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...
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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...
“As I got older, less and less of my friends were sticking around; it was like they couldn’t retain their career in such a way that they could make a living doing it.” - Tim Thompson In episode 53 of the RevThinking podcast, Tim Thompson is the guest on A Fresh Agenda, the podcast from...
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 REVTHINKING PODCASTListen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify HOLLYWOOD BREAKS PODCASTListen on Apple Podcasts Download Benchmarking Your Creative...
“If we could just do a great project like that then clients would award us more great projects... because great work begets great work. Doesn’t it?” - Joel Pilger Episode 52 of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger tackles a repeating theme that we hear again and again talking with studio owners ‘We have a sales...
“When I made my first documentary I didn’t know I was making content… I just wanted to make it.” - Neil Berkeley In episode 51 of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger talks with Neil Berkeley at Future You Media about the transition creative entrepreneurs dream about: moving into content production. If you run a studio,...
“Look around and see what opportunities there are, and then learn about it. Educate yourself. The only risk in life is for the uneducated.” - Tim Thompson In episode 50 of the RevThinking podcast, we listen in on a talk Tim Thompson delivered at PromaxBDA in New York on the Four Stages of a Creative...
"Jumpstart is the place where creative entrepreneurs learn all the steps you missed out on while you were busy honing your craft." – Robert at Creative Mammals In just a few weeks, the next Jumpstart accelerator gets underway. Over the 90 days that follow a small group of ambitious creative entrepreneurs – with help from RevThink...