Friday 26 November 2010

Lecture one

"how to get yourself out there!!"

www.designcouncil.org <-- design stats

2% BIG AGENCY  11% medium agency  87% small agency

www.artscouncil.com

Marketing Roles
1. identify customers needs to develop new products
2. developing price strategies
3. promote products to target audiences
4. distribute products
5. add value to your product through customer benefits
6. monitor the performance


Need to listen to feedback from the public "What do they want?" how can i deliver?


BEST ADRESS BOOK!
- collect peoples adresses numbers of other creatives
- stay in contact

Value proposition
1. make it short
2. be specific
3. keep it simple
4. use customer language
5. pass the GUT feeling test!

BE EQUIPPED AND READY
- business cards
- pdfs of your work
- blog upto date with all proffesional work


INTERNAL
-skills                         - marketing
-personality                - key objectives
-ambitions                  - oppurtunties
-key interests             - collaborations
- values                      - resources

PAST     <------------->  FUTURE

EXTERNAL
- awards                         - customer needs
-competitions                 - social trends
-testimonials                  - new technology
-press artical                 - political pressures
- exhibitions                   - economics
                                      - environments

NETWORKING EVENTS
- gallery openings
- craft fairs
- art markets

NOTE: before you go what do you want to know potential clients get adresses

SETH GODIN- marketing books entrepeanur

Have to earn respect of friends and associates that will help me with my practice


NEGOTIATE AND CLOSE THE DEAL
- get it in writing
- hand over an invoice




Basic principles of marketing:

PRODUCT                                             PRICE
creative input                                           daily rate royalty free

PLACE                                                   PROMOTION
best location to sell                                  marketing methods branding
sales environment                                   value proposition

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