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Secrets to Getting Paid for Your Creative Ideas and Proposals
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
Many creative professionals such as event planners, interior designers, and decorative painters are frustrated when potential clients steal their ideas and take them to cheaper companies. They present their ideas in a proposal or presentation ...
Marketing through Seminars and Presentations for Big Results
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
Many of my clients are turning to speaking at chambers and other networking organizations to generate business. This is a wonderful method of building credibility and gaining free advertising, especially when you are in a ...
A Testimonial is Worth 100 Cold Calls
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
If you hate cold calling, and even if you don't, you should start capitalizing on the work you’ve already done.
So often we don’t utilize one of the most persuasive selling components in our marketing ...
Stop Going to Networking Events and Get MORE Business
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
A few days ago I returned from my annual National Speaker's Association (NSA) conference in Atlanta. The educational sessions were OK, the hotel was so-so, and the town was lacking in exciting things to do, ...
How Creative Professionals Can Get More Perfect Clients
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
When you work with the "perfect" client, life is wonderful and business is simple. The perfect client pays on time, is thrilled with your work, tells all of her friends about you, and makes doing ...
How to Create A Persuasive Sales Flyer for your Creative Services
By Kirstin Carey · 19 years ago
Flyers (or "one-sheets" as they are also known because you are using one sheet of paper) are great ways to market: they are inexpensive to print and can convey a lot of information if they ...