We’ve all been there. It was love at first sight. They loved your product, and told you so. Repeatedly. You had great conversations. They asked for a proposal. You spent hours on working on a masterpiece. You sent it through. Then nothing. Not a bleep. You e-mailed. Gently. Nothing. Called them. Still nothing. Reached out. Again. Again. Still nothing. Now what ?

1. Photo by mark sebastian - http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjsebastian/2265764285/

2. Photo by shoot film, not bullets - http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmoong/6045403117/

3. Photo by Tom - http://www.flickr.com/photos/an_untrained_eye/5737599254/

4. Photo by Andrés Nieto Porras - http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/5603681683/

6. Photo by Nana B Agyei - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanagyei/6636632951/

8. Photo by Thomas Lieser - http://www.flickr.com/photos/onkel_wart/2167055728/

9. Photo by Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/8241708627/

10. Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture - http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/6771389099/

11. Photo by Trey Ratcliff - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3021011076/

13. Photo by ntr23 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/4642465883/

14. Photo by Argonne National Laboratory - http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/6862500048/

15. Photo by Ryan Gallagher - http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickykbd/3820833377/

16. Photo by Vox Efx - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox_efx/3289003070/

17. Photo by ModernDope (old account) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jadendave/4590318135/

18. Photo by Brian Rutledge - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhrutledge/7359960800/

19. Photo by Kim Keegan - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkfrombb/6825034301/

20. Photo by Dan Slee - http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieldslee/6914500212/

21. Photo by amandine Marque - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dine-/4530965467/

22. Photo by Daniele Civello - http://www.flickr.com/photos/civellod/5296892850/