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A Different Kind of SHOT SHOW
[While I am baring my feelings in this post, probably to the detriment of my business, I’ve never been one to hold back. Want to know how I feel? Just ask.] I’ve gone out to SHOT SHOW for many years now, more times than some of my peers, not as many times as the true […]
Why the Gun Industry Will Be Saved by Magpul
It’s Media Day at the Range at SHOT SHOW 2018 and I am not attending. It feels strange because Range Day is a normal staple of my SHOT SHOW agenda. As I woke up this morning, with the plastic reality that is Vegas looming over me, I was reminded that my favorite event in product […]
The Strangest Press Release Ever?
Every day, my inbox gets flooded with press release after press release from marketing and PR companies working hard for their clients. I even setup mail filters to shuttle them all into one folder so I can scan them when I have time. But this latest press release from Shults Media Relations really caught my eye […]
An Inside Look: Marketing Companies – A New Era of Snake Oil?
This “industry” is becoming overrun with people intent on delivering marketing services to small businesses. Undoubtedly, there are many reputable firms out there, but there are also many that are doing more harm than good. I’ve wanted to address the issue of Marketing Companies for the better part of a year, and I finally got to putting my […]
Ahhh, Hypocrisy! Welcome Back!
If you’ve followed my stuff for a while, you know that I can tend to be a bit outspoken about protecting artists rights, especially when it comes to copyright. I’ve stood on more than one soapbox, had a LOT of discussions with folks (and peers) with dissenting opinions, and have come to the conclusion that […]
What We Can Learn from Panteao’s Screw Up
When this whole incident about Travis Haley vs. Panteao Productions, and the "Did he or did he not ND?" drama began late last week, I started working on a post about it all, but I wanted to see if more facts emerged. I watched the meme's come out, the edited videos, the responses both from [...]
Depression: Not Giving In to the Dark Side
I don’t consider myself an entrepreneur. I think that is an overused term for anyone that has a good idea. I know true entrepreneurs and they are at a different level than most folks. I am a small business owner that at any given time is searching for ways to improve the business, grow, learn, […]
Why You Don’t Deserve That Free Product
After seeing the crowds at SHOT SHOW, and what appeared to be an influx of “new media” types, I felt compelled to write this article despite the fact that I will probably be ostracized by my own peers for being an elitist douchebag. Interested? Read on.
The Importance and Uselessness of Watermarks
Over the past week, I’ve found that I’ve had somewhere upwards of 10 conversations of varying degrees around intellectual property, watermarks, trademarks, etc. This ranged from industry friends, to other photographers, to DJs, to clients, to family members. Everyone that I spoke to had a differing opinion and a different approach which clearly impressed on me […]
Two is One, One is…oh sh*t!
It’s autumn in Maine and there is no better time to be in the Northeast. The colors are exploding, the air is dry, and if you listen carefully, you can hear the constant spritzing of Scent-A-Way in the woods. To spend some time away from this keyboard, I headed to the range yesterday. The goal […]