We’re planning to take some time off work and do some actual planning for Beach Walks! We’d love your input.
We have so many ideas for Beach Walks. But so little time, as it is a pet project that we squeeze in our spare time. We’d love to be able to go out and shoot a lot more of the amazing things going on here and deliver up a wider range of content. So, like a lot of online video producers, are looking for ways to monetize the show.
First Question: Who do you think would make a good sponsor for Beach Walks? It can be a general type of company or a specific company. If you know of a personal contact at a specific company, we would love an “e-introduction.” You can leave your general recommendations here or email me with any personal contacts or suggestions.
Second Question: If we created an online radio station, Beach Walks Radio, similar to what Dan mentioned yesterday, would you come and listen and tell your friends to listen too? We could stream Hawaiian music, Beach Walks snippets as well as longer, in-depth discussions, and feature a lot more of what’s happening in Hawaii. There are licensing costs for this, so again we’re looking at ad/sponsor money and/or have micro-subscriptions for ad-free content.
Third Question: Would you use a discussion forum to have more interchange of ideas among us, in more depth, and be able to talk about “Beach Walkian” things?
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1. I was thinking a good sponsor for Beachwalks might be a travel agency. Something to the effect of “Beachwalks spreading the spirit of Aloha”… then you place their add in after that bumper. Or upper scale hotel chains near Honolulu could advertise.
2. If you created a Beach Walks Radio I’d be listening most of my online time. I LOVE Hawain music. I think I’d be inclined to subscribe to hear more Beach Walk stuff.
3. About going into a discussion forum I am currently not that active in any forums. But that is just me…
I have been watching the shows pretty regularly now and would like to thank you and SCM for doing them. I hope this input has helped you a little bit.
HEY ROX,
IF THERE WAS A BEACWALKS RADIO STATION YOU KNOW I WOULD BE THERE LISTENING, ALSO IT WOULD BE NICE WHEN JACK JOHNSON WOULD STOP IN AND GIVE AN INTERVIEW OR DO A COUPLE OF ACOUSTIC NUMBERS. THE TOPICS YOU COVER WOULD OPEN YOU UP TO A WIDE RANGE OF SPONSORS FROM SOMEBODY LIKE NIKE FOR THE PADDLING SPORTSWEAR AND EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL VENDORS WHO YOU HAVE FREQUENTED ON THE SHOW. VIDEO EQUIPMENT SPONSORS MIGHT BE INTERESTED BECAUSE YOU GAVE THAT EPISODE ON ALL THE VIDEO EQUIPMENT THAT YOU USE DURING YOUR FILMING. SORRY TO RAMBLE SO LONG. STEVE GANDY DALLAS, TEXAS
1. Sponsors brainstorm: Zune, Nike, Land Rover, American Express, Hilton, British Airways, All Star, Patagonia, dog food, and many others. Research and start proposals… can delegate with an online agency too to handle this issue. concentrate on the show and its daily content. cool ads, no disturbing. what is the audience profile ? keep beachwalks fast simple and easy while improving.
2. Content: radio ? how similar or different to the other radios ? pros/cons ? beach Walks snippets, longer in-depth discussions ? yes, yes. participation. wiki site ? feedback ? yes. maybe other radios can be sponsors instead or co-partners ? free online content. subscriptions for print content. what’s happening in Hawaii ? what do beachwalks viewers care about ?
3. Forum: Yes. Participation. Even more. User created content. Global video walks. other beach walks. dog walks. citiwalks. parkwalks. more audience. more content. more sponsors. delegation. supervision.
Thank you. Aloha from Madrid, Spain 🙂
Aloha and Mahalo guys! I love the ideas, the feedback, and curiously enough, some of these companies are on my short list as well. We’re working on the pitch over the next few weeks. and this really helps.
Keep it coming! Rox
Hi Rox, just adding my 2 cents (a bit late)! I agree with the sponsor suggestions…travel, sportwear, local entrepeneurs, environmentally responsible companies, companies that fit your ideology and and your viewers ideology, video equipment and anyone who’s written a book about vlogging (how to get started etc – have you thought of writing one?) and yes, dog products, !
I would listen to Beach Walks radio when I’m online but I don’t work at a computer all day, so it wouldn’t be that often.
a forum…yes, I think that would be interesting. One of the great things about the web is how it connects people for positve change.
Good luck with your new Beach Walk adventures!
1. For sponsors, I like the idea of a travel company, surf/swim gear, dog products, paddling equipment.
2. I would listen to a streaming radio station w/Hawaiian music – maybe 1/2 hr a day.
3. I probably wouldn’t participate in another discussion forum.