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Marketing Monday: A Simple Plan, Part I

By On February 5, 2007 · 2 Comments · In Marketing, Pop Culture, Publishing

Before I go any further with this, I want to establish the three basic principles that will represent the foundation for the Marketing Monday series of columns:

1) Publishing comics is a business, not a hobby;
2) Proftability within 3-5 years, if not sooner, is the goal.
3) [...]

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COMMENT: Speakeasy Shuts Its Doors

By On February 27, 2006 · 1 Comment · In Pop Culture, Publishing

UPDATED…AGAIN!

Let the fallout begin…

Elk’s Run creator/writer, Joshua Hale Fialkov, confirmed what seemed pretty inevitable earlier this afternoon over on his blog:

So, just got off the phone with Adam Fortier, President etc. of Speakeasy Comics. Speakeasy is no more. Due to some payment problems and low sales, it seems, they’ve had [...]

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Deja vu-hahhahhahaha!!!!

By On July 8, 2005 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

An email I just received via my resume on Monster.com:

Dear,

I’ve recently obtained your resume from the Monster Board and I was very pleased when I read it. I believe that you possess many of the skills and qualities that are consistent with some of our most successful Financial Services Representatives here at MetLife.

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