

Fulton Market Films

Link: Fulton Market Films.
Local new media company headed by ex agency creative

New Media Expo?

Online Videos by Veoh.com

I don't know what to say. Some interesting companies. Dreadful to watch.

MobileCast Media

MobileCast Media describes themselves as "a service company that enables corporations to harness rich-media content to further brand awareness. Services offered are strategy, production, and syndication of new media."

Check out their distribution and syndication services.