I’ve known Dan Blank (pictured here) over a number of years and he has become my go to resource for clients who are aspiring authors. Dan brings and incredibly down to earth, brass tacks and honest approach to business building. Recently, he hold me that he’d now branched into the broader field of helping people […]
Interview: Success for Artists & Creative Professionals with Dan Blank Read More
Most artists are broke. And if you’re a broke and struggling artist (or know one) I’ve found something wonderful for you. But, before I get to that, let me back up . . . Over the years, I have come to fall deeper and deeper in love with art. And beauty. When I first began
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A few months back I met a lady named Chris Kay Fraser. She was working on a project that I thought was pretty amazing and I blogged about it (click here to read it). Once it was done, I asked her some questions about the contest from the business and marketing side. What she did
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A few months back, when I was in Toronto, I met a woman named Jane Dallin (pictured right) who sold jewelry. The more we spoke the more impressed I was with her marketing street smarts and hustle. Somehow, it came out, she’d managed to get the hosts of MTV’s shows to be wearing her stuff.
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One of the best books I’ve ever read on marketing is Monopolize Your Marketplace. I’ve read dozens of books on marketing and this is one of the few ‘must haves’ for a marketing collection. Truly. I might just reread it soon actually. It’s one of the best organized and well structured and through books on
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It was the best of marketing. It was the worst of marketing. I just got a new painting today. A gift. The painting (pictured on the right) is simple, bright and beautiful. I really like it. And I think my friends will too. Some backstory: Back in July, I posted a blog about a thought
A Tale of Two Paintings – A Cautionary Story of Word of Mouth Marketing Read More
Here’s a marketing challenge: why should people pay for live theatre when they can just surf the internet for hours? Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts — asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? At TEDxYYC,
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Why do people wear jewelry? Sure, to look beautiful. But what are they secretly looking for? Compliments. They want comments about it. Well my friend Dylan Toymaker of www.crystalcradle.ca makes jewelry that gets comments. Each piece is made out of brass wiring and recycled computer parts around a central crystal. They’re really stunning and almost
Word of Mouth in Action: Glowing Crystal Jewelry Read More
I’ve never tried this one but I bet it would work great. Have you ever been at someone’s house and seen a painting or piece of art that really floored you? My friend Jordanna Rachinsky’s paintings blow me away. You probably have your own favourite local artist. Or a piece of art you saw that
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