After having to work on the advertisers for the past weeks for the magazine I am working on, it's slowly getting to me now. The reality that good things never seem to last is my motto for the last couple of weeks. Phone call after phone call I was praying and hoping that advertisers would sign up for a media placement in the magazine. But, crap, it was a lot harder than I thought.
I was not hired to be the advertising leg of the magazine, but I kind of help and assist the marketing and advertising people for we are in dire need of advertisers' mercy for the second issue of the magazine. It turns out our efforts are a foot short from that elusive media placement.
So, as a result, I think we won't be printing copies to sell. The publisher will be printing enough copies to give to sponsors, models, staff and the people who have worked for the magazine's second issue. I just hope I can secure two copies for my portfolio and personal unmutilated copy.
It is fun to be working in the magazine industry. It signifies more people to meet and a better turn-out of your craft because of practice and harsh criticisms you get everyday. It's a dog-eats-dog world and only the strong-willed ones survive. It's the modern day bloodless pit-bull fight, only you get to see humans fighting for their lives and careers, but, nevertheless, worth the animosities!
Who cares. Everything happens for a reason. This is just something that I have to deal with. After all, it's all about conquering your fears and learning to use that fear to your advantage.
I live for the moment. I see no reason why I have to deal with such pitfall, if you can even call it that! Period. I mean, exclamation point.
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