Marketing Media & Cupcakes

About Marketing Media & Cupcakes

The Media Download with John Ondo is a podcast packed with tips, tricks, and current media trends with practical ideas to help you improve your media quality. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just getting started with your own social media content, you will find time-saving, quality-increasing ideas here. Drawing on John's decades of Emmy Award-winning experience in broadcasting and digital media, John shares production shortcuts, & creative strategies to help your projects look and sound more polished. From video and audio to storytelling and workflow, The Media Download is your go-to resource for smarter, better media.

Publisher

John Ondo

Category

arts · business · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2019

Latest episode

29 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Preview of Vettes, Rods & Classics from 99.7 The Blitz with John Ondo

   Send us Fan Mail A preview of the upcoming Vettes, Rods & Classics from 99.7 The Blitz 103.9 The Maverick. Thanks, North American Broadcasting, for helping spread the word on our charity car show! Go to Vettes Rods and Classics on Facebook to find out more. Watch all of the video format of this podcast on my YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMqz-XMZ8v2VLfSXSCrEtDmfKum5g5ZEb

2. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Why Button-Pushing Isn’t Storytelling: Investing your Media Team

   Send us Fan Mail John Ondo, a 40-year TV and filmmaking veteran, argues that leaders often wrongly treat media creation as a simple technical task—training someone to “push the buttons” for livestreams or social reels—when high-quality content requires professional instincts built through daily practice. Using golf as an analogy, he says knowing tools and mechanics isn’t the same as developing the judgment needed to adapt to changing conditions and inevitable problems like shifting light or l...

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Emotional Commericals Create A Connection

   Send us Fan Mail AT&T’s “When the Connection Matters” Campaign: The Storytelling Lesson for Content Creators Media Consultant and Filmmaker, John Ondo, breaks down AT&T’s new ad campaign after seeing spots during the Masters, focusing on “Swing Coach” and “Doomscroll,” and argues they sell meaningful relationships rather than bandwidth or coverage. He notes that the ads target people who value family and connection, using personal stories that emotionally reward viewers and then tie ...

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