Be social? I’m not! You mean.. you mean to LIE?!??!?
Well, my Marketing for Artists post seems to have gone over really well. I’ve gotten universally positive comments on it. But one particular question came to me that required a specific response. Q: “Jon, you say ‘be social’ but what if that’s just not who I am? Are you suggesting I pretend to be something [...]
Marketing for Artists
I find myself in a lot of conversations with budding young artists seeking to get ahead in the world asking me advice on just how to go about that. I’ve examined a lot of individual cases and I’ve noticed a few common mistakes artists make that destroy their chances of getting ahead, and most of [...]
Been busy brutally murdering imaginary people.
Been quiet lately. Finally bought my copy of Relic’s wildly entertaining RTS, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. At my core I’m a long-time RTS nut, and this game tickles all my favorite spots. I’m a big fan of extremely graphic violence, sci-fi and great art, and this game has all three. Additionally, the focus of [...]
iPod – my favorite and most hated gadget
I got a free iPod last year from the company I work for, and for the most part I love it except for the hideous usability and design problems. I love the way it looks, feels, sounds and the ease of playing music with it. However… 1) You can’t turn it off. Holding down Play [...]
All Marketers Are Liars, and I’m a dick.
In my last post I was criticizing the media overexposure of Seth Godin, the writer of tremendously popular marketing books such as Purple Cow and All Marketers Are Liars. I was prating on about how I was sick of hearing about him and this and that and so on and so forth, enough so that [...]