Comments on: Anger, Denial, Acceptance in a Digital Agency

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:29:45 +0000

@Kevin, I finally emerged on the other side and now do digital and social media strategy for Ernst and Young..:)

By: skyeguy

skyeguy — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:22:13 +0000

Hey Marc, I just stumbled upon this. Going through the exact same thing. This post is 6 months old, what has happened to you since? Kevin

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:35 +0000

@elizabeth, I know, we’ve talked a bunch on Twitter, but never through any other mediums.

By: Elizabeth Sosnow

Elizabeth Sosnow — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:37:29 +0000

Marc:

I suddenly realize I have never left a comment before. I should have. But now’s the perfect time to observe that you are smart and insightful – factors that will undoubtedly play into your next great gig.

I’ll be cheering for you.

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:05 +0000

@Pam, thanks and great advice too. i wish the universe wasn’t just so, but it appears that right now..it is…:)

By: Pamela Howell

Pamela Howell — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:09 +0000

Marc,

It seems the universe is *exactly* like this, if you have your own independent business. I’ve had my own tiny specialized consulting firm since 1988 and it’s always just as you say. It has actually not much to do with social media and just the nature of providing a very specialized skillset. When the economy is good, it’s great, and everyone wants/needs/pays you for what you do best. When the economy tanks…you’ll go through these cycles.

Best thing to do, imo, is focus on the businesses that can sustainably pay you, find stuff for you to do that you’re good at, and who meet their invoice cycles or are at least honest about it when they can’t.

Hang in, and think big.

—pam

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:49:08 +0000

@Jason Thanks Jason. It’s been tough, a lot of it has to do with the eggs in the basket scenario, but perhaps the tougher part has been, trying to get a foothold in down here in SW Florida. Tough economic times but made even tougher by the fact that this is essentially a construction/tourism type area and not necessarily a tech corridor. I look forward to the next challenge though..I’m not completely closing up shop but have decided to see what is out there.

By: Jason Peck

Jason Peck — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:43 +0000

Hey Marc,

I had some of those same emotions when I was working full time at building my own business in 2008. Highs are high, but lows are low. There are definitely good and bad things about it.

Looking forward to hearing what comes out of all this.