sign up for our
NEWSLETTER

Home Shop Subscribe Advertise Articles Directories Classifieds Calendar FAQs Contact Us Login
New Year Resolution Challenge:
How To Make 2011 Even Better 
 
By Bobbin Beam
Voice Actor
December 31, 2010

Happy New Year! I hope you've been having a wonderful holiday season, and that you’re (almost) ready to get back to work Monday.

Perhaps you've spent some time over the holidays to make plans and preparations for your new year in a big way, while everyone else was relaxing during the last two weeks of the year.
 
If you did, good for you. I believe you’ll be ahead of the game!

HONOR THY CUSTOMERS

If not, there’s still time to personally reach out to your top two dozen or so customers from 2010. Make large deposits into these relationships.
 
Give back, don’t try to sell on all your accomplishments.
 
Instead … why not give each one of your top 25 clients a call?
  • Find out what they did for the holidays.
  • Get to know them a bit more personally.
  • Take the opportunity to thank them for their business, and tell them how working with them helped make your year.
  • Ask if you’ve served them well, and listen to their success stories - they may say about how they used your voice over work, how great it is to work with you, and possibly how you compare to others they may have worked with.
Use this valuable information and time to build your relationship an