Live Caricature Entertainment, Graphic Recording, and Custom Illustration by Bruce Outridge Productions
It makes me crazy to see some of the people that are involved with customer service have the worst attitudes around. Many of them are so uptight that you wonder … Continue reading Customer Service Starts with a Smile
If you are one of the many artists that have been working your art business part time and have moved it up to full time, or you have expanded it … Continue reading Why You Need to Accept More than Cash
In speaking with an event planner the other day she was commenting that when talking with artists over the phone it was like pulling teeth to get information from them. … Continue reading Keep Them Laughing and They Will Come Back.
If you like McDonald’s to this day is it because your Mother ate McDonalds as a kid? If you buy a certain type of soft drink, is it because your … Continue reading How Young is your Target Market?
No matter what your product, no matter what your service, customer service is a key element to success. Whether you have a store front or deliver in person it is … Continue reading Customer Service is Key
Very often we all get so caught up in succeeding we forget that we may have already succeeded just by doing what we’re doing. When I launched my illustration business … Continue reading What’s the Coolest thing About your Job?
Yesterday I did an event that wasn’t profitable, but still worth attending. This event is in a city centre to a lot of people down and out on their luck. … Continue reading Are You a Starving Artist
His focus was art, his dream was independence, his goal was success. He started his business on a dream of having his own company with the business focus on him … Continue reading Mash your art to make it work!
If you have ever felt that you always seem to be chasing the dollar even though your busy, it may be your pricing. If your pricing is too low you … Continue reading Pricing Your Art
I was recently in a fast food restaurant, a large chain that I used to love but don’t frequent quite as much as in the past. On this particular day … Continue reading Are Your Employees Presenting Your Business in the Right Manner?
If you are like most of us starting in business you spend every waking moment figuring out how to improve business by finding new clients. It is very important to … Continue reading Improving Your Workflow for Productivity
Keeping your business moving forward is a challenge for anyone venturing into the world of self-employment. It’s one thing to come up with an idea, make it successful and sell … Continue reading Are you looking for expansion or is expansion looking for you?