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	<title>Welcome To Dave</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dlush</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:14 +0000</pubDate>

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Dlush is a lifestyle beverage joint with multiple locations throughout Southern California. They're committed to delivering the ultimate luxury beverage product in their class along with unparalleled customer experience that is unmistakeably fun, flirty and filled with life. Dlush needed help in expanding the lifestyle brand and taking advantage of new ways to communicate with customers. Within weeks, we implemented a strategic social media campaign that engaged hundreds of new customers and immersed the Dlush brand into pop culture, sports and celebrity circles. Contests were set up in conjunction with movie releases and product placement on national television. Needless to say, their social media presence is now as vibrant as their offering. Numbers continue to rise as engagement reaches all-time highs amongst loyal customers, fanatical fans and sponsorship partners.

Please visit Dlush.com</description>
		
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		<title>Salon Tonic</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:13 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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Salon Tonic delivers the "Best Hair in America". We didn't come up with that tag line but it's certainly fitting. San Diegans have long recognized Salon Tonic as a premier hair establishment, but after it was distinguished as a top salon in the nation by Elle Magazine, it needed an intelligent way to communicate this distinction. We built the salon a social media strategy that compliments its pride in understanding the natural beauty in social culture and hair. You see, Salon Tonic doesn't just work on hair, they live it. And now they're delivering hairstyling trends, tips, photos and more to new and existing customers - all in a voice that resonates with their target market and consistent with the brand's personality. The campaign dramatically increased Salon Tonic's customer base and we fell so in love with their forward thinking, we even helped organize a party for their much deserved recognition.

Please visit @SalonTonic</description>
		
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		<title>Thread</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:12 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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THREAD is a dynamic two-day retail environment, bringing new fashion and art to more than 20,000 savvy tastemakers. Good style, value and karma is what you'll come to expect from Thread. Since 2003, each curated show features clothing and accessories, art, music, books, cocktails, eco-lounges and more. Holiday Matinee was brought on to handle all design duties for their 2009 shows in San Francisco and San Diego. It didn't take us long to conceive the quilt theme and from there we were off to the races. The campaign was so successful it was rolled out into all marketing and advertising materials as well as signage at the event.

“What a match! Holiday Matinee made an instant connection with our brand and presented it graphically in an intelligent, fresh and relevant way. We are excited and proud to use the graphics to promote our upcoming shows.” -Lara Matthews, Founder THREAD Show

Visit www.threadshow.com</description>
		
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		<title>VMIX</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:11 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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VMIX provides online video and photo platform solutions for media, entertainment and business websites. In 2006 I was brought on to rebrand the entire company from a consumer-facing site to a leader of online video and rich media solutions. By delivering VMIX a brand identity that was equal parts engaging and design-pleasing, the company secured 23M in venture capital and now powers over 200 media, entertainment and enterprise websites.

In 2008, my contract was extended to develop and implement a content syndication model along with securing content partnerships with leading, global content publishers, including DIRECTV, JVC, NBC, WatchMojo.com, Good Neighbor, Digital Broadcasting Group and The Documentary Channel. The content syndication model was launched in 2009 as VMIX was named to OnHollywood's 100 best up-and-coming companies in digital media and entertainment.</description>
		
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		<title>Videos</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/Videos</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:29:21 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated with movies. Telling a great story or documenting a compelling person or idea - there's nothing quite like it and in the past decade I've had the pleasure of working on several feature-length films (MOOG, Boxers and Ballerinas, Frontier Life, Billabong Odyssey) creating my own documentary films (The Album Leaf recording in Iceland, Five Minutes With Kumar) and a number of short-form exclusives for Holiday Matinee, Ford and Roxy.

The Album Leaf Documentary
MOOG
I Swear To Good You Are God At This Book Trailer
Behind The Scenes w/ Joel P. West and The Tree Ring
This is Charlotte King
Roxy + Fiesta
Five Minutes With Kumar</description>
		
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		<title>About</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/About</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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Dave Brown is a creative consultant and brand innovator. He’s an expert in creating and marketing brands. Dave lives in the world of new media, creativity, good design, and social responsibility. He coined the motto, "Love your work and work your love.”

Life changes the minute you start doing what you love. Or at least that’s how I feel about Holiday Matinee. I’d like to think it’s true for everyone. I realize it might not be.

But that’s what Holiday Matinee’s all about. We help people do what they love.

It started with Jimmy Eat World in 1999. I ran a pop culture fanzine called Muddle, and I thought they were hot shit. People who run ’zines aren’t rich people. But they’re happy people. Because they get sent records and they get to meet bands like Jimmy Eat World. Figuring my friends would dig ‘em, I helped JEW land gigs in San Diego. We’d usually end up at my apartment after shows for bad beer and good times. We’d scheme new ideas, goof off, talk some dreams.

One night, lead singer Jim Adkins showed me some photos he’d shot. They were good. So I downloaded ‘em onto my computer and tinkered. By 3am we had a healthy buzz and an album cover. Capitol Records called a few days later to say they liked it. Now all they needed was a good publicist who’d work the crap out of the record. “Yeah,” I heard myself say into the phone, “I do that too.”

I’d have to learn on the run.

How would I become a good PR company? One that wouldn’t totally muck up the major label debut by my friends’ band? Driven by the desire to succeed and not screw my friends, I spent entire days in Borders Books. I read every scrap they had on PR and running a small business. I built a database from their magazine rack, jotting down writers who covered cool bands or artists.

Holiday Matinee was “founded” that day with a laptop, a landline and a shit ton of motivation. I got an intern (he worked at my kitchen table). Our offices consisted of two guys with boxer shorts, T-shirts and bad beards.

I came up with a two-part business philosophy. The first part was inspired by Wes Anderson: find what you love and do it for the rest of your life. The second part was inspired by my gut: that giving is viral, and it tends to boomerang. Never under-give. Always over-give. Whether it’s time, creativity, money, whatever. That day I decided only to take on clients that I really, truly believed in—and give ‘em everything I had.

Jimmy Eat world sold a bazillion records. It wasn’t because of me. But I was a part of it. And it helped.

From there I partnered with other bands I was passionate about: Bright Eyes, Tristeza, No Knife, The Jealous Sound, Death Cab For Cutie, Wheat, Braid, The Album Leaf. I went on tour with the bands, slept under pool tables or didn’t sleep at all. I contacted local, regional and national media for coverage, met with writers face to face. I got to know radio DJs and promoters; they got to know me. I wanted to be more than a name on the other end of a press release. Sharing a burrito or driving an extra 100 miles in a van goes a long way toward doing that.

Helping someone succeed is its own success. I landed Superdrag on Conan O’Brien; got Mark Kozelek a feature in Rolling Stone and Bob Moog a 4-page spread in Entertainment Weekly; I made a movie of The Album Leaf’s recording in Iceland and had it placed on the front page of YouTube; got Anya Marina’s music on the soundtrack to Grey’s Anatomy. I filmed a documentary about actor/comedian/plate-spinner Kumar Pallana that's now a web-series.

In other words, I found creative people with cool dreams and helped make them happen. Maybe it was because I was as comfortable talking music with a guy with a guitar as I was  talking business with the CEO of a multinational corporation. I love indie rock and DIY craftiness, but I’ve also got a hard-on for Maria Bartoloma.

It wasn’t easy. I made mistakes. But the holyshit moments made it worth it. Like when I sat barefoot on my living room floor watching Death Cab for Cutie play an acoustic version of Bjork’s "All Is Full Of Love.” Or a couple of years later, when I wound up dancing with Bjork at a party in Iceland. Awesomeness came full circle.

In 2006, Holiday Matinee was hired to help out a San Diego-based tech startup, VMIX. They had a great product, but needed a complete rebrand. So I did that. They liked it, and it helped them secure $21 Million in funding. So they offered me a job.

I realized saying yes would entail putting Holiday Matinee on hold. But I knew the experience would eventually make Holiday Matinee better. So I said yes.

VMIX was a whole different world—a world of venture capital, meetings with international media big wigs, campaigns with millions of dollars on the line. I was charged with spearheading the company’s syndication model. We created it, then secured contracts with some of the biggest content publishers in the world, including DIRECTV, IFC, NBC, and The Documentary Channel. Soon after, VMIX was named one of OnHollywood’s “100 Best Up-And-Coming Companies” for digital media and entertainment.

Then the recession hit. I was gainfully employed at a great, young company. I felt safe. But “safe” isn’t a word you see on an autobiography or a tombstone. I also felt a revolution starting. Thousands of creative people were blogging, tweeting and connecting on Facebook, Tumblr or Meetup. A creative, DIY community was thriving. It was the same spirit that made me start Holiday Matinee in the first place.

Back when I started Holiday Matinee, major media had a firm grip. It was hard for a young PR company to break in. But now the game had changed. It was time to get back to it.

So I quit my corporate job in one of the most dangerous and exciting times the country’s ever seen. I needed to give Holiday Matinee the same sort of over-giving I’d done for the people and things I believed in.

So there I was. Taking a risk. Working dreams.

I rebranded Holiday Matinee with a simple mission - spread  positive  vibes  to  the  masses  and  connect  with anyone  who’s  committed  to  making  this  world  more awesome.

The company blog took center stage and now generates 90k visitors a month from all around the world. The blog is focused on daily short form content around design, technology, music, art, film and philanthropy. I purposely kept the tone light and conversational in style and have since added a couple of great writers who share in HM's philosophy and aesthetic.

Hosting events in support of the blog was very important. It gives me the chance to make personal connections with my readers. I began organizing and hosting happy hours, charitable events, concerts and creative celebrations. Every few months, I'd curate an event that gets creative people together and watch as the magic unfolds.

I was frustrated with all the negativity in the world and decided to lock myself in a hotel room for 3 days and write a book. The book, titled, "I Swear To Good You Are God At This" is 72-pages of creative inspiration and features 25 people, projects and ideas from around the world that will inspire those who might need an extra push to invest in themselves or do what they love. 

In wanting to marry three of my favorite things (art, fashion and being a decent person) I built an online store offering 15 products focused on positive messaging and promoting creativity - from books and apparel to art and stationery. Several products were a part of our artist series. It's a simple concept, we partner with an up-and-coming artist, create a t-shirt we'd want to wear, and donate 100% of profits to charity. Current charities include Plant-It 2020 (planting, maintaining and protecting trees) and High Tech High (a non-profit charter school in San Diego that supports arts education).

Looking to tap into a creative demographic, Ford Motor Company handpicked me to market, promote and create exclusive content for their soon to be released new vehicle, Ford Fiesta. Four months later, I successfully promoted multiple independent businesses, added art to a local neighborhood, threw a massive concert for an unsigned band, designed a clothing line for pro athletes, made a short film and used the vehicle to hand out clothes to homeless. The content Ford received led to the highest pre-orders of any Ford vehicle, ever.

San Diego Magazine featured me in their "Best of 2010" and "People To Watch in 2010" issues. It's high praise, especially when sharing the spotlight with Phillip Rivers and the mayor of San Diego.

I managed, motivated and provided creative direction to re-branding of East Village neighborhood of San Diego. It included a logo, website, marketing strategy and social media training that is now being implemented city-wide.

I was brought on to create a brand identity and logo for a women's shoe line that will launch globally in 2011. 

I've had the distinct pleasure of working with amazing clients - TOMS Shoes, Zappos.com, W Hotels, San Diego Padres, US Grant Hotel, Threadless....

I continue to build a profitable independent record label, with a catalog of over 30 titles, selling 200,000 records worldwide. My record label partner (the amazing Paul "Opie" Fischer) and I secured distribution on four continents and licensed music to The OC, Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Californication, Rockstar Games, Cadillac and Hummer commercials and countless action sports videos.

In the summer of 2010, I decided it was time for me to move back east and be closer to my family. I accepted a a full-time position at Etsy in Brooklyn, NY working as their social media specialist. It's an incredible company that supports and empowers people making things for a living. I work with a great team and have the privilege of improving people's lives by featuring their creativity. It's pretty remarkable being the voice of over a million highly engaged fans and I love exploring the intersection of where the online and offline worlds collide. In addition to social media, I dip my hands in marketing, product development, brand development and partnerships. Everyone chips in with just about everything and it feels incredible to keep sharping my skill-set. 

Holiday Matinee continues to march forward as a creative blog, and even after all the mistakes, bumps and endless all-nighters, I still love my work and work my love.


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		<title>Contact</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/Contact</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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&#60;img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/432279/tumblricon.jpg" width="135" height="54" width_o="135" height_o="54" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/432279/tumblricon_o.jpg" data-mid="2587672"  border="0" align="left"/&#62;&#60;img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/432279/email_icon.jpg" width="210" height="54" width_o="210" height_o="54" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/432279/email_icon_o.jpg" data-mid="1923649"  border="0" align="left"/&#62;

Running on Cargo
© 2010 Dave Brown</description>
		
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		<title>TOMS Shoes</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/TOMS-Shoes</link>

		<comments>http://welcometodave.com/following/welcometodave.com/TOMS-Shoes</comments>

		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:39:53 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
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On August 19th 2009, Holiday Matinee turned 10. We were supposed to blow out candles, pat ourselves on the back and buy a foosball table. But that seemed selfish. So we decided to think bigger. It was our birthday and nothing made us happier than giving back. So we celebrated by throwing an event that combined doing good and having fun. The W Hotel’s rooftop was the spot and our philanthropic nature benefited Friends of TOMS, a non-profit arm of TOMS Shoes whose mission is to prevent a debilitating disease called Podoconosis. The event was packed and I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the big 10. TOMS donated 10 pairs of blank canvas shoes in which we curated 10 local artists to design each pair. The installation currently hangs in San Diego's co-working space, The Hive.</description>
		
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		<title>Ford Motor Company</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/Ford-Motor-Company</link>

		<comments>http://welcometodave.com/following/welcometodave.com/Ford-Motor-Company</comments>

		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:20:27 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ford, Fiesta, Marketing, Design]]></category>

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Looking to tap into a marketing savvy, creative demographic, Ford Motor Company gave me a 2011 Ford Fiesta, a gas card, fully loaded MacBook Pro and a Canon SLR. The only catch was I had to spend Ford's money on a variety of creative missions and do so in a way that complimented my local community. Four months later, I successfully promoted multiple independent businesses, added art to a local neighborhood, threw a massive concert for an unsigned band, designed a clothing line for pro athletes, made a short film and used the vehicle to hand out clothes to homeless. The content and exposure led to the highest pre-orders of any Ford vehicle ever.

 Fiesta Movement</description>
		
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		<title>MOOG</title>
				
		<link>http://welcometodave.com/MOOG</link>

		<comments>http://welcometodave.com/following/welcometodave.com/MOOG</comments>

		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:39 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Welcome To Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">319367</guid>

		<description>&#60;img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/319367/moog-dvd.jpg" width="294" height="417" width_o="294" height_o="417" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/16179/319367/moog-dvd_o.jpg" data-mid="1386151"  border="0" align="left"/&#62;


MOOG is a documentary film on the legendary figure in music and technology, Bob Moog, and his ideas about creativity, design, interactivity, spirituality. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Bob while doing PR for this film and it was truly an honor.

More info + trailer here.</description>
		
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