eli manning, quarterback and on-field leader of the new york giants football team, uses silence to reassure teammates. manning claims that “not saying anything” is a great calming force. he proved its efficiency last night — this time during his...
met a client for coffee this morning in rosslyn, va to deliver his debut cd in person – “dropping product” as i call it. i could tell that he was stressing an upcoming performance from the standpoint of “wanting it to be just right.”...
a chief collaborator of mine and professor at james madison university (va-usa), morgan benton, recommended the following podcast from chris anderson as a commentary on the pareto principle — courtesy of the long now foundation. this is an extremely valuable resource...
below is some advice i offered to a client today – on the subject of how you want a client to receive a press kit. backstory: client was sending a dvd that doubled as a press kit and product sample. i’m pushing a formal letter, a product dvd and website with...
critiques are a touchy subject for most clients. in marketing, we’re also taught that differences are what is most compelling. well, not always. i provided a critique to a young recording artist this week who writes christian rap. while i find his music...
i’m member of the music biz group at linkedin and just came across an interesting thread about the undesirable way in which many artists act. like the folks who chimed in, i’ve seen a ton of ill-placed arrogance, egotism and the like from young and old...
