http://www.socialmedia.biz/2011/03/10/starter-kit-for-a-social... This 7-point plan is about the most concise, well-thought-out summary I've ever seen. If I was starting over, I would do this in a heartbeat. Heck, maybe I WILL start over! CourVO See this Amp at http://bit.ly/fbat2K...
Politics often takes real-world victims. Middle East politics is proving that. Cairo, Egypt-based voice talent and advertising/marketing professional Mahmoud Taji has been in our thoughts. He contributes in many ways to the international voice-over community, and recently he and his wife...
The vultures are circling. Borders Books announced bankruptcy and store closures earlier this month. Now bargain-hunters are swarming the hundreds of stores closing around the country. Many were not surprised at the announcement. "A win for Amazon and the mom 'n' pop bookstores," said one...
Sometimes you can OVER think things. Other times, you really SHOULD take a moment to think things through. Today's American rarely thinks through their motivations...so driven are we to produce, achieve, accumulate...or just NOT get left behind. The urgent supersedes the important. Since late...
URL: http://www.webdesignbooth.com/10-easy-to-implement-flas... This is a pretty good list of available flash players for embedding in websites, blogs, social media and more. Embeddable flash players constitute a very creative and growing niche on the web. Some players are quite feature-rich, and...
That's one of the things I like about VO-land...it's a pretty supportive, encouraging, and for the most part convivial. As creatives, we have our spats and disagreements. We all share voice work, but we don't all share opinions. Now it seems at least two factions in our business are winding up on...
URL: http://www.voicetalentproductions.com/blog/See this blog info from one of the production teams. I'd hate to see this bring a rift in our business. Ted Williams' phenomenon continues to grip the VO world! CourVOSee this Amp at http://bit.ly/dQN4XL
Among the many offshoots of the Ted Williams phenomenon was the radio show featuring Ted talking to VO Pros Joe Cipriano and Randye Thomas. The two top VO talents invited Ted to be part of their upcoming VoiceOver Talent Search Show (a la American Idol). VoiceOver Talent Search Show!!!! . It took...
What works for your doesn't always work for me...and vice versa. A comment on a VO forum recently noted that when seeking freelance VO jobs, it's all about relationship. He said that FaceBook, Twitter, and LinkedIn was a time-suck, and "if you can't get on the phone and sell yourself and work a...
After starting a Facebook group for voice over artists, a potential client looking for a medical voice over artist posted in our group seeking male voice over talent.
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