When does your summer end? Labor Day weekend? When school, starts? When fall, begins? Whatever the date, make the most of your time and all the activities happening in Salem this month. You can plan ahead with our calendar round-up here...and our new(ish) searchable calendar here.
A notable marker signifying the coming end of summer for me is the autumn edition of Press Play Salem — underway now! August is a month of deadlines, but also of great creative exploration as we (yeah, it's the royal we) write and sort through stories, schedule interviews and photo shoots, sketch cover and layout ideas, and sell ads...Notice how I left that one for last? Selling ads is the most difficult part (for me) of producing Press Play, but also one of the most necessary. And of course, it's necessary, so I do it. Every. Few. Months.
(Note to self: Work smarter, not harder.)
I have been trying to get ahead of the ad sales thing for a while, but time escapes me. In my mind, I imagine advertisers signing on for multiple issues — that would be a dream — so consider this me putting that out in the world. Advertisers and potential advertisers, let's talk — buy an ad, or four, and help ensure Press Play to our next anniversary...
I have so many ideas (Seriously, not to yell but....SO MANY IDEAS!!!) for Press Play and I am working on balancing (read: juggling) all the things so I can make a few more of those ideas reality — this year (fingers crossed). We've already seen one — you are looking at it right now — the website update with a searchable (and submittable) calendar! It's a work in progress and we will be adding and refining as Time permits. Oh Time, you are a busy one, so in demand.
Speaking of time, I think I found a few minutes so I am going to make the most of it, finish The Playlist and email the list of people waiting in my inbox...there's some content GOLD in there!
Talk soon —