December 2011
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November 2011
4 posts
August 2011
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Talking Tributes Podcast - ABBA Sensation
SHOW NOTES - Show #2
Hi Folks!
I’m going to be doing at least one podcast per month giving you a behind the scenes look at the crazy world of Tribute Acts. In the second show I’m chatting with awesome ABBA Tribute band - Abba Sensation. Don’t forget to comment on the show, rate, share and simply enjoy.
LISTEN HERE! OR Subscribe on iTunes HERE
These are the show notes with...
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Talking Tributes Podcast - Nicola Marie - Lady...
SHOW NOTES - Show #1
Hi Folks!
I’m going to be doing at least one podcast per month giving you a behind the scenes look at the crazy world of Tribute Acts. In this first show I talk with international Lady Gaga & Amy Winehouse tribute act - Nicola Marie.
LISTEN HERE! OR Subscribe on iTunes HERE
These are the show notes with links that we talk about during the podcast.
Nicola...
July 2011
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Troy's Cocktail Class - 20/07/2011
Hey there friends!
I know… I’m late this week. To be honest, I was far too busy being excited about CM Punk winning the WWE title at last week’s PPV (seriously). Anyways, that’s enough ‘straight edge’ for now, time to talk cocktails. More specifically - Shots! I only decided to take a one week break from cocktails due to a conversation about drinking a...
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Follow Friday #FF 15/07/2011
Happy Friday folks!!
Yes, it’s that time again when I share a few of my Follow Friday’s here on Tumblr. Feel free to post your Twitter name below so that I can follow you… OR just holla at me on Twitter to get the same result. Follow these folks, I like em!
Sarah Skinner - I’ve known Sarah for a few years now away from the internet world. I know her as a kick ass...
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Troy's Cocktail Class - 11/07/2011
Hey there folks!
I hope you’ve all had a great week and been having fun in the sunshine! No fancy cocktail this week, we’re going back to basics with a long drink that is perfect for a sunny day and packs a punch. Probably best enjoyed at a BBQ or on the deck of a boat… But the kitchen or garden will do fine! Put the shaker away, we are simply going to use a tall glass filled...
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Troy's Cocktail Class - 04/07/2011
Hi again folks!
Just like to start by wishing our American friends a very happy Independence Day! Just think, you could have been enjoying such things as Fish & Chips, Faggots & Peas and Spotted Dick!! :D That being said, I’d like to share a cocktail that has an American 50’s Diner theme and (like most of the other cocktails I enjoy making) allows you to be creative and...
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Follow Friday #FF 01/07/2011
Pinch, Punch first Follow Friday of the month!!
Hey there folks! Thanks for stopping by today. It’s Friday, so that means that it’s time for my mini FF list of tweeps and twitterati that I like to follow… Not in a stalkerish way I might add. Click on their names and you’ll be whisked to their Twitter profile so that YOU can follow too!
Brody Swain - Brody is a salt...
June 2011
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Troy's Cocktail Class - 27/06/2011
Hey there folks!
Hope you have been all enjoying the sun, or at least been making the most of the lighter evenings. I thought that in addition to my other music blogs, I’d also share my love of great cocktails with you. I’ll try and post a new one every Monday. These have all been tried, tested and most of all ENJOYED. My first one was done as an off the cuff post for Bar Biz...
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Follow Friday #FF 24/06/2011
Hey there folks,
After seeing a few other people doing this (to encourage tweeps to check out blogs I assume) I kind of liked it and thought I’d give it a go. Every Friday, I’m going to give a list of 10 Tweeps that I follow, that you MAY want to think about following. It’s not a top 10 so is in no particular order.
1. Kyle Lacy - Kyle is the author of Twitter Marketing For...
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A Month In Music - September 1993
Hello again friends! Welcome to my music blog for the month of June. This time around we’re looking at the music gems that hit the top 20 in the UK from September 1993. This was very much the year when the anti-fashion of grunge was starting to gain momentum in the USA. It was also the time in our charts when euro-beat style dance was starting to take a backseat and indie music with emphasis...
May 2011
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A Month In Music – December 1991
IT’S CHRIIIIIISSSSSTMAAAAAAAAASS!!… I know it’s nearly summertime, but I thought this would be a great time to take a look back in my monthly blog, to a time when the Christmas #1 was THE hit of the year. That’s right! Before X Factor, Pop Idol and reality music shows dominated the Christmas charts in the UK, acts would battle it out for one of the most coveted titles in UK Music “The...
March 2011
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A Month In Music - June 1995
Greetings friends! Welcome back to my little monthly music blog where we pick a random 90’s year and a random 90’s month… We then review the top 20 hits on a little trip down memory lane. June 1995 was the month that South Africa won the Rugby World Cup and it all continued to kick off in Iraq. 1995 was also the year of Mel Gibson romping around...
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A Month in Music - March 1991
Hey all!
Welcome back! Due to a few very early mornings, I thought I’d fill the time and get my creative juices flowing by kicking up the leaves in the 1990’s. If you’ve ever talked to me about music, you’ll know that I LOVE music from the 50’s all the way through till today. But you’ll also know that I think that the 90’s is one of the most underrated decades of music that there is. The 90’s...
February 2011
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Merlin - Bringing Magic to Warwick Castle
Hey folks,
Just dropping by really quickly this morning as it has been confirmed that ‘Merlin Entertainments’ attraction Warwick Castle, UK will be getting involved in a marriage of brands.
Warwick Castle have teamed up with the makers of popular BBC series ‘Merlin’ to open ‘The Dragon Tower’ in early 2011. Merlin (the company, that is) states that this...
January 2011
4 posts
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Socially Engaged Companies
Hey all,
I was just reading Soren Gordhamer’s Mashable post on ‘5 Paradigms for a Socially Engaged Company’. It highlights how social media continues to change our business and how employees can be empowered to make a positive impact through this medium.
Soren writes “When people in companies and teams feel engaged, the benefits are significant. Towers Watson (formerly...
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Angry Birds + Lego = Win!
Hey folks!
Just a quick one! I’m surprised that with all the buzz about Angry Birds that more companies haven’t got in on the act yet. One company in particular springs to mind… LEGO! The brand marriage of Lego & Angry Birds could be massive. It also gives endless structure possibilities to be built in order to protect those pesky pigs! Build your catapult, attack...
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Kylie's Tech Filled 2011 World Tour
Hey all!
Now before I start I want you to know that I’m not a massive Kylie Minogue fan, though I still like to gaze upon her from time to time. NOPE! I’m writing this because I was simply blown away to hear about the plans for Kylie’s ‘Les Folies’ 2011 World Tour. Those who DO know me will know that I’m a huge fan of Disney and the service and technology...
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Playing #Whereincov on Twitter
Hey All,
Thanks for stopping by. Obviously you are here because you’ve beed playing OR curious to play #whereincov on Twitter.
#Whereincov came about through (mainly) boredom and the want to get more people in the city that I live (Coventry) using Twitter. I know, it’s not as glam as Facebook but it can be a helluva lot more fun if you learn to interact and engage with...
September 2010
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Should You Be Tagging That?
There is one thing that drives me crazy and always makes me think twice if a BUSINESS sends me a Facebook friend request… Will these douche-bags tag me in to pictures that I’m not even in!?
We’ve all had it done to us. But who’s marketing seminar was it that stated that it would be an excellent idea to tag ‘friends’ to pictures of posters, car dealerships,...
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Entertainment Blame Game
I was toying with the idea of doing an audio blog and letting folks listen to my rants… But after I listened to one, it didn’t quite capture what I wanted, so I went away and thought “What would Gary Do?”… @GaryVee The Author of ‘Crush It’ (an incredible and very motivational book by the way) would get his words and feelings over through the medium of...
The ROOT of all good (For Bands & Tributes)
Boooom! It’s Tuesday and I’m feeling great! So glad that a few people are starting to visit my brand new page and actually sharing some of the links. I’m doing them to help you out, but if you want to return the favour, recommend my page to your friends and other folks in the industry you think will benefit from it. In my other post I talked...
Venue 'PAGES' not 'PROFILES'
*Note to all - I write pretty much how I talk. Please expect some bad language. Thanks in advance
Hey all!
If you’ve just joined my page and are thinking “What is this guy on”?… I’ll let you know right now that my motives are to one day help large companies (and individuals) achieve some nice results through innovative promotions or just bumping some common sense...
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June 2010
1 post
May 2010
1 post
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Facebook Marketing for Venues
Hey there all!
It’s been a while, but I’ve been really busy working on a few things. I received a mail at the weekend from someone who works on a few on-line projects. She told me that she had noticed that over the past few months I was pretty much living on-line and updating regular on Facebook. She then went on to ask if I had any on-line tips for Facebook and general business...
March 2010
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Venues not 'Booking Smart'
As an agent I am sad to say that in the past (through some fault of my own and some fault of a venue I was booking for) I did indeed ‘Screw an Act Over’… Now those are pretty harsh words, but I can look back on it now and even talk very openly about it to acts that I currently deal with… But that in it’s self is a totally different blog for another day and since...
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The Ideas are BACK!
I’ve had very little caffeine today, but the great ideas that ‘created me’ in the business (as it were) have come back!! I don’t know how, but they just have. I didn’t sleep at all last night because of it.
Im checking everything over in full to make sure that the idea will be viable, but it’s all looking good on paper. It’s time to overhaul the lot!
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The Budget & The Impact on Bars
Hey there all, thanks for stopping by!
As some of you may know, today was the day in the UK where the government delivered their budget which shows us the ‘plan’ for the year ahead. Some predicted that this budget would also be used to try and keep power in the hands of the current government as the general election looms. Some businesses and entrepreneurs did well out of the budget...
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Lisa Linehan's 'Project Husband'
OK, so this isn’t my usual post where I moan about the state of entertainment in the UK or ‘big up’ my pals. If you’re anything like me on Facebook, you get LOADS of invites to this, that and the other ‘Join my farm’, ‘Build a fish tank’ or ‘help me whack some goons’… They all get the usual ‘ignore’ treatment and I...
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Spin Doctors Sent Spinning?
It’s funny how the marketing landscape has changed over the years and even more amusing how a few local level PR companies are ‘poo pooing’ social media as a fad and something that will NEVER be used to aid businesses… Erm, I don’t know if you got the memo, but its already happening!
I don’t know about you but I very rarely read my City’s local paper and...
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Abba Sensation (yeah, Im blogging tributes)
Hey again!
So a quick check in from me today. As you may or may not know, I get to work with some great covers bands and tribute acts every single week. Mostly I have a great time and get to meet some fantastic people. I also get to meet some total douches along the way too. Im also sure that not everyone in that industry thinks fondly of me all the time. It’s just a...
Im working with a covers band, I think they sound...
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Casino Entertainment in the UK
Like it or not, Im on a mission this year to kill off ‘club-land’ style things and change UK Casino entertainment forever and for-better! A strong statement there and I was actually not going to write this blog at all, but it’s what I believe so I thought I’d just put it out there and see what happens. It’s a fact that Casino operations in the UK are slowly starting to change, ever since the...