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Gonzo Logic of Glendale, Arizona was created from the need to give
the small business owner or self employed individuals a chance at
leveling the playing field against their larger competitors and to
help the less-technically inclined to take advantage of the Internet
to market their businesses and increase their web knowledge. |
Vince Marino has brought this concept to many small and
home-based businesses to hundreds of business owners across the country
and he can do it for you.
After 10 years of having my own web consulting business and 6 years in the
mainstream advertising world as a media buyer for a national ad agency, I
have seen how difficult it can be to own and operate a business, let alone
trying to market it, especially for start-ups.
"I just can't imagine how many of my fellow small businesses manage to
survive without an IT department or Internet Consultant. Most that do have
someone on their team that understands computers and the web, if they
don't they won't last much longer."
1999 Seminar Series for Small Business & Technology
Even though much of the hype and promises of the DOT COM era have crumbled
and eroded away into memories of a happier time, I still believe in the
value of the Internet both from a commercial standpoint where web
marketing is critical to business surviving and from the originally
intended purpose of information retrieval and sharing.
Now don't get me wrong - not all businesses online are jaded, and most
will go out of their way to make the client happy, but their are a few
"Evil Empires" (sorry g.dubbya) out there where you need someone like me
to watch your ASS-ETS...
I have seen it again and again where an ONLINE ADVERTISING order is
properly placed and by the time it gets published online, it has at least
a half dozen mistakes that end up taking months to get fixed because of
the tremendous "backlog".
Give me a break, please....I was born at night, but not last night ok?
Save it for some knucklehead because I'm not buying it... unfortunately
the un-educated business owner may not realize his order isn't showing up
where it should be, or have the features he purchased...
You have to ask yourself "if they did it right to begin with, there
wouldn't be such a tremendous backlog now would there?" Nuff
said....can you hear me now? Do you call that Super, Smart? or Real? I'd
call it Yellow.
Sure, mistakes happen, people are human and sometimes make mistakes,
nobody's perfect, but the least these online portals could admit it to the
customer instead of remaining quiet or denying anything is wrong, it must
be, as I have heard a million times over the last 10 years "a systems
failure that the engineers are working on" . I'm just thankful that these
"engineers" aren't developing financial programs, medical or defense
systems software....
 IS HE NUTS?
No, I am not some altruistic superhero, defending the rights of the little
guy against these behemoth corporations. And no, I am not completely 100%
crazy. (The jury is still out on that though) I just don't like to see
business owners make bad decisions that cost them money, and then they
turn gun-shy when a truly profitable offer comes along.
I make a living out of sharing my knowledge and talent, there's nothing
wrong with that and I am not ashamed of my profession. I really do enjoy
the work, the freedom to be creative and solve problems is far better for
me than to sit in a cubicle 60 hours a week staring at some code on the
screen that nobody will ever see or fully appreciate or actually care
about unless it's not working... can you say 3AM pager???
So I will continue to provide my knowledge, bargain with the media
companies on your behalf, build a few web sites here and there and always
make time for my incredible passion of blogging about
this great wondrous thing we call the world wide web and occasionally
jamming on my Stratocaster or Les Paul Custom guitars. (until the neighbors complain,
again)
"The funny thing about all of this, when I'm all done, between this and my
ex-wife, 2 step-daughters and former bosses, I'll have enough material to be a stand-up comedian for at least
10 years - see ya in Hollywood....or even better - The Strip in Vegas....I
could be the warm up act for Britney Spears or K-Fed....aarrrggghh someone
shoot me please."
Vince Marino 2003 WebCast
SEMINARS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES
For further information on having Mr. Marino (Dr. Gonzo) do a seminar or
be a guest speaker for your group or business meetings, please call
623-326-8872 or email him for availability and pricing.
As part of his way of giving back to the community, he split the proceeds of
any seminar or speaking engagement (including stand-up comedy) with any
non-profit organizations using the seminars as a fund raiser. Business
Groups, Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations get a 25% discount off
the normal rate. Call for current pricing. |
