Category Archives: Helpful Hints

Long Gloves and Tweed

Long white vintage gloves
Image by Swing Candy via Flickr

Have you ever been out someplace and seen an older woman dressed up in tweeds, long gloves, and a hat? You probably didn’t give her much thought but she is a perfect example of what’s happened to a lot of media and marketers. At one point in time, she was fashionably outfitted and may even have stood out for her good taste. Today, she’s an anachronism. You see, the world changed and she didn’t. Continue reading

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We’re All In This Together

You’re an artist and you play to make yourself happy.  Having spent some of my life as a performing musician, I know the joys of practicing (and that’s not sarcasm) to get better and do things you couldn’t before.  But I believe it would be hard to find any performer who didn’t think it was even better when you had an audience there to support you and show you some love for all that hard work.  You’re in it together. Continue reading

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I Can’t See So It Must Be Dark

Times are tough. I know – huge news. But one would think that because of that marketers would be exceptionally careful with every penny.  One would think…and one would be wrong!  Need proof?  How about this: Continue reading

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