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Selling Small Pleasures

* By Brett Slater and Kelly Slater I guess it’s official now: We’re in a recession. Businesses are cutting back, and consumers are tightening their belts — maybe not going out to eat as often, or not treating ourselves to extravagances we once did. So does that mean no one’s buying ANYthing anymore? Obviously, not. […]

Another Venue For CGA: Local TV

If you ask me, the only definition of “Broadcast Quality” video production is that it be, well, broadcast. These days, no longer does one need thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment, lighting, actors, post-production equipment, monitors, playback and editing gear, etc. As equipment and software become more advanced, amateur and semi-pro producers can do […]

A Vacation from “Staycation”

That’s the term advertisers and the media use to describe a vacation where you don’t actually travel. You stay home, or stay close to home. But you already knew that, because it’s everywhere. Every swimming pool dealer’s commercial invites you to “take a Staycation.” The big-box stores remind you that “it’s Staycation season.” Every news […]

Direct Mail Likes Radio

You know Val-Pak?  That’s the thick blue envelope you get in your mailbox every couple months that’s just chock FULL of UNBELIEVABLE savings, with coupons for area businesses, and even for a few businesses that aren’t anywhere near where you live.  Dunno about you, but I throw mine away without even opening the envelope. Anyhoo, […]