Happy New Year! 2008 was really good for me and for the Cup. After standing back and comparing years, my third year of business was (statistically) 62% better than my second. Yippie!
I have a clear vision of what this year is going to look like. The brand of Empty Cup will remain untouched – I like my colours and theme, Carla and I are now going to nurture and massage that theme to our advantage. We have lots of ideas together on how to keep the ball rolling, keep our clients happy and to have a good time ourselves while we’re at it.
It’s been really great to work with another like-minded soul over the past month and a half. It’s just nice to have someone to double check things, to bounce ideas around or to just chat with when my eyes start turning square from the computer monitors. I’m very excited to do a trade show in the spring of 2009 – I feel I will be able to present myself as professional as I ever have. (Right now we are too busy to look at gathering more immediate business. We’re going to save it for a few months). And with Carla at my side, we will be a duo that everyone will be talking about at the water cooler the next day.
Carla and I have tackled a few large projects together in our short time together. We’ve seen 4 weddings, shot one together, shot a band performance, and shot/edited/finalized a large video contract with the Markham Stouffville Hospital and a few other projects. It’s great to share these victories with someone who enjoys video as much as I do. We’re working on updating our website again (keep a close eye over the next few months – www.emptycupmedia.ca). We have lots of great ideas that we want to get out there! We can hardly wait to revamp it!
Our scheduling still needs some tightening though – we’ve been putting in shorter days (5-7 hours) over 6 days of the week. We could be a bit more efficient than that. It’s all coming though. I’ve been a night hawk my whole life, it’s tricky to slip out of that routine. In two months time we are going to be brilliant with a clear window in front of us.
My trial of Premiere CS4 is ready, I’m going to and tinker with it now. (I love new video toys) 
Hi Colin,
Just wanted to let you know that we previewed the video for staff yesterday and it was a big hit! You and Carla did a great job and we wanted to give you guys a big thanks for your hard work and professionalism!
Joe Chawla
Public Relations Coordinator – Media Relations
Markham Stouffville Hospital