Business Inspiration When You Need It – Focus on Play-time! Intro by Skip Cohen With every Tuesday Tidbit email I get from Bev Walden, I find myself thinking about the points she’s made. This recent one really hit me hard. While I talk a good game and do my best to remind business owners to recognize burnout, I have a hard time walking the talk. I get […] Written by Beverly Walden September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Business Inspiration How’s Your “Showroom?” Intro by Skip Cohen Once again, Bev Walden knocks it out of the park with this recent Tuesday Tidbit about your facility. So take a second and look around – while we always talk about your website, what’s your actual location like? I remember visiting Bambi Cantrell’s home studio many years ago. She had a […] Written by Beverly Walden September 16, 2021September 16, 2021
Business Inspiration Looking Past the Challenges Looking Past the Challenges “If you want to knock down the wall between you and the life of your dreams, it’s best to do it one brick at a time.” Paul McKenna Since the pandemic hit we’ve all felt the impact of changes in business and our lives. Well, there’s a greater sense of family […] Written by Skip Cohen September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Business Inspiration Marketing It’s Better to Give than Receive Intro by Skip Cohen I know everyone is tired of hearing references to the pandemic. Still, last year’s challenges have created so many opportunities for business owners to take a leadership role in their communities. In this archived post from Shep Hyken’s blog, he hits hard on the importance of exceeding customer expectations. So what’s […] Written by Shep Hyken August 25, 2021August 25, 2021
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
