Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Promo Reels & Videos Best Practices and Tips for Creating Promo Reels for Magicians and Entertainers What is the purpose of a promo reel?  Who needs one?  How long should a promo reel be?  Do they have to look really professional to be considered? We all hear about needing a promo video reel but there is little […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Educational Magic For Corporate, Trade Show, Motivational, Sponsorship and School Magicians   It’s not often you get to introduce your guest like this: “He’s lousy at sleight of hand, he has the grace of an ox, and the only reason he looks good sometimes is because he married a beautiful woman.” Those are […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! The Business of Trade Show Magic “Better than 1000 days of study is one day with a great teacher” This is a quote I pulled from the Magic Word Podcast which is run by today’s guest Scott Wells. It sums up nicely what we find the Magic Word Podcast ( MWP ) to […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Is Your Magic Website Getting You Enough Bookings? Really?! Discover our top website strategies for magicians and how the 80/20 rule can work for you. Magicians seem to be the masters of DIY business. We direct our own shows, write our own scripts, make our own videos. Most of this is done in […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Behind The Business of a Corporate Magician Business is all about measuring costs, not just financial, but also emotional. Brian Glow frankly talks about the highs and lows of life on the road as a seasoned corporate magician and you get insights by hearing some of the real stories, the real costs associated […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! How To Advertise on Facebook for Magicians and Entertainers We live in confusing times. Google is trying to become a social media platform (witness the rise of G+) and Facebook is trying to become a search engine. How? By letting you type in search terms into their HUGE database you can search for […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Facebook Fundamentals – Fan pages for entertainers – Social media is the in-thing. Did you know that over 70% of local business use social media to find and engage with new and existing customers. Tamar Kimmons has examined Facebook Fan Pages in detail and she shares how to best use this free resource. […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! MB 03: The business of magic to market Have you ever had an idea for a new trick? Ever wondered how you would go about getting the idea out of your head and into the magic shops? Have you ever felt you have something to share with other magicians and wondered how you would […]

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Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! MB 02: YouTube – The Performing Artist Guide Jay Jay, Eric LeClerc and Julian Mather Explain How! Youtube is growing at a rapid rate. It is something we as magicians and entertainers need to use and understand. It can help us get bookings.  That is what this podcast episode #002 will do, help you […]

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