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By: Artist Marketing Tools Spotlight: Innovative Ways to Connect with Collectors @ SC Fine Art

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:28:44 +0000

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:48:57 +0000

In reply to FrancesVettergreenVisualArtist.

Frances: So lovely that you worked closely with your retailer to develop a solution. Win-win.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:47:59 +0000

In reply to Tina Mammoser.

Tina: Absolutely – it comes down to the relationship you’ve established with your galleries. So important to have that trust.

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By: Tina Mammoser

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:24:46 +0000

Love the idea! I have bits and pieces but a little packet isn’t something I’d thought of. I will start making these for my gallery to give out too, without contact info. Galleries are a bit trickier but I’ve sent handwritten thank yous to the gallery for the customer and asked them to pass it on, which they have. I think that side of it will come down to the relationship. With my gallery they now know that I will actually divert one of my customers back their way so they don’t worry any more. I’ll ask them about having some packs for the autumn show with a thank you and care instructions. Since each piece is part of a small series I can include the images of the series too to tempt them. 🙂

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By: Top Ten Tuesday – What’s New and Cool on the Web This Week

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:21:42 +0000

[…] Alyson Stanfield and the Art Biz Blog comes “Collecting Your Collector’s Names.” Good ideas for keeping track of who is […]

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By: A spark of personal discovery and a peek ahead at a breakthrough | Brad Blackman Art

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:35:58 +0000

[…] really great abstract work online a few days ago — by an artist named Lee Shiney, mentioned on Alyson Stanfield’s blog — I want to move back toward abstraction. Less Edward Hopper, more Georgia […]

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By: Brennen McElhaney

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:56:17 +0000

Lee, this is brilliant! – Thank you for sharing this!

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By: Indigene

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:16:47 +0000

Wow! I love this idea. I have a “Collector’s Packet” ; but I love this concept for people who buy my art, whom I do not know! Thanks so much for writing about this, it gives me a great seed for some ideals I have. That priority list got a little longer today…:)

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By: FrancesVettergreenVisualArtist

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:00:28 +0000

I just started doing something similar — I sell most of my work through a contemporary furniture studio and they are unwilling to give me contact information for buyers because of Canadian privacy laws. We brainstormed together and I have made postcards for them to give to buyers offering a 3-year limited warranty (basically I’ll make it right if the painting falls apart due to my methods) to original owners if they join my “Collector’s Circle”. It’s too new to tell if it will work, though.
I like the idea of a bag or envelope with business cards and a couple of note cards. I was pleased with how well my home printer reproduced my work on card stock so I think note cards will be simple to make.

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By: Amy Cousin

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:10:28 +0000

I’ve used some of these tactics too, but I’ve never put them in such a complete packet. I really like Lee’s online contact / registration page too. I have my work in a few places that (understandably) want to keep their contacts to themselves, but a neat little packet might be appealing to them.

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