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I just finished an incredible book “The New Influencers – A Marketer’s Guide to the New Social Media” written by Paul Gillin. Why do I think this book is incredible?

As a small business owner I am overwhelmed with the marketing opportunities presented to me on a daily basis. From Print ads to Online Media I have thousands of options with a small amount of experience in any of them. Paul Gillin lays out social media marketing in an easy to understand format. This is not a “How to” or “For Dummies” book, but a journey through a media with history and commonsense principles that makes your mind explore. Countless times throughout this book I had to stop and “Google” what he was talking about. Not that he confused me by his content, but I became inquisitive on what I could be doing in my market.

With the advancement of the Facebook and Myspace generation, my challenge to reach them was in my mind un-acheivable. After reading Paul’s book I now feel that I am just a few clicks away from them.

Who should read this book?

Small Business owners who are looking to leap ahead of the competition, or any marketing consultant is frustrated with the failure of conventional media.

Final thoughts- I am looking forward to advancement of my business through the understanding – “not just participating” in Social Media Marketing. If you are interested in my journey please follow it at: http://www.modernphotographics.com. Don’t forget to listen to our new podcast, and I hope enjoy reading our Blog.

Thanks Paul for uncovering a very overwhelming yet unexplored market.

He’s giving away Free Copies of his new book… Check out his post from his Website- http://www.gillin.com

I’m Going Viral: 250 Free Galleys of My Next Book Available

In the pirit of viral marketing, and with my publisher’s enthusiastic consent, I’m giving away 250 copies of my new book, Secrets Of Social Media Marketing, to anyone who fills out this form on my website. I’m betting that if people start talking about the book before it reaches the shelves, it will be good for sales.

I’d like to take credit for the idea, but it was actually proposed me by my friend and colleague David Meerman Scott, who co-authored Tuned In, a business book that has been number one on Amazon several times in the last few weeks. Scott’s New Rules of Marketing and PR was the number one marketing book of 2007 on Amazon, so if it’s good enough for him..

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We are on facebook.  Please be our ‘friend’.  We have LOTS of pictures on there to share, please feel free to tag yourselves or your friends pictures!

Come check us out.

Here is.  Our first ever podcast.  This week I interviewed Josh and Leslie.  An incredible couple who are real.  From the Engagement to the Wedding Planning, this week here their story.

It takes at least 5 minutes to download

 

 Modern Photographics Real Wedding Stories #1 Josh and Leslie [11:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Check out more about them at http://mccracken.modernphotographics.com/blog/

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• just returned from G.R. after a call. Working switching blog over to wordpress #
• Wow… It worked. Bummer that my partner is hogging all the bandwidth otherwise the whole site would have been updated… #
• The new blog is up and running. Time to relax #
• Home from a long meeting today about Social Media Marketing. Learned even more, but being as tired as I was didn’t help my attitude. #

• Beautiful Sunset, I am done and heading home #
• Back from session, downloading engagement, and then finishing up wedding proofing for tomorrow. #
• Trying to get ready for the 9 am service at Impact church. Then serve at the 11 and work the rest of the afternoon. 4 days till Virgina! #
• Working it tonight on the Ambulance.. good partner. Hope to get some web stuff done #

We are working on making this our new home.  As with any move, we have to unpack the boxes, and clean up the mess the tenents left for us.  Please make sure you update your link to this blog to http://www.modernphotographics.com/blog/index.php

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Modern Photographics is currently running a Mackinac Island Special. Check it out at
http://www.mackinacweddingphotography.com/.

• Great Men’s Retreat today, bummed that I couldn’t stay longer… #
• Hanging out with Brandon, Kristen, and Mom… We just watched their wedding photos. #
• Waiting for clients in Spring Lake for Engagement Session tonight #
• Met up with clients, now working our way out to beach #

Congratulations- Jenn E. is Modern Photographics Employee of the Month for July 2008.

Jenn goes above and beyond and works hard.
“Without her I don’t know what we would do”- quotes owner and photographer Brandon Mulnix.
“We love Jenn” - quotes Emily Mulnix.

Its your turn now. I know that many of you have photo’s of me from your wedding and amazingly I don’t have any of myself for my collection. So help me out please. Either email them to me or share them with me on face book. I am only looking for the best photo’s out there. The more I get the better video I can create making fun of me.

If you have any of Emily, please share those with me as well.

Thanks,
Brandon