Self-Management for Actors: Non-Icky Self-Promo Join Bonnie Gillespie as she jams with showbiz creatives about non-icky self-promo. Yes, it’s possible. You can keep folks updated about what you’re working on *without* coming across as an…
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The Secret Language of Casting Directors
Today I’m gonna do a little demystifying of “the secret language of casting directors.” (If you missed where this convo started with talent manager Anna Lewkowska last year, catch up with a click here.) One…
Don’t Be “That Guy”
Hello and woo HOO! It’s freakin’ August! *How* is that possible? Eesh! Okay, so you know “that guy” right? That guy who self-promotes in a way that’s basically entering a party wearing a sandwich board…
Feedback on Peek User Testing for Actor Websites
So, I used the site you mentioned in your column this week, Peek User Testing, on DerekHouck.com. Here’s the feedback video. I’ll be honest: It’s pretty terrifying listening to a complete stranger who’s not in…
The Work: Ep. 0504 — Cross-Pollination
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0504 of The Work. Download Here! Cross-Pollination: Celebrate one of the most brilliant commercial bookers I know, Allyson Ryan. Her ninja move of cross-pollinating to celebrate a commercial…
Best Actor Marketing Tools
Continuing featuring the fab readers of The Actors Voice, remember back when I asked y’all to share, unabashedly, the marketing materials of which you are most proud? I mean, seriously, if you’re gonna send your…
What’s Your Dream?
“Welcome to Hollywood! What’s your dream? What’s YOUR dream?” Ah… I’ll never forget the first time I saw Pretty Woman, and I’ll never forget the actor shouting that through the streets in an opening scene….
Ridiculous Entertainment Industry Myths
So, I have a marketing question about the LA scene that only someone like you could answer. I love that you have a great balance of being unique without being over the top, so, here…
Cross-Pollination
I keep a folder. Well, I keep two. One is the “What were you THINKING?!?” folder filled with the worst, most bizarre, beyond ridiculous submissions I’ve received since going into casting. I’m not going to…