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Free Webinars for Creatives and Small Business Owners to Gain Vital Visibility

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I’ve created an online webinar series with the intention of attracting creatives and small business owners who are not seeing the web traffic and social media audience they desire for gaining new opportunities, clients and more importantly, sales.

In Hoboken and Jersey City we have a stimulating, thriving artist community, but most creatives are struggling for a number of reasons, and most definitely because they don’t use the web to their advantage. Some still have no website. Some build a simple website presence and leave it, thinking it’ll now do all the work for them. And some don’t like or use social media.

Wake up people, with a little help from your friend here, you could see some dramatic changes.

So, I’m writing this post to outline how these webinars will directly effect YOUR business.

1- If you are not expanding your mind everyday, and learning new things, you are moving backward, not forward.

2- These webinars are currently FREE. Once aired and recorded, in replay mode.

3- The topics I have chosen are critical and power-packed with actionable tips. Topics include Facebook Timeline branding and marketing must haves, Ultimate Marketing Tips, How to Create Effective Marketing Videos, Print vs Web for Gaining New Clients and Doing Business, Writing Rich SEO Content for Websites and Blogs, Alliance and Social Networking, and Work and Life, Finding the “Me” Time. (The Fall has totally different online classes and speakers.)

4 – The guest speakers have brilliant expertise and were chosen by me.

5- When you implement what you have learned, it WILL change your business.

Trust me when I say that I am giving you the information you need to propel your craft, visibility and the world is waiting to hear from you.

What do you have to lose? Tune in, watch a few and I know you will be back from more. Check out these testimonials:
 

Visit: http://broadcastlouder.com/classes/creativity-abundance-2-0/

John Ruddy – Oculus Deus at Paul Vincent Gallery in Hoboken

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Last Sunday I attended the wonderful opening reception of local artist, John Ruddy, at the Paul Vincent Gallery in Hoboken. The gallery gives an artist the space to spread their art out into multiple rooms, and during the afternoon we all moved into one of the rooms for a special musical performance by Cris Nyne. It’s wonderful to see the artists community come out and support one another and the place was hopping! Different types of artists crowded the rooms, painters, photographers, actors, etc…

John Ruddy’s art was quite original. What I loved was that he treated the frame and the wall surrounding the picture as part of the piece. The frames were decorated, the walls were decorated… it made me think where does the art begin and where does it end? It makes me realize art is not just a picture on a wall, (not that I thought this, but it’s a nice reminder) but everything surrounding the piece and me as well.

Have a look at some of the folks who attended and John Ruddy’s work.

“Lemonade” The Movie, Bravo to Erik, For Doing What I’ve Only Thought!

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On the CBS evening news tonight, they featured Erik Proulx, who has created the film, “Lemonade.” After Erik lost his job as a senior copywriter he started a blog called, “Please Feed The Animals“ to help other advertising professionals reinvent themselves. Erik is the creator, executive producer and writer of the movie and he interviewed various creative people who had lost their jobs and shows what they are doing now. These creative people realized they now had the time to do the things they’d only dreamed about. Credits include: Directed by Marc Colucci, Directors of Photography are Peter Nelson and Will Van Hazel, Edited by Andre Betz. Producer & Executive Producer, Jennifer McKenzie, Producer, Carrie Jacobson, and Producer, Scott Burtnett.

It takes a lot of courage to set out on a new path and I look forward to seeing and hearing their stories.

I am remembering the year 1993, when I was an art director for Macmillan Publishing. After working with them for three and a half years, the company went bankrupt and once the banks took over, they found that the only solution was to tear the company into two pieces, and sell those pieces to Prentice Hall and Simon & Schuster. Almost all the employees working for Macmillan were let go, and yes, I was one of them.

At the time I panicked, as most do, when they find themselves out of work. I tried to find a job, but it soon became clear that it wasn’t going to happen. I’d say the reason was because there just weren’t enough art director jobs to go around, and no one was leaving to make room. So, the only solution was to start my own design company. I had the good fortune of friends and colleagues who helped me get going.

As time marched on, I knew I needed to expand my design skills and added website design/development in the late 90s. Knowing both graphic and website design has helped me through the toughest of times, after September 11th, and today with the economic crisis.

There is nothing in the world like being your own boss. Having the freedom to plan each day as it comes. For creative types, it takes a very serious commitment to be freelance. It’s also a truly rewarding life to be able to do what you love. I can’t imagine my life without design and meeting new people each day.

I look forward to the start of this new decade and will welcome all the opportunities that come my way with enthusiasm!

Now when is this film coming to NYC or NJ?