Casting Director Mailings for Actors (The Big Plan)
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- Actor's Main
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- Casting Director Mailings
- Career Strategy Solutions
- Other Actor Services
- (including resumes and promo kits)
It's been said that if only SIX CASTING DIRECTORS consistently hire you, you will have a career in this town. - It's NOT "who you know," but "who knows you!"
If you have already invested your time, money, heart and soul in your career, don't drop the ball now. Let people know who you are!
Many talented actors take classes, perform in plays, and learn their craft very well, but then they wait for an agent, manager, or stroke of luck to get them professional work. Some representation is good, and good representation is great, but no matter how much preparation you've done or who represents you, if the casting executives don't know you, you don't work.
Establish yourself as a professional actor in this highly competitive and lucrative business. Smart Girls helps you manage a regular marketing campaign to casting directors. We keep you moving toward the bottom line - WORKING in film, television, soaps, or commercials. Smart Girls strategizes with you to create a list of casting directors for you to target and to set up the schedule for mailing. Your headshots or postcards regularly land on the desks of the casting directors selected for you.
Smart Girls tracks over 500 Casting Directors in Television Series, Feature Films, Soap Operas, and Commercials and offers many options for you to stay in touch with whom you want as often as you like. With "The Big Plan" mailings you can stay in touch through either a letter, headshot, and resume package or a postcard with a 3X4" sticker message or both. These options are available in 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month plans.
The first step of the 'Big Plan' is to set up an appointment with Melody Jackson who will meet with you to identify your target list of casting directors to send to and and will make a schedule for getting your cover letter package or postcard on the desks of your specially selected casting directors on a regular basis.
Specific Areas to Target
| Target Group | 125 TV Series & Soaps | 225 TV Series, Soaps & Film | 125 Feature Film | 80 Commercials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month (Letters) | $175 | $225 | $175 | $150 |
| 1 Month (Postcards) | $150 | $175 | $150 | $99 |
| 3 Mos.(1 Letter, 2 Postcards) | $365 | $490 | $365 | $325 |
| 3 Mos.(3 Postcards) | $325 | $430 | $325 | $285 |
| 6 Mos.(1 Letter, 5 Postcards) | $675 | $889 | $665 | $585 |
| 6 Mos.(6 Postcards) | $635 | $835 | $625 | $549 |
Mix and Match Target Groups
| Target Group | Top 100 | Top 300 Blitz | Handpicked Top 100 | Top 450 Blaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month (Letters) | $150 | $275 | $175 | $375 |
| 1 Month (Postcards) | $125 | $185 | $145 | $249 |
| 3 Mos. (1 Letter, 2 Postcards) | $330 | $580 | $375 | $775 |
| 3 Mos. (3 Postcards) | $299 | $500 | $335 | $650 |
| 6 Mos. (1 Letter, 5 Postcards) | $610 | $999 | $685 | $1295 |
| 6 Mos. (6 Postcards) | $575 | $949 | $650 | $1225 |
The groups listed above are pre-selected sets of casting directors. Any modifications of more than 3 different CDs is an additional $15 (for up to 25 changes) or $30 (over 25 changes). For pre-selected groups, each month the addresses and lists are kept updated with the most current information, so that at the time of printing, all addresses are considered current. In most cases, clients are provided with additional free packages to account for, in advance, any that may be returned; returned packages are not replaced on an individual basis, but if more than 10% are found undeliverable, they will be replaced at one time if all the envelopes are returned to Smart Girls and are shown to have been postmarked within 14 days of the Smart Girls printing.