Category Archives: Marketing

Marketing to Global Small Businesses

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Freelance marketing consultant and lecturer in the Czech Republic, Magdalena (Madla) Cevelova, how she markets to Czech small business owners. Continue reading →

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Should you bring cupcakes?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Allison Manley, of Chicago-based firm, Rogue Element, goes beyond the obvious suggestions for making first impressions to offer a few that are specific to creative professionals. Continue reading →

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The Advanced Marketing Plan

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Here's an Advanced Online Marketing Plan for those who have a few tools under your belt and are looking for clients around the country (or the world!). Continue reading →

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The Simplest Marketing Plan

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Here are the 3 tools recommended in the Beginner Online Marketing Plan, which is also what you'll learn in the new online marketing course through HOW U. Continue reading →

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How to spend your daily marketing hour?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ilise Benun

In last week's peptalk/webinar, I suggested that creative professionals should spend 1 hour per day interacting with prospects. Here's how you can spend that hour. Continue reading →

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Free marketing webcast Thursday (Jan 12)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Sign up for my hour-long free webcast to find out the simple “to dos” that will keep your pipeline full and your Marketing Machine humming all year long and get a kick in the butt! Continue reading →

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Which LinkedIn Apps to Use?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Social media makes you seem to be all over the place and LinkedIn apps are especially good for creative professionals and their marketing. Continue reading →

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LinkedIn for Creative Pros

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ilise Benun

In my free webcast this Thursday (Jan 12 at 3 PM ET but you'll get the recording if you can't make it live), I'll be giving my annual marketing "pep talk" and focusing especially on how creative professionals can use LinkedIn to find your best prospects. Continue reading →

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Free Webcast: The Only Marketing Tools You Need

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Ilise Benun

Find out which marketing tools will get you the best clients and most lucrative projects for 2012 in a free webcast, "The Only Marketing Tools You Need for 2012" on January 12, 2012 (3 PM Eastern). Continue reading →

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Make Yourself Irresistible to Prospects

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ilise Benun

It's Marketing Plan Week here on the Creative Freelancer Blog and today we have a post -- written and beautifully illustrated by creative freelancer, Neil Renicker -- about the single most important key to marketing your freelance services. He reveals  … Continue reading →

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