Our climb up the ladder of the Thriving Creative Firm is nearly complete. Step 1: You started by getting clear about your Genius. Step 2: You carved out a narrow Positioning. Step 3: You are sending out your firm’s message with Powerful Outreach. Now we arrive at Step 4: You’re ready to connect with Better…
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This week on RevThoughts Joel Pilger and Tim Thompson discuss “Climbing the Value Pyramid.“ Listen to past episodes at the RevThinking Podcast page or subscribe at iTunes, Spotify, or Soundcloud. SEARCH REVTHINKING PODCASTListen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify HOLLYWOOD BREAKS PODCASTListen on Apple Podcasts
Hello, I’m that client you’re dying to work with. And right now, I have a whole bunch of problems that are a perfect fit for your creative firm to solve. So… Am I trolling the web trying to find you? Heck no. Am I looking at your ads in my Google feed? Haha, that’s laughable….
Thanks for all the great feedback on this current email series. I consider it a privilege to travel the world and work with so many fabulous creative entrepreneurs like yourself. Today our series continues – as we stack up the layers in your Thriving Creative Firm – with a look at the most vexing element:…
"It's very important to connect with people - whether it leads to new business or not - just for your mental well being. So it's really important to get out and celebrate." – James Cowen In this episode of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger speaks with James Cowen, Founder/Creative Director at Yes Captain. As if...
What if you could focus your time/energy on doing what you love? Now hold that thought… In my previous email, I argued that next-level creative firms know 5 things (that others firms don’t), namely: Great Work only comes from… Better Clients that can be found using… Powerful Outreach which is based upon… Narrow Positioning that flows from… Genius And…
Yesterday I kicked off this email series to help your business reach escape velocity in 2020 as we answer the question: What do next-level creative firms know (that others don’t)? By “next-level” we mean a studio, agency, or production company which consistently stands out, produces brilliant creative, and is highly profitable. Described that way, I…
"The entire lifeline of this whole industry… no one has finished it yet… so we are all imposters, to a degree." – Ryan Summers In this episode of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger speaks with Ryan Summers, Creative Director at School of Motion. Ryan is a creative leader whose career has spanned major brands as...
How would you answer? In NYC last week, I asked five different studio / agency / prodco owners: “How are you feeling about your 2020 goals?” Each owner shot me a look that said, “Seriously?!?” What about you? Would you have shot me the same look? If so, I can offer a theory of why…