Eric Shutt is a social media wiz with an eye for video and serious creative energy. A Political Science & Psychology graduate of the University of Maryland, Eric works on national public advocacy and custom social media strategies in Washington, DC.

Currently, Eric develops media strategy, messaging, and video for clients like Artomatic, a D.C. cultural arts showcase that fosters creative community and urban development by bringing art into unoccupied building space - and Climate Lab, a start-up wiki on climate change.

Blog Entries by Eric Shutt

Ad Experts Offer Social Media Tips at NYC's Advertising Week

Posted September 29, 2009 | 03:36 PM (EST)


Under the thematic banner of "Fueling Interactive Advertising's Creative Revolution," the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) convened top talent for NYC's Advertising Week "to articulate their visions for unleashing the full power of digital media."

If it comes as no surprise to industry insiders, presenters at IAB's MIXX Expo confirmed...

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Ashton Kutcher Offers Katalyst for Change on the Social Web

2 Comments | Posted September 23, 2009 | 10:56 AM (EST)


Ashton Kutcher closed Advertising Week's IAB MIXX Expo in NYC yesterday with a new look at some of his work you may not know -- a social media agency called Katalyst Media.

Kutcher made waves on the internets this past April when he beat CNN to a million...

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Marketing a Media Renaissance at Media Bistro Circus

1 Comments | Posted June 3, 2009 | 06:50 PM (EST)


Media Bistro Circus kicked off this week at New York City's Times Center - social media moguls in tow.

Event organizers drew an elite force of digital marketing experts to project "how customer behavior is evolving around technology, [and] explore emerging trends and business models that will shape...

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DC Classic Rock Showdown: 4th Grader Grills Condi Rice on Led Zeppelin Fave

4 Comments | Posted May 6, 2009 | 05:41 PM (EST)


Rice ponders merits of Motown v. R+B.

At her first public appearance in DC since leaving office, former foreign-policy mogul Condi Rice fielded a venerable dream-list of questions yesterday by a group of students at Washington's Jewish Primary Day School.

Courageously championing both...

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Next Best DC Arts Festival: Artomatic

Posted March 30, 2009 | 07:27 PM (EST)


Hypothesis: confirmed. Artomatic's 2009 showcase showdown is ready to rock it in style.

Days after City Paper's 2009 BESTof readers choice issue named Artomatic DC's next best arts festival, registration response to this year's event has been incredible.

Over 900 artists + 100 performances are set to exhibit...

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Identity Politics: A Social Media Election Retrospective

Posted January 27, 2009 | 11:43 AM (EST)


Presidential politics coursework taught me that right now it's all about identity politics. Has been for a while -- reaching voters with an image that best reflects and represents our self-concept. There's more to it than that, obviously. But not much.

People vote based on personal identity, not on...

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Which One? Anti-Christ vs. Committed Christian Campaign Rhetoric

Posted January 12, 2009 | 02:17 PM (EST)


The Maverick is bringin' it back for us one more time -- way back -- Bible style. John McCain's campaign has released a sequel to an original ad they created a few weeks ago that's been making waves since we first saw it. Maybe you know "The One."

At first,...

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