Just because the tide is out, doesn’t mean there’s less water in the ocean. ~ Seth Godin on the economy I came across this exclusive interview with best-selling author and transcendental marketer Seth Godin. Seth is one of the speakers at this year’s Chick-fil-A Leadercast, an inspiring and educational event designed for leaders of all […]
Archives for March 2011
The Challenges of Protecting Your Copyrights Online
Last week Chase Jarvis posted a very intriguing short documentary film about a stolen image from Flickr (the film was created by FStoppers). In short, Noam Galai posted a self-portrait photograph of himself screaming and it was circulated worldwide. It ended up on the cover of magazines, books, spray-painted on walls, used in propaganda brochures, […]
A Vital Branding Lesson from an Auto Garage
There are few things I dread as much among my official duties as “man of the house” as taking the car in for service. I am clueless when it comes to most things auto-related. Having been raised by a single mom during my formative years, a love or affinity for things like cars, sports and […]
What do you do when clients hate what THEY asked for?
This past Friday I had a sort of “meeting of the minds” with some amazingly talented filmmakers (more on that at a later date). One topic that came up for discussion was dealing with clients who ask you for something, you tell them “that won’t be good,” they tell you to do it anyway, you […]
Crossing the 180 #25 – Kenny Mosher
The Canon/Vimeo Beyond the Still film contest was a groundbreaking experiment in group storytelling. One of the contestants from the first round of finalists was my guest for today, Kenny Mosher of Showdown Visuals. The film he submitted was “Alderwood” and for the longest time it was a favorite to win. Unfortunately, in the 11th […]
Do You Have the Fortitude to Be the Best? Menuez on Manhattan – Act 2
“We all want to be the best. And if you want to be the best, it takes everything you have.” ~ Doug Menuez Last month I posted “Act 1” of my short film documentary series about commercial photographer Doug Menuez. In this episode Doug shares his thoughts and wisdom about making it in this business. […]
Turn the Music Off. My Campaign for a Quieter Website Experience.
One of my biggest pet peeves when visiting a website is auto-play music. There is nothing more annoying than when I come to a site and some song starts blasting. I then have to fumble around trying to find the right icon that turns it off. And they’re always so cute. Sound bars rising up […]
You Can Cure Cancer with Your Craft
Do you ever have that feeling that you want to do more with your filmmaking or photography? Not necessarily more work or make more money, but do more important things with your craft. How would you like to cure cancer? Carla Lynn thinks you can. And I believe her.
If You’re Not Moving Forward You’ll Be Left Behind
Have you ever been to a class reunion where you travel back to your home town and it’s exactly the same as you left it ten, twenty, maybe even thirty years ago? The same people are there doing the same things. The same stores are there selling the same stuff. It’s almost like traveling back […]
The Secret to Changing the World
Have you every seen a speech or presentation that made you want to get up and change the world? Maybe it was MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Maybe it was one of the many amazing presentations by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Ever wonder what makes those speeches so powerful? Well, wonder no more.