Last week I heard a production company principal espousing the importance of relationships in business. I totally agreed with his point, right up until he said: “We partner with our clients.” Later over drinks in SoHo, I asked him if he was open to some constructive criticism and to his credit, he said yes. Here…
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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…
"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...
In this next episode in our Profiles of the Creative Entrepreneur series, we interview Josh Norton, President at NYC-based motion design studio Bigstar.
“I just want to help people. So we find problems, and tie you guys in, and we start figuring it out.” – Tim Thompson In Episode 55 of the podcast, Team RevThink gathered for avocado toast in West Hollywood and answered questions like: Who in the world is RevThink? What do we do? How do...
“Whenever I start getting good at something I completely turn the other direction and go somewhere else. Because I don’t want to fit into a formula, I want to fit into happiness." – Bradley Munkowitz a.k.a. GMUNK "Designer, Director, Galactic Crusader whose work is characterized as a hybrid of Science Fiction themes informed by Psychedelic...
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...