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  Last Updated: Dec 14th, 2009 - 20:18:58


Pricing & Negotiating Skills
How to Get Paid What You Want




Finding Clients
Beyond the Sales Call

Building relationships does not just “happen” for you. You need to keep your fears from overcoming good business sense.  You need to keep your clients coming back and paying your price.  You need to become more aware of the courtship and bonding in the creative/client relationship. You need a plan to go beyond the sales call.




Finding Clients
Using E-mail for Sales
Thank you to the creative professionals interviewed for this article and for their tips and techniques on how to manage and send email campaigns. Their assistance is greatly appreciated: Len Bruskiewitz at Constant Contact, Brent Shroyer at Listrak Annie Kinnaird at MyEmma, Chris Bruce at MailYourMarket





Finding Clients
Marketing & Self Promotion
Currenty working on my next marketing book for photographers and interviewing on all aspects of marketing and self-promotion, please contact us with your success story graphics@mpiscopo.com



Marketing & Business Update
"Making a Difference"

Special thank you to photographers Paul Mobley, Chris Rainier and Joyce Tenneson for their thoughtful interviews and wonderful images for my May Issue of Business Trends, Making A Difference.

Their work to improve and change national and international social and cultural issues is inspirational. You are my heroes!
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Finding Clients
Managing Project/Client Stress

Check out five ways to keep from losing your mind, handle difficult clients and get through stressful projects! Most stress in a business based on creative services comes from trying to balance conflicting needs, especially on client projects. It’s a familiar quandary: You have to meet the client’s needs and you want to be creative. You need to dedicate yourself to your business and you want to spend time with your family and friends.




Finding Clients
Finding Clients Online
Given the constantly-increasing volume of online research and hiring, knowledge and application of new and growing internet trends will help to keep you in the forefront of the industry. How does one remain visible in the virtual world which seems infinitely full of choices for the client?


Finding Clients
Why Client’s Don’t Come Back

You need to be proactive today and have an assertive outreach to clients. You also want your clients to keep hiring you, stay around longer, and tell their friends how great it is doing business with your company. 




Finding Clients
Stefan G. Bucher on Creating Artistic Community




Finding Clients
Marilyn Sholin on Portrait Photography
I first met fine art portrait photographer, Marilyn Sholin, when both of us were teaching classes at the Golden Gate School. Impressed by her wonderful images, we talked about business every chance we could that week.



Finding Clients
> Beyond the Sales Call
Sales Strategies
> Web site as Portfolio: Interview with liveBooks
Pricing & Negotiating Skills
> How to Get Paid What You Want
Time & Stress Management
> Recharging Your Creative Energy
Managing Client Relations
> Who Owns Your Work?
Publicity and Networking
> Getting To Know You Publicity For Self-Promotion
Direct Mail and Advertising
> Can Email Marketing Work for You?
Marketing on The Internet
> Update on The Information Highway
Marketing & Business Update
> "Making a Difference"

 

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