The Social Media Revolution

Some of you may already have heard the term 'Social Media Revolution' and that it seems to be sweeping the attention of every Marketing Director in the nation; others may not even care to know it exists. Whichever half of the glass you choose to see, for us creative producers, it is a part of our every day work!

Socialnomics recently launched an updated version of their original 2009 video on the social media revolution with some impressive statistics and figures on just how far social media has integrated into our every day lives as people and as business owners and advertisers.

Check it out!




If you're looking to learn more about how social media can increase your business exposure or help you better connect with potential and existing clients, feel free to email me nicol@polycreative, or connect with me on any of my social profiles!

Nicol on Facebook
Nicol on Twitter
Nicol on LinkedIN


In the meantime - happy tweeting!

Happy New Year in Tampa!!

Hey Polycreative fans -

We hope you are having a fabulous start to your 2011 New Year!! Stay tuned as we will be adding some fun snapshots and design clips to our website to show you some of our latest work from clients in 2010! We look forward to staying connected with everyone and working with you to solve your creative marketing needs in 2011!

For all of you that are in the greater Tampa Bay area, we want to share some fun, art related events that continually inspire and energize our creativity in this bustling city!

Feel free to click on any of the images to go to their official websites.

ROCK THE PARK - 1st Thursday of every month

Featuring local artists and talent, right on the waterfront at the newly renovated Curtis Hixon Park.



The Knight Parade - February 12, 2011 -(100,000+ ppl in 2010)

A wonderful Tampa tradition - the Knight Parade! Watch amazingly decorated floats parade down 7th and celebrate that bit of pirate in ya! C'mon mate!







Lights On Tampa - February 19, 2011

A public/private partnership that opens the door for visitors and residents alike to experience artistic excellence and emerging technologies in the urban environment.




Gasparilla International Film Festival - February 25 - 27, 2011

Global lens films screen the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Tampa Museum of Art


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Polycreative was also recently hired by J. Guyer Productions to produce their new corporate image online - we will be sure to post the new industry portal upon completion!

If you want to stay in touch, you can also send us a message here: www.facebook.com/Polycreative

Until next time...

Oktoberfest Tampa 2010 video

(by MetroMix Tampa Bay!)

This video definitely captures the essence of our event! Thank you to Jacqui and her MetroMix team for supporting Oktoberfest Tampa 2010!

Oktoberfest has officially started!!

O'zapft is - The Octoberfest has started in Munich!

If you love Oktoberfest, then you've probably already started drinking to celebrate this wonderful German tradition! Mayor Christian Ude tapped the keg successfully in 2 swings! (Practice makes perfect, huh!) Read the rest of the article on the official Munich Oktoberfest website
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/article/About+the+Oktoberfest/About+the+Oktoberfest/O%27zapft+is+-+The+Octoberfest+has+started/2018/

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Oktoberfest Munich is also considering this one of their first years stepping up into the digital, 21st century with their own iPhone mobile app, 3 live webcams, and social media integration with Facebook and Twitter.

This will be the first year you could walk into the Theresienwiese and check in to a beer tent on your phone! How convenient is that!
http://www.huliq.com/10178/oktoberfest-munich-2010-goes-social-media-friendly

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How much does beer cost at Oktoberfest Munich this year?
A "Mass", one litre of beer, will cost between 8,30 € and 8,60 € this year.


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Beer Tokens

In Munich, mostly companies hand out beer tokens ("Biermarken" in German) to their guests, which can then be exchanged for beer in the respective tents. If you want to buy beer tokens, please contact the tent-owners directly.

Oktoberfest Tampa 2010 will be set similar to this practice where you will exchange tickets for beer!
Official event website, buy your tickets now!

OktoberfestTampa.com

Brought to you by:

Polycreative -- & -- The Heights Waterfront

Oktoberfest Tampa

On the waterfront, Top of the Riverwalk!

Wilkommen Damnen u. Herren!

We are proud to announce our 1st Annual
Oktoberfest Tampa!

Location:
The Heights Waterfront
1910 N. Ola Ave
Tampa, FL 33602


Event Dates:
Fri, Oct. 15, 3:00pm - 11:00pm
Sat, Oct. 16, 11:00am - 11:00pm
Sun, Oct. 17, 11:00am - 9:00pm


Event Description:Oktoberfest Tampa is a traditional celebration of the yearly event that takes place in Munich Germany on the Theriesenwiese. The Oktoberfest Tampa will feature Tampa’s largest Beer Hall, which will be decorated with themes of beer tents (aka: "Festzelts") that Munich Oktoberfest offers. We will also have live Polka music, traditional German food, festival friendly competitions (beer stein holding, keg tossing, barrel rolling, MR. & MRS. Oktoberfest and more!) fun prizes, a large outdoor and waterfront beer garden, boat cruises on the river and lots of dirndls and lederhosen!!

Parking is FREE. Transportation to the event will be supported by water taxi and Green Fleet Courtesy cabs in the downtown, Davis/Harbor Island, Channelside, SoHo and Ybor locations.

Ticket Prices:
$10 General Admission
$5 Designated Driver


General Admission for this event will be FREE for men and women of the Armed Forces w/ ID.

www.OktoberfestTampa.com

This Oktoberfest is brought to you by:

The Heights Waterfront
www.TheHeightsWaterfront.com

Polycreative
www.polycreative.com

Tampa Film: State of the Industry

There has been a lot of progress in the State of Florida in the last few years on bringing the awareness back of the importance of the film industry in our state.
In 2006, Polycreative hosted the first industry roundtable in Tampa, where we discussed not only the importance of adding the Digital Media queue, but also how to bring down the qualifying expenditure down from $300,000 - a lot of small production houses don't see budgets that big, and therefore could never apply to receive any incentives.

This year, we hit a milestone! Not only is the qualifying expenditure down to $100,000, but we're not talking about a $5 million incentive program anymore (which was easily gobbled up by a handful of projects). We're talking about $242 million dollar program!



Effective July 1, 2010:

2010/2011 Florida Film & Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive Program

Overview:

* $242 million in transferable tax credits over 5 years
* $53.5 million transferable tax credits authorized for the 2010/2011 fiscal year
* 20% - 30% transferable tax credit

- 20% Base Percentage
- 5% Off Season Bonus
- 5% Family Friendly Bonus (G Rated programming)

We are thrilled that this program was passed with no major opposition in either the State Senate or the House of Representatives.

Happy Filming!!!

For complete information on the incentive program, application submission, qualifying etc, please visit the Governor's Office of Film & Entertainment website: http://filminflorida.com/ifi/incentives.asp

Happy Social Media Day!!

Worldwide Social Media Day - A Message From Pete Cashmore from Pete Cashmore .

Here's the link for the group in Tampa Bay that's getting together at the Tampa Bay Brewing Company tonight!!

http://www.meetup.com/Mashable/7601/