Biz: Marketing

Networking is a laugh – or certainly is for hilarious voice talent Amy Snively (“the funny modern mom”) and producer of the popular Faffcon voice over UNconferences. Writer Kelley Buttrick captures Snively’s unique networking techniques in this interview, including the brazen biz card bra …

To stay on top of the game, the best of the best continue training. Veteran voice actor and marketing expert Alan Sklar admits he gets confrontation coaching to learn “what’s missing” and improve. About losing auditions, he says, “It makes me angry and determined to do something about it.” Read and hear as only Alan can tell it …

There’s a right way to network for long-term business relationships and referrals – and a wrong way, asserts Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of Business Network International (BNI), in this exclusive interview with voice actor Kelley Buttrick. Learn the right way. Part 3 of a VoiceOverXtra series …

Networking online is how busy voice actor George Washington III obtains up to 25% of his business – especially on Twitter and Facebook, where people he follows might decide to follow – and hire – him. Learn tips in Part 2 of Kelley Buttrick’s VoiceOverXtra series on voice over networking …

Do you unwittingly make it difficult for agents, producers and voice seekers to find and contact you? KISS your marketing with simplicity, advises busy voice talent and marketing whiz Alan Sklar. See and hear Part 3 of his delightful stories on successful marketing …

Where’s the biz? It’s in your town, your civic and networking groups and online. You just need to master how to seed and cultivate relationships that lead to ongoing voice over gigs. Part 1 of VoiceOverXtra’s Voice Over Networking series, by Kelley Buttrick, taps the insights of networking stars Liz de Nesnera and Trish Basanyi …

Veteran voice actor / marketing master Alan Sklar returns with Part 2 of his Voice Over Marketing 101 series, focusing here on his experiences in developing personal relatiionships with voice over agents and buyers – and ways to get noticed, even on a producer’s dusty CD shelf …

In social media, you create a digital footprint – a virtual extension of YOU to voice over clients, friends and family. So – what is the world seeing and learning about YOU? Voice actor and social media / Internet guru Dave Courvoisier details 10 social media rules of engagement to help you develop your desired online image …

‘Keep in touch’ with your voice over clients and prospects. Great advice. But how to do this effectively, without being a pest? Award-winning voice actor Alan Sklar shares innovative ways he “pleasantly persists” to win and keep clients … (hear inspiring audio version!) …

Do you get referrals for voice over work from past clients, friends, former co-workers …? They can come from anywhere and anybody, notes voice actor David Brower – who launched his full-time career three years ago with two huge referrals. Here’s his experience and pointers for nabbing more referrals …