Do you give up when you hear "No"?

BACKGROUND
You may know me from NewBaby.com where I am in charge of Marketing Initiatives and Community Development. I am also working on the launch of MomTV in addition to recruiting moms who video blog (vlog) to join NewBaby.com and share their content.

NewBaby.com has been around for about 4 years now and is the largest video blog destination site for parenting out there. NewBaby.com has a Mom Vlogger program where we have purchased 100+ FLIP video cameras to give to Mom Bloggers who want to add video to their blogging.

We try to make it a Win - Win for our Mom Vloggers with the added exposure from NewBaby.com... and then there is the budget dollars to buy more video cameras. We don't just give the camera's out without a commitment from our Mom blogger partner - as it is important to justify this program with content that is uploaded to our site.

For the most part - the Mom's who have received the FLIP video camera from us have become active contributors for which we are excited and grateful for. However, NewBaby.com has footed the bill for these 100 FLIP video cameras that the Mom's tweet and talk about... which is fine but FLIP has gotten lots of FREE PR from this.

Bottom line...

FLIP doesn't give back. As much exposure as they get from NewBaby.com and Mom Bloggers who get these FLIP cameras - they have not given back.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HEAR NO?
You cannot imagine how shocked I was when I sent in a request of how great our program was going, what awesome Mom Bloggers were doing and how they were getting FREE advertising... and they requested more info. Like how will it benefit them etc... 5 questions.

I spent an hour on a response - articulating the value to their brand, pointing out that Mom's like the WiiMom / CoolMomGuide, Julie, Stephanie from Adventures In Babywearing, Amanda from OhAmanda, and other mom's were getting FLIP video cameras for video blogging, we were supplying cameras for twitter parties and Mom's were talking about the FLIP video camera in their video's.... and then I went into page views and tweets quantifying these views and the value to them from WOM marketing etc.... I was so sure the response would be favorable, that I was in disbelief when I went back into my inbox and found....

A response back in under 60 seconds!

Can you imagine?? It was very frustrating to know that if they truly read what was written, gone to the videos and blogs of these Moms who use FLIP video cameras from NewBaby.com they would have had to take at least 10 minutes to see the value and then make a decision...

60 seconds. How's that for a quick response and "sorry" we can't help you with your program........

Okay - so one door closes... (slam) and another one opens. I did some Google searches, used my trusty www.jigsaw.com account and found some execs at Creative Labs - where the competitive product to the FLIP -the VADO pocket video camera comes from.

I sent my email - detailing what we were doing with Mom Bloggers, how much exposure FLIP was getting and how we wanted to find a partner who wanted to help Mom Bloggers add video with NewBaby.com.... someone who knew the value of Mom Bloggers!

Even though it was late - it was worth it. I received a response from an exec who was very excited about what we were doing and wanted to help support our program - by sending us 150 PINK VADO video cameras.

I don't know about you - but that buys a LOT of loyalty from NewBaby.com and hopefully from the Mom Blogger community.

OH and the Creative Lab Vado Camera is the OFFICIAL VIDEO CAMERA OF NEWBABY.COM.... Thanks Creative Labs!

Now we have the tough job of shipping these awesome cameras out to you Mommy Bloggers!

If you are ready to add video and can commit to uploading video to NewBaby as a regular contributor - please email me at stephanie@newbaby.com or on Twitter @VideoBlogDiva.

Just remember - NO is not the end... just the beginning. It fired me up and for the better - love this new camera.... and you will too!!

NewBaby.com and Wii Fit Mommies Gear Up for 2009 with Online Promotions to Share Fitness Techniques and Support for Families with Nintendo Wii Fit Pro

For Immediate Release:

NewBaby.com and Wii Fit Mommies Gear Up for 2009 with Online Promotions to Share Fitness Techniques and Support for Families with Nintendo Wii Fit Program

Weight Loss Success by Mom Blogger Inspires New Online Fitness Group with Members Connecting Via Social Networking in Forums, on Twitter, Blogs, and Vlogs on NewBaby.com

December 30 2008 Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Wii Fit Mommies and NewBaby.com are kicking off the new year using the latest in social networking techniques to help Moms, kids, and families get fit in 2009. Leading the way is Julie Maloney, one of the founders of Wii Fit Mommies, who lost 60 pounds using the Nintendo Wii Fit program.

From blogging about using the Wii Fit program to lose weight, hosting Twitter Parties, to creating a forum for other Moms to join in, the Wii Fit Mommies started a revolution in the fall of 2008. For 2009, Wii Fit Mommies and NewBaby.com have combined forces and have added video blogging, Vlogging, to the mix. NewBaby.com will also showcase Wii Fit Mommies with a special section and a Wii Fit Expert Mom to support this program to promote fitness in families.

On January 3rd 2009, Wii Fit Mommies will host the first event for the year with a Twitter Party online. NewBaby.com will be donating a Flip Video camera for a Mom to record her progress with this program while Nintendo has donated a Wii and Wii Fit console for the kick-off of this program a few weeks ago. This is just one of the events with prizes for participants planned for the New Year.

NewBaby.com is well known as the destination site for Mom Bloggers to create and share their videos. Made up of highly influential Moms Bloggers and parenting experts, the NewBaby Vlogger Network has pioneered the way in which Moms share and connect with each other including outfitting the Wii Fit Mommies with Flip Video cameras to enhance their fitness forum and inspire other Moms and their families get fit.

“With over 8 million children facing obesity in the US, it’s exciting for us to participate and help build on a program like Wii Fit Mommies and Wii Fit Kids,” said Bob Sullivan, co-founder of NewBaby.com. “Our NewBaby.com network will be promoting this and other programs that help families as we strive to be the #1 video resource for Moms from pregnancy to parenting.

NewBaby.com has over 60 Mom Vloggers armed with Flip Cameras chronicling their journey through motherhood and sharing insights on parenting. Featured “Mom Experts” cover topics such as pregnancy, adoption, product reviews, going green, saving money and more.

“We are proud of our growing Mom Vlogger network which continues to add valuable video content that is viewed by thousands of visitors a day online as a parenting resource to learn and share with other Moms,” said Maria Bailey, co-founder of NewBaby.com and author of the new book "Mom 3.0: Marketing with Today's Mothers by Leveraging New Media & Technologies."

About Newbaby.com
NewBaby.com offers the best of the Internet's resources, for parents, teachers, and kids. Launched in September 2004, the company's mission is to be an online mother network of the world's best-educated internet membership. NewBaby.com resources are designed to inform via video, audio, and written word. http://www.newbaby.com

About Wii Fit Mommies
Wii Fit Mommies was created as a vibrant, continuous online community supporting people in their personal health and fitness goals for themselves and their children using the Wii Fit exercise system. This community is a completely non-profit entity. Founded by Julie Maloney, The Cool Mom Guide (http://www.coolmomguide.com), Cynthia Werry, the Good Enough Witch (http://thegoodenoughwitch.typepad.com), Jenn Hethcoat, The Coupon Coup, (http://thecouponcoup.blogspot.com) and Sarah Pinnex, The Real Life Blog (http://www.reallifeblog.net). For more information on Wii Fit Mommies, please visit http://fitness.coolmomguide.com .

About BSM Media
BSM Media is the leading Marketing to Moms firm created by Maria Bailey, author of the new book "Mom 3.0: Marketing With Today's Mothers by Leveraging New Media & Technologies," "Marketing to Moms: Getting Your Share of the Trillion-Dollar Market" and "Trillion-Dollar Moms: Marketing to a New Generation of Mothers." Maria Bailey is also host of Mom Talk Radio, a weekly radio show designed exclusively for busy moms. She has been featured in the New York Times, Women's Day, and Wall Street Journal and on WABC-NY, WNBC-NY, CNN, and many other media outlets. For more information, visit www. http://www.bsmmedia.com.

Wii Fit Mommies Twitter Party!

For this weeks Fitness Friday The Wii Fit Mommies are announcing some of the giveaway prizes for our Twitter Party to be held January 3, 2009 from 8-10PM EST.

There will be links to all the giveaways at the bottom of this post and in the sidebar of this site. To enter, simply choose which prizes you like and follow the entry rules on that particular post.

The prize for this post has been donated by the wonderful people over at NewBaby.com. NewBaby.com is a video blogging (Vlog) site providing Online Resources For New And Expectant Moms.

Newbaby.com has donated a Flip Camera to one lucky winner so they can Vlog their Wii Fit Progress on both Newbaby.com and the Wii Fit Mommies website!

This Flip Video Recorder makes capturing the special moments in your life so much easier!

• Simple to use, pocket-sized camcorder with one-touch recording and digital zoom
• Holds 60 minutes of full VGA-quality video on 2GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required
• Convenient USB arm plugs directly into your computer for easy viewing and sharing
• Built-in software lets you easily e-mail videos, upload to YouTube and AOL, and capture still photos from video
• Watch videos instantly on TV with included cable

You must register on the Wii Fit Mommies Forum and participate in the Twitter party to win. Sign the Mr. Linky below with your Twitter name and link to your Twitter profile. Leave a comment after you registered with your forum user name to gain an entry.

Other ways to enter to win the Flip camera-leave one comment for each action taken to qualify as an entry to the giveaway. The more times you enter, the moe chance you have to win! Only relevant comments will be approved-

-Head over to Newbaby.com and register.

-Tweet about the party (linking to Wii Fit Mommies at http://fitness.coolmomguide.com)

-Blog about the Wii Fit Mommies party. Link back to the Wii Fit Mommies website. Leave the link to the post in a comment.

-follow @wiimoms and the Mommies-

-follow @CoolMomGuide

-follow @GoodEnoughWitch

-follow @TheCouponCoup

-follow @SarahSingforhim

-Subscribe to the Wii Fit Mommies RSS feed

-Stumble, Digg or Technorati this post or site

-Add the Wii Fit Mommies blog button to your site

Let me know in a comment that you did for an entry to this contest and email Julie@CoolMomGuide.com with your button info and I’ll add your button to the Wii Fit Mommies friends page!

Contest is limited to U.S. residents age 18 and over. All comments must be placed before 6:00PM EST on 1/3/09 in order to be entered in the contest.Comments will be closed promptly at 6:00PM EST.

Looking for Moms who are Pregnant and Blog - to Video Blog with a Free Flip Video Camera From NewBaby.com

We are so excited to get some great new mom's contributing to NewBaby.com!! Here is the list so far of Mom's who are getting a Flip Video Camera from NewBaby.com to start video blogging / vlogging.

Check out their sites if you are not yet a follower! We'll keep you updated on their adventures in Vlogging!!
http://ReviewsfrommyLaptop.com
http://acowboyswife.com
http://evolvingmommy.blogspot.com
http://www.chefdruck.com
http://sweetnsassygirls.blogspot.com
http://www.evolvingmommy.blogspot.com
http://www.juststopscreaming.com
http://www.bizziemommy.com
http://www.berriesweetpicks.blogspot.com
http://www.mombloggersclub.com
http://MamaDivas.com

We are also looking for a few NEW to Be Mommy's who are pregnant and blog... and want to get started Video Blogging / Vlogging and contribute to NewBaby.com. If you are interested in the program, please let me know so we can chat about our program... and the FREE FLIP VIDEO CAMERA we will send you to get started!!

We'll keep you updated with new Mom contributions!

PS. You don't have to contribute to be a FREE member of NewBaby.com. Sign up and check out our awesome video resources!!

PPS. A HUGE benefit of joining and contributing to NewBaby.com (even being an expert contributor) is that it will dramatically increase your visibility and help to increase traffic to your blog!

Sharing Tips from Writing to Using a Flip Camera to Video Blog - Vlogging!

NewBaby.com Launches First Network Focused on Mom Video Bloggers | Vloggers

Partners with Flip Video and Duke Struck, Emmy Award Winning Producer Giving Popular Mom Bloggers the Power of Video

October 22 2008 Ft. Lauderdale, FL. NewBaby.com is pioneering Vlogging with the first-ever Mom Vlogger Network in partnership with Flip Video and Emmy Award winning producer Duke Struck.

Timing could not be better for the NewBaby Vlogger Network with the rise of popularity of online videos. Research conducted by BSM Media, a Marketing-to-Moms firm, points to online video as the next preferred media among Moms. It is no secret that Moms share information with other Moms; in fact, over 80% of moms have viewed at least one online video in the last 7 days, watching up to 11 videos during an online session.

NewBaby.com has teamed up with Flip Video, the line of handheld camcorders that is revolutionizing home videos, and Duke Struck, 14-time Emmy Award winning producer, to give their Mom vloggers the resources and platform to film and share their videos. Made up of highly influential Moms Bloggers and parenting experts, the NewBaby Vlogger Network is pioneering the way in which Moms share and connect with each other.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with such a diverse and respected group of Moms to bring another dimension to NewBaby from sharing tips to capturing significant moments of their child’s growth,” said Bob Sullivan, co-founder of NewBaby.com.

Armed with Flip Cameras, NewBaby’s Vloggers chronicle their journey through motherhood and share insights on parenting. Wendy Stetson, of Babies Gotta Have It provides reviews of baby products while Mom Blog Favorite, Stephanie Precourt of Adventures in Babywearing will be filming installments on welcoming her fourth child. Fifteen NewBaby Vloggers will cover topics from the best positions to burp a baby to pregnancy secrets that your doctor might not tell you.

“Vlogs allow Moms to learn and share with other Moms while they make dinner and answer homework questions,” said Maria Bailey, co-founder of NewBaby.com and author of the new book "Mom 3.0: Marketing with Today's Mothers by Leveraging New Media & Technologies."

About Newbaby.com
NewBaby.com offers the best of the Internet's resources, for parents, teachers, and kids. Launched in September 2004, the company's mission is to be an online mother network of the world's best-educated internet membership. NewBaby.com resources are designed to inform via video, audio, and written word. http://www.newbaby.com

About BSM Media
BSM Media is the leading Marketing to Moms firm created by Maria Bailey, author of the new book "Mom 3.0: Marketing With Today's Mothers by Leveraging New Media & Technologies," "Marketing to Moms: Getting Your Share of the Trillion-Dollar Market" and "Trillion-Dollar Moms: Marketing to a New Generation of Mothers." Maria Bailey is also host of Mom Talk Radio, a weekly radio show designed exclusively for busy moms. She has been featured in the New York Times, Women's Day, and Wall Street Journal and on WABC-NY, WNBC-NY, CNN, and many other media outlets. For more information, visit www. http://www.bsmmedia.com.