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Marketing To Your Existing Clients

Question:  I have a marketing plan for attracting new clients. What about my current clients? Should I separate them from that pack and make my marketing efforts more personal, or mix them in with the “new” crowd at times? 

My first question in response would be “who is your target market?”  The second question would be “is the target market for new clients looking for a different type of photography than what you’re currently shooting?”  These are important questions, because the images – and marketing plan – must be relevant to the work you’re trying to promote.




Detoxing Your Career


Top indsutry consultant Amanda Sosa Stone offers tips on how to clear your head and make the most out of the last three quarters of 2013:

You can drink wheatgrass shots, eat kale salads all day, or bubble wrap yourself – but that won't detox your career.  Here are 6 easy steps I would advise commercial artists take to get healthy professionally in 2013. Remember, the goal with any detox (body, mind, spirit, or even work) is to clear out the junk and let the good stuff in.





Stand Out From The Crowd With An Awesome Promotional Piece

An Interview With Photographer Matt Dutile

 Lifestyle and travel photographer (and Agency Access member) Matt Dutile recently tweeted a photo of his newest direct mail promo:




The Lab - Short Answer: Business Advice For Students

Question: What’s one piece of advice you would give a photography student to help them understand the business of photography? 

"The best advice I can give to a photography student is that commercial photography is mostly not photography. You'll spend the vast majority of your time not taking photographs.  There is an awful lot of work involved in promotion, management, digital image workflow, client services, and more. Make sure you're prepared to do a great job not just at taking photos but at all the other aspects of the job. However, don't let this be a license to spend all day on Twitter and photo blogs. Make sure you set limits and work efficiently so you can get back to the part of the job you look forward to the most - making photographs."




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