I came across this video produced by the design firm Chermayeff & Geismar. It’s really impressive.

It takes some of their most famous logo designs (and there are lots of them) and morphs them into a cool video montage. The video has been around a while but its new to me so maybe its new to you too.

Not only is it entertaining but it’s also effective marketing although by the looks of their clients and their great work, you’d think securing new business isn’t so much a problem.

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Voice Talents Peter K. O'Connell and Kevin Readdean

Via my friends at Amtrak, I visited Albany, NY this week and got to spend some time with Albany, NY-based voice talent Kevin Readdean.

Kevin has been doing voice over professionally for about 6 years and is fairly well known in the Albany market and beyond. If you haven’t yet subscribed to Kevin’s blog, you can here.

We had a terrific time talking about the biz, career challenges and opportunities – it’s the opportunities that I think Kevin has in great supply!

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When I decided to help organize a Western New York Voiceover Meet-up as part of National Voice Over Month, I truly had visions of me sitting alone in a bar for two hours having been blown off – you know, like in the old days! 😉

But the evening turned out much better than that with over twenty people coming out with about a week’s notice. Some folks I knew and some folks I didn’t but much like the Toronto Voices of Vision Mixer, our voice over industry breeds instant familiarity.

What a treat it was for me to entertain my good friend Bob Souer in my hometown after all the years of me coming to see him. Still one of the finest people I know.

And that really was the point of it for me – not just to socially connect with people I already knew in this industry but also to meet and visit with folks that I haven’t yet met or spent time with…the world’s a big place and I know there are lots of people I can still learn from as long as I take the time to meet them.

Voice Talent Peter K O'Connell with Voice Actor and Voice Acting Coach Pat Fraley

My thanks to everyone for showing up but especially my friend and teacher Pat Fraley who has taught me a lot over the years – not the least of which is kindness goes a long way in this world; Pat has it in spades.

Here are just a few of the other folks who joined us Saturday at JJ’s.

Voice Talents Matt Young, Norman Daniels, Chris Greene and Shanda Gardner Fry

Voice Talents Bob Feurdaliso, Justin Feurdaliso, Mike Dugan and Mike's wife Linda

Voice Talents Jack LoCastro, Norman Daniels, Margo Davis, Toni Silveri and Bob Souer

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I was called in early Friday morning to voice more spots for the most recent Time-Warner Cable Buffalo Bills radio campaign.

Since we had some time, I thought it would be fun to record the session and show you how it went.

I appreciated the work but appreciated the camaraderie just as much!

How did I do?

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Voice Talent Peter K. O'Connell with fellow Voice Talent and Founder of Voices of Vision Shawn Maroney

I’ve said it before and I will say it again, Toronto is one of my favorite cities in the world.

Shawn Maroney is an example why. As a Canadian voice talent attending VOICE 2010, he thought to himself that something like that event should take place in Canada and from June to September he set about to make it happen – Voices of Vision.

Because of personal commitments, I couldn’t attend the Friday and Saturday events but I was able to attend the mixer.

It was a great night – enjoying time with old friends and new – talking voice over all night long. Thanks Shawn for having the vision.

Voice Talent Peter K. O'Connell with Voice Actor and Coach Deb Munroe

Voice Over Talents Peter K. O'Connell and Patrick Sweeney

Voices.com Co-Founder Stephanie Ciccarelli with Voice Talents Peter K. O'Connell and Elaine Singer

Voice Talents Tom Cook, Jodi Krangle and Dan Lenard

Voice Over Talents Peter K. O'Connell and Jodi Krangle - a great friend to voxmarketising.com

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If you are in or around the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and have a new or continuing interest in social media as it pertains to you life (business or personal) I highly recommend you attend Podcamp Philly 2010.

Of course if you have a Podcamp ANYWHERE near you, I recommend you attend it.

The cost is only $20 (which basically weeds out the real attenders from the pretenders and makes headcount more efficient for the volunteer organizers) You can sign up HERE.

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