Archive for May 2009
MMPA Conference
I attended the MN Magazines & Publication Association‘s annual Summit & Expo on May 21. This year’s theme was How to Be Up in a Down Economy. The day was filled with four different tracks that include: Editorial, Circulation, Sales and Leadership. Deciding which sessions to attend was a difficult choice with so many valid…
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Read MoreSurvey Help
Thanks to all who have taken my survey at http://lettersandjournalssurvey.blogspot.com. I am still looking for more people to offer their input. There are 3 different surveys and each one only takes about 3-5 minutes. The surveys are for Letter writersJournal writersStationery store owners and/or designers Thank you to the Missive Maven who promoted this survey…
Read MoreDay 4 at the National Stationery Show
Today’s NSS show only went from 9-12 and it seemed much less trafficked than the other 3 days. I think a lot of people got their buying/visiting done in the first 3 days. The buses ran slower today and the waits were longer for them. I would not plan to go on the last day…
Read MoreDay 3 at the National Stationery Show
What a busy crazy week it has been! We walk around the show and my feet get tired. We walk around the city and my feet get tired. I am beat! But it has been fun and worth every aching muscle. On Day 3 I did not spend as much time at the show. My…
Read MoreDay 2 at the National Stationery Show
Day 2 at the NSS was fabulous! I met some more fantastic artists/business owners. Hello! Lucky (twitter name @helloluckycards), Two Trick Pony (twitter name @carriepony), Emma J Cards (twitter name @emmajcards) and Mary Ellen from M. Ellen Designs. There is so much eye candy at the show it is difficult to keep your head from…
Read MoreDay 1 at the National Stationery Show
What a great day! I got to the show about 10 a.m. and started an organized plan of attack to stick to one aisle at a time. The entire show is filled with such eye-catching and perfectly lovely displays, colors, cards, notebooks, stationery, pens and so on. I was here for the first time 5…
Read MoreLooking for People to Help Take a Quick Survey
This post is about the three surveys I created. One is for letter writers. One is for journal writers. And one is for stationery store owners and/or designers. Each survey is only 10 questions long and should take no more than 5-10 minutes of your time. I’m really looking for some feedback on these hobbies…
Read MoreNational Stationery Show
The National Stationery Show (NSS) is held every May at the Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC. This year it runs from May 17-20 and I will be there. Lucky me! I’m very excited to attend the pinnacle of the industry’s trade show. There will be over 1,00 exhibitors and 14,000 attendees. Here are just…
Read MoreGraphic Designer
I have hired graphic designer Kathryn Forss and she starts on June 1. I’m very excited! Her first task will be to design a logo for Letters & Journals and next will be creating a sample copy of the magazine. Our estimated time for completion- August. The vision for Letters & Journals is that once…
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