Going back almost four years ago, I was considered one of the the anti-traditional media people here in Boise.  What ever happened to everyone at BlueLine Marketing anyway?  😉  (Tac, I think the post needs to be updated!)

We were shakin’ things up…granted, we burned bridges, ticked off a few traditionalists, but hopefully (hindsight is 20/20) we made people think.

**Hi, my name is Jen & I am here to tell you – I no longer carry matches.**

I have always thought that there is a way to integrate traditional media and social media to make things “work”.  “It” is more than the medium, “it” is the messaging, the voice, the integration, the culture & how IT can be sustainable through the lifespan of the company.  If your messaging says one thing & you deliver another…you will be found out & fail faster with social media than any other medium out there. (anyone can buy an ad that says “we have great customer service” but it is the public who will determine if that is true through the actions of the customer).

Newspapers are failing and losing money (notice, I didn’t say dying) and they need to figure out where their revenue is going to come from.

Are they going to be paid for their content? Sorry – a little late.  One domino fell prey to the “free newspaper online” gig & they all fell – not going to go back on that.

Are they going to keep raising ad rates and give them more “value” by also giving them ad space as a banner ad online?  Yes, this has been happening for 10+ years…but revenues are still down.

Are they going to hire the bridge burners Social Media people and build a value ad program that will teach local SMB’s how to use social media to work to their advantage while using traditional media as another (not ONLY) tool to market their business?  These can intertwine so easily!!!  My head is spinning with ideas…and I am not going to give you any of them.  🙂  If you are reading this and know of a newspaper/tv/radio station that is hiring and wants these ideas (oohhh, and wants to pay me)…you can get ahold of me in a plethora of ways.

In order to get to sleep tonight, I am going to go put these ideas on paper (to burn later if needed) so I can get them off my brain.