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Commercialising something you love: Jerry Tomko interview

There was a time when the saying was, “Never trust anyone over 30!”

But hey, check out my picture – that was then and this is now.

Seriously folks, we were talking to Jerry Tomko at WPPI, and I thought … this man has so much sensible stuff to share. So Heather and I took him up to the suite, sat him down with wine and nibbles and interviewed him around a single mic.

Jerry is now a valued client, but he used to work as a rep for Art Leather. Here he talks about teaching people how to sell, why to sell albums (and frames), pre-designing an album in the days before digital, and more.

Don’t miss the reason Jerry’s parents have a 20×24 sitting behind their dresser 30 years after it was taken.

Click here to listen (8:05 mins). More tomorrow.

Cheers, Ian

PS Apologies in advance for the audio quality.

 

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