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Podcamp Hires Larry Kilgore III As Production Services Manager

Dusty Weis

Dec 14, 202021 min read

Podcamp Hires Larry Kilgore III As Production Services Manager

A Milwaukee-area native with deep media production experience in audio and video, Larry Kilgore III has joined the team at Podcamp Media,...

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Adweek Honors Lead Balloon as its “Marketing Podcast of the Year”

Dusty Weis

Oct 26, 20204 min read

Adweek Honors Lead Balloon as its “Marketing Podcast of the Year”

“This is a huge win for a little Midwestern startup like mine.” -Dusty Weis MILWAUKEE—Adweek, the globally-renowned source of news and...

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Dusty Weis

Oct 13, 20202 min read

Introducing the SWIB Podcast

MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2020 For more information, contact: Dusty Weis, President of Podcamp Media...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 13 - The Squatty Potty Saga and the Science of Going Viral

Dusty Weis

Sep 23, 202031 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 13 - The Squatty Potty Saga and the Science of Going Viral

With Harmon Brothers CEO Benton Crane: Promoting anti-poo-stink spray and constipation remedies may not be glamorous, but it is highly...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 12 - A Creative in the Corporate World

Dusty Weis

Sep 2, 202030 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 12 - A Creative in the Corporate World

With David Allen Moss: For outsiders transitioning into the world of marketing, it can be easy to feel like a square peg in a round hole....

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Lead Balloon Ep. 11 - The Emotional Unsubscribe, and other Marketing Automation Pitfalls to Avoid

Dusty Weis

Aug 3, 202032 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 11 - The Emotional Unsubscribe, and other Marketing Automation Pitfalls to Avoid

With Misty Dykema and Abby Bell from Simantel Group: The difference between "campaign" and "crater" is a razor's edge in the world of...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 10 - Getting Uncomfortable About Race in America

Dusty Weis

Jul 1, 202048 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 10 - Getting Uncomfortable About Race in America

Professional communicators must be ready to have uncomfortable conversations to address issues of race and police brutality in America....

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Lead Balloon Ep. 9 - The Ritz-Carlton Hail Mary, with Trusted Media Brands CCO Beth Tomkiw

Dusty Weis

Jun 1, 202021 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 9 - The Ritz-Carlton Hail Mary, with Trusted Media Brands CCO Beth Tomkiw

With a flagship custom publishing account on the line, former Playboy editor Beth Tomkiw goes for broke. The Hail Mary: a last-chance,...

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Advice I Wish I'd Heeded When I Was Starting My Career in Media

Dusty Weis

May 21, 20204 min read

Advice I Wish I'd Heeded When I Was Starting My Career in Media

I was going to title this, "Advice I Wish I'd Gotten When I Was Starting My Career in Media." But then I realized I probably did get this...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 8 - The COVID Pivot, with Content Marketing Institute Founder Joe Pulizzi

Dusty Weis

May 1, 202034 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 8 - The COVID Pivot, with Content Marketing Institute Founder Joe Pulizzi

Joe Pulizzi explains how he built his content marketing empire during the Great Recession, and how those lessons apply during the...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 7 - COVID-19: Critiquing the Federal Response with former HHS Spokesman Bill Pierce

Dusty Weis

Apr 6, 202052 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 7 - COVID-19: Critiquing the Federal Response with former HHS Spokesman Bill Pierce

Plus, Busting Coronavirus Myths with Epidemiologist Dr. Maria Sundaram Communicating with the public during a crisis is as critical as it...

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COVID-19: Keep Grinding, Keep Your Distance

Dusty Weis

Mar 26, 20202 min read

COVID-19: Keep Grinding, Keep Your Distance

Wow. What a time this is to be a startup small business owner. What a time this is to be anyone, I suppose. The COVID-19 Coronavirus...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 6 - HBO's McMillion$: The PR Crises Behind the Hit Docu-Series

Dusty Weis

Mar 24, 202030 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 6 - HBO's McMillion$: The PR Crises Behind the Hit Docu-Series

With Directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, as well as PR Agency Owner John Boyanoski Everybody remembers the McDonald's...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 5 - The Seinfeld Press Conference, with Tim O'Brien

Dusty Weis

Mar 2, 202026 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 5 - The Seinfeld Press Conference, with Tim O'Brien

It might be tough to imagine these days, but public relations work still got done in the era before cell phones and broadband. Somehow....

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Lead Balloon Ep. 4 - We Don't Do Ribbon Cuttings, with Patrick McSweeney and Katrine Strickland

Dusty Weis

Feb 5, 202023 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 4 - We Don't Do Ribbon Cuttings, with Patrick McSweeney and Katrine Strickland

Patrick McSweeney is a cliché warrior. If it's a hackneyed, over-worn marketing and PR trope, he’s gone to battle against it. But when...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 3 - Bud Light's Corn Syrup-Fueled Ad War, with Neil Caskey and Paul Gatza

Dusty Weis

Jan 1, 202027 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 3 - Bud Light's Corn Syrup-Fueled Ad War, with Neil Caskey and Paul Gatza

During Super Bowl LIII in 2019, Bud Light launched a new advertising strategy that was... unconventional, even for them. HEADS UP: We...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 2 - City Hall Self Destruct, with Jim Bohl, Bill Arnold and Jim Owczarski

Dusty Weis

Jan 1, 202028 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 2 - City Hall Self Destruct, with Jim Bohl, Bill Arnold and Jim Owczarski

At the end of his first week working in public relations, Dusty Weis did something so dumb, he could have been fired on the spot. During...

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Lead Balloon Ep. 1 - Grumpy Cat's Grumpy Manager Vs. the Wax Museum, with Jesse Russell

Dusty Weis

Jan 1, 202024 min read

Lead Balloon Ep. 1 - Grumpy Cat's Grumpy Manager Vs. the Wax Museum, with Jesse Russell

It was supposed to be a historic day at Madame Tussauds wax museum in San Francisco. The storied attraction was launching, not only the...

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Nobody Does It Alone: The Value of Mentorship In a Competitive Industry

Dusty Weis

Nov 15, 20192 min read

Nobody Does It Alone: The Value of Mentorship In a Competitive Industry

When I was 17 years old, I walked into Scott Thompson’s office wearing the only suit I owned (from prom!), handed him my resume and asked...

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Dusty Weis

Nov 1, 20192 min read

Introducing, the Lead Balloon Podcast

"Do something original, or don't bother." This is the blunt assessment I share with potential clients when I first meet them about the...

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