Why we don't work as hard for the boss, when he is us?

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by GordonJ

I have put a lot of effort into the business side for a long time, but the creative side has been the one short changed. This has been a focus now for a couple of years. My stand-up comedy needs work, if I am to win America's Got Talent next year (I am adding a ukulele to the act and possibly some tape)...

But I'm having fun with it.

I have two movie scripts in progress, one far enough along I'm putting it on the market very soon and we'll see how good of a copywriter I really am.

My daughter and I are working on a couple of TV shows, writing the pilots and getting ready to take them to market, hopefully when her second book hits the shelves. Timing probably is the key.

My poetry is once again motivating me, and it is very hard work, much harder than marketing.

And the SQ1 book is now a labor of love once again.

Hi Gordon,

As I'm sure you'd be the first to admit, marketing and creativity, art, comedy, and so on, can go together - and often do!

I just came across this article about what Picasso knew about branding...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenada.../#4589e7c12b64

There's a reason that Picasso was worth $500 million US dollars when he died. No starving artist in his case!

Or what about Lady Gaga? She's an artist. But she knew exactly what she was doing when she put on the meat dress!

(Are you planning to don some meat overalls for America's Got Talent? Or maybe a suit made out of hot dogs? )

Best wishes,

Dien

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Hi Gordon,

As I'm sure you'd be the first to admit, marketing and creativity, art, comedy, and so on, can go together - and often do!

I just came across this article about what Picasso knew about branding...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenada.../#4589e7c12b64

There's a reason that Picasso was worth $500 million US dollars when he died. No starving artist in his case!

Or what about Lady Gaga? She's an artist. But she knew exactly what she was doing when she put on the meat dress!

(Are you planning to don some meat overalls for America's Got Talent? Or maybe a suit made out of hot dogs? )

Best wishes,

Dien

Hot Dog attire? HMMMM.

We just saw AGAIN, AGT is only a partial talent show. All 10 final acts had talent, but, the winner (and I love her) is chosen by social media firebrands. That is the real challenge. Will Hot Dogs attract youtubers?

To win AGT, one needs a platform, or get viral with teens who vote all 10 times in all ways possible.

But, if it is just EXPOSURE a new comedian is seeking (albeit an old one) something as simple as tape over the mouth, or, perhaps hot dogs...

might serve the purpose.

Also, since my comedy is somewhere between Don Rickles and Frankie Boyle, it will have to be tamed for network viewing.

Gordon