Also calling. Because of email, texting, facebooking, etc, people have decided not to answer their phones. Even I do it. It's as if calling requires some mental effort that nobody wants to put in anymore. Perhaps it's even a fear of talking on the phone...having to talk with a complete stranger you can't even see and hoping that this stranger is not a telemarketer or some scary axe murderer from a horror flick (this last part might just be me). And then the one time you answer, it's a telemarketer, thus encouraging you to not answer your phone.
Anyways, back to emails. I have been trying to get a hold of various people this week: Arcadia Daily News, Phoenix News Times, many various local artists, and a few local bands/singers/musicians. Only two people have gotten back to me, and they were the two bands I contacted. The rest I must wait for. I have hopes for the new papers, but the artists...well, let's just say that there is a reason they aren't becoming more well known...(hint, it's because they don't communicate in a timely manner).
Besides emailing people, I have been busy updating all of Terra Java's info on websites like yellow pages, urbanspoon, yahoo listings, local eats, etc...I have also been trying to help Ray Eyewear out. I took pictures of his products and rearranged his whole store today (he literally let me move all of his furniture, glasses, and accessories into all different parts of the store). That was pretty exhausting, but at the same time rewarding. I'm hoping that the redesign will show off that he sells more than just glasses.
My next mission for Terra Java? Design a new logo (I am not sure yet if it will be just for fun or if it will become a new logo....we shall see), keep contacting people, advertise the extended hours (this might involve some fancy schmancy flyer making), and look for a good rate on customizable stamps and stickers for terra java to go boxes and cups.
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