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I'm looking for opinion, but this could spark a debate.
Because it includes such varied genres (audiobooks, commercials, corporate/industrial/medical communications, animation, etc.), voice-over services at least the following industries:
1. Advertising/Marketing
2. Communications
3. Entertainment
4. Education
5. Publishing
But - if asked - how would we classify the voice-over industry? When it is not included in a list of typical industries, where would it fall?
Are we truly in a class of our own?
Fascinating, Captain.
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6. Other
Not trying to be a smarty - that's usually what i end up checking.
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7. creative services
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At tax-time, it's Performing Artist.
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I normally pick "Business services" if that's available since the vast majority of our clients are businesses and not consumers. "Other services" if the business option isn't available.
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Arts and Entertainment. We're all Actors doing our thing.
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So, classification aside, does that mean I don't need this pole to do voice-over?
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I always choose "advertising".
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I agree with Amy. Given that list of five choices, I select "Advertising/Marketing."
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Mike Harrison
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Yep, business services, actors, advertising/marketing, creative services... we do fall into all of those categories. I'll just shoot an arrow and see where it lands. And, when all else fails, it'll be 'other.'
Many thanks.
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Mikenj3
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Advertising/marketing... a no-brainer.
Are we not selling in one way or another in 90% of what we do?
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| Mikenj3 wrote: | Advertising/marketing... a no-brainer.
Are we not selling in one way or another in 90% of what we do? |
Not necessarily. You may but most of my work is e-learning or audiobooks. I do a number of youtube style infomercials these days but that's about as close as I come on a daily basis. So while 90% of what I DO is selling myself, 90% of my business has nothing to do with advertising/marketing.
A good question and something interesting answers. |
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