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How to Succeed on Instagram Live (Update Ep115)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Friday, September 7th, 2018.

Despite the built-in limitations imposed by Instagram Live, Todd Bergin develops sophisticated and highly-produced livestream shows on the platform. Known online as Todd.Live, he talks with Michael Stelzner on the latest episode of the Social Media Marketing Podcast, sharing tips for succeeding with live video on Instagram. Listen to “How to Create and Repurpose Intagram Live Content” at SocialMediaExaminer.com.

On the weekend viewing schedule…

Saturday at 9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View at YouTube.com/NickNimmin.

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

12pm ET, it’s the New Media Show with Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee. View at NewMediaShow.com/live.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Podcast Audio: Chris Curran on Listener Experience (Update Ep102)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, August 2nd, 2018.

Snack-able audio content is growing in popularity on smart devices, but the setup and distribution process can seem daunting for creators. trebble.fm has a solution to make it easy to record or upload 90 second audio clips that are then available on smart speakers from Amazon and Google Home. The startup is invite only at this point. Learn more about trebble.fm at 7pm ET tonight as founder Armel Beaudry Kembe joins us for #LivestreamDeals.

Also on our Facebook Live show tonight:

Chris Curran from Podcast Engineering School who has a new program starting in September. It’s the only school in existence that teaches the professional audio engineering aspects of podcast production at the highest level. Chris produces podcasts for large companies.

Michelle Levitt from Heil Sound, makers of the Heil PR40 microphones popular among podcasters such as Leo Laporte and Pat Flynn. You can spot PR40s on livestreams by Todd.Live, Kim Doyal, Brad Friedman, Madalyn Sklar and many others. Thanks to Heil for providing the mics and headphone for our live podcasts from Podcast Movement.

And Laura Petersen, best-selling author and podcaster. Her newest book is “Permission to Write a Brand Building Book for Podcasters.” Her advice is equally applicable for live streamers and content creators of all stripes, solopreneurs, speakers — you get the picture.

Join us at 7pm ET for LivestreamDeals at RossBrand.Live.
BeLive.tv has added four brand ambassadors. Congrats to Jennifer Quinn, Tiffany Lee Bymaster, Kary Oberbrunner and Fallon Zoe on their new roles with BeLive.

On the viewing schedule today:

2pm ET – RJ Redden hosts The Bot Signal on The Black Belt Bots Facebook Page.

3pm ET – it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive.tv Facebook page. Kaye A Peters joins Jeff to talk about overcoming excuses keeping you from pursuing your dreams.

9pm ET – Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

And a reminder to join us for Livestream Deals at 7pm ET on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand.Live takes you there!

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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#RoadtoSocial: Social Media Influencers Take 3-Conference, 10-day Road Trip (Update Ep92)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 21st, 2018.

The Road to Social is underway as a group of Social Media Influencers are making a 10-day, 3 conference road trip. It began yesterday at Social Media Day Lima, Ohio. The next stop will be Wichita, Kansas and then the trip wraps up in Denver with Social Media Day Denver on June 30th. Among the participants are Chris Strub, Jessika Phillips, Demian Ross and Brian Fanzo. Look for the hashtag #RoadtoSocial on your favorite social networks for stories, livestreams and photos.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s The Bot Signal with RJ Redden. The topic: How To Show Humanity In Your Bot. That’s on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page.

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

At 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Social Media Week Lima, Ohio: The Midwest’s Largest Social Media Conference #SMWL18 (Update Ep88)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, June 15th, 2018.

The Midwest’s largest social media conference is taking place next week. Social Media Week Lima, Ohio is June 20th and 21st. This year’s theme is The Human Experience, taking emerging technologies and pairing them with relationship marketing. Jessika Phillips is the founder and organizer of Social Media Week Lima. On the upcoming podcast episode of LivestreamDeals, I ask Jessika, “What’s on this year’s agenda?”

Jessika talks about what attendees will learn at Social Media Week Lima.

info and tickets at SocialLima.com. You can save $50 using the code NOW50 — no space — N-O-W-5-0.

Get the full interview with Jessika Phillips when it drops. Subscribe to the podcast at LivestreamDeals.com/itunes.

Learn all about customer experience on Twitter from Dan Gingiss, the author of Winning at Social With Customer Care. The must-see replay of his Twitter Smarter After-chat with Madalyn Sklar is available. Watch it on Madalyn’s Facebook business page.

On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend…

At 5pm ET, it’s Ask Kirk Lockhart — the Online Media Strategist on RadioBuzzD. View on the RadioBuzzD Facebook page.

On Saturday,

9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View at YouTube.com/NickNimmin.

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Instagram Takes On YouTube & Snapchat Discover with Long-Form Video (Update Ep87)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 14th, 2018.

Tech Crunch is reporting that Instagram will announce the launch of a long-form video hub next week. This looks to be an attempt by Facebook to challenge both YouTube and Snapchat’s Discover feature. Instagram is planning to open the doors for creators to upload 4k, full-screen, vertical videos. Tech Crunch reports Instagram has been working to bring social media stars and content publishers onboard before the announcement on June 20th. Expect the long-form videos to have an external link-out option along with potential monetization.

Trying to decide if you should upgrade to Wirecast 9? Andrew Haley of Telestream is hosting a free webinar today at 2pm ET called “Why Upgrade to Wirecast 9?” There will be a link in the show notes at LivestreamUniverse.com for anyone interested in attending.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. The guest is Love Talks host Andrea Hill, who helps people consciously date better.

At 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

And don’t forget to subscribe to the new Livestream Deals podcast on iTunes to make sure you never miss our special offers for listeners. That’s at LivestreamDeals.com/iTunes.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand.

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LiveU Solo Adds Cloud Graphics (Update Ep83)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, June 8th, 2018.

LiveU Solo users can now add live graphics to their videos from the Solo portal. Last night on #LivestreamDeals, Claudia Barbiero — LiveU’s VP of Marketing & Live Events Production — said it’s easy to add visual elements to your livestreams.

Dan Pisarski is LiveU’s VP of Engineering for North America. He talked about the advantages of cloud-based graphics for live streamers.

You can view the full #LivestreamDeals episode and learn about the discounts and special offers on the Livestream Universe Facebook page, including interviews with Andrew Haley of Wirecast, Mark Gawith of Switcher Studio and Madalyn Sklar of Video Like a Rockstar. Learn more about the featured products at LivestreamDeals.com

On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend…

At 3pm ET today, Eddie Garrison hosts EG Live. He’ll be talking about the power of visual content. View on Eddie’s personal Facebook profile.

At 5pm ET, it’s Ask Kirk Lockhart — the Online Media Strategist on RadioBuzzD. View on the RadioBuzzD Facebook page.

On Saturday,

9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View at YouTube.com/NickNimmin.

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Livestream Like a Pro with LiveU, Wirecast, Switcher Studio and Madalyn Sklar (Update Ep82)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 7th, 2018.

When building a brand for your business and yourself, how you come across on video can go along way toward creating a lasting impression. Of course there is a time and place for real and raw unpolished videos. To set yourself apart as a professional, however, you need the right production tools and broadcasting skills. Today at 7pm ET on #LivestreamDeals, we feature the leading desktop and mobile production software solutions, a hardware encoder for going live from the most bandwidth challenged environments, and a mastermind program to develop your on-camera skills and confidence. Guests include Claudia Barbiero and Dan Pisarski of LiveU, Andrew Haley of Wirecast, Marc Gawith of Switcher Studio and Madalyn Sklar of the Video Like a Rockstar Mastermind. Join us at 7pm ET on the Lifestream Universe Facebook page to shop the shop with special offers and giveaways.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Digital Journalist and Livestreamer Jeff-in-High-Def — aka Jeffrey Fitzgerald — will talk about the future of video.

At 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

And if you missed it yesterday, be sure to make time for a must-see replay of Brad’s Live. Brad Friedman and Bryan Kramer talk about the human side of marketing and technology. That’s on The Friedman Group Facebook page.

Join us at 7pm ET for #LivestreamDeals on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand dot Live takes you there!

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Storytelling with Twitter Video; Multi-Camera Production with Switcher Studio (Update Ep78)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, June 1st, 2018.

A couple of must-see replays:

Stephanie Liu shared how she put together an 8-camera livestream produced with Switcher Studio. Along with her guest Jenn Baker of Vernon Mack, Stephanie takes you behind the scenes, sharing the planning, execution and promotion of the multi-camera shoot. That’s on the Hey Stephanie Liu Facebook page.

On the #TwitterSmarter After-chat livestream, guest Blake Croft joined Madalyn Sklar. They discussed using Twitter video to successfully convey your story. That’s on the Learn with Madalyn Facebook page.

On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend…

At 3pm ET today, Eddie Garrison hosts EG Live. He’ll be talking about content marketing that sells. View on Eddie’s personal Facebook profile.

On Saturday,

9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View at YouTube.com/NickNimmin.

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Content Marketing with Live Streaming Video (Update Ep75)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 25th, 2018.

Thanks to Jim Katzaman for capturing my thoughts on #livestreaming from last week’s #SocialROI Twitter chat. Jim wrote the blog post and published it on Medium and LinkedIn. Madalyn Sklar and Manage Flitter asked questions about how to add live video to your content mix and the future of live streaming. You can see my answers on Jim’s Medium profile at @JKatzaman.

On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend…

At 1pm ET today, it’s The Yes and Brand Show with Kathy Klotz-Guest. Allen Gannett is CEO of Trickmaven and author of “The Creative Curve.” He joins Kathy on Kathy’s personal Facebook profile.

On Saturday,

9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View at YouTube.com/NickNimmin.

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Turn LinkedIn Connections into Clients; GDPR Compliance (Update Ep74)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 24th, 2018.

Melanie Dodaro is one of the world’s leading LinkedIn experts and the author of the number 1 international best-seller “LinkedIn Unlocked.” She is offering a free live masterclass at 1pm ET today entitled “LinkedIn Unlocked: How to Turn Cold Connections into Clients.” A link to register will be in the show notes at LivestreamUniverse.com.

On the viewing schedule:

At 12:30pm ET, it’s Coach Jennie Live on YouTube Live! Learn how to overcome your inner naysayer and get out of your own way. That’s at YouTube.com/CoachJennie.

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. His guest is Jon Ward of JonnyGrand Films, a Nashville, Tennessee based production company making professional music videos, short films, commercials and visual effects.

At 5pm ET, Stephanie Liu hosts Lights, Camera, Live. Mike Allton of AgoraPulse joins Stephanie to talk about GDPR as the deadline for compliance approaches. That’s on the Hey Stephanie Liu Facebook page.

And at 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a day!

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Dreams Launches Mobile TV App: Livestreaming the Royal Wedding (Update Ep70)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 17th, 2018.

There’s a new app for watching TV on your mobile phone. It’s called Dreams and it launched publicly this week with 10 new mobile TV channels. VideoInk reports Dreams TV has raised 5 million in Series A financing. Content partners include Bloomberg Media Distribution, Discovery and the BBC. Those seeking live programming can check out Newsflash featuring live feeds of major world events. There is also a popup channel called Wedding Week that will live stream the Royal Wedding on Saturday.

On the viewing schedule:

At 12:30pm ET, Mondays to Fridays, it’s Coach Jennie Live! Learn how to overcome your inner naysayer and get out of your own way. Coach Jennie specializes in working with solo entrepreneurs. Check out her daily livestream at YouTube.com/CoachJennie.

At 2pm ET, Tuesdays to Thursdays, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through you kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. That’s Tuesdays to Thursdays, 2pm ET, on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET on Thursdays, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams. If you didn’t catch his latest episode, Jeff talks about how to recover from storms in your life. Watch the replay on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

And at 9pm ET on Thursdays, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a day!

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