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[omegadesignevents]

North America's leading conference and trade show for event DJs is coming up soon, March 16-19, 2020. Featuring its biggest-ever menu of hands-on workshops (on mixing, hosting, sound, lighting and more), along with seminars, entertainment, networking, exhibits, all in the world's #1 destination for fun: Las Vegas.

[billgoode]

Wed. Event Tune-Up: Back Up the Claim!

Lately, there seems to be a major trend developing across the events industry (or just seeing a major amplification of a continuing one)... Wedding and event vendors receiving rave reviews and typing or posting them online with just first names and not much else. An Example would look something like the following: Dave was great at our wedding! He decorated the room to look like a dream, complete with clouds. The food was fantastic, and he kept the dance floor moving all night long. I would highly recommend Dave for your event! Vicki and Vic First, unless one can back it up with proof, it is a bogus event. There is nothing to justify or prove that it came from an actual client. Unless one scans in a handwritten thank-you note, complete with the envelope used to mail it or have a video testimonial, why should one trust that it is an actual client and not something just made up? Even Weddingwire can be manipulated if one has enough time and energy to travel Starbucks-to-Starbucks since they track IP addresses and not the MAC address of the network adapter on the laptop or tablet. Next, where are the details? What work was done for the client that made them swoon? What was unique and cool that left the client a huge fan? Did you document your work to share with others, or just wrote a few lines online about the "thank-you" from the client? Lastly, but certainly not least, who were your partners that added to the moment? Was there a major challenge you overcame to please the client? What was the WOW factor that turned a good client into one motivated enough to write a personal not about your service? As long as there is nothing to back up that online review, why in the world should it be held up as an excellent example of what was provided? Instead, keep it honest. Give examples, take a photo, shoot a video, scan the thank-you note, back up that positive message! Trust, but verify goes a long way with clients, peers in the industry, and builds your positive reputation. That is, unless what you post in social media and to websites is bogus and never happened....

[billgoode]

Watch Here Tomorrow!!

DJBGoode inverview with Ryan Burger, Mobile Beat Official publisher and head poobah of MBLV Trade Show/Conference tomorrow for the Wed. Event Tune-Up!! This show matters if you are a DJ, work with DJs, or hire DJs for events. This is a major waypoint for keeping DJs fresh with cutting edge tools and skills. get familiar at http://www.mobilebeat.com/las-vegas-dj-show/

[billgoode]

Listen, you need to get your education on and attend!!! Thank you for registering for MBLV17 - Mobile Beat Las Vegas this year. We have a TON of DJs registered and are at our last deadline for the year now. $219 until 12/31/12 - If you know of anyone else that would benefit from the show please forward them information about the conference. Now we are asking for a quick thing from you and we are willing to reward selected DJs that are social media mavens. We have room upgrades and Mobile Beat swag that will be available from those that I catch promoting MBLV17 on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and anywhere else they can spread the word. The prize pool is currently valued at $2,000 and will climb higher as even more people register for the show. Spread the word, enjoy the show with more DJ friends and you could get rewarded for it! Thanks, Ryan Burger Publisher Mobile Beat Magazine

[billgoode]

St. Peter and the DJ

~Saint Peter is checking in new arrivals in heaven....~ "What did you do on Earth?" "I was a surgeon. I helped the lame to walk." "Well, go right on in through the Pearly Gates" "What did you do on Earth?" "I was a school teacher. I taught the blind to see." "Fine .. go right on in through the Pearly Gates!" "What did you do on Earth?" "I was a disc jockey. I helped make sad people happy." "You can load in through the kitchen."

[billgoode]

Wed. Event Tune-Up: Work On Your Other Passion!

What’s Your Other Passion? You absolutely love what you do! You throw yourself into your work, day after day, night after night. You live, eat, sleep, breathe events. Everyone knows what you do, you know everyone because of the work they do. Your life revolves around your work in the event industry. You have easily had eighty hour work weeks. You grit your teeth and get nervous when the work slows and you work a forty hour week. Does that sound like you? If it is, the next question may catch you by surprise: “What else do you do?” If you follow author and social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk, one of the concepts he talks about and goes into great detail in his book, Crush It, is to follow your passion. Focus on your passion, develop a plan to talk about your passion, make your passion happen. In short, Crush It! The question posed to you today, what else do you do when you are not following your passion? It takes a tremendous amount of work and time to follow your passion. You spend hours and days working on elements that contribute to your success in the events industry. You miss meals, personal events, spend a lot of time awake at night working on details of your business, and it takes a toll. There is a reason you followed your passion into the events business, but the hours, time away from family, personal life (or lack of one), they can exact a toll on your passion, but only if you let it. Do not take what this blog says for granted. There are at least four people on start.mobilebeat.com that have very publically stated when they left and when they have come back because of issues taking away and/or killing their passion. Well-known DJ expert Todd Mitchem took time away from helping other DJs, his passion. Even Jimmy Buffett takes a month away every several months from his passion to pursue other interests. Do you run? Do you garden? What about bicycling? What about working on an old car? Is painting a pastime? Are you on a bowling or softball team? Do you like to travel? What do you like to do that takes you away from your passion and lets you “unfocus” your mind and spirit? Today’s article will share a link from the Mayo Clinic about tips to reclaim control. I would also like to offer a few: - Schedule an appointment with yourself. Put it on the calendar. It can be at any time, but keep it. If you schedule an hour, it is only 1/24 of your day! - Plan on two passions; a small one that can be done easily during the week, and one on an annual/bi-annual/quarterly basis that gives you a few days to a few weeks away. - Share it, and start with family, then move to friends. If you schedule time to do it and intend to stick with it, have someone share it with you. Smaller items during the week should be fitness or movement related. Running, walking, jogging, and swimming do not usually require expense, just time. Also in this block of time could be golfing, bowling, team sports, tennis, handball, bicycling, gardening, taking a yoga/pilates/aerobics class. Because movement promotes fitness and good endorphins, that is why I recommend them, and one only needs to schedule an hour three times a week to see a benefit to the activity. Some other items that can range from a couple of days per quarter to a few weeks per year include a construction/restoration project, missionary work, pleasure travel, a staycation that includes working on smaller passions and projects. The idea is to use these to keep your mind fresh, prevent burnout, and promote an excellent well-being. Without a work-life balance, the deck is stacked against you. Stress can increase, fatigue can rise, and the ability to mentally focus can be compromised. Protect your creativity and health so your passion can receive its proper attention, and so can those around you. For more info: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/wor...lance/WL00056/

[poshmark]

Friday Five: Have a Sparkly Weekend!

Happy, happy Friday everyone! Don't let today being Friday the 13th bring you down-we sure aren't! This week was so amazing, and are excited for this upcoming sunny weekend- can we get a woop woop?! So without further adieu- here are our Friday Five highlights of the week, enjoy!

1. Words of Wisdom- Earlier this week, our Founder & CEO Manish Chandra, attended the Mobile Beat Conference in San Francisco to talk about mobile social commerce (ahem-Poshmark) and the secret to great mobile app design. His interview was featured on Venture Beat so check it out here- GO MANISH!

2. Blog Love! This week we hit our 100th Follower here on Tumblr! Thank you so much for all the support and following along with us on our Poshmark blog! We have some exciting new blog features coming up too so stay tuned!

3. Be sparkly! This weekend we have some glitterific Posh Parties planned for you, so get ready to sparkle and shine! Don’t miss out  on the “Leather & Sparkle”  party Saturday, and the “Glitz & Glam” party on Sunday!

4. Pretty Packages- Here at PMHQ, we absolutely love seeing your Instagram, Facebook and Twitter updates of items you have purchased on Poshmark! Be sure to share the pretty packaging with us when you get them…or even better yet, share a picture of you wearing the item! Simply tag us (#Poshmark) so you have the chance to be featured on our Facebook Page our here on the blog! 

5. Sharing is Caring- Our Poshmark community amazes us more and more each day. We saw this adorable note posted about helping your Posh Friends out by sharing each others closets, and we of course, couldn't agree more! So don't forget, if you see a listing you love- be sure to share it! (Thanks to our user Ltran07)

Have a fabulous and stylish weekend Poshmarkers!

xo!

[geoffshort]

Rebecca

This post was was going to be about something completely different. And then I performed with my band The Avenue at a wedding last night and I met Rebecca.

Rebecca was on the dance floor all night although I can’t say she actually danced much.  She was enthralled by the band.  She loved the music and seemed fascinated by all of us performing it.  She literally stood right in front of me all night long.

Rebecca is just a kid.  Probably 14 or 15 and she is autistic.  She was there for the wedding of a relative but all  she wanted to do that night was sing with the band.  She loves music.  She assured me time and time again that she knew all the words to “Baby” by Justin Bieber.  And even though that song isn’t on the band’s playlist, I called her up to join the band a few times during the night to help us sing whatever party dance song we were playing at the time.  She seemed so excited when I handed her the microphone.  Her family loved seeing her have fun and the crowd loved it.

I just kept thinking that I hoped we offered her even the slightest bit of encouragement to follow her musical dreams despite whatever obstacles might be waiting for her.  How little effort it took on my part to make her the center of attention for a few minutes every now and then.

And then I had another thought.  I have been blessed with so many good things.  I don’t do nearly enough to give back to my community or to the world in general.  Like many entertainers I often suffer from an inflated ego and sense of self-importance.  Ironically, this often stems from raging insecurities.  It’s long past time for me to take the focus off myself and my challenges and focus more on others.

I would love to find ways to make music work to help other people & causes (beyond my normal for-profit ventures).  I could donate my DJ services.  I could help encourage others to explore their love of music and develop their talents.  I could help plan a fundraiser.  I could…. I will stop being so self-centered.

Hearts are big in the DJ community and I know many DJs are way ahead of me on this one.  How are you using your DJ/MC talents and experience to make your community a better place?

I’m so glad my band got the chance to jam with Rebecca last night. It would be so cool to see her making her own music some day.

Rock on Rebecca.