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business of art

Social Media drives engagement, engagement drives loyalty, and loyalty correlates directly to increased sales.
My friend, mentor and social media relationship expert, Ted Rubin, has a new book with Social Buzz Club’s Kathryn Rose examining relationship marketing as it relates to business and influence. It is available for pre-order on Amazon.
Return on Relationship
by Kathryn Rose, Ted [...]

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November 17, 2012

Featured on Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

by Rebecca E. Parsons

OMGosh…what a great surprise this morning to wake up to find my Thanksgiving Blessings Chalk Board featured on Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage. Check it out!!! For me that is a pretty big deal!!! I am moved to tears!!!

I work very hard here at C8C to provide great content almost every day. That [...]

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August 31, 2012

I blog therefore I am…Looking at Goals for 2013 and Beyond

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Mom Dot Com recently asked, “WHY you are a blogger and WHAT do you want to achieve for yourself?” She also started a linky party for answers and goals. Some are thoughtful, some are fun…read on for mine…

The Whys of Blogging
I blog simply because I must! As a lifelong journal keeper, lover of computers and [...]

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Artistically Speaking Talk Show welcomes two team members from Collective Bias this Sunday, September 18 at 6:30 PM east and 3:30 PM west. We will dig into the creative thinking that takes place at the premiere organization specializing in digital and new media marketing.

Dream Doers of Collective Bias
Collective Bias facilitates the creation of real shopper [...]

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September 12, 2011

3 Simple Strategies to Breakthrough Self-sabotage #cBias

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

“Problems cannot be solved at the level of awareness that created them.” –Albert Einstein
As a mentor and coach, I facilitate breakthroughs…this is really ALL I do for my clients…
I walk with them as they breakthrough and claim their soul-based authentic power and passion…
I find that there are basically two types of clients:

one who does the [...]

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Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens. -Carl Jung
My life has always been like these stacked stones…one after another my life lessons pile on teaching me, crafting me…allowing me to grow. I have often been called a dreamer and I [...]

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Two weeks ago I thought I was not going to BlogHER ’11. I had come to grips that I would need to start saving every penny for BlogHER ’12 and postpone building brand relationships a little longer…sighhhh.
Then I took this little trip to St. Augustine, There is a special chapel I go to when things [...]

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Monday Marketing Minute #48~Twitter Brand Development for Artists

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Why All Artist-Bloggers Should Use Twitter
Are you using Twitter?
From Facebook to Twitter to Flickr, social media is taking hot, hot, hot!!! As a blogger, you should already know this! If your blog is your primary social media platform, should you use other social media resources?
That a BIGGGG YES!!!
At the very least you should be using [...]

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Thoughtful Thursday~Energy

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We can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction…where attention goes, energy flows…influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
-James Redfield

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Looking for Something

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All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could [...]

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Post #400…Finding My Voice as an Artist, a Blogger, a Creative Soul

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Today marks a milestone for me…my 400th article/blog post here at Creative Compass Magazine.
A little over 532 days ago on January 1, 2010 I launched Creative Compass Magazine
{ exploring the creative life } ~a long-time dream…a passion and a giant leap of faith into my destiny…
It has been a journey, indeed an exploration to Find [...]

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unfurl your joy…

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Thoughtful Thursday…
Today is your day to dance lightly with life, sing wild songs of adventure, invite rainbows & butterflies out to play, soar your spirit and unfurl your joy. -Jill Sorg  www.jillcards.com

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Storage for Creative People and Spaces

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Ideas for storage for creative living…if you are resolved that 2011 is the year to get organized, do we have some inspiration! Use your creativity to come up with workable solutions for your family’s back door storage issues…a little paint, a few baskets, some colorful labels and you are home free…here are a few visuals [...]

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Monday Marketing Minute #37 Twitter Demystified Series

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This is Part 3 in a series of 10 MM Minutes about Demystifying Twitter.
A strong brand is invaluable to artists. Twitter is one of the quickest ways to build brand recognition for you and your art business. A strong and recognizable creative brand is invaluable to an artist and serves [...]

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