by creativeconsultancies | Feb 12, 2017 | Art + Money, Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning, Vision
One of the most common types of clients that I have walk in my door are people who are mid-career. They’ve been in the creative industries for a long while but have hit a fork in the road, a block, or a turning point. Perhaps the creative passion that filled...
by creativeconsultancies | Feb 4, 2017 | Art + Money, Arts Business, Arts Marketing, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Planning
Yep, even artists gotta niche One of the biggest problems I find with clients I work with (and I know the arts is not the only offender in this realm), is a lack of niching. Niching is simply finding your thing. The thing that’s special about what you do and...
by creativeconsultancies | Feb 2, 2017 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Retreats, Workshops
This simple 3 minute journaling exercise is perfect for getting your flow on so there no excuse to not give it a go. 20 minutes a week and you’ll be firing on all creative cannons. It’s one of my favourite parts of the daily rhythm at my retreats and...
by creativeconsultancies | Jan 18, 2017 | Art + Money, Arts Business, Arts Marketing, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Workshops
Panic pricing is not a great idea. A while ago I had a very talented music producer in one of my workshops, he had the skills, the following and the set up but his business was not making him a steady profit. He had a family to support and he was feeling...
by creativeconsultancies | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m really passionate about the arts. I really believe creativity and the creative industries are the way forward. To me, our capacity to create and innovate is the very human aspect that won’t be phased out by automation, outsourcing, computers or...