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How to spend your daily marketing hour?

In last week’s peptalk/webinar, I suggested that creative professionals should spend 1 hour per day interacting with prospects. Here’s how you can spend that hour. Continue reading → More

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Free marketing webcast Thursday (Jan 12)

Sign up for my hour-long free webcast to find out the simple “to dos” that will keep your pipeline full and your Marketing Machine humming all year long and get a kick in the butt! Continue reading → More

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Which LinkedIn Apps to Use?

Social media makes you seem to be all over the place and LinkedIn apps are especially good for creative professionals and their marketing. Continue reading → More

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Ask Yourself These 10 Questions to Better Self-Promote in the New Year

Make 2012 your business’ most successful year yet. As the new year begins, ask yourself these 10 provocative questions that can prompt a fresh look at your firm and how you will promote it. More

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5 Memorable Holiday Promotions

Don’t miss the opportunity to put yourself out there, in whatever form, and show clients (both old and new) just how awesome you are. Here are 5 holiday self-promotions that have us talking. More

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Designer’s Self-Promo Lands him TV Cameo

Designer Ty Mattson, creator of the LOST poster series, found similar inspiration in Showtime’s Dexter. The poster designs he created went viral and attracted big buzz. So much that Mattson found himself rubbing elbows with Michael C. Hall. More

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7 Steps to Build a Better Brand

You’re great at developing brands for your clients. But how effective is your own? A business expert shares tips to build a better brand. More

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Your Marketing is Mature If …

In the September 2011 issue of HOW, the article “From Start to Smart” guides firm owners through the different stages their studio should evolve to as it matures. If you can answer “yes” to all four questions below, you’ve reached … More

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Time is Money: Balancing Passion Projects

Online side projects may cost next to nothing in terms of cash, but they certainly take time. Designers, known for their standout side gigs, dish tips for how they juggle “just for fun” projects with billable work. More

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3 Soft-Sell Strategies to Define Your Social Media Presence

When passion is your guide and the web is your sketchbook, you can find more than creative inspiration. If you’re lucky, you’ll find some great clients, too. In the September 2011 Issue of HOW, you’ll read about designers whose self-driven … More

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