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Monday, June 3, 2013

If you build it, they will come. Unless.... by Michael Roderick

No one knows you're building it. I was meeting with one of my consulting clients the other day who was planning an event and wanted to rent space, buy food, and promote. The event was a new …

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Awesome People Thursday: ConnectorCon! by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. is all about the people who are attending, on panels, and hosting workshops for the next ConnectorCon. I am so excited for this coming Saturday to have so much knowledge a…

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Retro Wednesday: Go where you're awesome by Michael Roderick

This week's retro Wednesday post is all about going somewhere where what you do is unique. That would definitely be a place like ConnectorCon. Do you have your tickets yet? Excelsior! March …

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Three things of note by Michael Roderick

First and foremost I hope you all have had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend. Three things to look for this week. 1. This Saturday we will be having the 2nd ConnectorCon. The roster of speaker…

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Friday, May 24, 2013

My interview with @garyvee by Michael Roderick

Many of you know that I have posted before about how much I have enjoyed reading Gary Vaynerchuk's work. He inspired This Post This Post and yes, I referenced his book after This Horror Stor…

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: Gym Shorts The Show! by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. is Eric Robertson and his show Gym Shorts. It's rare that you get to see shows about the health and wellness space since let's face it, in the theatre there really aren't …

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Retro Wednesday: "George Lucas" it by Michael Roderick

This week's retro post is all about marketing techniques I have learned from one of the masters of entertainment. Get out your light sabers and get ready to "George Lucas" it! Exce…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The 10 Commandments of email introductions- Part 3 by Michael Roderick

For the final installment in this series, we will tackle following up and following through. Here we go: Thou shalt THANK the person who made the introduction post-meeting- Likely the introd…

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Monday's a great day to connect by Michael Roderick

So here we are at Monday. As many of you know, early bird ticket sales closed for the next ConnectorCon on Friday, but I am keeping the connecting going all week with a "Connector-thon&…

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Today's the day by Michael Roderick

Today is the last day to get early bird ticket prices on ConnectorCon. If you haven't seen the roster recently, you can see the updated list below and there are even more being confirmed as …

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: Irene Gonzalez by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. I met when she was suggested as a marketing intern for me. Not only did Irene do an amazing job of doing coverage for shows and spreading the word about various projects, …

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Retro Wednesday: The G.A.T.E. strategy: Parts 3 and 4 by Michael Roderick

Today's retro Wednesday post features part 3 of the G.A.T.E. strategy. Enjoy! Excelsior! P.S.- Only a few days left of early bird tickets for ConnectorCon! Get them HERE! August 11, 2011 Les…

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The 10 Commandments of email introductions- Part 2 by Michael Roderick

Last week, we dealt with the first three commandments of email introductions and learned all about pre-qualifying, describing both parties, and providing context for service providers. The n…

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Monday, May 13, 2013

The Next ConnectorCon is coming! by Michael Roderick

A while back I announced the next ConnectorCon, and we are lining up even more great speakers. I hope you'll come and check it out. You can read all about the panels and workshops below and …

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Guest Blog #88 Think about your life by Michael Roderick

This week's guest blog come courtesy of my first ever guest blogger! Matthew Putman always has a something great to share whenever he guest blogs. In this post he makes some very interesting…

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: Brian Antolin and CoTo Travel by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. comes with quite the back story. As many of you know, I began my career as a high school English teacher and I also ran our drama program. While I was teaching I had one s…

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Retro Wednesday: The G.A.T.E. strategy: Part 2 by Michael Roderick

This week's retro Wednesday post revisits the G.A.T.E. strategy part 2. Enjoy. Excelsior! P.S.- 9 More days to get early bird tickets to ConnectorCon! August 09, 2011 Lessons from my first y…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The 10 Commandments of email introductions by Michael Roderick

As someone who loves to connect, I receive and give a lot of introductions via email. Sometimes the intros are fantastic and other times, they have been awkward or a waste of time for both p…

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Connecting only works when.... by Michael Roderick

You care. I have been asked a lot of questions about connecting lately and the more I do it and the more I help, the more I find that the most important factor in it all is caring about the.…

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Guest Blog #87 He's got Magic to do.. by Michael Roderick

This week's guest blog comes from David Mallamud. David and I had the pleasure of working together when he and I were part of a musical theatre writing project with one of my plays. Below he…

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: Sarah Volage Bellin by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. is Sarah Volage Bellin. I first met Sarah when she was working on festival shows and pursuing a career in directing. She recently has embarked on a much bigger project whi…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Retro Wednesday: The G.A.T.E. strategy by Michael Roderick

This week's Retro Wednesday post is all about something I developed a little while back called the G.A.T.E. strategy. I've even created a workbook for it that I give my clients. The next few…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

What to do when you're really annoyed by Michael Roderick

We've all been there. Either you are sitting in a conference you don't want to be at, a show that is boring you, or a meeting that seems like it's never going to end. If your day is especial…

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Monday, April 29, 2013

The one gift that causes guilt... by Michael Roderick

Is the gift we give ourself. This weekend, I was home in RI and as usual I went to see one of my best friend's shows. Afterwards, we discussed a lot of things and one thing that came up was.…

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Guest Blog #86: They've got "The Beat" by Michael Roderick

This week's guest blog comes courtesy of Adrienne Muller and Radio Musik. I met Adrienne as she was making her transition from performing to producing and have enjoyed seeing her progress. T…

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: The GOTO group by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. is the GOTO group. GOTO stands for Give Opportunity to Others, which of course is one of my favorite things to focus on in the world for connecting. You can read more abou…

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Retro Wednesday: Serve the food before it gets cold by Michael Roderick

This week's retro Wednesday post is also about follow up. Check it out and don't serve cold food! Excelsior! P.S.- The next ConnectorCon is coming up! There are still early bird tickets HERE…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

5 tips to beef up your follow up by Michael Roderick

You'll often hear people in business mentioning the phrase "Follow up or fail" and it certainly is true. Your ability to follow up is one of the major factors in moving any venture…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:32AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

ConnectorCon Returns by Michael Roderick

After a good deal of work, the next ConnectorCon is underway. You can read more about it and grab the limited number of early bird seats HERE. The group tickets are still the best deal. I st…

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Guest Blog #85: What is a Hot Fail exactly? by Michael Roderick

This week's guest blog comes courtesy of the talented Tim Drucker (CC'd) who is currently working on a new series called Hot Fail. Interested in finding out more about what that is? Read bel…

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Awesome Person Thursday: Angela Slemp and Chivalrous Shelter by Michael Roderick

This week's A.P.T. is Angela Slemp. Angela started a group called Chivalrous Shelter which is a community for those who are traveling to help find great places to stay. You can read more det…

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