savn success cycle
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Midway Accomplishments
(A Sampling)
The 7-‐Year Success CycleJune, 2011— June, 2015
The SAVN 7-‐Year Success Cycle The SAVN dream was launched midway 2011. I had read somewhere that overnight successes typically take about seven years. This was later conBirmed in a Forbes article, “Why Overnight Start-‐up Success Is A Myth,” written by George Bradt. Following are quotes from the article, accompanied by my annotations:
Forbes: The best-‐kept secret in the start-‐up world is that there is no such thing as an overnight success. Success typically takes six to seven years – if you survive the ?irst three. Noland: And therein lies the challenge!
Forbes: Year I is about the dream… the keys are curiosity and risk-‐taking. Noland: It was here, during one of those curious, creative moments, that the Spirit inspired name came into being: SAVN.tv, an acronym for Salvation Army Vision Network, and also a condensation of the word, “SALVATION,”—our RAISON D'ÊTRE. And the risk-‐taking part created a whole lot of institutional discomfort (see Forbes parentheses below).
[As an aside, Kurnit laid out the difference between starting a business inside a corporation and outside one. The advantage of starting inside is you don’t have to worry about payroll. But, almost by de?inition, you’re going to have people that are less open to risk-‐taking and extra friction with the corporate people around you. If you start inside, isolate yourself as well as possible so you don’t get caught up in the corporate culture and endless meetings.] Noland: Freedom from bureaucratic constraints critical to midpoint successes and achievements..
Forbes: Year II is scary. By then you have “built it.” Now you’ve got to get the customers. Noland: It was trial and error to begin with (scary stuff), the product evolving, changing dramatically in look and function. Social media is beginning to take on a life of its own during this period, becoming the cyberspace street-‐corner gateway to our customers. Change is a scary thing!
At this juncture, we were inspired to create a “Social Media Chaplain” position. After some experimentation, we began to think that ordained ofBicers would be a perfect Bit for this component. Now it really starts to get scary!
Forbes: Year III is the break point. Either your business is working or it isn’t. If it is, keep going. Keep evolving. Remember, you’re still a start-‐up, still working towards that “overnight success” several years down the road. Noland: With a lot of intervention, innovation and hard work, we were able to begin widening our social media circles.
Now into Year IV (having survived the Birst III), SAVN has made excellent progress with high professional quality content being produced, innovative delivery systems developed and the customer base beginning to expand exponentially.
Following is a selected sampling of accomplishments midway through the SAVN 7-‐Year Success Cycle:
DOCUMENTARIES
http://savn.tv/video/Bayanihan-‐The-‐Spirit-‐of-‐Community
Review: What a fantastic production by SAVN.tv! The picture and sound quality are superb. The music tugs at the heartstrings. The Dilm was very emotional and moving… there should be a warning label to have tissues nearby.
~A Documentary Feature~
The General of the Salvation Army returns to his roots. Premiered at the International Congress in London and coming soon to SAVN.tv.
THE MOVIE"Powerful, gripping, riveting and challenging. Exposes a global problem in ways you wish you never had to be confronted with it. This is a must see for everyone"-‐-‐Josh McDowell, Christian Apologist, Evangelist and Author
The bottom line is that Hard Corps is a new standard. It will set the pace for other Christian Dilmmakers worldwide will aspire to. As a Christian media producer myself, this Dilm has challenged me to think about what other dark areas of our culture need to be exposed through a Dilm like this. I’m not content anymore to accept what mainstream media, major cable networks, or feature Dilms say about issues like this. I think it’s time Christians began inDluencing the story in our culture. And Hard Corps is a powerful start — Phil Cooke, Cooke Pictures
“This is the best ?ilm I've ever watched on this subject. It's graphic and explicit and the most powerful tool I've seen to help men see that the problem is so much more than just looking at dirty pictures. What an amazing job of showing the connection with pornography, prostitution, and sex trafDicking. Women are victimized every day in every town and I hope and pray this Dilm will make a difference. If you've ever wondered if you are doing something wrong in looking at pornography you need to watch this Dilm.—Steve Arterburn, New Life Ministries/Women of Faith
Hard Corps starts as a fun, quirky journey and ends at the bottom of a deep dark secret well of pain and slavery. What is painted in our culture as fun and harmless through the sex industry turns out to be the very tool of enslavement itself. Thanks Guy Noland for taking us on the journey and showing us the truth! Now, to spread the news! -‐-‐Danielle Strickland (Major) Edmonton Crossroads,
"HARD CORPS is a documentary that valiantly tries to expose the seamy side of the sex industry and present efforts to rescue women, children and men trapped in pornography, prostitution and sex trafDicking. HARD CORPS builds a good case for the seamy, tawdry, sad, evil nature of the sex industry, which depends on abuse, trafDicking, brutality, and drugs.”-‐-‐Ted Baehr, Movieguide
Now more than ever, we are called to stand for what is right and abolish what is wrong. I Dirmly believe we need to understand the paths of traf?icking and I Dirmly believe pornography is an entry point. "Hard Corps" explores the world of porn and discovers how pervasive this problem is-‐-‐Christine Caine, Founder of the A21 Campaign
Hard Corps is a diversely informative documentary that sheds much needed light on the connections between pornography and the sex industry. This Dilm not only gives relevant information into the harsh reality of the sex industry, but it also provides a call to action that everyone can connect with on some level. Hard Corps will change the way you view sex trafDicking and how it is clearly not a victimless crime—Annie Lobert, Founder of “Hookers for Jesus”, author of “Fallen”
http://www.dove.org/review/10903-‐hard-‐corps/
SAVN 12 Step Recovery Series
Unique, innovative and in demand worldwide! https://www.facebook.com/groups/240314956161931/
SAVN INNOVATIONS Create Your Own Channel/
Interest Chat Group-‐Bible Study http://savn.tv/chat http://savn.tv/channel
Social Action Campaigns
http://news.savn.tv/nepal/
http://savn.tv/southafricaorphans
(A Sampling)
WINNERS!
http://savn.tv/video/A-‐Christmas-‐Tale-‐or-‐Spoken-‐Word
http://savn.tv/video/Lost-‐Boy
http://savn.tv/video/The-‐Haven-‐Los-‐Angeles-‐CA
FEATURED ON…
http://savn.tv/video/The-‐Salvation-‐Army-‐or-‐Christmas-‐Kettle-‐Giving-‐Machine
1.7 Million Views…And Counting!
EVANGELISMhttp://savn.tv/video/GPS-‐or-‐Gods-‐Positioning-‐System
(A Sampling)
SOCIAL MEDIA SAMPLE July-‐Sept 2014
Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
Mark 16:15
Being selected as an OfBicial Honoree means an entry has been selected as one of the best on the Web as part of the Webby judging process. Less than 15% of entries in the Webby Awards are deemed OfBicial Honorees. With 13,000 e n t r i e s ( 5 0 S t a t e s , 6 0 Countries) in the Webby Awards each year, being selected as an OfBicial Honoree is a notable achievement.
The Webbys are the equivalent of the academy awards in the digital space. http://www.webbyawards.com
And so much more at www.savn.tv