5 Important Reasons Why Entertainers Must Have A LinkedIn Company Page

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This article shows the benefits of having a business LinkedIn profile and examples of using a LinkedIn company page to expand your entertainment business. Expands and enhanses social footprint Employees become company ambassadors Promote important news Branding your coproate mission statement Established your business as a professional entertainment service Exapnds Social Media Footprint Entertainers push … Read more

How To Balance Your Work-Life with Family

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The entertainment industry is a feast or famine lifestyle, and over 38-years balancing family and balloon entertainment can be difficult. In this article, I share things I’ve learned walking the tightrope of life and working as a professional entertainer. Prioritize Your Time Time management is critical, and defining a work schedule balances life and work. … Read more

How To Use Balloon Scraps During The Shortage

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There’s gold in them thar balloon scraps, as the transportation bottleneck is creating a balloon shortage. I’m finding myself using more and more balloon scraps because most of the colors I wanted were out of stock the last time I ordered. Things I’ve learned Decades ago, I entertained at Harrah’s Casino and learned that twisting … Read more

How To Raise Prices On Repeat Customers

Balloon sales, price increase as you need to raise prices on past clients

How do you handle raising prices on repeat customers that you’ve previously charged a lower rate? Early in my career, I consider using a low price strategy to capture the market, but after hearing a story from my dad, I changed my mind. My father’s colleague’s wife, Sarah, opened a beauty salon, and her goal … Read more

Here’s a Great Response To A Text Message

How to respond to a text message

I’m working in my office, and my ears detect the incoming text notification chime from my cellphone. I grab my phone, and it reads, “How much do you charge?” Great, I have to play the twenty-question text game to figure out what they want, or do I? Here’s how I eliminate playing the twenty-question game. … Read more

The Best Knots To Know for Balloon Decorating

Knots use for balloon decor when using fishing line

Here’s the problem. You are working with a newbie, and they miscalculated the length of the monofilament line that needs to anchor the balloon arch.  Their solution? Tie a knot like tying a balloon. The problem is, monofilament line, AKA fishing line requires special knots. People who like to fish will tell you first hand, … Read more

The 10-Minute Read That Will Improve Your Balloon Yard Art

Balloon Yard Art poles used in balloon decorating

The secret behind balloon yard art: Poles Balloon yard art is nothing new, as balloon decorators have created arches, columns, and pool decor for decades.  With Covid-19 canceling many parties and entertainers seeking work, the balloon yard art niche has grown this year. The famous question is, what pole do you recommend for balloon yard … Read more

The Kit That Successful Balloon Yard Art Installer Must Have On Them

Things your should bring an a balloon installation when installing balloon yard art

Balloon Yard Art Emergency Kit Have you ever had that uneasy feeling when delivering balloon decor? You know that unsettling feeling that something is going to go wrong with the balloon yard art installation, and you’re going to do an emergency fix on site. Here are the things I bring when installing balloon yard art.  … Read more

How To Sell Balloon Yard Art To Parents

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Selling Balloon Yard Art I am looking at a paper sheet with little 3D figures, and I have to see which figures are identical.  The problem is the figures are flipped, inverted, and lying on different edges. My job is to mentally picture the object in my head and rotate, flip, or invert the shares … Read more