Mary Margaret Park

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I met Bob Baker during his “Indie Buzz Bootcamp” this past weekend. I’ve heard a lot of things about Bob over the years and not all of them were good; on the other hand, there are plenty of musicians out there that seem to worship him — so you can bet I was curious to find out what the entire hubbub was about.

Bob is an expert at self promotion and he’s just bumbling enough that he doesn’t seem threatening. He’s self effacing to the point that you just “know” he wouldn’t try to pull something over on you, and he really does seem genuinely interested in helping others.

I don’t think he’s brilliance personified in regard to marketing, but I do think he’s smart enough and hard working enough to be reckoned with; and in that regard, he’s earned my respect.

Bob (Baker) is the sort of man that tells you what works from his experience, and he’s smart because he surrounds himself with people that have answers. True, not any one of these people have all the answers as the music scene reinvents itself, but you can bet that each and everyone of them has something valuable to contribute.

You’ve probably heard the old adage, “Nothing succeeds like success.”

People who are successful, or want to be successful; love being around others that are successful.