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Upcoming Free DesignCasts
Everyone who registers for these free webinars will receive a:
* FREE recording of this event
* PLUS the opportunity to order at a discount!
Seating for each event is limited to 1,000 people. Registration does not guarantee you can log in, so sign in early the day of the event to claim your space. If you cannot attend live, you will still be able to watch a recording of the event and receive special discounts if you register. Hurry! Space is limited.
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Transition Options for Principles with David Baker
Have you thought about the future of your small business or agency? What will happen when it comes time for you to retire, or even as you consider how you might grow and expand? David Baker walks you through your options—whether it’s a merger, an acquisition or one of the many other ways you can phase your business into its best future. Get additional training and network with fellow small business owners at the Mind Your Own Business Conference in Nashville in October. Click here to sign-up for updates!
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DATE: Wednesday, May 23
TIME: 2-3 pm ET
FREE Virtual Book Signing with Denise Bosler, author of Mastering Type
Almost everything we look at includes information that needs to be communicated. At the heart of all of that communication is type: visually interesting, interactive, expressive and captivating. Denise Bosler’s new book, Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography, breaks down the study of type into a systematic progression of relationships. In this virtual book signing, Bosler will give us a sneak peak of the book and introduce some of those relationships. You’ll also have the chance to win a copy of your own! Denise will be teaching a course for HOW Design University based on her book. Check it out and become a type master!
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DATE: Tuesday, June 19
TIME: 3-4 pm ET
Available Recordings
Purpose-Driven Design: The EPIC Experience
Founded in 2009, EPIC connects Chicago-based creative professionals to nonprofits with big missions and small budgets. Through “creative rallies”—or fun, intense, eight-week work sessions—EPIC’s volunteer teams develop pro bono marketing campaigns that open hearts and minds to their clients’ causes.
Ever considered using your talents for social change? Meyers will discuss EPIC’s work for Chicago nonprofits, and she outlines what volunteers get out of the EPIC experience—like creative invigoration and sense of purpose, not to mention award-worthy portfolio pieces.
Patrick McNeil, author of the bestselling The Web Designer’s Idea Book Volumes 1 and 2, will offer this FREE webinar to celebrate the launch of his new book, The Web Designer’s Handbook. In his new book, McNeil provides a guide to working with and designing for the web. He aims to demystify web design software and technologies to help designers embrace interactive design. Get a preview of what this book has to offer, and learn about the top five things every designer should know about web design. Attend the webinar, and you’ll also have the chance to win a copy of your own!
Empowering Clients to Take Ownership (a.k.a. Teach Them How to do the Little Stuff Themselves)
Agencies are resistant to let go of any business their clients may give them, but if letting go can free you up to work at a higher level where you can bring in more revenue, then why not consider ways to do that? In this free webinar, David Baker walks you through how to transfer that “transactional work” back to the client. You become a stronger strategic partner as a result, and help build your clients’ in-house departments. Get additional training and network with fellow small business owners at the Mind Your Own Business Conference in Nashville in October. Click here to sign-up for updates!
In this free webinar, expert management consultant David Baker leads a conversation on setting a content strategy for your small business that can generate leads and raise awareness of your business among your prospects. You may have tactical support from staff, but consider how you’d like to be perceived in the market and start shaping that message as a team. It’s about curation, participation, dissemination, and choosing the right social media platforms for your audiences. Get additional training and network with fellow small business owners at the Mind Your Own Business Conference in Nashville in October. Click here to sign-up for updates!
The Only Marketing Tools You Need for 2012
In this free webcast, Ilise Benun, founder of Marketing-Mentor.com and co-producer of the Creative Freelancer Conference, outlines the simple “to dos” that will keep your pipeline full and your Marketing Machine humming all year long.
