Insider’s tips: How to execute a great photo shoot:
Photo shoots can be a cost effective way to update your existing marketing materials. But the key to making your photo shoot a resounding success – whether it’s in the studio or on location – is planning ahead. Creative direction should be established long before the photo shoot takes place.
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We don’t do spec:
Why Mindpower doesn’t do speculative work and why you shouldn’t either
[Borrowed and edited a wee bit, yet strongly believed, from Cam Foote, editor Creative Business]
The main product of our business is our “mindpower” — creative solutions to the issues and opportunities facing our clients and prospects. And, good ideas — creativity — can be tough to define, or agree upon.
One person’s passion is often another’s poison. So, it’s no wonder that potential clients often ask us to take a project on speculation. That is: To “test” our creative product in much the same way they may try out other types of products before purchasing.
Unfortunately, we must turn down such projects. This article may explain why NOT doing spec work actually makes us a better, more stable and reliable partner for whom to do business.
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