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My fifteen minutes of fame, again.

10/4/2013

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It's not every day your picture gets in a national magazine. In my lifetime, it has happened three times. The first time was during my first job as a marketing assistant for a teen fashion magazine in New York. The model they had booked for a shoot on DIY hair highlights didn't show, so they grabbed me and off we went to the studio. The original magazine is packed away, but I did keep one of the "out-takes" after the stylist took out the hair barrettes and let me shake my hot-rollered head with abandon.  The second time was a few years later, when I was plucked out of fashion show audience at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York for a hair and makeup shoot for the young woman's style magazine, Mademoiselle. And now, (GULP) I am one of those baby boomers in AARP. Is this a symbolic journey -- from teen model to elder?  In any case, it's been, and still is, a great ride!
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1980 Photo Shoot for American Girl
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2013 AARP Bulletin/Photo Credit: Jonathan Sprague
The AARP article is about encore careers - in my case - using my marketing career to help artists promote their work.  I've written a book about how I used my professional skills to launch my art career, and I work with artists on developing their marketing strategies, websites, blogs and social media presence.  A quote from the article sums it all up: "I've found the perfect job because I get to do everything I love." 

Thanks for being a part of my adventures!

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Meg link
10/5/2013 05:46:21 am

Linda, I think the only time my photo was in a national news magazine was being a face in the crowd welcoming Nick Daniloff home in a Time magazine story....so my 15 minutes were truly accidental and not even about moi! : )

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Gail Donnelly link
10/10/2013 12:26:30 am

Well, Linda, I just read that AARP article and was so impressed I have looked you up. What I say is, Good for you! I just wish you were over on this coast so I could meet you...and learn a few things, too. I love your website!

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Linda Rosso
10/29/2013 12:26:39 pm

Thanks, Gail!

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Joyce Corns
10/29/2013 11:48:55 am

Hey Linda! I too read the article in AARP. I started painting at age 50 and now at age 61 am interested in marketing myself. Did I miss the name of your book in the article? How do I order it?

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Linda Rosso
10/29/2013 12:27:59 pm

Hi Joyce - Thanks for reaching out - the book is called ART MARKETING BASICS and it's available at www.artistmarketingguide.com.

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Fort Smith Locksmith link
9/22/2022 07:28:48 pm

Hi thanks for shaaring this

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