Carolyn Potts

After a couple of days of reviewing portfolios at PhotoPlus Expo, what I’m thinking a lot about right now is alchemy and synergy. As defined by Websters: alchemy is an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting. In-person networking events mix up the molecules of your...

The time you invest working on your marketing has a real dollar value, so make every minute count – use time management tools and apps to help you FOCUS. If you omit vacation and holidays, there are about 49 work weeks/year. Invest just 20 min. per day on any...

“The whole is greater than the sum of parts.” ~Aristotle The relationship between a photographer and a rep or studio manager must be based on a deliberately created, synergistic relationship. Synergy occurs when two individuals (or companies) are made stronger by...

While the marketing strategies share similarities, they’re not identical. When you create a photography marketing message to reach a decision maker in a B2B environment (a business-to-business target such as an ad agency or corporation) understand there are different...

There are two apps that can keep you from falling asleep at the wheel on the road to your photo marketing success: Evernote and  iCal. When used in conjunction, they’re even more powerful. 1. Good content always comes first. Evernote is a great app to capture...

While I was getting ready to write this post, the radio began playing Michael Jackson’s early hit “ABC easy as 123.” It struck me that that song’s message –about keeping things simple–applies as well to marketing your photography. Just remember to use “ABC” and “123.”...