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Bringing Business Cards Back to Life
renewing biz cards
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Apr 19, 2008        

being creative with business cards to make them your effective marketing tool       read: Bringing Business Cards Back to Life

The Reluctant Writer
Inspiration for Writers
A feature article by pamelaw, Apr 10, 2008        

Writers often struggle with finding time and self-confidence. Learn easy-to-implement, practical ways to combat inertia and find joy in your writing.       read: The Reluctant Writer

AFCI Locations Trade Show, NAB Show, "Media Intercourse", Tribeca Film Festival, Merge Miami, MUSEXPO 2008, are Selected Highlights
April's Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events
From "Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events",
A regular column by Actorschecklist.com, Apr 03, 2008        

BEM Film's current film project "True Riches", now in pre-production, is hosting a 70's era Jam Party to support filming. The production, a current day adaptation of the Book of Job, is also considering music submissions for the score and soundtrack of the film in the categories of R&B Neo Soul, Contemporary Gospel, and Smooth Jazz. Contact Talent Connection (talentsconnection@yahoo.com) for more information.       read: AFCI Locations Trade Show, NAB Show, "Media Intercourse", Tribeca Film Festival, Merge Miami, MUSEXPO 2008, are Selected Highlights

Traditional Print Advertising vs Online Advertising
types of advertising
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Apr 10, 2008        

why knowing the difference between advertising types is important       read: Traditional Print Advertising vs Online Advertising


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If You Like Court TV's Haunted Evidence, You'll Love The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost
If you've ever wondered if ghosts exist, wonder no more as the writing team of Heide Kaminski, Pamela Lawniczak and Dorothy Thompson prove ghosts are very much alive and could be right in front of you and you wouldn't even know it in their new bestselling
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Paranormal lovers and ghost hunters who flock to the TV to watch "Haunted Evidence," a reality show that takes the paranormal/crime-solving phenomenon one step further by following psychic profiler Carla Baron, medium John J. Oliver and paranormal investigator Patrick Burns as they find clues that will provide new insights into real-life cases that have gone cold, thrive on watching investigators and psychics unearth these clues. Such is the premise of a new paranormal mystery, "The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost," written by the writing team of Heide Kaminski, Pamela Lawniczak and Dorothy Thompson, in which six women embark on a ghost hunt of a lifetime. The bounty? One million dollars to anyone who can prove that ghosts exist. "Although this book is fictional, it is actually based on a true story of a millionaire's search for proof of the afterlife in which he was willing to give away a million dollars for this proof," says Dorothy Thompson, a special clairsentient and author from Virginia. "In real life, no one has been able to claim the million dollars; but in our book, that proof is found." Heide AW Kaminski, a clairaudient from Michigan, agrees. "I believe this book has the makings of movies such as 'The Others', 'Sixth Sense' and 'Ghost'. There is humor, suspense and the lingering question, 'Could this really happen?'" "The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost" can be purchased through Mardi Gras Publishing, Barnes & Noble or your favorite bookstore. It will be available soon at Amazon.com. For additional information about the authors, you can visit the book's website at http://www.milliondollarghost.homestead.com or visit the book's blog at http://www.thesearchforthemilliondollarghost.blogspot.com. go there (offsite link)

Durango Songwriter's Expo, Society of Singers Honors, MIFED Multimedia Market, Fresh Faces in Fashion Show, "Casino Night" At ShowEast 2005 Convention, Highlight October's Media Industry Events
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At the October 1 Alameda Writers Group Meeting in Glendale, Denise Hamilton presents "From Fact To Fiction, a Best-selling Writer's Journey From Rough Draft to Publication". Admission is always free and AWG members may attend special interest groups offering support and feedback for works-in-progress. In the midst of the Woodstock Film Festival, BMI holds their Music Showcase on October 1, all taking place in Woodstock. At a Los Angeles "POWER UP Movie Making Seminar" sponsored by the Hollywood Reporter from October 1-2, you can learn how to sell, set up, and produce films. The BMI Round Table agenda for this month examines performing rights, BMI's history, how the Nashville music industry operates, and tips to help you become the songwriter you want to be, when it meets October 3 in the Nashville office. The Second Annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival from October 4-9 in Bozeman, presents film premieres, panels, workshops and artist showcases in all disciplines. GARTAL - An Armenian Literary Reading Series, features the works of poet and novelist Karen Karslyan (http://www.karenkarslyan.com/enbio.htm); book artist Emily Artinian; solo performer; Arpie Dadoyan; and a musical performance featuring singer Ayda Erbal at the Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC's Greenwich Village. The 10th Annual Durango Songwriter's Expo, an Expo limited to 200 attendees to preserve the "expert to songwriter" ratio, runs October 6-8 in the mountains of Durango. ...(more) The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Many of the events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the "Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Experience the newly relaunched picture and ecard gallery on The Actor's Checklist which you can find at http://actorschecklist.com/coppermine/ go there (offsite link)

Press Release
Plug Into A StoryTelling Network
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PRESS RELEASE Contact Name: Eric Okeke http://www.howtotellagreatstory.com E-mail: eric@howtotellagreatstory.com Plug Into a Great StoryTelling Network and Get More Business How would you like to sharpen your story telling skills that can enable you to sell more and even plug into a network that offers plenty of resources and opportunities for more business? You can do so via ‘The Great Storytelling Network’, a new bi-weekly newsletter that helps a wide range of professionals in the speaking, writing, publishing and other industries to sharpen their persuasion skills; tell their value stories and to profitably network, share ideas, and resources which create more business. For you to get the attention of consumers in today's information over load, convert them into your customers, and sell more, you must network and tell your value stories so that you can command attention, stimulate action, persuade and convince them to buy from you. This creates the opportunities for more business for all who are part of this network. This is what The Great Storytelling Network has set out to do: To transform willing professionals into great storytellers, give them a voice to speak to a global market, and the opportunity to network and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This newsletter is the product of a transnational partnership between two storytelling professionals; Aneeta Sundararaj, trained as a medico-legal lawyer who lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Eric Okeke, a motivational speaker,and business writer who lives in Lagos, Nigeria. This newsletter serves a wide network of professionals such as authors, writers, and professional speakers. It has the content to transform them into great storytellers helps them to network for more business. Subscribe now, and see your business boom. For more information please visit http://www.howtotellagreatstory.com/gsn/indextogsn.html go there (offsite link)


From the Archives

Effective Product Differentiation
unique products
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Apr 14, 2008        

differentiating your business and your products from your competitors       read: Effective Product Differentiation

How To Make Your Ads Interesting
rejuvinating your ads
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Apr 10, 2008        

strategies to increase the readership of your print ads       read: How To Make Your Ads Interesting

No Stars So Lovely: Edinburgh’s Magic and Mystery
From Arthur Conan Doyle to JK Rowling, from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter, Edinburgh has inspired a plethora of literary masters and their creations.
A feature article by an Alumbo member, Mar 30, 2008        

From Arthur Conan Doyle to JK Rowling, from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter, Edinburgh has inspired a plethora of literary masters and their creations....       read: No Stars So Lovely: Edinburgh’s Magic and Mystery


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