Ten Great Reasons Why You Need To Go To (Skip’s) Summer School
Posted on | July 8, 2009 | No Comments
Did you know that YOU NEED to go to SUMMER SCHOOL? No? If you want to bone up on photography and the business thereof, check out this hitlist—
Ten Great Reasons Why You Need To Go To Summer School!
1) It’s going to be “FUN”…remember the word “FUN”? It’s too often lost in business today, but here’s an opportunity to have some fun and fine tune your photographic, marketing and business skills at the same time!
2) This is the first program of its kind to pack 14 speakers into just 2 ½ days, so you don’t need to be away from your business for very long. Get there by 7:00 pm on Sunday, August 16 and be headed home after lunch on Wednesday!
3) It’s a great value – and not only includes a FREE full registration to WPPI 2010 next March, but now, thanks to a special joint program with the Digital Wedding Forum you’ll be able to enroll in a FREE six month membership in DWF! If you’re already in DWF then you know the value – but if you’re not a member, then here’s your opportunity to network with the very best in the industry.
4) How about picking up on new technologies including mixed media, SEO, tips on social media like Twitter, Facebook and blogging – not to mention techniques on album creation, lighting, marketing and business – and this is just the beginning!
5) MGM has an amazing rate of $69 per night – share a room with a friend and your cost is down even lower! Plus, there’s a 2 for 1 entrée card good at most of MGM’s restaurants, bars and a $35 activity credit per room per stay for dining or entertainment charged to your room.
6) Take a look at the line-up for this year’s Summer School – it doesn’t get any better! Bambi Cantrell, Skip Cohen, Tony Corbell, Ron Dawson, Robert Evans, Jim Garner, Jerry Ghionis, Mitche Graf, Matt Hill, Kevin Kubota, Charles and Jennifer Maring, Dane Sanders and Ken Sklute!
7) A format designed to learn…the room will be set up classroom style so that everyone has a place to sit at a table – NOT a crowded theater style set up. And, there will be charging station in the back of the room. So, if you like to take notes on your laptop, bring it along!
8) Network, network, network – you’re not alone dealing with the challenges into today’s economy. Here’s a mid-year chance to network with friends and associates and talk about the challenges in today’s market – and building your network helps you fight the “dragons”!
9) No tough choices on which program to attend! Each program will be presented one at a time. And, the speakers will be available at various intervals for additional discussion at Speaker/Sponsors Corner, just outside the ballroom.
10) Oh yeah, did we mention “FUN”? Just because the Media keeps telling us it’s going to be a bad year, doesn’t mean it has to be! No matter how tough a year it is, there are opportunities out there and you can’t find them without charging your battery, doing a little networking and staying on top of the latest trends and technologies!
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This just in… Hilarious new video for Skip’s Summer School
Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments
I wish I were this funny. Seriously… err - you know what I mean. Check out Jim Garner’s video. Just visit the restroom first so you don’t wet your pants laughing.
More to come soon! See you in Vegas - register at mei500.com
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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:
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