Yesterday in NYC, Tim Thompson and I spoke to a room packed with two dozen creative entrepreneurs to share concepts addressing their #1 hot button Ingredient: SALES. It turns out, every owner in that room was convinced their biggest issue is sales. And you probably think so, too. That’s common. Because everyone thinks they have a sales…
Joel Pilger
"There's no cause without capital. And capital is what fuels it." – Chris Do In this episode in our Profile of the Creative Entrepreneur series, Joel Pilger speaks with Chris Do at Blind and The Futur in our series focused on inspired creative entrepreneurs and their journey navigating the intersection of creativity and commerce. Listen to...
Make the most of NATPE. After concluding the ShowLauncher Masterclass 2018 series in Los Angeles, Tim Thompson and Patrick Jager pick up the conversation in January at the NATPE Conference in Miami: Masterclass Session: Stop Faking It Tuesday Jan 22 @ 2:30 EST Simply put, your content is not what’s wrong, it’s how you’re developing...
"The 7 Ingredients to us - and the reason why we have a Facebook group called the 7 Ingredients, and why we refer to it so much - is to have a common understanding, from consultant to client, on where you are and what kind of work you want to do." – Tim Thompson In...
Everyone has a sales problem. So how will your creative business thrive? Regardless of specialty, revenue, or even profitability, every owner thinks he/she has a sales problem. The real questions are how does a company generate more leads and capture more revenue? On December 11th, Tim Thompson & Joel Pilger from Revthink will be...
RevThink consultant Joel Pilger is speaking at the Art + Design Club at the New York City College of Technology. His topic will focus on the business of design to help students and alumni embrace the counterintuitive concepts which fuel today's leading creative businesses. WHEN Thursday October 11 12:45 PM to 2:00 PM WHERE New...
The Genius Gap Getting to the heart of what unleashes great creative. On October 26, 2018 at 3:30pm, RevThink's Joel Pilger is delivering a workshop at the Bend Design Conference called "The Genius Gap: Unleashing Great Creative." The Bend Design Conference is three days of talks, interactive workshops, hands-on exhibits, and collaboration-sparking conversations for everyone who’s curious...
Hope is not a plan. So how will your creative business thrive? On Wednesday October 3rd, Tim Thompson hosted a workshop “Hope Is Not A Plan” brought to you by the NYC Department of Small Business Services. This session focused on how your creative firm’s positioning can be the catalyst to successful sales. Attendee's walked...
The steak has lost its sizzle. Be honest. When business gets slow at your creative firm, someone usually suggests: "Let's cut a new showreel!" Ah, the showreel montage. That classic, rapid-fire, glitzy compilation of all your best work. The first demo reels I ever saw came from legendary studios like Pittard Sullivan, GRFX Novocom and Telezign. They gave me goosebumps! But...
How does your firm compare to others in the industry? It's a difficult question for owners to answer. To discover where your firm stands relative to other creative firms, download the Benchmarking Your Creative Firm white paper: SEARCH THE REVTHINKING PODCASTListen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify GET IN TOUCH Let’s get acquainted. Book a discovery...