by CourVO | Apr 30, 2012 | VO Business |
Old v. New Past v. Future Done v. Disruptor Known v. Unknown Static v. Change Call it what you will, things are not staying the same in VO-land. Depending on your current status, your acceptance of change, and your view to the future, you may agree or disagree. Of...
by CourVO | Apr 27, 2012 | Business-end-of-things |
This blog is to remind me to say thank you. Actually, I love to say thank you, especially to my clients…and I do it often. But I’ve never sent a physical thank you note to a client in my life. That’s gotta change. I figure there’s one rule: ...
by CourVO | Apr 26, 2012 | VO Business |
For those of you who were unsure what the fallout from SaVoa would mean to your accreditation, we have some official announcements to make: 1) World-Voices.org is now incorporated, chartered, officers chosen, and a website up and running. 2) Non-profit status is...
by CourVO | Apr 22, 2012 | VO Business |
This picture is from the heart of Nevada. Yeah, Nevada…home of endless desert, the Nuclear Test Site, craggy brown mountains, and hot hot Summers. But the oases are there if you look for them. Today, I’m in Boise, Idaho. I drove the length of Nevada and...
by CourVO | Apr 12, 2012 | VO Business |
Two short months from today (4-12-12) the 4th rendition of VOICE will kick off in SoCal. #1 was in Vegas in 2007, #2 in 2008 in Century City, #3 also in Century City in 2010, and now VOICE2012 at the Disneyland Hotel, June 13-16 (but the Red Carpet reception is on the...
by CourVO | Apr 5, 2012 | Marketing, Software, Web Resources, Web/Tech |
Video is in. Big woop CourVO!…uh, I think we knew that. No, I mean, really…even if you don’t want to be on camera…you should learn to work with images, take videos, edit montages, graphics, and even think about posting your demos with a video...
by CourVO | Mar 30, 2012 | Unions |
…and they did it with an overwhelming majority. Henceforth it’s SAG-AFTRA. Still lots of work to be done, and lots of questions to be answered, but it’s been a long time in coming, and I can’t help but think it’s a good thing. LINKS TO...
by CourVO | Mar 30, 2012 | VO Business |
June may seem like a long time off… You’d think that…but then, really…can you honestly account for the passing of January, February, and March already? Right. So then, maybe not such a good idea to ignore the calendar further, eh? Maybe you...
by CourVO | Mar 29, 2012 | Interview, Popular, Techniques, VO Jobs, Web Resources |
Newspapers hate CraigsList because it DESTROYED their classifieds (and their revenue). Most everyone else loves CraigsList…but as a lead-generating source for voice over jobs? Meh. Like Guru, O-Desk, Elance, and a number of other online freelance job...
by CourVO | Mar 28, 2012 | Interview, Mics |
At the most recent CES confab in Vegas, I ran into one of my all-time favorite many-times-over-entrepreneur, John Pozadzides (his friends call him John-P). We crashed into each other at the Blue Microphone exhibit, cause, well…let’s face it… they...
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