Coachella

I will be heading out to the desert Thursday evening for three full days of music and dancing.

The donut of the week is:
Jelly Donut

This delicious creation is a staple of any donut eater's diet. The sugary goodness outside mixes with the sweet filling inside. Nothing beats a nice jelly donut.



So I am heading out to Coachella for the fourth time this weekend. So many amazing bands are playing. Prince, Portishead, MGMT, Goldfrapp, Aphex Twin. It's almost too much to process. I will be dancing my ass of this weekend. I'm sure I will be regretting it on Monday morning. But it's definitely worth it. And the best part is that Prince is headlining on Saturday. I didn't think I would ever see him play live, let alone at Coachella.

MIPTV

The Donut of the week is:

Chocolate Custard Filled Donut

The classic indulgence donut. Glazed chocolate goodness, then a surprise burst of sweet velvety custard goodness. After a week traveling and working, there was this sweet beauty awaiting my return. Eat one of these and all is right with the world.







Okay back to my normal postings.

MIPTV

MIPTV is one of the two big television markets in Cannes. MIPTV or MIP for short is held in early April. The other, MIPCOM is held in October. These are primarily TV markets, so the majority of buyers and product is geared to television. There are a ton of broadcasters from around the world, in addition to a handful of regional distributors and video distributors. The majority of the product there is television product, tv series, formats, and tv movies. There are also some theatrical movies being sold as well. However, the big markets for theatrical movies are Cannes in May and AFM in November.

This was my first time attending MIPTV and the first time at a market where I was selling. I've been to Cannes and AFM before but in a more supportive role than actively selling. Before the market, I was more concerned about having as many meetings as possible because I didn't want to be standing around. In addition, I didn't want to give my bosses any reason to think that I wasn't prepared to begin selling. I didn't want to hear any 'Why didn't you contact X broadcaster?' But once I got there, I was thankful I didn't have back to back meetings. By the time my afternoons rolled around, I was suffering from jet lag so much I just wanted to go back to the apartment and go to sleep. I'll remember to try and schedule most of my important meetings for in the morning next time.

Overall, I had fun. And my boss told me I did a good job. Now it's just a matter of following up and hoping they actually want to buy our product. It's a good thing that buyers seem to be interested in our product. That's all for now.

I'm flying away...

The donut of the week is:

Chocolate glazed old fashioned donut!

Nice and crispy with a chocolate coating. I love to break off pieces of the donut and eat it in sections.







I don't have so much to write about at this time. I'm in the middle of getting ready to get on a plane on Friday.

T-Minus 8 days and Counting

First things first, the donut of the week is:

Plain glazed donut

While I normally enjoy chocolate coated or filled donuts, it's nice once and a while to have a nice simple glazed donut. Plus I can fool myself that it's somewhat healthy since it doesn't have any chocolate.







So the big thing on my mind is MIPTV. In eight days, I will be getting on a plane to fly to the south of France for MIPTV. I've been to Cannes before for the film festival, but this is the first time I am going with my new company. It's also the first time I am going solely to sell. So it's both exciting and scary at the same time.

If you aren't familiar with MIPTV, it's one of the two big international TV markets that take place in Cannes during the year. The first is MIPTV in April and the second is MIPCOM in October. It's a TV market, so the dress is very professional with everyone in a suit and tie. It's not like the wild west vibe of AFM or the Cannes Film Market.

We'll see how I do once I get back. I've been doing a ton of research on broadcasters. I know more that I care to about Scandinavian broadcasters. But they say that research is the difference between a good salesman and a great salesman. I'm just lucky I get paid to travel the world and talk to people, the two things I love to do the most, right behind watching movies and sex.

Bad blogger! No cookie!

I'm afraid I'm not a very good blogger. I can never think of what to write in here.

So I came up with a thought that I would post the donut of the week. Every Wednesday at work, we get donuts. And I loooove donuts! That's not so good for my waist but it's good for my happiness! Donuts make me happy. So without further ado, I present to thee:

Donut Of The Week:
Cake donut with sugar frosting and rainbow sprinkles
I'm afraid my digital camera doesn't take very good pictures up close. But you can imagine this pure sugar creation was quite delicious!

Greetings!

This is my first blog post. Finally got around to creating one.