by Susan | Jul 26, 2013 | art, Blog, Brand Visibility, Design, event networking, Events
July 25, 2013 – 6 PM Gallery Opening How badly do artists want to be seen? I’m walking crosstown on Houston Street and as I make my way across the street through construction and make the turn onto Norfolk Street I see a crowd of maybe 100 artists and...
by Susan | Jul 16, 2013 | art, Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Design, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media
Last year I wrote about how social media and network marketing really work when you need it to. To recap: last year Chase was having a giveaway contest for small businesses. Ten lucky winners, once they qualified would win thousands. To qualify you needed to get 250...
by Susan | May 25, 2013 | art, Blog, Brand-Interviews, Branding, Design, Musicians and Artists
Brand Interview: Kelsey Borlan Lee, The Brand Gal at Kelsey Rae Photography How long has your company been in business? Please tell us a bit about your company, its mission, goals… I have been into photography for over 12 years but only started taking it...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2013 | art, Blog, Branding, Design, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media, Website Design and Development
First, I applaud all the great web designers out there. I know you don’t get enough credit for what you do. Now to get down to why web design (lately) is tricky business. I have been designing web sites for 15 yrs now and each time I begin a new project I need...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2012 | art, Blog, Brand-Interviews, Branding, Design, Great Business Books
Brand Interview: David E. Carter How long has your company been in business? Please tell us a bit about your company, its mission, goals… I produced my first logo book in 1972 – this was a time when there were NO logo books. NONE. With much effort, I...
by Susan | Dec 14, 2012 | art, Blog, Branding, Design, marketing, Social Media, Website Design and Development
Posting graphics and pages when you aren’t a designer or developer and having them look bad is a poor reflection on your business. I understand wanting to change your custom pages and cover image in order to gain “likes.” But if you try to design...
