Business Inspiration Kicked Out of My Studio – Now What? Intro by Skip Cohen It’s funny how every photographer knows how to focus their camera, but often loses sight of focus on their business. Well, Sarah Petty keeps sharing ideas to help all of us prioritize and stay focused on what’s most important. Today’s post is part of her podcast series, which always includes a […] Written by Sarah Petty August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
Business Inspiration Public Speaking: Growth Only Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone Intro by Skip Cohen So often, we think of public speaking in this industry as it relates strictly to professional photography. We’ve all been to conferences and conventions and experienced great presentations and bad, but to Chamira Young’s point in today’s post – public speaking is a great way to build your brand. You don’t […] Written by Chamira Young August 2, 2021August 2, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Still Standing Intro by Skip Cohen In 2012 Suzette Allen shared the photograph and post below. It’s personal and as only Suzette can share, she opened her heart. But there’s a point I wanted to make by sharing her post here on the Marathon blog. So many of you have become so clinical in your approach to […] Written by Suzette Allen July 22, 2021July 22, 2021
Inspiration Social Media Creating a Community Calendar for Your Blog I’ve shared the idea as a content topic in posts about blogging, but never in any detail. Well, there are more people online these days than at any time in history. With everyone hunkered down, the pandemic left cyberspace as the one place to travel and not worry about social distancing or our health. To […] Written by Skip Cohen June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
Business Inspiration The Class of 2021 I hate sounding like an infomercial on Marathon’s blog, but this year’s graduating class needs your services more than ever! I’m not sure the opportunities for senior photographers have ever been greater than right now. If you think about last year’s class, while they all missed out on formal graduation, we’d only been in the […] Written by Skip Cohen May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle How’s Your Favorite Therapist? Like most of you, we’ve been isolated from friends and family for over a year. We chose to hunker down and ride out the storm. Through this entire nightmare, it’s time I paid tribute to our therapists, Dr. Lucy and Dr. Belle. I lost Molly the Wonder Dog in February of 2019. Like everyone who […] Written by Skip Cohen March 30, 2021March 30, 2021
Business Inspiration The Fun of Video at a Wedding Intro by Skip Cohen It’s almost impossible to find any benefit to the challenges the pandemic created for all of us over the last year. Pain, sadness, loss – they’re all words we’ve shared since Corona became something other than a favorite beer. However, one light at the end of the tunnel has been having […] Written by Suzette Allen March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Business Inspiration Marketing The Art of Simplicity Intro by Skip Cohen Virtually every photographer is dealing with the same challenge today, how to rebuild their brand and business as we come out of the pandemic. Sadly, too many of you are making it a more complex task than it needs to be. In this recent “Tuesday Tidbits” from Beverly Walden, she hits […] Written by Beverly Walden March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Your Family – Do Shoemaker’s Children Need Shoes? A few weeks ago I shared this post on my own blog. It’s short, but if a picture’s really worth a thousand words, then it speaks volumes about an opportunity most of you are missing with your own family. If there’s one thing the pandemic has given us, beyond the challenges and frustrations of the […] Written by Skip Cohen February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Self-Care Tips Through the Pandemic Intro by Skip Cohen It’s excellent news; the vaccine has been released. At least with the start of the new year, there’s a little light at the end of the tunnel. But returning to “normal” is a long way off. So, while it’s definitely good news, the stress and pressure of running a business aren’t […] Written by Sarah Petty January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
