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location bases services yelp foursquare

Location Based Services: more than games?

2010 by Bill

As with most inno­va­tions these apps sprang from another inno­va­tion that set the stage, they are all based on GPS tech­nol­ogy but, and this is an impor­tant but, GPS in and of itself was not enough.

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social networking for artists

An Artist’s Social Graph

2010 by Bill

In a nut shell, social media/networking is both a com­mu­ni­ca­tions con­duit and a way to let peo­ple out in the world know you have some­thing they might be inter­ested in. It is also more than that, it is your key to build­ing trust and in turn relationships

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marketing monday being found in the age of noise

The Age of Confusion

2010 by Bill

That things are chang­ing at the speed of light is obvi­ously a gross under­state­ment, just when we feel like we have man­aged to fig­ure things out and be able to take a few breaths a new wave comes along and drags us out into the surf

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the summer of love

The summer of love, and the rise and fall of the hippie-dippy business model

2010 by Bill

Back in the sum­mer of love there were a lot of folks drop­ping out so they could make stuff with their hands like macramé plant hang­ers, leather belts and funky weed pipes. They did this so they wouldn’t have to “work for the MAN”.

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the truth about facebook & twitter

The Truth about Facebook and Twitter

Uncategorized by Bill

One of favorite things to do when I’m out in pub­lic is peo­ple watch­ing, I love guess­ing the sto­ries hap­pen­ing around me, most of us do…it’s kinda hard to resist. We can’t help eaves­drop­ping on con­ver­sa­tions in pub­lic places

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marketing monday check your business intentions

What does your art business really look like?

2010 by Bill

How and if we chose to build trust with our buy­ers and clients is a very per­sonal choice, because when all is said and done the way we chose to build trust comes from who we are.

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the art of building trust

TRUST: the ultimate secret to repeat sales

2010 by Bill

Hav­ing the abil­ity to win the top posi­tion in a buyer’s mind depends on sev­eral key fac­tors all built on trust and reflect­ing how closely the val­ues of the retailer and the buyer match.

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The art of going pro navigating the shift

Going Pro, the secret weapon for today’s turbulence

2010 by Bill

We could com­mand higher prices as our mas­tery improved because mas­ter­ing a tech­nique or style was one of the pri­mary cri­te­ria for suc­cess. Fur­ther­more, our skills were gained and refined through years of prac­tice and training

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Featured artist sarah lacy

Sarah shares her thoughts about wisdom and sharing

2010 by Bill

I’ve also learned that I need to cre­ate work that’s impor­tant to me. I have to dig deep. When I do that, I cre­ate work that’s mean­ing­ful to me and mean­ing­ful to oth­ers, and that’s my job at the end of the day – to cre­ate mean­ing. And those are always the pieces that I can’t keep around – they fly off the shelves.

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