Dave Krugman builds online communities. Using his talent as a photographer and his social media insight, he rallies huge amounts of followers around a particular topic or location. As you can imagine, for a brand, he is a golden child. After many successes with such prestigious clients at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, as well as participating at Esquire magazine’s event, he now lends his talents at the advertising agency BBDO as Social Editor. We caught up with him while he was taking a break from his 165 K followers on Instagram and before he takes the stage at the upcoming LDV Vision Summit:
First, a little bit about yourself. What was your path to your current role a BBDO?
Are you an Instagram Ninja ?
How has Instagram change the way you perceive the world ?
“Advertisers and brands have a direct visual line to peoples pockets via various social media platforms.”
How important is mobile photography for brands today ?
Love is free, all it costs is a kiss, but be careful, don’t get lost in the mist. #versevisual A photo posted by Dave Krugman (@dave.krugman) on
Where will the Instagram communities live in 5 years ?
What is missing in the photo-sharing apps that you would like to see?
“If you are an advertiser looking to hire a photographer, and you have two choices of equal artistic merit- you are going to choose the artist who comes with a distribution channel with 500k subscribers.”
Do you think that from now on a career in photography will be defined by the platform you use?
With the LDV Visions summit coming up, what do you hope to get from it?
#NYC With @nyonair #nyonair A photo posted by Dave Krugman (@dave.krugman) on
Analytics: how important are they to your photography ?
What is your vision of the ultimate perfect camera?
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all photos by Dave Krugman. Used with Permission.
Author: Paul Melcher
Paul Melcher is a highly influential and visionary leader in visual tech, with 20+ years of experience in licensing, tech innovation, and entrepreneurship. He is the Managing Director of MelcherSystem and has held executive roles at Corbis, Stipple, and more. Melcher received a Digital Media Licensing Association Award and is a board member of Plus Coalition, Clippn, and Anthology, and has been named among the “100 most influential individuals in American photography”
10 Questions for a Social Editor : BBDO http://t.co/1PD5IY3ypF via @KapturMag
Spoke with @kapturmag in advance of my keynote at @LDVVisionSummit
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10 Questions for a Social Editor : BBDO via @kapturmag http://t.co/4bfBhDPLSq
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10 Questions for @BBDO Social Editor @dave_krugman http://t.co/SCb3uqFCyP “Photography has forever altered my perception of the world”
“Brands have a direct visual line to peoples pockets…. @dave_krugman @kapturmag http://t.co/bIi3AJRySv #socialmediamarketing #instagram