August 1st is right around the corner. From a business stand point it’s a time everybody should be using to do at least one thing you’ve never done before to create a little buzz in your market, your community. Here are some ideas and thoughts on where you can get some help!
Postcard Mailing: How about [...]
It’s Monday morning, affectionately known as “First Tuesday” here and the start of new week. It’s also the last week of July and I feel like I’m trapped inside an old Jimmy Stewart movie and the hands of the clock are spinning. The summer is flying by and all the retailers seem to be wishing it [...]
This is my twelfth profile in the series with just three left to go – what a Summer School lineup this is for 2010! But, remember, if you’re only reading this because you want to find out more about who’s speaking at Summer School then you’re missing the point. Every one of these photographers should [...]
I’ve never been a big Ross Perot fan, but this quote I found a while back hit home:
“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touch down.”
If I ask a group [...]
No guest post for Open Forum this morning, but it’s only because I forgot I declared Monday as Open Forum and haven’t had a chance to sort out those people who responded. If you’ve got an issue you’d just like to throw out on the table, then here’s a place to vent, share or contribute. [...]
It’s a Sunday morning quickie – years ago I had the privilege of visiting the White House when Senator Howard Baker was President Reagan’s Chief of Staff. Baker was shooting Hasselblad and Nikon and just wanted to talk about photography. During the conversation we were talking about how a picture really is worth a thousand words. He [...]
Get a discussion going with most professional photographers about their biggest challenges and in the top ten will always be having to write anything for their blog, website, press releases or brochures. Next will come their website in general and their marketing efforts. Welcome to GhostRighters, a company dedicated to helping photographers “Ghost Write”, “Ghost Web” and “Ghost Market”.
Here’s [...]
I’m probably going to be criticized for running a blog a second time, but first, it’s one of my favorites and second, it’s one of the most important blogs I’ve written. This was first published last September, but it’s even more relevant today!
As business slowly starts to improve, you’ve got to stay focused on more than just [...]
One of the best reasons to be at conventions and programs like PPE, WPPI, PPA, Skip’s Summer School etc. is networking. In a meeting last week at WPPI I had the opportunity to meet Gene Ho. He’s literally a marketing machine. Working closely with Black River Imaging, Gene will be doing a program at PDN’s upcoming [...]
The summer may seem like it’s a long way off, but if you look back at how fast this first quarter has gone by, it’s really just around the corner and here’s the challenge. What are you going to need to recharge your battery just before the fall rush? Even more important, what will you want [...]
