Business Lifestyle To Thine Own Self Be True Every couple of years, usually in October, I share this post my Dad wrote several years ago. Halloween was Dad’s birthday, and although he passed away at 93 in 2015 I still have this big smile on my face looking back. When I was a kid the poor guy never had a birthday without the […] Written by Skip Cohen October 25, 2017October 25, 2017
Business Marketing Creating a Unique Experience for Every Client Intro by Skip Cohen Sarah Petty’s blog, Joy of Marketing, is loaded with solid content. I love wandering through her archives and stumbled across this little gem. While it’s part of Sarah’s blog, it was written by Erin Verbeck a few years back. Erin is the Chief Joy Officer at the Joy of Marketing and […] Written by Sarah Petty October 23, 2017October 23, 2017
Business Holidays Marketing Making the Most of Seasonality Intro by Skip Cohen Wandering through Justin and Mary’s archives I stumbled on this post just after Halloween in 2015. It’s just good old fun content, but there are a few things that hit me. Halloween isn’t just for kids! If you’re not doing something fun for your adult and family clients as well, then […] Written by Justin & Mary Marantz October 18, 2017October 18, 2017
Business Marketing Being a Professional – Even With Your Phone Intro by Skip Cohen In wandering through Sarah Petty’s blog, I stumbled on this short post about maintaining a strong brand with your business phone. It’s appropriate for so many of you. First, we’re an industry with a healthy percentage of part-time photographers. While some of you believe it’s the result of everyone’s access […] Written by Sarah Petty October 2, 2017October 2, 2017
Business Marketing Who Are You? Intro by Skip Cohen Lori Nordstrom and I have been friends for a whole lot of years. That friendship came out of the respect I have for her understanding of business, marketing and her ability to continuously give back to the photographic community! I found this post in her archives and I love the approach. […] Written by Lori Nordstrom September 27, 2017September 27, 2017
Business How Photographers Can Guarantee Customer Loyalty in Their Photography Business: Part II Intro by Skip Cohen Remember as you read this post from Bryan Caporicci, everything he talks about, he does! He’s a man of many talents, but at the core of every aspect of his business is his role as a working photographer. Every client feels special and has a relationship with Bryan that he works […] Written by Bryan Caporicci September 25, 2017September 25, 2017
Business Marketing How Photographers Can Guarantee Customer Loyalty in Their Photography Business: Part I Intro by Skip Cohen Satisfaction is a rating. Loyalty is a brand! Shep Hyken One of the things I love about working on various projects with Bryan Caporicci is his ability to walk the talk. Although he’s a writer, educator, blogger, podcaster and developer, he’s also a full-time photographer with a healthy business, primarily in […] Written by Bryan Caporicci September 20, 2017September 20, 2017
Business The Dumbest Thing a Photographer Can Do Okay, we could argue if this is the dumbest thing a photographer can do, but regardless, it’s certainly in the top five! Sadly, it’s not a new topic. Every year at every convention there’s at least one story about somebody who lost their gear and wasn’t adequately insured. So, I’m taking one more shot at […] Written by Skip Cohen September 18, 2017September 18, 2017
Business Marketing Taking Service to a Higher Level Intro by Skip Cohen This blog post by Bob Coates got me thinking about so many different things all of you should be doing in business, especially in the way you interact with your clients. It also reminded me of a great quote: by Roger Staubach: “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile!” […] Written by Bob Coates August 23, 2017August 23, 2017
Business Marketing What Word Best Describes Your Brand? Intro by Skip Cohen I love this post from Sarah Petty’s archives because it couldn’t be more appropriate today. Plus, it’s a mini-marketing course all in one blog post. So many of you have marketing support material that looks like every piece was designed by a different person with a different target audience in mind. […] Written by Sarah Petty August 21, 2017August 21, 2017
