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Painful truths about acting talent, a real-world marketing case study & strategies to get sh*t done – Internet Truffles week 7

April 9, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Internet Truffles Week 7

  1. Talent may have less to do with it than you hope   It pains me to share this, but I fear in my bones it’s probably true. It’s doubtable how much acting talent actually has with acting success. Some will read this and think ‘that’s just in America’ but I suspect the world […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, marketing, sustainable creativity

Marketing 101 for Creative Entrepreneurs

December 3, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Marketing 101 for Creative Entrepreneurs

What is marketing? Most creative entrepreneurs are frightened by the idea. But there are really just some very simple components to marketing. message target market the method/vehicle of communication All marketing involves clarifying the above points. It starts with your message What is the message you want to get across? Are you a new actor on […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: arts jobs, creative careers, Creative Entrepreneurs, Creative Entrepreneurship, marketing

How Many Books Could You Sell by Christmas?

September 21, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Whether you’re able to attend our London workshop or not, I want you think about what you could achieve by Christmas? How many books could you sell? How many chapters could you write? How many paintings could you complete? How many drafts of your play? How many grant applications could you complete? How many casting […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Writers Tagged With: Creative Business Planning, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, marketing, writers

Books Don’t Sell Themselves (or 5 Ways to Get Your Books Into Readers’ Hands)

September 8, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

Books Don't Sell Themselves. Blog Post

With nearly 150,000 new books published per year in the UK there is a flood of new titles clamouring for attention all the time. And that’s before we get to all the titles that are self-published. Whether fiction or non-fiction, there is an enormous amount of competition for the eyeballs (and wallets) of readers. Here’s […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship, List, Marketing, Workshop, Writers Tagged With: Authors, books, bootcamp, Creative entrepreneur, marketing, writers

Marketing for Artists/Creatives = Telling Your Story as Often as You Can

May 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Who you are as an artist or creative person is one of your most potent marketing materials. You should be looking for opportunities to tell you story everywhere. Whether through traditional media (newspapers, radio, television) or new media (blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram etc) your story should be available in as many places as […]

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At a loss about what to write? Go fishing!

April 30, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Do you blog, or have a newsletter? Or perhaps you use Twitter or Facebook? I bet at one time of another you’ve wondered what to write about. I know I often feel stumped by what to write about here on the Thriving Creative. Sometimes I have an abundance of ideas and I have to scribble […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Industries, Dancer, marketing, Musician, Painter, Writer

Sustainable Marketing (The Secret for Artists & Creatives)

April 28, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, marketing, Musician, Painter, Singer, sustainable creativity, Writer

Wise Words from Charlie Parker

April 25, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, marketing, Musician, Painter, Singer, sustainable creativity, Writer

Why Artists Need to Be Adaptable (Madonna as a Creative Entrepreneurship Role Model)

April 23, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, Madonna, marketing, sustainable creativity, Writer

How to Fight Overwhelm in Your Creative Business

April 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, marketing, Musician, sustainable creativity

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