Speed up an Individual’s Voiceover Profession
January 24th, 2010To help you understand how you can quickly make it in the voiceover industry, you need to try to learn from the wisdom of those who have gone before you
Weve listed 9 insider tips in an easy-to-digest way.
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Below is a list of clever marketing tips that can help you to get more publicity for yourself. Whilst none of these are quick fixes, they will be big fixes.
- You need to be on the web. There are voiceover listing internet websites that promote voice overs to ad agencies. Even if you already have an agent, join up! The much more people you have promoting you, the better.
- Send out your Cd. Send a Cd with your demo on it. The downside is that its quite a pricey operation, and many copywriters dont even listen to CDs that land on their desks. The upside is you might get a gig or two out of it. Might. See the next point for a better way.
- Personally deliver your Compact disc. Go around to sound studios and introduce yourself to the sound engineer personally. Give them a Compact disk with your demo on, and request them to listen to it. Do something cute with the packaging ” attach a chocolate or something. Call the receptionist in advance to get a contact name of the sound engineer. Always have a contact name. You could do the same thing with ad agencies. Rather go personally to 10 persons than blindly posting your Compact disk to 100 randoms.
- Have a fine photo. Do you have a good photo up on your voice-over site? Persons with photos get 5 times as numerous hits as those without! Dont have a cheap looking homemade photo from the 1980s. Have a fancy, black and white, professional one.
- Have a photo on your business card. So when youre networking, those potential contacts will remember you when they glance at your card again in a few weeks time.
Hope these support you in your hunt for a voiceover career