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Email marketing... are you doing a bit or none at all?

In this episode of The C Word Podcast I share my perspective on the 3 key questions I think designer are asking when it comes to email marketing?

1. Do I really need to send regular emails, my business is about visuals not words?

2. What should I send, because who needs another newsletter?

3. How do I get people on my list?

Eps 59 - Lifting the Veil on the Perfect Lead Magnet

10 Lead Magnet Ideas for Graphic Designers

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In this episode I share the one thing you need to do if you find your clients don't value or want to buy brand strategy.

You need to make ‘ownership’ of brand strategy a priority and that involves upgrading 1, 2 or all of the following:

• Your offer • Your message • Your content

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Brand strategy mistakes aren't a problem as long as you learn from them.

In this episode I cover the 7 most common mistakes brand designers make when creating brand strategy for clients. Mistakes that are devaluing your offer and undermining your authority:

1. Mistaking a questionnaire for strategy

2. Failing to separate brand and design strategy

3. Not connecting the dots between theory and application

4. Keeping the process surface level

5. Allowing the client to dilute the intention

6. Looking inwards not outwards

7. Too complicated

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Your creative or strategic work is only as good as your research.

In this episode I share my 5 pillar brand strategy research framework:

1) Stakeholder Inputs

2) Brand Audit

3) Competitor Deconstruction

4) Industry Trends Analysis

5) Audience Understanding

I hope it helps!

Bec 

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Traditionally there is a hard line between brand design and brand strategy. But I don't believe this should be the case at all.

In fact, you have no business designing brands if there isn’t a strategic element to what you do.

In this episode I share why I think designers should not only offer brand strategy but why it's an enormous opportunity.

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I’m craving simplicity in my design business, which made me think maybe you are too.

So I put my thinking cap on and pulled out what I think are the 4 simple premises for a good, solid business that has growth:

~ Big Fish Offer

~ Visible Value

~ Conscious Connection

~ Repeatable Experience

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This episode of The C Word is a reflection on:

1) My word for the year in 2023 and 2022

2) My word for 2024

3) What my choice means for how I want 2024 to shape up

4) My mantra for 2024 and how it aligns with my word choice

Things are going to get spicy!

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On this episode of the C Word podcast I cosy up with the energetic marketing firecracker Bec Chappell. We talk about marketing as an energetic resource and our chat covers:

~ Where people might be squandering too much of their marketing energy

~ The most effective ways to invest your energy for marketing results

~ Switching your focus to the things that give rather than sap your energy resources.

For more information and links mentioned in the episode visit: https://bechughes.com/079-marketing-results-with-bec-chappell/

One of the most common questions I get asked is where do I find clients.

In this episode I share where my first 6 clients came from and what that’s taught me about where to find clients.

Hopefully it will give you some inspiration to help build your client list no matter what stage you're at as a designer.

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Passive income for designers is equal parts misconception and great opportunity.

First, let’s not call it passive income. 

Passive implies no action and I haven’t come across any income that doesn’t require action.

In this episode I share 8 things to build or consider when creating a 'one-to-many' income stream.

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