Problem: Article: No matter how you applied, you will end up waiting for a response from the casting crew. Expect the call within about 2 months. Usually, you get the call first and then receive confirmation through a letter in the mail. These notifications come through the phone number and address you listed on your application form.  Watch your email as well. You usually won’t get a response through email, but you never know. Getting a callback is no guarantee. If you get rejected, you may receive a letter in the mail or hear nothing at all. Listen or read your confirmation notice to find out when the phone interview will be. A member of the casting team calls you using the phone number you provided. They will talk to you in greater detail about yourself and your business, product, or idea.  Expect the phone call to happen several weeks or months after your confirmation letter. It depends on the casting team’s schedule. They have to get through a lot of applicants. The interview covers questions about your business background, your noteworthy experiences, and your motivation. The casting crew member will also ask you about how you developed your idea and the steps you have taken to make it a success. Treat the call like a second interview. Put your confident and vivacious personality on display to succeed. If you hear back from the casting team, you have a fair chance of getting on the show. Wait a few weeks or a month for the callback. The casting crew will instruct you on how to complete the next set of release and informational forms. Fill them out, then send them back in the mail or through email. Keep in mind that you’re a semifinalist at this point. It doesn’t mean you’re on the show yet, but it does mean your chances are pretty good. Getting on the show all comes down to a final video. This video is basically your pitch to the sharks. Make a point of displaying your product’s greatness, along with your own entertaining personality. The more engaging your video is, the better your chances of getting booked for the show.  Video submissions are usually done online after the second round of applications. The video producer you talk with instructs you on how to submit the video. Usually it is through email, but they may also let you submit it on a CD through the mail if needed. Film as professionally as you can. Get a good video recorder, work in a well-lit room, and dress appropriately. Set up your product or business, if you have them, in a good light. Explain why your project is worthy of funding. If you have a relevant personal story to tell, include it in the pitch. Also, cite any meaningful sales numbers indicating your project’s success.
Summary: Check your mail and your phone for an answer to your application. Wait for the casting crew to call you for a phone interview. Submit additional requested forms if your application is accepted. Complete a 5 to 10-minute video pitching your product.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Where does your target audience live, work, and shop? It’s important for you to know this so you know how to reach them. You wouldn’t want to go to the next city over to hand out leaflets for your new restaurant. Lifestyle messages, such as those about eating vegetarian, have broader reach but still need to find a receptive audience. Teenagers, for example, will be more likely to go vegetarian than an older person who has eaten meat for decades. Before you go out, decide where you’re going to go. For an effective distribution plan, think of how far you need to walk or drive, when you need to get to a location, and how many leaflets you need to bring. A good strategy will save you time and money while spreading your message further.  Use maps to plan out shorter routes and determine where customers will be. Keep notes on what locations and businesses are receptive to your advertisements. When do you need to get the leaflet into a customer’s hands? If you’re advertising a holiday sale, the leaflets need to be distributed a few weeks before the holiday. Similarly, people will be more receptive at certain times. People entering or leaving an event are more likely to take a leaflet than people rushing to work.  Keep in mind any events in the area. At a rock concert where teens gather, you will likely have some luck advertising a vegan restaurant. Advertising would be more difficult with an older audience set in their ways. Your audience may be available at night instead of the day. Bars and clubs can be gathering grounds for you to advertise restaurants or products relevant to people who may be in work during the day. Repeat advertisements are easier to remember. Go back to your distribution locations a month or two later. Even if you deliver the same leaflet to the same people, you are likely to see improved results. Your message or business becomes more recognizable as you build connections.

SUMMARY: Figure out where to distribute your leaflets. Plot a course for distribution. Distribute leaflets at the proper time. Repeat leaflet distribution weeks later.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Even if you have a covered play area in your yard, never leave your small dog alone outside. Your dog may find a way out of its enclosure and wander out into full view of a bird of prey. Retractable leashes allow your dog to get too far away from you. Purchase a standard leash that is no more than 6 feet (1.8 m) long. And never let your dog off the leash while outside of your yard, even if you’ve never seen predators near your home. Be on the lookout for trees, both near your home and along your walk route, where birds of prey have nested. These nests may be up in the branches or inside tree cavities. Don’t allow your dog off its leash, even in your yard, if a bird of prey has nested nearby.  Wait until the eggs have hatched and the birds have left the nest before you let your dog off the leash outside. In the U.S., birds of prey are federally protected, so do not attempt to disturb or remove an active nest. A Raptor Shield is like a dog coat that you sling over your dog’s back and clip under its stomach. The canvas material makes it impossible for a bird’s talons to latch onto your dog’s skin and carry it away. Put this on your dog whenever it’s outside, particularly if it will be off leash.
Summary:
Supervise your dog whenever it’s outside. Keep your dog on a non-retractable leash during walks. Keep your dog away from any trees with nests. Purchase a Raptor Shield for your dog to wear outside.