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At present our focus is
to give priority interview scheduling to our sponsors of
PetGroomer.com, and then others. Many notable names in the grooming
industry have already come forward and we expect our archive to
become a “Who’s Who” for grooming, And isn’t that great that more
groomers will be listening, sharing and becoming more enlightened?
We have already started
advertising GroomerTALK year round in leading publications and
direct mail, and already PetGroomer.com is the most popular grooming
website on the Internet since 1997. Imagine how our presence can
support your promotion of your product, services and career.
PROMOTION
It’s not all about
being interviewed as a method to sell your product or service. Your
general expertise and experience in the grooming industry, or
producing products for groomers, is of great value. Of course, you
will be allowed to promote your goods and services as well. During
your interview you will have opportunities to provide your contact
information including business telephone and/or website to
listeners. Because we archive the shows for a long period of time,
be sure to provide telephone and web addresses that you don’t intend
on changing soon.
QUALIFICATIONS
You must be a member
of the grooming industry, or a company producing products and/or
services for the grooming industry, such as a manufacturer or
consultant that serves the industry. If you are a member of the pet
industry outside pet grooming but believe you have information of
interest to groomers, please contact us and let's talk about it.
INTERVIEW GUIDELINES
All interviews are
scheduled by appointment at a mutually agreed time. We conduct each
interview by telephone. Here are very important guidelines.
• You will be
provided with a toll-free number to call-in if you are in the 50 US
states. Otherwise you will need to call our office 360-446-5348.
• Please do not use a cell phone or portable phone. The sound
quality and signal strength may vary and that affects recording
quality.
• Quiet! Please arrange for a very quiet space to record your
interview. Please disconnect any nearby telephones, fax machines and
similar equipment. Please, no radio or TV sets should be on in your
recording area. We even suggest you put a sign on the door to
discourage any interruptions. If it helps we will schedule your
interview on a weekend when your office or home may be less busy. In
fact, Saturday and Sunday are preferred.
• After you call in we will test our recording signals based on your
telephone signal, so please allow some prep time.
• Each interview will last about 30 to 45 minutes. Some guests will
be invited for multiple interviews where their experience, product
or service covers a wide range of discussion.
10 to 20 QUESTION
OUTLINE FOR INTERVIEW
You know your
expertise, product and/or service best. That’s why we ask that you
provide us with a sampling of at least 10 questions you would like
us to ask you during the interview. We will consider each question
you provide, and we do reserve the right to add some additional
questions on our own. However, our goal is not to surprise you.
Before your interview recording begins we will advise you of some of
the questions we have added. By preparing your interview questions
we expect that you are ready to answer them, and this should put
many of you more at ease with the interview process. Please have
your questions ready when you request your interview recording
appointment. Regarding questions, some people have short answers,
some very long answers. We try to keep the show to a minimum of 30
minutes and no longer than 45. If 60 minutes or more, it's best to
create 2 shows. So try answering your questions and timing yourself
to see it you have provided us with enough questions for at least 30
minutes.
SEND IN YOUR VISUAL
AIDS
If you have text or
photo documents that support your interview, please send them to us
at least a week before your interview. We will make them available
at the GroomerTALK Radio page for our listeners. Email to
findagroomer@earthlink.net.
PROFILE & PHOTO
We ask that you
provide a short biography of yourself, about 4 to 8 sentences which
we will use to introduce you. We welcome but don’t require a photo
of you.
COPYRIGHT AND
OWNERSHIP
By agreeing to appear
as a guest on GroomerTALK Radio you agree to the terms and
conditions of the website noted at
www.petgroomer.com/mission.htm. We retain the right to use short
excerpts of your interview in PetGroomer.com promotions or features
we produce and publish at PetGroomer.com. All recorded interviews
are owned and copyrighted by Find A Groomer, Inc. No royalties,
commissions or payments are granted by requesting your interview. No
fees are paid in return for any interview. Any visual aids you
submit should be owned by you, and if not, you should have the
written agreement of their owner for their use for the purpose of
placing them at PetGroomer.com as part of your interview. We do
reserve the right to refuse or edit interviews and to terminate them
at our discretion where the content does not serve the mission
statement of PetGroomer.com. As circumstances dictate you may
request that a portion of an interview be edited or deleted by
making such a request in writing for our consideration.
REQUESTS FOR
INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT: Email
findagroomer@earthlink.net. Voice: 360-446-5348 (US) and please
note the instructions above to submit the “10 to 20 Question
Discussion Sheet” and any visual aids which may apply.
Stephen, GroomWise℠
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