Referral Marketing Tips for Voice Actors
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Join Voice Over Expert J.S. Gilbert in his lecture, "Referral Marketing Tips for Voice Actors". J.S. discusses the importance of referral marketing and how some strategic planning can prepare you for success, both in the realm of business and artistry. Learn how to get business and referrals from people you already know, develop an elevator pitch and get in touch with your prospects.
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Tags: J.S. Gilbert, Voice Overs, Referrals, Promotion, Marketing, Tips, Voice Acting, Business.
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Voice Over Expert J.S. Gilbert
J.S. Gilbert has been active in the Bay Area for over 25 years. He is a trained actor, voice talent, engineer, audio director, writer and copywriter. His work has bridged over from the advertising community to technology to video games and the hospitality industry. Currently, J.S. produces audio and performs v.o. for the educational industry, commercials, branding, the internet, audio books, interactive and the gaming industry. He has also personally been voice talent on almost 400 video games and numerous commercials, industrials, voice mail projects, etc. J.S. produces the Gilbert e-newsletter, which is an extensive resource to monthly Bay Area events, mixers and other items of interest to the Creative Community and has a current readership of just under 5,000 people. J.S. is also on the Board of Directors for BAARC (Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee), and is a member of the Professional Advisory Committee at the Art Institute of California. J.S. is also a contributor and on the Advisory Board to Create Magazine. J.S. also writes for other publications on advertising, gaming, technology and convergence. J.S. was formerly on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ad Club and was Bay Area ADDY Awards Chair for 2005 and 2006. He is the recipient of many awards, including SF Ad Club's President's Award, AV Video Magazines Top 100 Producers List, ADDYS, Tellys, and others. J.S. was a featured voice talent on "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America", which was an Emmy award winner. J.S. can be reached at jsgilbert@pacbell.net His cell number is 415-336-6238.
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Comments
Thanks for the ideas & inspiration! The notion of succeeeding at this without ever making cold calls is very appealing! These podcasts are an awesome resource-I need to make time to listen to them all! Thanks again!
Good stuff, J.S.!!
This is a neat approach. It sure would be a process, but something well worth looking into doing. Thanks J.S.! And - Thanks voices.com for having J.S. and all the other great experts on to help us all out!
Tom Conklin
I happened to stumble over this. Thanks for being there to stumble upon! Very informative. Really, some of these ideas I'm going to try.
Free advice is really worth taking.
I wish I would have had some of this information before I got started. But better late than never! Thanks so much!!!
Good ideas here. It's amazing how often referral marketing goes overlooked as a very powerful weapon in marketing and business generating activities. Thanks for reminding us.