Comments on: The Price of Conviction http://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/2009/10/13/the-price-of-conviction/ Practical business advice for those in the business of being creative. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:26:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sharon http://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/2009/10/13/the-price-of-conviction/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Sharon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:41:07 +0000 http://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/?p=319#comment-540 Hmmm, lots to think about on this one Sean! Could you maybe give some examples in a future post as to how social media can be used for ways other than marketing? Also, elaborate more on integrative marketing. I would love to hear your thoughts. Alex I feel so sad for you! I too am trying to be different in my market and some of what you are said really resonates with me. Will I be able to be different too? I like that you are confident in what you do. I would love to hear Sean offer suggestions to you. Do you keep fighting, give up, or do you have to take your creativity to somewhere it is appreciated? I wish you the best of luck...stay creative! Hmmm, lots to think about on this one Sean! Could you maybe give some examples in a future post as to how social media can be used for ways other than marketing? Also, elaborate more on integrative marketing. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Alex I feel so sad for you! I too am trying to be different in my market and some of what you are said really resonates with me. Will I be able to be different too? I like that you are confident in what you do. I would love to hear Sean offer suggestions to you. Do you keep fighting, give up, or do you have to take your creativity to somewhere it is appreciated? I wish you the best of luck…stay creative!

]]> By: Alex Rodriguez http://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/2009/10/13/the-price-of-conviction/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Alex Rodriguez Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:47:05 +0000 http://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/?p=319#comment-539 I have a creative business (wedding magazine) in El Paso, TX. It is a small city were most of the wedding professionals are stock in the 90's, and I try to change the rules of the game, we try to bring this town the newest trends, but it looks like people do not want to change. They just wand to do and have weddings like 20 years ago. We have been trying for 5 years to change peoples perspectives of weddings, but excluding around 10 vendors and 10 brides, we hit rock wall. I will never follow this market, it is not me. I want something better for everybody, I am trying to play a different game, but it doesn't seem to be working. Advertising sales are OK, but I want more. I want to have an influence in weddings in town, I am in a very uncreative mood lately, I have no inspiration and I know I am really good at what I do. It is very hard to be different... I have a creative business (wedding magazine) in El Paso, TX. It is a small city were most of the wedding professionals are stock in the 90’s, and I try to change the rules of the game, we try to bring this town the newest trends, but it looks like people do not want to change. They just wand to do and have weddings like 20 years ago.
We have been trying for 5 years to change peoples perspectives of weddings, but excluding around 10 vendors and 10 brides, we hit rock wall.
I will never follow this market, it is not me. I want something better for everybody, I am trying to play a different game, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Advertising sales are OK, but I want more. I want to have an influence in weddings in town,
I am in a very uncreative mood lately, I have no inspiration and I know I am really good at what I do. It is very hard to be different…

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