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 | Dec 11, 2016 | Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas
Not only is the holiday season a perfect time to leverage for your own creative work it’s also a great time to get out there and enjoy the arts yourself with your friends and family. Whether it’s by getting on down to any of the multitudes of artisan markets, buying...
by creativeconsultancies | Dec 5, 2016 | Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
2016 has been a big year! We’ve lost some amazing creative heroes from our planet, gained Zika, lost Brangelina and then there’s that whole Trump thing. I am personally pretty ready to fare this year well. Before I get geared up for the new year I always take a minute...
