Buzzflikr Blogs: Debra’s Interviews

Our friends and clients over at PANTONE have been busy in the last few months - not making products, but making products better! Their color-of-the-year themed pop-up shop with The Gap in New York created sparks amongst fashionistas and editors worldwide.

Next up, the highly anticipated shoe launch of limited edition sneakers with Cool Cali brand SEAVEES - debuting this week at The World Shoe Association in Las Vegas. Of course the blogger and online publishing community is already on top of this big, bright news popping up in Paper, Selectism, We Are the Market, Mens Style and our fave Design Nomad.

We are very pleased to welcome SHADES Natural Color Studio to the Buzzflikr colony today. SHADES is the first and only all-natural, non-toxic color salon in Los Angeles. It’s hard to believe, but this beautiful Beverly Hills salon offers the only truly non-toxic beauty experience we’ve ever encountered.

From non-chemical hair colors to all natural manipedis and reflexology, stylistas will be treated to the best in eco-friendly pampering here. Watch this space for more news on the creative team behind the SHADES brand!

Here at Buzzflikr PR, we’re big advocates of new media marketing. We hang out on our own social network sites, blog about our fave finds and enjoy reading the specialty blogs that fit our own interests. Therefore, we know this is a powerful new opportunity for our clients. Emerging brands in fashion, beauty and home all benefit from our passion for print!

According to a survey by IDC, online forums and specialty blogs are the most trusted resource for product referrals and consumer information. Then, right behind that the rapidly growing social network space. We couldn’t agree more!

Here’s what Singapore internet marketing firm iHub’s CEO had to say about Facebook:

Facebook is the world’s largest social site with more than 120 million active users globally. According to statistics compiled by comScore, Facebook’s growth in the total number of unique visitors as of June 2008 was up 153% on an annual basis, making it the fastest growing social network in the world. In the Asia-Pacific region, the growth was a huge 458%.

Read the full article here, then let’s talk about how Buzzflikr PR can spread your brand’s buzz in the online marketing space.

Our wings are a-flutter with pride to be featured by Apparel News. Web Editor Connie Cho describes our media hive as follows:

“Using strictly the power of the Internet, Buzzflikr offers clients such features as paperless media kits, search-engine optimization and tagged images. The public-relations agency also offers various packaged services to serve both emerging and established brands alike.”

“What Buzzflikr understands about the Web, we use to help our client base to tell their story more effectively. We believe a presence on the Web is just as important as a presence in the real world.” Read the full article here>>

Did you know bloggers collectively create nearly one million blog posts each day, and half of bloggers believe blogs will be a primary source of news and entertainment in the next five years?? A new report by Technorati analyzed an average work week on their site which covered five broad topic areas relating to the state of blogging: Who bloggers are, how they blog, blogging for profit and brands in the blogosphere. An excellent roundup of these stats appears on the Inside Outdoor Retailer blog.
Read the full post here.

We here at Buzzflikr believe blogging IS WOM in the new economy. It’s how consumers endorse brands they love. Except thanks to web 2.0 it’s within earshot of thousands of their very bestest global friends! And exactly why our new PR agency focuses on this segment of media outreach on behalf of our emerging brands. Keep reading here on our hive and watch us grow!

As we’ve mentioned on this blog, The Eco Bungalow’s Michele Llanos walked the green carpet this week at the Environmental Media Association awards and scored a quick interview with our fave ladies from The Greeeeen Girls, dot com!

Check it out…

Call it too much desk time, or just the seductive power of social networking…we’re trying out every widget there is and loving it. So schedule a little Facetime and see what it does for your net worth:

Socially conscious tee shirt brand, Ethnicitee, is featured on the Design Nomad blog today. The OC-based apparel manufacturer promotes social harmony and cultural curiosity thru its travel and tribal related imagery.

Blogger Elisa Leone has a keen eye for cutting edge design that incorporates cool graphics, text and typography elements. Her blog has been recognized by Delightful Blogs and boasts a loyal global following.

Read the full story ….and link to Ehtnicitee’s media profile right here on Buzzflikr.

Yesterday shockwaves rocked the internet as Nicole Richie hit the streets in a flirty silk camisole by top LA designer Rozae Nichols. Within 5 minutes of the web postings, Rozae received over 75 inquiries for the top, just from eager bloggers alone.

Buzzflikr caught up with her yesterday as her entire studio scrambled to find yardage of the firm’s signature cream and navy leaf print and fill the orders. Here’s how it happened:

The cami was purchased at Ron Herman by Nicole’s stylist. It wasn’t product placement or a gift. But the impact of this siting was enormous- consumers all over the world wanted this top yesterday and hit the Rozae Nichols website to find out more. As ambassadors of online marketing and internet sales, we here at Buzzflikr believe passionately in this future of global brand development and are working hard to promote our clients in this exciting new space.

Keep reading this blog for more interviews from the trenches and watch our hive grow….!

Michele Llanos of The Eco Bungalow shined on the red carpet at last night’s Environmental Media Association awards. She wore head-to-toe NOIR, a cutting edge sustainable brand from Denmark. Thanks to Michele, brands like these are now available to eco-friendly, conscious Hollywood glitterati for the very first time.

The longtime movie stylist was widely interviewed last night about her commitment to the environment and her debut of the first and only agency for ecoluxe brands and sustainable couture from Europe.

The chic atelier above The Silk Trading Company on LA’s trendy La Brea Avenue is now home to some of the most sought-after labels within the environmental community. View The Eco Bungalow’s media profile here and watch this space for details coming soon!

An exciting day today here at the Buzzflikr hive. Tonight we present The Eco Bungalow on the red carpet at the Environmental Media Association awards.

Hollywood stylista Michele Llanos opened her doors this month as the first agency for European ecoluxe and sustainable couture on the West Coast. Serving the film industry, celeb stylists and the advertising community, Michele’s mission is to preserve the environment and promote responsible spending- one beautiful garment at a time.

For you die-hard fashionistas, the inside scoop is she’s wearing NOIR, a cutting edge brand from Denmark. NOIR is also participating in tonight’s black tie auction, which is certain to catch the eyes of tonight’s eco celebutants. Michele’s a little nervous, but we’re beaming with pride!

LA’s top jewelry retailer, Jennifer Kaufman, is recognized globally for predicting high fashion trends and boasts a loyal global following of shoppers who find her on the web. Then she made her mark in politics with a bold prediction about the US presidential election. Two weeks prior to election day, she correctly called the Obama win, based on merchandise sales from her website.

Six inch action figures of Barak Obama and John McCain were instant hits on Jennifer’s website and produced orders from around the world. When asked what triggered the veteran Hollywood stylist’s radar, she explained “I knew we were watching an historical phenom when sales of the Obama doll outsold McCain 2-to-1.”

Key items like these collectibles by Jailbreak Toys draw web traffic in excess of a few million hits a year for the JK site and represent a significant portion of the company’s total business- not bad for a single venue store located in LA’s trendy Beverly Center, and just one more reason we here at Buzzflikr believe in the power of an online community. Watch this space as our hive grows….

As election results energize Americans nationwide, Southern California tee shirt manufacturer Ethnicitee inspired us all today by predicting that a new era of cultural diversity could also invigorate the beleaguered retail sales floor.  Buzzflikr sat down for a quick chat:

“This presidential vote will radically change how merchants plan their buying assortments,” says Founder and CEO, Dr. Alan Bernstein. “The power of diversity and inclusion fueled the election and will now energize recessionist shoppers to use their purchasing power in a meaningful way.”

The Orange County surgeon turned fashion designer creates powerful message tees using iconography from cultures around the world.  He believes his company’s positive message appeals to a growing core of loyal customers and he forecasts that other brands and products with a strong unity platform could engage shoppers and provide meaningful sales opportunities for retailers in the bleak months to come.

Ethnicitee sells its Made in California tees to specialty retailers nationwide including Gary’s in Costa Mesa and On Board in Laguna Beach.  To read more about this game-changing Buzzflikr brand, link here.

This month Buzzflikr had the pleasure of announcing yet another exciting collaboration on behalf of our home furnishings client, CRATE by Carlos Alberto.  The upscale turnkey furnishings brand has collaborated with Rio Amapas, the first and only ecological resort residence in Puerto Vallarta to bring a new level of sustainable luxury to the region.

Partners of the two companies are lifelong friends and created an eco-friendly furnishings concept available exclusively to residents of this low-impact jungle retreat. The soup-to-nuts package includes organic hemp upholstery, luxury bamboo linens, reclaimed driftwood accessories and comes move-in ready with the company’s signature White Glove Installation.

The news generated 39402 impressions and 648 reads thru our newswire service, catching the attention of our favorite glossy magazine, Costa Vallarta.  We couldn’t be more pleased!

We’re excited to welcome new activewear brand Fertile Goddess to the Buzzflikr PR hive this month and even more enthusiastic to present the brand’s soft, comfortable yoga gear to our media editors. Founder Stacia Wells brings a strong background in marketing and advertising culled from top global firms like Disney and Patagonia, so it’s no wonder she’s such an organized multi-tasker.

The Fertile Goddess range represents Stacia’s own relaxed sense of style and delivers classic clean lines, casual sophistication and a feeling of enduring, everyday luxury to her growing fan base.  Watch for targeted advertising in active lifestyle pubs, key yoga blogs and regional blasts from Daily Candy.  You saw it here on Buzzflikr first, folks.  This brand is definitely one-to-watch!