Blog Archives - TBA Outdoors

Nov

13

2018

8 Ways for Outdoor Brands to Leverage YouTube Celebrities

There’s no doubt that members of the outdoor community are passionate about their pursuits and loyal to the products they love — not to mention vocal about the products they don’t. They are an engaged audience who actively seek out helpful, entertaining content about the things they love. And YouTube personalities are only too happy to provide it.

Sep

19

2018

The Importance of Owned Media — and How Outdoor Brands Can Leverage It

As savvy marketers already know, owned media — the likes of company blogs, websites and social media platforms — has become a key piece to today’s marketing puzzle. And for outdoor brands in particular, creating a strong owned-media plan is both a vital part of a successful marketing strategy and a real opportunity to connect with (and even spur loyalty among) outdoor enthusiasts in a cost-effective way. Here, we’ll explore this critical marketing tool, along with a few ways outdoor brands can reap its rewards.

Jul

20

2018

Chasing ‘Virality’: 5 Tips to Help Your Next Video Go Viral on Social Media

Want to make a social media marketer cringe? Tell them, “We want you to make a viral video,” and watch them squirm. In a world where brands are at war over the short attention spans of potential online consumers, it’s rare to stand out in the endless abyss of internet content and achieve that coveted viral status. Not sure what makes a piece of content “viral?” Here — I Googled it for you: Vi·ral (adj.) - relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one internet user to another. On...

Dec

15

2017

Founder of Hell’s Bay Boatworks and Ambassador for Fish Hippie, Flip Pallot, Featured in Flamingo Magazine

Flamingo Magazine featured our good friend and founder of Hell's Bay Boatworks, Flip Pallot, in their winter issue! We've had the privilege of working closely with Flip developing content for Hell's Bay and Fish Hippie where he serves as a brand ambassador. He's a living legend in the world of shallow water fishing and no one deserves more recognition. Check out the full article here: http://www.flamingomag.com/2017/11/23/flip-pallot/

Jul

31

2017

A Day with Flip

We were recently in FL hanging out with Flip Pallot and shooting images for a few of our clients. Some days on the water are better than others. The morning light and cloud cover made for a great early scene. Flip's sea foam green Hell's Bay Marquesa is perhaps the most photogenic skiff ever made. We swapped Flip over to the photo skiff and the extra visuals from the casting platform paid off quickly. Cleaning up back at the house to close out a great day.

Welcome to TBA Outdoors

We would rather be outside. We might as well just admit that up front. We all have had jobs at some point or another that kept us inside; we didn't like that. Some of us have had jobs that kept us outside, but not the fun kind of outside. We didn't like that either. At some point in all of our lives, we just decided to change course and start navigating towards a life and career that we actually wanted to live. Years of persistence, willpower, sweat and networking later, here we are together, a group of folks with the same passion,...