There are a couple of great conventions coming up and whether you’re headed to PMA this weekend, WPPI in a couple of weeks or the Ohio Professional Photographers Convention here are some reminders to help you get the most out of any convention.
1) Think about what you need most in terms of help with your [...]
The Thirst Relief Mentor Auction is up and live on ebay with a great cast of industry experts to help you with the challenges of your business – photography, marketing, business and your portfolio are just a handful of the benefits. It’s on eBay and all it takes is a bid and a click – [...]
A lot of you have already been to one convention or workshop already this year, but there’s a great moment in one of my all time favorite movies, City Slickers. (Definitely go rent it this weekend – you’ll pick up a few great laughs and even a few great lessons in life!)
Try this sage advice [...]
Coming off of two great conventions last week, DWF and IUSA, it’s a great time to think about how to build your network. There are still people who think a good stack of business cards is all you need! Sorry gang, if you’re just collecting cards that doesn’t cut it any more. I’m not sure [...]
Mystic 5 kicks off January 3 and while I know it’s late for people to make plans for an event two weeks away, at least if you’re in New England, this is one not to miss. Over three days you’ve got a chance to pick up programs with Jerry Ghionis, Joe McNally, David Williams, John [...]
A few days ago, when I announced “Blog Fest ‘09″ I wrote the following about today’s guest:
Besides being a terrific friend, Ralph Romaguera Sr. has been one of the leaders in the school market for many years. Losing big time following the wrath of Katrina, he and his sons have worked hard to rebuild their New [...]
Before you read any further, get out your 2010 calendar and circle the dates!
The response from this past summer’s attendees at Skip’s Summer School was pretty amazing. So, it makes sense to do it again. Only this time we’re adding in a lot of the great feedback and speaker requests from the post program survey. Thanks to some [...]
If you’re looking for a star-studded opportunity to start the year out right, check out the program Walter Van Dusen’s put together in Mystic, CT January 3-5, 2010. This is year number five for the event – and coming from it’s humble beginnings of just 44 people at the first one, it’s Walter’s personal brain [...]
Image courtesy of www.photoplusexpo.com
Twenty two years ago I attended my first Photo East, now known as PhotoPlus Expo. Hasselblad had a 10×10 booth, as just about everybody did. The show was the dream child of Carl Pugh and became the launching pad for so many concepts in trade show management, marketing, speaking venues etc.
It [...]
In previous lives, I constantly received requests from people who wanted to be a speaker at a convention or at a Hasselblad sponsored program. Most of the conventions coming up have their platforms already in place, but if you’ve got a burning passion to be on the lecture circuit, here’s a great check-off list to consider.
1. Have you spoken [...]
