Feb
07

20 Rules for Starting Your Art Licensing Business

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Written by Art Licensing Coach J’net Smith Rule #6 Educate yourself about retail channels.   It is important to have a clear understanding of the types of licensed products you want your art to appear on, as well as which type of retail channels, and retailers, carry those types of products. Art licensing doesn’t mean you … [Read more...]

Feb
05

It’s Halftime in America…

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Clint Eastwood was remarkable in the halftime Chrysler Commercial. Wow. So, what's our strategy, America, for the second half? Is it going to be about accepting and learning from a new breed of leader? One who is socially conscious ethically bound creatively fueled and astonishingly- efficient? The not for-profit-world, and the … [Read more...]

Feb
03

Failing your way to BLOOMIN’ SUCCESS or the little engine that could

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Failing your way to success. Yup. That's how it's done. It takes a LOT of support and a pretty great attitude too. That's hard to do on your own. Kind of like weight loss I think. Best done with a herding mentality. That's why Weight Watchers has been so successful. They understood the power of a "herd" early on. But since I began 6 … [Read more...]

Jan
30

The Mistake that Topples Careers and Industries

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During the second half of the 19th Century, rail transportation in the United States was a booming enterprise. Expanding to every corner of the land, this lucrative growth industry seemed unstoppable. Yet within 70 years of its heyday, rail companies tumbled. And today, their impact of is negligible (beyond Amtrak and lines of Thomas the … [Read more...]

Jan
23

The Art and Design Legacy of the Apple CEO

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Written by John M. Eger  appeared on Huffington Post, January 18th, 2012 The book by Walter Isaacson about Steve Jobs, former CEO and founder of Apple Computer, has now sold over one million copies. After talking with many of Steve's colleagues, Issacson discovered that to Steve, "You were either [a shithead or a hero], one or the … [Read more...]

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