(Artwork provided by the wonderful, fun and talented Sara Jane Franklin.) When you need to have your sink unclogged, there’s little difference in price from plumber to plumber. I think that at one time in the past, the wise plumbers got together and said “let’s all charge the same high price so we all get… Continue reading
Posts tagged Tara Reed
How to get Free Press – The Art of the Press Release
I’m a bit of a media call girl, I must admit. A huge amount of my effort goes into public relations, all with the goal of building up the brand of Artist Drew Brophy through media exposure. Why? Because exposure = popularity = interest = fans = sales = success. The hard to swallow truth… Continue reading →
Artists Beware of these Red Flags in Licensing Contracts
Photo Credit: Noah Kalina “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on” Samuel Goldwyn A friend of mine is quite famous in Europe. He signed an Exclusive contract for with a large company that licensed his art for clothing. It was a hit in Europe, and fat royalty checks were rolling in. He… Continue reading →
Break on Through to the Other Side
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” Epictetus WORKING FOR THE WRONG PEOPLE, DOING THE WRONG THINGS, FOR THE WRONG REASONS: In my former life, I worked for the wrong people, doing the wrong things, for all the wrong reasons. For fifteen years I slaved in… Continue reading →
Should you Sign an Exclusive Agreement – What to Consider
“It is one thing to license one design or collection with a company to see how it goes. It’s like going on a blind date – you see what happens. But it is quite another to tie your wagon to a company for 2-3 years.” Artist Tara Reed Before signing any document that has the word… Continue reading →