Introducing: The Brilliant Marketing Tricks Blog Series
I’ve been keeping a little secret from you. I’ve been boiling up something huge behind the scenes for you to enjoy + I’m so excited to finally be able to reveal the big surprise. Yipeee!
Oh my gosh, I’m jumping up + down my seat right now, I really can’t control the excitement! I’ll get right to it, before I kill you of suspense or curiosity.
The gigantic news I have to tell you is that I’ve teamed up with 10 other highly successful out-of-this-world creative entrepreneurs to bring you the most amazing blog series in the blogosphere about BRILLIANT MARKETING TRICKS that really work + make you money.
The goal is to teach you a whole lot about marketing to help your creative biz sky rocket to new height + share with you some awesome marketing tips + strategies that are highly profitable. Over the next two weeks, we will be blogging about the marketing tricks that have brought much success to our creative businesses + showing you how to put these ideas into action.
Why a marketing series?
Creative entrepreneurs + makers have a hard time coming up with ideas for marketing their business. It’s the number one question I’m asked by my peers + novices, alike. It comes up in workshops + forums + one-on-one sessions + in casual conversations. The subject of marketing seems to always be on our minds, so I wanted to tackle it head on in this series.
Why should you care?
Marketing matters, a lot – and this is not just my marketing concentration speaking here. Marketing tells a story that spread virally. Marketing is the medium which transmits an idea – your idea + your product + your brand + your business + your cause. And I’m not talking about yelling or spamming. I’m not talking about creating a product that is hampered + selfish + boring. I’m not talking about making a silly video that 10 thousand people see that doesn’t market you or your business in a tangible + useful way. I’m talking about brilliant marketing that transforms lives + creates impressions + causes change + moves customers + inspires fans + connects hearts + delights a crowd + leads a tribe. I’m talking about brilliant marketing tricks that tell your potential readers why they should spend 10 minutes reading your post, instead of some other bloggers article + show your potential customers why they should buy your product, instead of some other makers product + enlighten your potential clients about why they should book a session with you, instead of some other dude’s or gal’s service.
As creative entrepreneurs we no longer have the money + time + energy or platforms to bombard or promote our way up the success ladder by burning through the market. So, now more than ever before, we must get pretty crafty + very creative with the way we put ourselves out + the manner in which we deliver our messages + stories.
Go down the list of highly successful creative empires + entrepreneurs out there. Think about it, all the big winners are leaders that use brilliant marketing tricks to spread their idea + business. You see… marketing is huge! A critical component of any growing plan to success should always include a well thought out marketing strategy.
True, brilliant marketing takes hard work + strategic planning + valuable ideas + products worth spreading. But, thanks to this BRILLIANT MARKETING TRICKS BLOG SERIES you will have at your finger tips a kick ass guide + instruction manual + model to show you how. You are not alone, all 11 of us are here to help you shine!
When + Who?
Now that we’re all pumped + fired up about using marketing to grow your biz, let me disclose the amazing team of creative entrepreneurs that will show you how to hit it big + become marketing geniuses. Here’s the BRILLIANT MARKETING TRICKS BLOG SERIES line up with dates + topics + marketers:
Monday Nov 8: Introduction to the Blog Series – Mayi Carles from heartmade
Tuesday Nov 9: E-bookology: The Formula for a Killer E-book – Tim Adam from Handmadeology
Wednesday Nov 10: Why Relationship Matter More than Any Other Marketing Tactic – April Bowles from Blacksburgbelle
Thursday Nov 11 (double dose): Podcast + Interviews – Srinivas Rao from The Skool of Life / Taking the Icky Out of Schticky – Jena Coray from Miss Modish
Friday Nov 12: How to Market Your Service with a Magnifying Glass – Tara Gentile from Scoutie Girl
Monday Nov 15: 30 Sticky Tricks to Market Your Online Shop – Mayi Carles from heartmade
Tuesday Nov 16: Using Local Events to Promote Your Business – Mallory from Miss Malaprop
Wednesday Nov 17: How to Use Video to Market Your Business Online – Nathalie Lussier from Raw Food Witch
Thursday Nov 18 (double dose): Marketing Tricks for Your Facebook + Twitter – Irene Zuccarello from Imaginative Bloom / Tricky with Flickr + Pinterest – Nancy from Wolf and Willow
Friday Nov 19: Four Simple Steps to Building Your Brand – Brittni Mehlhoff from Paper N’ Stitch
Psst… I highly recommend subscribing to each of the blogs above, so you don’t miss out on any of these amazing posts.
I hope you are as excited as we are about this event! If so, please help us spread the love + word to others who you think would benefit from reading this blog series. And, of course, as always, I would love to know your impressions + thoughts. Use the comment box below to share.
xo,
Mayi Carles













Congratulation for this blog series Mayi! it sounds amazing and what a great list of participants! can’t wait to check out your blog posts!!
Yayyyyyyy! Thanks for your support Iveth! I also CAN’T wait to see how this unfolds. I know it’s going to be great + I can’t wait!
wow!! this sounds super awesome!!
Yay!! A kick ass marketing guide!! Just what I needed and perfect timing, Mayi.
Thank you for organizing this series. I am looking forward to it!
Danielle: I’m so excited you are excited hehehe!
Tanya: so glad this will help! Thanks for your support sweetie!
Awesome Mayi! BRILLIANT MARKETING TRICKS is going to take the blogosphere by storm! Be ready to learn to tomorrow all about e-books and to explode your email list and rss subscribers! Oh and at the same time make a little cash and even promote your shops as well!
Super stoked to be part of your series and also to connect with a bunch of new people I haven’t had the good fortune to connect with yet. Yeah, I say “stoked” all the time (I’m a surfer).
Thank you ever so much for going to all this effort to do this. Thanks to all the wonderful people who have joined you to make it happen. Can’t wait!!
Thrilled to be part of this and to collaborate with such talented guys!
I’ve just published an introductory post to the series on Imaginative Bloom too.
This is wonderful, there’s never too much to learn when it comes to Marketing. Can’t wait to read these posts!
genial!
esta buenisimo estoooo.
mounstra
Tim + Irene + Srinivas: So honored to have you on board! I really can’t wait to read your posts + see how this unfolds
I’m so pumped!
Jeri: thanks for joining us Jeri. Welcome to heartmade. I hope you rock with us the series!
Marylin: I agree. There is always more to learn + perfect when it comes to marketing. Is an art not many of us master so I always love to know more to get better + better! I know the series will collect some of the most valuable advice out there, straight from the pros. I really CANNOT wait
do you see me…standing up … applause … celebrating .. and I am not really surprised!! will they be posted on each individual blog?
Elk: Yayyy! I love celebrations. And yes, each post is going to be posted on each of the blogs on the dates that appear above. So a recommend signing up for all the blogs so you don’t miss a thing
All the excitement in the world is not capable of getting someone to part with his/her money. We have to be able to drive traffic to our site. That is the one and only question: how do I drive huge numbers of buyers to see my creations? It is a 2% ratio. You have to have about 50 hits to make one sale. That means “hordes” of potential buyers have to look my stuff over before one buys anything.
Numbers are very sobering, but numbers are what count.
Congratulations Mayi! This is going to be fabulous
Nancy I’m sooo thrilled you are a part of it. Can’t wait to read your post on social sharing photo sites
Sounds awesome! looking forward to reading more!
-http://megansbeadeddesigns.etsy.com
brilliant info and ideas
This is an awesome article and I’ll be checking
out more of your site! Bookmarked!
is it possible to get a recording of the series?
This sounds like it’s just what we’re looking for! We’re a social enterprise based on the West Coast of Scotland, we work with people recovering from mental health problems and we make gift and fashion items out of recycled textiles. We’re just about to launch our online shop, so this is perfect timing for us.
Thank you Mayi for organising it.
Cindie Reiter of Rag Tag n Textile
This sounds amazing! Where can I find it?