2014 art & commerce living a creative life lecture for Pittsburgh Society of Artists

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Art & Commerce

Living a Creative Life

richard kelly

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twitter: @richardkellyphoinstagram: @richardkellyphoto

richard@richardkelly.comhttp://accelerantcreative.com/

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Living a Creative Life

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...digital must have really changed your business...

guest at a cocktail party

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A delicate balance for a creative life

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not just a career...

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... a lifestyle

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us < art > them

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us < art > them

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soul / feeding / family

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soul / feeding / family

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...it’s not just a job it’s an adventure...

US Army advertisement copy

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a journey

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know ledge

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confidence

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you need a plan(s)

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you need a plan(s)

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vision statement

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artistic vision

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money

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telling the world

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...you [should] be able to articulate exactly  what your value proposition is.

Peter Krogh • ASMP Strictly Business Blog • October 2012

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differentiate

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5 words

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describe you

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describe you

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describe (your) work

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sales toolbox

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sales ≠ 4 letter word

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budget

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biz life

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biz LIFE

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c.o.d.b.

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build your team

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taxes, t&c, paperwork

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so what else...

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this will be organic

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market research

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who is your customer?

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what are they buying?

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the (un)met needs?

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where are they?

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how much are they spending?

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what will the market bear?

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competition

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3 ways biz flows in

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1 marketing response

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2 cold calls...

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3 referral(s)

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be • social

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be • social

gpritiranjan

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Be useful. Be specific. Be nice.

Colleen Wainwright

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...how do you compete with free?

S e t h G o d i n • S e t h ’ s B l o g • O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 3

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...there’s only one way:sell something better than free.

S e t h G o d i n • S e t h ’ s B l o g • O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 3

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“always be closing”Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross

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know - client

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know- project

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know - creative

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managing expectations

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sense of project

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treatment / proposal

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contract(s)

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terms & conditions

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estimates

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invoices

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www.asmp.org

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reducing liability

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eliminating fear

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prepare

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“there are no small decisons in moviemaking.”Sidney Lumet, director

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“there are no small decisons in photography art.”Richard Kelly, educator

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...shaking off preconceived notions of how we ourselves define our role.

J u d y H e r r m a n n • A S M P S t r i c t l y B u s i n e s s B l o g • O c t o b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 3

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business as usual will give you results as usual.

A l l e n M u r a b a y a s h i C o F o u n d e r o f P H O T O S H E L T E R

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“Think like those marketers that market to you.”

Kat Dalager, art buyer, on the A PHOTOEDITOR Professional Photographer WEBINAR #2.5

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my 3 things

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personal projects

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accountability team

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embrace failure

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delicate / balance

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art / commerce

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creative life

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twitter: @richardkellyphoinstagram: @richardkellyphoto

richard@richardkelly.comhttp://accelerantcreative.com/

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Art & Commerce

Living a Creative Life

richard kelly

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