Video Slice: Skip’s Summer School ‘09
Posted on | June 18, 2009 | No Comments
Here’s a video to give you an inside view of what to expect in Vegas this summer. It’s gonna be hot!
14 bright minds and you get to see ALL the presentations. August in Vegas. $279 gets you into this AND WPPI 2010. Rooms for $69/night at the MGM Grand. Seriously - this is going to be awesome.
Register now at http://www.mei500.com
And, as a special treat, here are videos from some of the other great presenters at Skip’s Summer School:
Charles and Jennifer Maring:
Skip Cohen:
There’s more on the way! Be sure to tune in for a taste of just how much you can learn.
Matt
I don’t have to take notes anymore. No, wait… I do.
Posted on | June 2, 2009 | No Comments
Today marked the end of a two-day-long super summit where the best and brightest minds in conversational marketing… have conversations. Hosted by Federated Media, this is their fourth and second in New York (I attended the first, too). (Photos here)
So what’s the deal with notes, Matt? (you may ask…) Well I have two insights I want to share (and more to come as I cogitate on the massive influx of positive stimulation I just received).
1) I wrote furious paper notes during the presentation, plus sent out Tweets on some other things… I figure I could pick up and mashup paper notes with virtual public ones later. In the back of my mind, I was thinking about relevance and juxtaposition, much like I do when approaching PPC ads. In plainspeak, I was hoping that the collective publishing effort by the crowd will fill in the gaps of the most memorable moments. Boy, was I right. If you search Twiiter on the hash #cmsummit, you’ll keep hitting “Show More Tweets” perhaps until YOUR browser decided, “that’s enough, buddy.”
One thing that is overwhelmingly clear is that in modern times, and the rising popularity of Twitter, you just might not have to keep notes if the crowd is savvy enough to all use a hashtag (ahem.. promote it!). This excludes personal insights that may be specific to your mission, business or future plans, of course.
The really wonderful thing is that they are potentially all conversations, or conversation-starters. And, the collective minds at the event caught some gems that I missed while focused on writing my own notes. Go, humanity! (grin)
On the other hand…
I will be taking more notes than ever. Why? I just ordered the Pulse by LiveScribe after seeing a simple, engaging and compelling demo by self-described “Serial Entrepreneur” Jim Marggraff (Chairman and CEO of LiveScribe).
From the same mind that made talking digital globes that morphed into LeapPad now comes the “Never Miss a Word” product that could actually change the way you approach critical thinking. I rarely get bowled over by a product demo (having done countless ones myself), but this was such a potential positive big change to productivity for me that I ordered one during the lunch break from Amazon.
Seeing all the writing come to life as searchable, exportable text is what did it for me. It is about sharing and being able to find it. (ahem, never mind being able to call out certain people who conveniently forget what they say… sure I won’t be popular for that!) The translation, calculator and musical parts are trimmings that add to its coolness. I look forward to posting “pencasts.”
No wonder their word of mouth is so strong. Good products do sell themselves.
So, simple initial insights from this year’s #cmsummit: Trust your peers to point out great things about events and happenings, and perhaps you might benefit from getting one simple tool for total recall.
And as a special treat, the “After the break” is all I could force my browser to cough up from Twitter using the #cmsummit hash tag. See for yourself the power of conversations.
I am speaking at Skip’s Summer School ‘09 in Vegas - come see me!
Posted on | June 1, 2009 | No Comments
When the economy hits the skids, it’s a good time to polish your skills, revise your business and marketing plan and come back stronger than ever. Why not do it in Vegas?
I am honored to be among a high-energy, experienced and knowledgeable lineup of speakers for Skip’s Summer School ‘09 to be held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand August 16-19, 2009. It’s a veritable who’s-who of professional photography and marketing for photographers:
Bambi Cantrell, Skip Cohen, Tony Corbell, Ron Dawson, Robert Evans, Jim Garner, Jerry Ghionis, Mitche Graf, Kevin Kubota, Jennifer and Charles Maring, Dane Sanders & Ken Sklute.
And the opening keynote speaker will be Kostas Mallios from Microsoft.
Just look at that list! Come to learn and be inspired. It’s sure to be one heck of an experience. Add on top of that the awesome $69 room rate at the MGM Grand and double-dipper $279 registration fee that also gets you into WPPI 2010 and it’s a no-brainer. (Where you will also get a chance to see me speak again!)
Download the print ad.
More info about each of the programs
My program, titled, “The New Renaissance: Connect, Revise, and Grow on the Web”
Ever wonder how to harness the dizzying array of tools available to you on the Web to promote your photography business? Matt Hill presents a simple and practical explanation of SEO, SEM, Social Media, Blogs, Video and more from the perspective of a seasoned Marketing Communications professional, photographer, artist and filmmaker.
Yup, you heard it here… I’m glad to have an opportunity like this to share what I’ve learned along the way :) Looking forward to seeing you in Vegas!
JUST IN! See this video Ron Dawson made for Summer School featuring SKip Cohen:
What is in the water in Brooklyn?
Posted on | May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
I mean seriously. C’Mon. I just purchased Beirut’s new 2-EP album March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland and once again I am mystified, happy, blissful and generally in awe of Zach Condon’s sublime musical genuis.
I’ve been a big Beirut fan ever since Nantes hit me in the head like a frying pan swung by a brawny burlesque dancer. And somewhere along the way, I missed out on reading that he lives in Brooklyn.
If you want to Beirut experience in most potent, first visit La Blogotheque and then see the entire Flying Club Cup Album recorded by their crew. If you’ve never been exposed to it, be careful, you could be immersed for hours, playing it over and over.
Do yourself a favor, load up on all the Beirut albums.
Indie film from the vault: PUSHCART
Posted on | April 22, 2009 | No Comments
Well, I am in the middle of a big project right now that is eating lots of my time. More on that when it matures. In the meantime, I figured since I am working on a film right now, I’d post my last personal film project that came to fruition. Enter: PUSHCART.
I think the whole story tells itself. I do wish to state this for the record - upon watching it again now, I find myself thinking, “Wow, that was me in another life.”
What happens when some your friends aren’t normal, you aren’t normal, you’re all in Atlantic City for a trade show and you have DV cameras? A documentary that reveals the otherwise unnoticed pushcart drivers on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk and also explores the ties and inspiration of friendship.
Tags: andre costantini > atlantic city > dj ladez > indie film > ken hubbard > matt hill > pushcart > pushcart drivers
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