The first day of summer is June 21st, and I hope many of you will be able to get away with family and friends for a little rest and relaxation. Are you looking for suggestions for your summer reading list? A vacation from the day to day of running the art gallery, frees your mind to refocus. It can be an excellent … [Read more...]
Four Simple Ways Art Gallery Owners Can Run a More Efficient Business.
Running a fine art gallery business is not for the faint of heart. Between keeping track of finances, hiring good staff, managing client and artist relations, and producing thoughtful shows, it's enough to make you a little crazy at times. It’s ok, you can admit it. I get a little crazy too. Let’s look at four … [Read more...]
Amazing Tool for Actually Achieving Meaningful Goals for Your Gallery Business
We are all human and as such most of us struggle with productivity and staying focused on the big picture items that will make us better humans in life and business. There are a lot of techniques and strategies out there to help us. As someone who has tried a lot of them and failed to keep momentum with most long … [Read more...]
How to Give your Digital Gallery Space Impact with Images
The images your art gallery posts online are one of your greatest sales and marketing assets. They act as your digital gallery space. Great images posted in the smartest way possible help attract new art collectors and sell artworks. Tight time constraints often mean that time is not taken to properly format your … [Read more...]
Summer Reading List for Art Dealers
I know, I know... Not another summer reading list. The summer is only three months after all. I want you have as much fuel as you can to make your art gallery business both fun and profitable. That is the goal of this summer reading list. It's made up of books that have just recently been published about the art … [Read more...]
Cyber Attacks: Is Your Gallery Business Ready for Battle?
Cyber attacks will continue to grow and keeping your gallery’s information secure will require continued diligence. In this article let’s look at some of the recent findings from cyber security experts and what it means for your art gallery business. Do you know what vulnerabilities to watch for with social media … [Read more...]
Time Stays Long Enough For Anyone Who Will Use it.
Leonardo Da Vinci was such an accomplished man. I have to imagine he was also a master of time management. He once said “Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it”. Unfortunately, many of us don’t always use it very well and feel like time does not stay very long. How many times have you gone home after a … [Read more...]
Best Apps for Life and Gallery Management
Chances are you have a smartphone with a myriad apps that you use everyday. Are you using apps to make managing your art gallery business easier? How about running your life easier? Here we will look at five apps that can help you keep you and your staff working more efficiently. The apps highlighted below were … [Read more...]
What books do art dealers have in their beach bags?
Depending on your location, the gallery business can slow down in the summer as client’s take vacation. Many art galleries reduce their hours during the summer months. Why not use the slow season to do some educational reading and learn ways to strengthen your business, marketing and sales strategies? Here are a … [Read more...]
Cultivating Time Management Skills to Impact Your Gallery Business
As in any industry, it is easy to get weighed down with the day-to-day running of your art gallery business. Today’s working environment is riddled with distractions: clients, email, social networking, phone calls, and administrative tasks. Entire days can be filled with a series of small, but necessary tasks that … [Read more...]
Too Much to Do, Not Enough Time: The Virtual Assistant to the Rescue
If you are a gallery owner with a very small or even no staff, you are familiar with the phrase “Too much to do, not enough time.” You are probably wearing a lot of hats: curator, sales manager, marketing director, customer service manager, artist relationship developer, administrative assistant, janitor and on and on. … [Read more...]
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