Live Caricature Entertainment, Graphic Recording, and Custom Illustration by Bruce Outridge Productions
I am a time management nut and the reason is that I do so many things. Since our business is primarily a service business I not only have to sell … Continue reading Creating a fresh Start? Start with your Studio!
As artists we are told to focus on one thing and one thing only. As entrepreneurs we are told you will spread yourself too thin and lose focus if you … Continue reading Branching Out, is it Survival or Death?
Welcome to January, cold, dark, and dreary. Yesterday it was announced in our local news that January 21st is the most depressing day of the year, the bills are in, … Continue reading Do You Need to Regroup?
It is amazing to me the little things that make a big difference. One of those would be smiling, we all do it, some more than others, and it can … Continue reading Smiling May Just Make You More Money
One of the best things you can do for yourself or your business is to increase your efficiency. I am a time management junkie and am always looking for ways … Continue reading Improve Efficiency by Working Like a Dog
I have always tried to be helpful by nature, I enjoy helping people when I can and often do. Many times I get called to entertain at an event only … Continue reading Helping Others May be the Best Way of Helping Yourself
I am always in planning mode, especially now with our business year end the end of October, we are already into our new year however we don’t make any changes … Continue reading What is your Plan for Success?
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
I was just watching the news and it focused on babies. They were talking about studies of the children watching television too much before the age of two and the … Continue reading Are You Letting Your Art Grow in it’s Own Time?
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?