Archive for the ‘Musings’ Category

Why Facebook is like a Werewolf   1 comment

Last night I re-re-re-watched the movie Social Network and it reminded me of the game Werewolves, ala a personal event many months ago. At the urging of a friend that I was working with, I joined into a “party” game that the company team was playing.  I guess it has many variations, and this one was [...]

Posted August 1, 2011 by jeff jochum in Marketing, Musings, Random

When Do You Just Quit?   3 comments

In a word: Never This has been a tough couple of years for many (most… all?) small businesses, and especially hard for artist-run businesses that were just barely making ends meet before the Great Recession hit.  And, as a business strategy consultant to a lot of them, I’m often asked the question of when to [...]

Posted November 2, 2010 by jeff jochum in Musings, Photo Biz

Its a bum wrap (and 4 ways to fix it).   4 comments

On the internet, it seems that everything (bad) lasts forever… we all get this, even if we deny it (which is usually right after a few late-night intoxitweets).  I’ve recently learned that the internet is not alone in this characteristic of unfortunate recall. My tale has a few simple highlights: I was arrested. It was [...]

Posted September 13, 2010 by jeff jochum in Musings

Dream a Little Dream   3 comments

To say I’m a little obsessed with Christopher Nolan’s movies is, like his storytelling, understated. I truly appreciate how ultra-lean his productions are. Nothing wasted. No filler dialogue. No unneeded scenes. Sparse. Concise. Heck, the guy can even tell an intricate mystery without resorting to red herrings… Amazing. So, with the appreciation that every scene, [...]

Posted August 8, 2010 by jeff jochum in Musings, Random, Uncategorized

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