by creativeconsultancies | Jun 22, 2017 | Arts Business, Arts Marketing, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Planning, Workshops
If your marketing efforts are a little lacklustre, failing to connect or lacking direction here are seven questions to ask yourself to get your marketing on track. Is your vision crystal clear? Having your vision very clear helps to identify your niche and...
by creativeconsultancies | May 2, 2017 | Art + Money, Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Planning
How Michelangelo taught me all I need to know about creative life and business Okay I’m being hyperbolic, but seriously Michelangelo taught me a lot. My dad’s parents were Southern Italians I’m lucky enough to be back in the mother country yet again as I write....
by creativeconsultancies | Mar 9, 2017 | Art + Money, Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning, Workshops
During my Left of Centre two-day creative life intensive, I work with artists at all kinds of stages of their career trajectory. Some might be brand-newbies and others have been at it even longer than I have (and I’ve been working in the arts for more than 20...
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 | 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...
