Monthly Archives: April 2009

April Showers bring May Flowers

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It’s a crummy raw wet day out, so why not blog? This past week flew by for I was flying back and forth from the DC area. I shot footage for Network World and Keith Shaw. We shot an interview he is doing as part of the IT insider series. We visited EDS in Herndon VA to conduct the interview. Everything went well and the interview should be online in a few weeks.

Monday, I Made what I think was a strong pitch to do some testimonial videos for a westboro company’s website later in the spring. The are traveling to a trade show and will have access to their customers all in one setting. The idea is to shot about 6-8 of these testimonials on tradeshow site at an adjacent hotel. This would be a cost effective way rather then flying around the country trying to get these interviews.

Testimonial video from your customers is big right now. Having your customers sell your company for you with stories of wins and great customer service makes a great statement about your company, and can go far to helping a potential customer chose your company over others they might be considering.

Have a Happy Easter Everyone

Basketball, Jack Bauer, President Obama and Chevrolet

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I had Louisville in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament that concluded last night with North Carolina running away with the game early after taking a 22-7 lead and never being challenged. It was so lopsided I worried more about if Jack Bauer was going to survive last nights episode of 24 rather then if North Carolina was going to relinquish the National Championship. President Obama had North Carolina in his bracket. Nice pick Mr President.

Congratulations also to Michigan State for adding a storyline to the finals where there really wasn’t one. The City of Detroit and the State of Michigan appreciated all the points you scratched and clawed for never giving in or giving out in the process. I think perhaps your kids showed Ford, GM and Chrysler something about fighting back in the face of adversity. I know you showed me something.

Teetering in a tough economy…

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I spent much of February not answering the phones, because they did not ring. I read everything I could to learn about social media and inbound marketing. I installed google analytics, edited my website and now I hope business will return. I blog, twitter and I am also looking for a PT job now also. I am trying to put money in the bank and food on the table. I try to remain positive hoping and implementing the things I feel I need to do to implement change. Corporate video production is what I desire to do most, but I may not have much of a say in that should things get much worse. You can only hang on so long chasing your dream and living life as best you can. At some point the realization that you need to do something else looms.

God what a day I had today at the store

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I went to the food store to but some groceries with my daughter. While we were shopping an older lady about 70 or so started talking to me and my daughter. She was having trouble noticeably so I assisted with getting a few things down off higher shelves. I left her in the deli area after I had completed shopping and headed to get some milk and cheese and then out of stop and shop.

When I got to the check out Sabrina and I unloaded my cart and we paid. I had about 15 items but the total came to 130.56. I looked at the checkout person and told her there must be a big mistake. The woman said that my mother had mentioned that I would be paying for her groceries also.

Now if my mother was still alive I might not have a problem with this. I explained calmly that my mother had passed away quite a few years ago and that anyone pretending to be my mother was a hoax. She called the manager and an argument ensued. My daughter got upset and I tried to comfort her. As I went to do so the manager tried to prevent me from moving towards the exit. I resisted and he reached for me but fell to the ground and as I walked over him and towards my daughter the assistant manager reached up and was hanging on to my shoes, hanging on tight pulling on my leg like I am pulling on yours.

Happy April fools day.