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In the late ‘90’s business publications began publishing articles about how the “Internet is Cutting Out Middlemen.” Here’s an example- https://www.forbes.com/1998/08/21/feat.html?sh=4a4e30154ff0. Of course, the trend has continued and continued to accelerate, right up until today. First GigMasters (now The Bash) and later GigSalad (which helps hundreds of Santas book many thousands of appearances each season) […]

For many years I referred to Skype calls, Facetime calls, Hello Santa & Talk to Santa calls, etc. as “VIDEO CHATS with Santa Claus”. Last year I started referring to these types of calls as “VIRTUAL VISITS with Santa Claus”. I’m now moving toward “VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES with Santa Claus”. Here’s why… I believe the word experience

Reorganization and New Content Creation Meeting Here’s the story… Over the years the Worldwide Santa Claus Network has accumulated over 200 hours of original content. We have sessions on working with photo studios, including one where a Santa shares how he consistently earns over $30,000 per year from this single source. We have sessions on

This is session introduces the 10 ‘Core Sessions” for Gold & Platinum level members. You will learn 2 tips in each of these 10 topics. Intentions & Goals Look and Backstory Interactions with Children Interactions with Adults Work Opportunities In-Person Appearances Virtual Appearances Business/Community/Public Events How to Build Your Santa Business Year-Round Santa Portrayal NOW

2020 Season Debrief session. Tuesday, January 5th 2020, 5:00PM Pacific, 8:00PM Eastern. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcuyvrjktE9I570NFODqQca-JCTATjCjM Santa & Mrs. Claus Portrayal Artist Survey https://forms.gle/QfigUeWGzbRUMrXK6

I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that the worldwide network of Santa & Mrs. Claus portrayal artists have truly pulled off a Christmas Miracle. April 9th 2020, 3 and ½ hours into the first Worldwide Santa Claus Summit, Brandon Fiscus, an Omaha based Santa Claus, demonstrated the software program that would catapult the

This year we’ve seen thousands of “Ambassador’s of the Christmas Spirit”, Santa & Mrs. Claus Portrayal Artists, reach-out to raise spirits worldwide. During that same time, we’ve transformed The Santa Claus Conservatory school for Claus portrayal artists into the Worldwide Santa Claus Network. So far in 2020 the Worldwide Santa Claus Network website has averaged

ALL Claus Portrayal Artists worldwide are invited, and encouraged, to attend these FREE Zoom sessions over the upcoming weeks. I hope you can attend the live session, but if you can’t, or if you would like to go back and re-watch a session, all of the sessions will be video recorded and they’ll be available

While many Christmas events are canceling, many others are ‘going virtual’.  I’ve talked with Santas who have been asked to be part of their local Tree Lighting via local TV… some have even been asked to provide an extended message to the community, giving them several minutes of air time. Yes, many traditional photo locations

I’ve only been paying attention to this sort of thing since 2011 but I’ve never seen a greater demand for Santas… or greater uncertainty about the Santa Season. With Cherry Hill, JingleRing, and others offering recruiting & signing bonuses and JingleRing even hiring Santa and Mrs. Clauses as employees rather than independent contractors. This of