I’m not sure if this morning’s blog is dedicated to those who went to WPPI or those who didn’t, but here a few ideas following the convention.
For those who are just getting home from WPPI…you just spent the last week having every nerve-ending tweaked! Your NN, (Network Nerve) has been totally over-stimulated with all the [...]
Conventions like this past week bring out hundreds of requests to be a speaker. Sadly, many photographers, all with good intentions, think they have earned the right to speak at a national convention, even with virtually no experience. That’s not to say they don’t have good intentions, might not be a good speaker or even relevant, [...]
I guess there are some of you who might find this morning’s blog a little lame, but yesterday was too much fun not to write about it this morning.
With the exception of some problems with speakers in rooms that were too small, the convention has been pretty amazing. In terms of excitement, new exhibitors and [...]
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
It’s just a quick thought for a Saturday morning, [...]
Ever notice how many people you know in the industry, but never get a chance to really spend some time with and actually have a conversation? Meet Mark Lutz, who while we’ve sort of known each other for years, it wasn’t until the DWF convention in Nashville in January that we actually had a chance [...]
You guys get excited talking about the jobs you shoot, so as a marketing guy, I want to share how pumped up everyone is over this year’s Summer School.
It’s a star-studded cast, in order of apperance, Dane Sanders, Scott Bourne, Jerry Weiner, Joe Buissink, Vicki Taufer, Jasmine Star, Kevin Kubota, Stacy Pearsall, Jonathan Canlas, Kirk Voclain, [...]
Okay, this is a quick simple thought for a “First Tuesday” of the week morning. WPPI is this coming weekend. The Ohio Professional Photographers convention is right after WPPI and my apologies for not knowing what other conventions are in the pipeline, but here’s the challenge:
March Madness doesn’t have to only be about basketball. What if [...]
We’re all in the heat of trade show and convention season and it’s sort of a “which came first, the chicken or the egg” scenario. Is it prime time for conventions because it really is the slowest part of the season or has it become the slow time because everyone is off attending trade shows and [...]
I’ve talked a lot about taking advantage of the first quarter’s “down time” quality to analyze what you could have done better last year. The quote I found from Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, seems a little ironic, considering the public’s attitude that Microsoft has often been out of touch. Regardless, it rings true for everyone in business today.
“We [...]
I know it’s going to seem like a series of infommercials, but that’s the kind of morning it is – so here are a few cool reminders to think about.
1) Registration for Skip’s Summer School will hopefully open the end of this week. Things kick off on Sunday afternoon, August 8 at 3:30 with a sneak [...]
