by stinson on July 8, 2011
I‘m a member of a trade organization that recently made some structural changes which affected their members in a fundamental way.
The other day this organization issued a letter to all the members in response to a large member protest, not only stating their obstinate position that they will not consider reevaluating these changes, but also justifying their reasoning for making this decision, as well as reprimanding the member base for protesting in the first place.
And all this from an organization that is supposed to embody, edify, and serve the people they claim to represent. [continue reading…]
by stinson on March 14, 2011
So it’s been more than quite a while since anyone has posted on the Radical Notion blog. And how appropriate that I break the silence with a post on this topic (keep reading).
When I was a sophomore in high school I started a band called Borrowed Talent. Ninety-nine percent of the time we were a Smashing Pumpkins cover band. But one time we covered a song by K’s Choice. We played four times total.
Then, when I was a senior in high school, I started a band called Seventeen Seconds-a reference to The Cure and The Smashing Pumpkins. We played original songs, but we never finished writing any of the songs we started. We never played any shows, and we never even rehearsed. In fact, there was no “we” at all because I never even asked anyone to join the band. It was just me!
Introducing Austin
One of my dearest friends has just self published his first book titled Melting Chocolate Kettles. For literally my entire life, I’ve watched Austin develop as a writer and person of extremely excellent intellect and integrity. Austin has an extremely unique and inspiring view of the world. It’s beautiful. You need to pay attention to him. [continue reading…]
by Ernest on August 17, 2010
Remember the prom? Some people had it better than others. I had fun…. but I noticed that some people had a hard time finding that special someone, for a lot of different reasons.
Let’s cut to the chase: in American culture, girls typically have to wait for guys to ask them to the prom. But they can’t just do NOTHING, they have to make themselves attractive. It’s a huge game, and everyone has a slightly different way of playing it. [continue reading…]
by stinson on May 17, 2010
This one is from a just a little while back – about three months ago. Shamal Ranasinghe, co-founder of Topspin Media, did a presentation on Managing, Measuring, and Marketing With Data at the MidemNet Academy. He then published the presentation as a blog post on the Topspin blog.
The post highlights some of the features of the Topspin platform, and gives examples of methods to best collect and use data to make extremely targeted marketing decisions.
It blew my mind.
If you are involved in the marketing aspect of the music industry in any way, you need to study this blog post. Make sure you download the slideshow too.
http://www.topspinmedia.com/2010/02/marketing-with-data/
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Arrogance
by stinson on July 8, 2011
I‘m a member of a trade organization that recently made some structural changes which affected their members in a fundamental way.
The other day this organization issued a letter to all the members in response to a large member protest, not only stating their obstinate position that they will not consider reevaluating these changes, but also justifying their reasoning for making this decision, as well as reprimanding the member base for protesting in the first place.
And all this from an organization that is supposed to embody, edify, and serve the people they claim to represent. [continue reading…]
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