Art Print Issues by Barney Davey

Art Marketing - Art Business Twitter Roundup - June 2011

Art Marketing is challenging, as is succeeding in the art business.

Visual artists can use Twitter to learn how to sell art and get art business and Internet marketing ideas.

While there are abundant resources for artists in the Twitter stream, effectively capturing them is tricky. For your benefit, I've collected a sampling of recent Twitter relating to the business of art. They are categorized for you, and I trust you will find useful tips among them.

Art Marketing - Art Business

• The Myth of Print Advertising: What Works? by Jack White http://ht.ly/5fG6y ~ great comments & dialog @Fasobuzz
• Hey - Was That A Door You Just Slammed in My Face? http://ht.ly/5fGef ~ lively reply to Jack White on print advertising http://ht.ly/5fG6y
• Have you seen the new Art.com Visual Search program? It's really cool and a great marketing tool! http://ht.ly/4KT54
• RT @abstanfield: Plan to get out and meet someone new. Take someone to coffee, visit a studio. You'll be fired up and full of inspiration.
• How To Write Press Releases for Visual Artists http://ht.ly/4TDpt ~ new ebook from @ArtistTaraReed
• RT @fasobuzz: Discuss on BrushBuzz: Should Your Gallery Control Your Content? - http://faso.com/brushbuzz/discussion/?id=3666
• How to Sell Art, Make Money and Be Happy http://ht.ly/4YT1l
• RT @mariabrophy: This is the topic that brings out the FEISTY in me! Why Artists Should (Not) Be Paid for Their Artwork http://ht.ly/4YT8a
• Sell less art, make more money is totally possible with POD and Web 2.0 http://ht.ly/51mVv
• RT @abstanfield Great idea! Add your url in a hyperlink to all of the descriptions w/ your FB images @BMcElhaneyArt on Art Biz Blog comment
• Visual Artists Rock How Your Art Is Defined http://bit.ly/iB9kQp
• Get 'How to Profit from the Art Print Market - Creating Cash Flow from Original Art' on your Kindle http://amzn.to/iCTYyw
• RT @mariabrophy: Three Reasons Artists Would Need to use A Contract http://bit.ly/9ghhtj #Business of #Art
• I hope you believe visual artists have the means to define themselves and their as never before, because I do! http://bit.ly/iB9kQp

Social Media – Blogging – Internet Marketing

• RT @Heidi_Art Learn How to Market Your Art on Twitter, my new Ebook is out :) http://t.co/QSqEzHW. I've read it and recommend it.!
• The Right Way to Publish Your Blog to Facebook by Clint Watson http://ht.ly/4KxIH
• RT @lorimcneeartist: Facebook Bible: Everything You Need to Know About #Facebook http://ht.ly/5fDIB
• 5 YouTube tips you should be using http://ht.ly/5aH7I
• 10 Takeaways From TED 2011 http://ht.ly/5dCOC ~ great stuff here!
• RT @2cre8: How Brands And Consumers Use Social Media To Build A Better World: http://so-kt.tw/AyY [Great video!!] RT @MariSmith @socialkaty
• 8 Time-Saving Tips for Your Inbox @abstanfield http://ht.ly/5dDCR
• 5 New Ways Smart People Use Twitter http://ht.ly/5dDH0
• 6 Ways Social Media Helps Home-Based Businesses http://ht.ly/5exZy
• 10 Ways to Use Social Media for Day-to-Day Business http://ht.ly/5exXI\
• Five Steps to Effective Keyword Research http://ht.ly/5fmsq ~ very useful for marketing art on the Web
• RT @smashingmag: Finding a Designer: a Practical Guide - http://bit.ly/k2GSZx - Great resources and info.

 Smart Business Advice

• 7 Ways to Improve Your Luck as an Artist @lorimcneeartist http://ht.ly/4KLT6
• RT @garaughty: #marketing 5 branding secrets you can learn from #Google http://bit.ly/mH57xg
• Dreamcatcher and the art of free-form promotion http://ht.ly/5970W
• How the Square Is Disrupting The Entire Payments Industry http://ht.ly/5aaoX Artists making direct sales need this
• Pittura Magazine online for decorative artists.. very nice http://ht.ly/5aHEx
• Postcardly turns digital pics into real postcards http://ht.ly/5aHaI
• Art reproduction incongruencies ~ interesting look at the tech side of art prints http://ht.ly/4TDlw

 News  - Profiles

• New blog post: Digital Arts Studio - Giclee Printer profile ~ check out the post, then check the company out. chttp://bit.ly/j85fJn
• Phoenix Collage Artist Katia Von Kral - Art Print Career on a High Note http://bit.ly/j85fJn
• Art Market Shakes Off the Blues With Christie's Sizzling $301.6 Million Contemporary Sale http://ht.ly/4TDn4
• Artmedia to Be the ‘Amazon’ of Art http://ht.ly/4YTht ~ that's a tall order, we'll see, but it has some bigwigs and funding
• RT @dooneystudio: The Final Curtain: After almost five years and 830 posts, this will be the last post to Self Vs. Self http://bit.ly/jNR62V
• Spoke Art arranged battle-royal style art show featuring over 100 world class artists from the new contemporary art scene http://ht.ly/595Pj
• DeviantArt makes artists, looks to expand http://ht.ly/596S1

 Inspiration

• As human beings, our greatness lies not in remaking the world - as is the atomic age myth - but in being able to remake ourselves ~ Gandhi
• RT @katecourageous: "As soon as your dream becomes stronger than your doubts and fears, your dream begins to manifest." - @MarcAllen
• You and I are incredibly lucky! ~ could not agree more http://ht.ly/586kh
• 100 Greatest Sculptures Ever http://ht.ly/5dCHm
• Some very interesting art here: http://museumofdigitalfineart.com

Barney Davey's Top Ten Art Marketing Tweets for January 2010

Although last month was busy with both the SmARTist Telesummit presentations and a trip to the West Coast Art & Frame Show, I still managed to publish quite a few tweets.

From looking at the results, there appears to be about an even interest in learning about social media and the art business. Here is a list of my Top Ten Art Marketing Tweets from January. They are ranked by click order with the most popular listed first:

1. Top 26 Marketing Checklist for Fine Artists

2. 7 Tips for Successful Art Marketing in 2010    

3. 10 Twitter tools to effectively manage your followers effectively ~ great link resources here! 

4. 10 Ways to Get Serious About Social Media

5. 10 Steps for Creating a FANtastic Facebook Fan Page 

6. 5 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page ~ some great suggestions here!  

7. Art Print Issues is listed in 100 Great Blogs for Art Students & Enthusiasts

8. The Best from Ancient Artist: Developing an Art Career after 50 

9. Five Tips for Marketing During a Recession   

10. North Miami vintage store supports young artists ~ Local, alternative distro channel, gotta love it!

20 Tweets for Visual Artists, Digital Painters and Photographers

In case you missed them, here are the best and most popular tweets I posted in the last month. It would be sweet if you would retweet the ones you like:

1. Artists, sign up to learn useful practical career advice from expert presentations, including mine, at the 2010 SmARTist Telesummit http://bit.ly/smartist  
2. Things a Gallery May Never Tell You http://ow.ly/ryKf
3. Ten Movies About Artists That Every Artist Should See http://ow.ly/s3NK
4. Art Blogging Etiquette 101: General Rules for Linking and Using Images @EmptyEasel http://ow.ly/qceR
5. Resources: 25 Best Art Gallery Sites :: Digital Image Magazine http://ow.ly/si2K
6. Creative Art Marketing Idea - Bookmarks ~ this is a nifty idea! http://ow.ly/l0bB  
7. Ten Steps to Extraordinary Success in Your Art and Business http://ow.ly/pZO0  
8. Is online PR the ultimate link-building technique? http://ow.ly/rLuX  
9. 5 Advanced Social Media Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses http://ow.ly/shZh
10. The 32nd International ArtExpo returns to New York with a new look and new location http://ow.ly/tvPl
11. Hospitable Hospitality Show http://ow.ly/ryNz John Chester of Wild Apple always has a take
12. How To Price Your Artwork http://ow.ly/thFX
13. Creative Art Marketing Idea - Bookmarks ~ this is a nifty idea! http://ow.ly/l0bB
14. An Interactive Web Presence ~self-tagging idea for photos at gallery opening.BRILLIANT IDEA http://ow.ly/tN83
15. 100 Excellent Twitter Feeds for Art Scholars http://ow.ly/tT0H  @asuartmuseum #16 WTG!
16. Art Career by the Numbers http://bit.ly/17uHa6
17. Is David Hockney's iPhone art the equivalent of Miles Davis making ring tones? Just saying. http://ow.ly/tN3c
18. Presentations That Help Sell Artwork @AmericanArtist http://ow.ly/qZoM
19. Space gives art, business students START http://ow.ly/tvNd  ~ love these kind of stories
20. RT @tweetmeme Responding to Someone Who Doesn't Want to Pay for Your Art — Art Biz Blog http://ow.ly/thXg

Art Business (Mostly) Retweetables Volume Three

Twitter is great for sharing links and tidbits, but if you aren't online at the moment, or don't want to check the tweets of those you follow, you likely miss some items worthy of your attention. Here are some of my tweets from the last month plus. I trust there is a nugget or two among them to pique your interest.

• RT @BridgetAyers: "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." ~Anonymous #quote
• More good thoughts from @chrisbrogan Friending and Reputation http://is.gd/2dHJJ
• A Place to Dance, Flirt and Buy a Painting http://is.gd/2d9Fc
• "Starving" Artist to Gallery Artist An Art Marketing Guide for Growing your Art Career and Becoming a Gallery Artist http://is.gd/2d69H
• Collector, donor, writer, networker - now curator? MFA trustee Fred Sharf does it all. http://is.gd/2d4yV a benefactor to know
• St. Louis is where it's art http://is.gd/2d31Y My hometown helped develop my love of art
• Hopeful sign: Art galleries open up one by one in tiny downtown Stone Harbor http://bit.ly/HrpeQ
• Little victories matter. A dealer found, a collector gained, a gallery added together creates cumulative success. ~ Barney Davey #quote
• RT @tokaare Art Marketing: Museums, Galleries & Web 2.0 http://tinyurl.com/ndkxkd #marketing
• Drew Friedman print of Don Knotts as Barney Fife - getting your art on BoingBoing would be waycool http://is.gd/2cYmc
• Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art - a fascinating tale. http://is.gd/2c5j8
• Be one of the founding contributors to The Sketchbook Library - looks like a worthy fun project http://is.gd/2aDAL
• Art adds to beauty in salon - captured audience- interesting alternative concept http://is.gd/2aAuz
• Although being in the Army hindered a trip to Woodstock, I did catch this wild weekend and superb lineup http://is.gd/2azVH
• Digital Artist Awards deadline 8/31/09 showcase and recognize the best digital artists and designers http://is.gd/2azf
• RT @larrymagid LA Times: Facebook can threaten relationships, study says http://bit.ly/kH5s2
• The Business of Art - Galleries Going Virtual http://bit.ly/12YInj
• Dealers decamping to vacation spots to score sales. With the rich on the move, the galleries follow http://bit.ly/24LHmE
• RT @TweetRightBrain “Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” Danny Kaye #quote
• RT @gapingvoid ten qustions for chris anderson, editor-in-chief for wired magazine http://bit.ly/16UC0b
• Future of Content and “Working the Room” – being a “Digital DJ” from ArtNYC & @GaryVee. Good stuff http://bit.ly/HaLko
• San Diego’s first Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair 9/2-4, 2009 A 3-day contemporary art fair http://bit.ly/IA6jM
• Atlanta Printmakers Studio is pleased to announce its second Emerging Artist Residency Program 
• Gamut Fine Art Publishing unveils new plans to overcome obstacles that exist within the Fine Art industry. http://bit.ly/SQZE
• Good News! Art Business News, Decor magazine, Decor Expo, Artexpo Get New Owners http://bit.ly/39RKFg
• Zaha Hadid's Burnham Pavilion opens in Chicago's Millenium Park http://bit.ly/xfaFt Talk about stretching artistic boundaries
• Gallery owner challenges artists to quickly create works to match her chosen topic http://bit.ly/em61s
• RT @amyfsheridan We would love your ideas! Please check out out latest blog "Creating a Story Through Art" http://bit.ly/3rq6N
• Latest eBay Changes Go Over Better With Sellers | WebProNews http://twe.ly/bkb #webpronews #changes #ebay #sellers
• Moving forward in a Fragile Economy - timely article from Jan Weiss http://bit.ly/14p1n8
• 9 Free Advertising Solutions- some good suggestions here http://bit.ly/AuXY6
• 18th Street presents Almost Utopia LA 2019, with the exhibition Post-American L.A.~ serious fun http://bit.ly/h9LLQ
• Michael Godard retiring famous Olive Series- clink? He didn't get fame and fortune by being predictable. http://bit.ly/kAbvD
• A Brief and Informal Twitter Etiquette Guide @chrisbrogan http://bit.ly/t7yTq
• RT @DANIELSMITH_ART: @tedtalksToday's talk, from TEDGlobal 2009: Willard Wigan: Hold yr breath 4 micro-sculpture http://on.ted.com/27
• Why Does the Best Design of 2009 Still Look Like 2000? http://bit.ly/6uGqD
• RT @copyblogger Why No One Links to Your Best Posts (And What to Do About It) http://bit.ly/1azsnd
• First One-man Exhibition Featuring Works by Alexander Calder to be Held in Rome ~take me there! http://bit.ly/18H2vX
• Eco-art gallery opens in Wardsville, Canada http://bit.ly/O6Tzz
• Recession fuels attendance of artist sites and historic homes http://bit.ly/Io2kc
• Trade your art for advertising http://bit.ly/17azR
• The Art of a Recession: Gallery Owners Struggling http://bit.ly/FceAE
• Artful Home All-time Top Ten Artists List leaves little room for 2D artists http://bit.ly/cLoee
• The Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibits 1934: A New Deal for Artists http://bit.ly/khwI
• RT @artglobe: Careers in the arts R no longer launched in NYC but on the 'Net, bypassing tastemakers & geography. [NYT] http://bit.ly/ZM0KM

Mostly Art Business Retweetables Volume Two

I find myself exposed to far more items of interest than I can possibly blog about. Twitter has been a great way to pass the best of what I find along. But, Twitter is much like listening to the radio. If you aren't tuned in at the moment, you don't get turned on to the content coming your way. Using the blog this is a way to encapsulate them for you.

These tweets, as they are called in Twitterland, are culled from what I think are the best and most worthy to pass along for your enjoyment, enlightenment and elucidation:

• This moving music vid compilation is so inspirational. Ben E. King would be proud to stand by it. Thx JD http://bit.ly/odSTg
• What Does it Mean to Make Commercial Work Too? http://bit.ly/e5clE
• 100 of the late Charlie Harper works found - I love his unique whimsical style. This is great news! http://bit.ly/9EmTk
• Checking out It’s Not the Recession, You Just Suck - http://outspokenmedia.com/s2a2 Ballsy take for sure!
• Uncool. @msofficeus is using Word to render emails in Outlook, killing standards support. See http://fixoutlook.org and RT
• "You can be better than you have ever been" John Gorka Morningside http://bit.ly/s6DSp
• RT GuyKawasakiTwitter users buy more music than average internet Joes: http://trkk.us/?gZq AC What about #art ?
• Ambition will where talent will not. We root for the underdogs and buy the winners. Never sell with your wallet. Offer Big! - Barney Davey said that
• Closed Car Dealership Finds New Life as an Art Gallery http://bit.ly/MJ1iv
• Fun film on typography. If you design create or direct design, you need solid typography skills http://bit.ly/102Drp
• Pics from Phoenix pub art project, Her Patience Is Waiting. Must be seen. Big file takes time to load but worth it http://twurl.nl/r132kv
• The Business of Art opens at The Art Gallery - What a unique idea to present artists! Check it out. http://twurl.nl/a3huf8
• $2.1 million suit against Thomas Kinkade upheld - one commenter dubs him Painter of Sleight http://twurl.nl/u1bnct
• 9 Reasons Your Website Can Have a High Bounce Rate http://twurl.nl/1h4ltu
• Art is a gift to the future. With any luck and a little conservation, it will last much longer than the artist.undefined - Barney Davey said that.
• Is an art kiosk an idea you can get behind? For the right artists, this could be fun and profitable! http://twurl.nl/n2dlo5
• Peter Green - Albatross this sweet soulful peaceful instrumental sweeps you away-works for me every time http://twurl.nl/eljggz
• The demise of arts education? Not so fast. http://twurl.nl/qhgrkl - This is encouraging news. We need more of it
• I take issue with using confusing terms such as Original Giclee (Reproduction prints). Huh? http://twurl.nl/dgo324

• What kind of art gallery has giant televisions showing the NBA playoffs? Is bold alternative marketing in your future? http://bit.ly/bVJVp