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Magical Balloon-dude Dale's
Update Notice
April 21, 2004

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www.mbd2.com Update Notice
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1) Mother's Day is Coming
2) Coming soon - new Balloon Instructions
3) More Info about the Dale
4) Forum - Language Translation
5) New Balloon Products
6) Entertainers Tip 26
7) New Forum - Face Painting
8) Update Achieve Notices
9) Sponsoring Advertising Information
10) Link to US for Support
11) Closing

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Mother's Day
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Moms around the world make our lives special so we need to honor them. So I have dedicated the mbd2.com theme this month to the Moms of the world.

http://www.mbd2.com

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Coming soon - New Balloon Instructions
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It has been a while since I added new instructions to the Kids Stuff page, but they will be coming soon. So keep an eye on this page. :

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More info about Dale
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If your are looking for information about the Magical Balloon-dude Dale, now try this link http://www.DaleObrochta.com - This link has designed for individuals interested in hiring Dale for there private/corporate events.

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Forum - Language Translation
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To make the forum friendly to all, I have installed a link that will automatically translate the forum posting in to Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. This may not be 100% accurate, but at lease it will help those who are not fluent in English to understand the basics of the conservation.

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New Products
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Balloons - Need Polka Dotted Balloons or Sprayed Balloons. Check out the assortment of options at http://secure.appse.com/mbd2/Products.asp?SubCatID=136

160 Balloon Apron - Exclusive from Twist'em Up - This is a mini apron that was designed for the 160 balloons.

It comes with :

* 3 easy load loops
* Holds 315-450 balloon
* Large utility pouch
* Six loops for makers
* A quick side zipper to make loading of balloon quick and easy.
* Color black and is wash machine friendly

Coming this week!

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Entertainers Tip 26 - Develop your PR Material
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I have been entertaining now for 20 years and I keep updating my marketing material. Have you? I have learned over the years that you need to keep your material fresh and up-to-date. Pictures need to be current; entertainment history needs to be updated and accurate. If you do these things, it will make it easier for you to send to potential clients. Here are some tricks to keeping your material fresh.

1. An old rule of marketing is never use a constant number. My first paragraph should be "I have been entertaining since 1984 and I keep…." This way the document will stay current.

2. As your skills improve, take pictures of the designs or costume. I like taking a real picture, not a digital picture. I take these real pictures and put them in a portfolio which I can review or show to future clients.

3. Look at all advertisements for new ideas. What was costly 2 years ago may now be affordable.

4. Create downloadable material on your web site. Many companies have meeting on entertainment that they will be hiring. How better to standout in the crowd then to have actual material that customers can download and print. These documents are printer friendly and are designed to be printed, not display on a computer screen.

5. Keep it in an easy format to change. If you use desktop publishing software or a simple word processor make sure you know where it's stored, and backup copies. Knowing where your PR material is makes it easy for you to change.

6. Update PR material right-a-way. If you now your going to play a big event. Update your PR that day. Update your files so when you go to print them, its current.

7. You're your own PR manager, if he your PR material is not up-to-date or even created there is only one person to blame, YOU! So, start today and develop a simple flyer and build from there.

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Update Achieve Notices
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Boy, have things changed. When I first started sending out update notices, it was just a couple of line saying "hey, new pictures at...", but this site has grown bigger, and bigger, and with cooler stuff. As a result, the two-line email has now gone to the ezine format. I have now started archive these messages and will have a link off the update notice form and at the end of the email.

To see past mbd2.com Update Notices http://www.mbd2.com/update/updatearchives.htm

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Sponsoring Advertising Information
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If you are interested in paid advertising, or exchanging newsletter ads to a larger group of people, then consider the mbd2.com Update Notice. We reach over 1,800+ individuals and the list is still growing.

Interested parties, please email me at mailto:dale@mbd2.com?Subject=Advertising about rates. We are happy to swaps with quality, audience-appropriate newsletters and merchants.
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Link to us for Support
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Please Link to Us, as we are a FREE service and need your support to bring you more new and exciting features. Thanks
Check it out at:
http://www.mbd2.com/linkinfo.htm
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Closing
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Thanks for your support and always your help. Together we can make this a better site. If you can do one of the following, it will help the
website:
-Proof reading the web site
-Check the site for errors.
-Buy products - this helps me purchase new programs, enhance the web site, and pay the bills.
-Tell a friend about the site.
-Create a link for your site to this site
Organizing your email
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These email notices will always have a subject that starts with Balloon as the first word. If you set your email filters to look for the word Balloon and then have it move this email to a special folder, you will not have to look through all the junk email for this notice.
Change of email
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Send me both your old email address and your new address with your name. Sometimes it is easier to look for the last name than email address. Send emails to dale@mbd2.com subject address change.
Removal
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Balloon Twister,Magical Balloon-dude Dale
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Magical Balloon-dude Dale is a Master Balloonist; this balloon entertainer is not your normal dog-making, heart-giving, sword-handing, balloon animal-making entertainer. This corporate entertainer creates latex art that will have people talking. Magical Balloon-dude Dale mixes art with comedy to create a fun filled atmosphere that adults will be crazy over.

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