Comments on: A little Christmas shopping insight http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight Creative marketing advice for creatives - make marketing part of your creative process Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: thestudiosource.com » Old school marketing, with gift wrap http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight/comment-page-1#comment-139 thestudiosource.com » Old school marketing, with gift wrap Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.thestudiosource.com/?p=461#comment-139 [...] what if you went old school and literally put something in the hands of a customer? Create a carefully crafted message that’s short, sweet, to the point and perfectly aligned with your personal style. Something [...] [...] what if you went old school and literally put something in the hands of a customer? Create a carefully crafted message that’s short, sweet, to the point and perfectly aligned with your personal style. Something [...]

]]> By: Stacey Cornelius http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight/comment-page-1#comment-135 Stacey Cornelius Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:02:57 +0000 http://www.thestudiosource.com/?p=461#comment-135 Lydia, I think you have it covered :-) Lydia, I think you have it covered :-)

]]> By: Lydia, Clueless Crafter http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight/comment-page-1#comment-134 Lydia, Clueless Crafter Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:41:04 +0000 http://www.thestudiosource.com/?p=461#comment-134 I happen to enjoy that we've gotten back to infusing our gifts with sentiment by selecting quality wrapping paper or a cute gift box. We have (and I hope this lasts) moved away from buying each other's love and respect. I made my husband's gift this year. But I'm going to admit right here that there will be no thoughtful wrapping. I'm spent! I happen to enjoy that we’ve gotten back to infusing our gifts with sentiment by selecting quality wrapping paper or a cute gift box. We have (and I hope this lasts) moved away from buying each other’s love and respect.

I made my husband’s gift this year. But I’m going to admit right here that there will be no thoughtful wrapping. I’m spent!

]]> By: Stacey Cornelius http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight/comment-page-1#comment-133 Stacey Cornelius Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:19:40 +0000 http://www.thestudiosource.com/?p=461#comment-133 It's encouraging, isn't it - the shift to quality and the sense of community that comes from working with smaller businesses. Ironically, fewer resources (read: money to throw around) often leads to greater creativity. It's really something, watching it all unfold. I wonder where we'll be five years from now. It’s encouraging, isn’t it – the shift to quality and the sense of community that comes from working with smaller businesses. Ironically, fewer resources (read: money to throw around) often leads to greater creativity. It’s really something, watching it all unfold. I wonder where we’ll be five years from now.

]]> By: Shannon OD http://www.thestudiosource.com/christmas-shopping-insight/comment-page-1#comment-132 Shannon OD Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:41:53 +0000 http://www.thestudiosource.com/?p=461#comment-132 That's a really interesting context for marketing efforts; like a well thought out gift, marketing strategies are now much more thoughtful - I've found that small business are a lot more willing right now to hire a smaller, less well known freelancer if it's a more personalized service - the marketing paradigm is shifting to that less flashy but still thoughtful and quality gift...I like it :-) That’s a really interesting context for marketing efforts; like a well thought out gift, marketing strategies are now much more thoughtful – I’ve found that small business are a lot more willing right now to hire a smaller, less well known freelancer if it’s a more personalized service – the marketing paradigm is shifting to that less flashy but still thoughtful and quality gift…I like it :-)

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