by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News
This is a personal rant on something that has bugged me for a long time or at least every time I hear it. In business, you must be careful when communicating with customers. Sometimes, something said in one context can be heard quite differently. For example, how many...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, News, Production
It takes more people than you might think to make a quality production. Just watch the movie or TV show credits sometimes, you will be amazed. The other night I was watching a documentary on the filming of a TV show that I have watched for a while on the History...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News
When buying anything nowadays, we look for a good review. In fact, reviews have become the new word of mouth. A good review about a product, even from someone that you don’t know, actually has more influence than websites, commercials, ads, or anything else except a...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News, Production
Technology is great and can certainly make our lives a lot easier,when it works. When it does not, or at least not as we expected, it can be frustrating and sometimes embarrassing. My favorite “technology gone astray” moment was in the 1990s. My flight to...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, News, Production
Some video shoots are more interesting to shoot than others. This is a shot taken in 1990. We were shooting this in the S-VHS format, and it was a memorable shoot for me, because the product we were promoting (MaxiMit), was one to help prevent prisoner escapes. It was...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News, Production
Zig Ziglar once wrote in one of his books about a little girl getting on a jet plane for the first time. As she boarded, she looked down the aisle at all the seats and the massive cabin. With wide-eyed astonishment, she said, “Wow!” That is what he called...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts, News
It is very true that words have great power. Power to create, inspire and destroy. The timing of these words can make a great deal of difference in many lives. Sometimes a word of encouragement at just the right time is just the difference that is needed. In 1983, my...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts, News
In the late 1970s (you can tell by the “Hang in There Baby” Poster on the wall and the haircut), I found myself married, with a son, and working at a factory in Norfolk. from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. I would get home around 6:00 pm, just in time to pass my wife Zelia, who...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News
I always tell my clients that I can do whatever they want, but I will always tell them what I think. I say this because, after working with hundreds of businesses, many times I have seen this scenario before and know that it will not play out as they expect. Sometimes...
by roryrmg | Jul 8, 2021 | Allied Video Services, Latest Thoughts, News, Production
One of the perks of being in the video business is being involved with many different companies. By working with each, you learn a lot that you just did not know or never really thought about. This was the case with a client in Norfolk, VA that we were shooting a...
