Valenti Sanjuan

With over 150k followers on Instagram and over 198k subscribers on YouTube, Valenti Sanjuan has changed the way we look at social media. We are constantly talking about how to gain followers and how to get noticed in the social media world and he knows just the way to do so. “You need great content on your page” he said, “and you can really make a living through social media.” Not only did he mention many tips on how to be successful he talked to us about how sports are a huge thing that has got him to where he is today. Being able to stay healthy and live a lifestyle that people can look up to is something that Sanjuan uses to his advantage.

He has been all over the world, doing many activities that many of us would think to be impossible, including the famous Ironman that consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile run, raced in that order and without a break. He is an inspiration to so many people around the world and has used social media as a platform to show what he is doing, where he is going and why he is doing certain things.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by valentí sanjuan 🤘 (@valentisanjuan)

Valenti’s Instagram

Sanjuan spoke about a young man named Andre, he got in an accident where he was ran over by a train and lost both of his legs, but wasn’t going to let something like that get in the way of doing something he loves, which is staying active and not looking at it as a negative but a positive. After watching this video, I was completely shocked and knew that if Andre can do Ironman’s with no legs, then there should be nothing getting in my way.

 

Andres story

 

Sanjuan really said something powerful after this video “If you don’t do what you love then don’t do it.” For some reason this really stuck with me and got me thinking about how there have been certain times in my life where I have done things that I don’t love and I was just doing it, to do it.It was amazing for me to listen to Sanjuan speak about all his experiences and tricks he knows about posting the right picture or video on Instagram and YouTube, and how he is using social media sites as a way to connect with people and inspire them to live out there own dream.

Gives you “wings”

I had never had a real job that I actually enjoyed throughout college, because I was never happy with what I was doing, until I started working on a team that gave people “wings”. I started working at Red Bull my junior year of college and have loved every minute of it. I am apart of the Wisconsin wings team, it is pretty much a promotion/marketing team that travels all over Wisconsin and hands out Red Bull to college students, workers, athletes and regular people relaxing by the park.

There are many misconceptions about this energy drink and as a wings team member I am responsible for changing peoples minds and getting them to try a Red Bull and be satisfied with not only the taste but also the brand.

Working for the wings team has really opened my eyes to how many people actually love and respect Red Bull once they know the facts. When I walk up to fellow college students or businesses they get the biggest smile on their faces and obsess over the fact that I am giving them free Red Bull samples. As apart of the wings team we are required to post on our Instagrams about Red bull and promote the new flavors that we have each month, this is also a huge marketing strategy that has helped Red Bull so much, seeing young college students posting pictures of Red Bull makes other college students want to drink it as well.

I think that the reason I love this job so much is because it really is preparing me for the future, I have learned how to deal with different kinds of people everyday and I have faced many challenges but have dealt with each one in a professional manner just like I will have to in the future.

Me promoting Red Bull:

Many consumers look up to this brand because of how many athletes drink Red Bull, and promote it while they are doing their sport. Which I think is a great way to get people to also want this product. Surfing Video

“Instead the wall posts focus on images and videos of extreme sports and athletes sponsored by Red Bull. It fits with the brands overall strategy of promoting itself as a lifestyle choice rather than a simple, caffeinated drink” said David Moth, author. This is what makes Red Bull so different and makes the brand really stand out from others trying to compete.

Red Bull’s website

Red Bulls website is also set up in a way that is very interactive and non-linear, and that is what attracts people to go to the website daily, to watch new videos of athletes and to see what sporting events are happening around the world.

When I say “Red Bull gives you wings” I am really asking can I give you a boost of energy? So that you can do whatever you need to do to be successful throughout your day at work or in school or even playing your favorite sport?

SO…Can I give you wings?

 

Econsultancy, David Moth @. “How Red Bull uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google.” Econsultancy. February 21, 2013. Accessed October 26, 2017. https://econsultancy.com/blog/62178-how-red-bull-uses-facebook-twitter-pinterest-and-google.

Timeline of Europe

Timeline of my experience

I decided to use timeline for this post, because I thought it best captured my experiences so far in Europe. Being able to travel to multiple different places is a dream come true, I have always wanted to be able to see the world on my own without my parents. The memories I make here is something that I will cherish forever, and I think that learning a different way of life is huge for succeeding in the future.

 

Timeline really gave me the opportunity to put together pictures and information, along with a date on which I traveled to the different destinations.

 

 

Traveling through Instagram?

Imagine being able to travel the world, be famous and make money? That would be the life right? Well fortunately the social media site “Instagram” allows that to happen. Instagram has given the opportunity to so many people to become successful through this website where you post pictures of what you are doing and really what you want people to see. Jay Alvarrez is a well known, Instagram model, traveler and dare devil. He became famous through this social media site and ever since he reached over 5 million followers he is one of the most well known travelers on Instagram. From Ibiza to Hong Kong he is able to express himself and show his followers where he is at all times and what he is doing. I think that Instagram is so relevant in today’s society because everyone wants to “get likes” and “gain followers”.

Seeing Alvarrez posts on Instagram really inspires people to get out and travel the world, I think that not only is he a huge influence on his followers lives but so are many other “Insta-famous” people. Instagram is very powerful in many ways and really has taken over more than 150 million peoples lives, it has the ability to make people feel good about themselves and allows them to post whatever they want, whenever they want. I follow Alvarrez on Instagram and I am always amazed at what he’s doing, the fact that he can travel the world and is able to show what he loves through pictures and videos is truly amazing. I think that Instagram is just the beginning of more social media sites to come in the future and has set the bar very high. I use Instagram to post pictures about my time here abroad and I am able to show my followers how much fun I am having while in Europe. Its more than just a picture, you can caption and tag people and places in your photo, it’s a process that many people take hours perfecting just on one picture. Instagram is really a place to go and get away from whatever life problems you have and to scroll through other people’s lives and see how they are doing and what they are doing. This social media site is genius and has really influenced people from many different age groups to expose themselves and portray themselves through a picture exactly how they want to.

 

Some of my recent posts from my travels abroad: Italy, Spain & London.

 

Twitter, Facebook & Travel?

 

Facebook is a huge social media site. It has over 700 million daily users and is very useful to many people in many different ways. “New graduates entering the workforce are frequently appalled by the technology their employers use to run their companies,” said Dean of the London Business School, Andrew Likierman. He also said, “They are frustrated by antiquated software systems that were built long before Mark Zuckerberg was even born. They want to collaborate with the best people across their organization and to have real-time access to information, just like they have in their personal lives.” This really stuck out to me because my generation is so used to everything getting done so fast because of the internet and older generations still aren’t used to it. I think that Facebook connects people in ways that no other social media site really can. I am focusing my blog on my travels abroad, and post pictures to Facebook all the time so my family and friends can see what I am doing, this would never be possible without Facebook and the other main social media sites that are available.

Advertising on Facebook for your company is one of the smartest things you can do, because once you post something it not only reaches your friends it reaches your friends, friends and so on. It also is very beneficial because I get a lot of my news from Facebook, The shooting that just happened in Las Vegas I found on Facebook right away from a CNN video on my news feed. I think that Facebook is really focused on letting people express how they feel, and show the world who they are or who they want to be. Which is exactly what I am doing with my blog, I really want to express and show not only my friends but others about Barcelona and all the different countries that I will be traveling to.

Cnn Las Vegas Shooting

 

Microblogging is really just short posts that people use to express different things going on in their life or in the world. Twitter is especially known for microblogging, and has made it very easy for everyone to use. Instead of writing novels about certain things you can just write 140 characters and still get your thought across to your followers. Here Singer Jake Owen tweeted about the incident by microblogging, and it got his point across with over 18k likes and 2.9 within a quick amount of time.

I think that using twitter for tragic events is good because its quick, easy and gets to the point.

 

 

Phung, An. “The Facebook Effect In The Business World.” Big Think. May 14, 2012. Accessed October 02, 2017. http://bigthink.com/think-tank/social-media-in-the-business-world.