Charles "C.C." Chapman is an American author, marketing consultant, and frequent speaker about content marketing.
He is a former manager of PodShow's
Podsafe Music Network
Podsafe Music Network (PMN) was the primary archive of podsafe music (music available for use in podcasting without significant licensing difficulties) on the internet. It was established by Mevio, a podcast production company founded by Adam Curr ...
, and was a prominent figure in the community of
podcasting
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...
and
podsafe
Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a so ...
music. After serving as the VP of New Marketing for crayon, Chapman co-founded his own company, The Advance Guard, a marketing company which focused on utilizing social media and other emerging technologies. It was acquired b
Campfirein August 2009. Since then, Chapman has been an independent consultant, frequent event speaker, and authored two books: ''Content Rules'', written with
Ann Handley, and ''Amazing Things Will Happen''.
Currently he is a visiting instructor of Business and Management at
Wheaton College and the Program & Partnership Director for Wheaton Innovates with
MassChallenge
MassChallenge is a global, zero-equity startup accelerator, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009.
MassChallenge is headquartered in Boston's Seaport District in the Innovation and Design Building, and has additional U.S. locations in Texas ...
.
He's a member of th
Aspen Institutes National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development: Parent Advisory Panel on the board o
The Hockey Foundation part of the
No Kid Hungry
Share Our Strength is a national organization working to end childhood hunger and poverty in the United States. Share Our Strength holds culinary events, solicits individual donations, and uses social media to raise funds, which are then used to ...
Social Council.
Background
In 1996, just before graduating from Bentley University, Chapman co-founded an
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
production company
Random Foo Pictures with good friend
Dan Gorgone. Chapman acted in, produced and directed a number of
short films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
, including ''Inquisition.'' However, it was his experience marketing the group's projects that led to his first experiences with online promotion, networking, and sharing media online.
Chapman has always tried to stay ahead of the curve by utilizing the newest web technologies. He started his first
blog
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...
in July 2001, his first podcast in December 2004, and opened a music cafe in the virtual world of
Second Life
''Second Life'' is an online multimedia platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user created content within a multi player online virtual world. Developed and owned by the San Fra ...
in November 2006.
Podcasting
From his home studio in the
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
area, Chapman began hosting the
independent music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording a ...
-focused podcast ''
Accident Hash
Charles "C.C." Chapman is an American author, marketing consultant, and frequent speaker about content marketing.
He is a former manager of PodShow's Podsafe Music Network, and was a prominent figure in the community of podcasting and podsafe ...
'' in 2005 and the new media podcast
Managing the Gray' in 2006. During the summer of 2005, ''Hash'' was one of the first podcasts to be included in the
iTunes
iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ...
Podcast directory and it became a featured podcast on
PodShow
Mevio Inc. (formerly known as PodShow) was an American internet entertainment network, founded in San Francisco, California in October 2004 by Adam Curry and Ron Bloom.
History
PodShow Inc. was founded in San Francisco, California in October 200 ...
. ''Accident Hash'' was later voted Best Podsafe Music Podcast at the 2006
Podcast Awards
The People's Choice Podcast Awards, better known as the Podcast Awards, are global awards given annually to the best podcasts as voted by the general public. Founded in 2005 by Todd Cochrane of Podcast Connect Inc., the Podcast Awards changed han ...
.
Chapman also became a popular guest and occasional guest host on many other podcasts across the world discussing topics ranging from podsafe music to new marketing. Included in his many appearances are stints guest hosting
Adam Curry
Adam Clark Curry (born September 3, 1964) is an American podcaster, announcer, Internet entrepreneur and media personality, known for his stint as a VJ on MTV and being one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer Web sites. ...
's
Podshow
Mevio Inc. (formerly known as PodShow) was an American internet entertainment network, founded in San Francisco, California in October 2004 by Adam Curry and Ron Bloom.
History
PodShow Inc. was founded in San Francisco, California in October 200 ...
on the
Sirius Stars channel and as a panelist on The
BeanCast Marketing Podcast.
Awards
Publications
* ''Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business'' by
Ann Handley and C.C. Chapman
* ''Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness'' by C.C. Chapman
Personal life
C.C. Chapman was born and raised in
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
and currently lives in
. He is married with two children and a graduate of Bentley University.
Notes
External links
* '
C.C. Chapman's official blog''
*
C.C. Chapman on The BeanCast Marketing PodcastC.C. Chapman discusses his co-authored book Content Rules on the Copyright Clearance Center podcast
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male bloggers
American bloggers
Bentley University alumni
Writers from Boston
Writers from New Hampshire
American podcasters
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) faculty