Creative Business Strategy

You take your creative business seriously—but have you legally protected it? If you’re unsure what steps to take (or you’ve been avoiding it because it feels confusing), this guide makes it simple. Whether you’re dreaming of building an Etsy empire, growing your art or photography business, or selling digital and handmade products, Legal Roadmap for Your Creative Business gives you a simple, stress-free way to handle the legal side with confidence. No Legal Jargon. No Guesswork. Just a Simple, Step-by-Step Plan. This book is designed for creative entrepreneurs like you—busy, ...

In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework—the Strategic Fitness System—containing dozens of tools, techniques, and checklists to confidently master every area of the business, from designing market-winning strategies to shaping the organization's culture.

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Ginni Rometty to Robert I. Sutton and company examples from Maersk to Nvidia, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.

No pre-pandemic strategy is effective anymore. Alan Weiss has developed an original, new approach to strategy which thus far has certified over 100 people globally, delivering this approach to scores of firms of all types in four countries.

In this book, Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch reveal the emergence of connected strategies as a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth examples from companies operating in various industries, Connected Strategy identifies the four pathways - respond-to-desire, curated offering, coach behavior, and automatic execution - for turning episodic interactions into continuous relationships. The authors show how each pathway creates a competitive advantage, then guide you through the critical decisions for creating and implementing your own connected strategies.

Have you been struggling to find answers about Facebook and Instagram ads? You ‘re not alone. When I was getting started with Facebook and Instagram ads, I had a lot of trouble finding the answers to questions I had such as, “How does the Facebook Algorithm work?” When I couldn’t find the answers to these questions even after buying expensive courses from Facebook Ad ‘gurus’, I had to learn on my own through spending over 16 million dollars on Facebook ads. After helping my clients achieve millions in sales, I decided that I wanted to write this book to help anyone who is in the...

Unlock the secret to building a loyal audience and skyrocketing your business growth with the ultimate guide to creating lead magnets that convert. In Lead Magnet Theory, you’ll discover: The psychology behind what makes people say “yes!” Proven strategies to design irresistible offers that solve your audience’s biggest problems. Step-by-step instructions to craft lead magnets that not only attract leads but turn them into paying customers. Real-life examples of successful lead magnets from top industries. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just starting out, this book will arm ...

Smarter ads. Better leads. Lower costs. All thanks to AI. Google Ads AI Expertise is your shortcut to launching, optimizing, and scaling Google Ads campaigns using AI-powered tools and tactics. This book is for entrepreneurs and marketers ready to stop guessing and start converting. Step-by-step strategy to create profitable Google Ads campaigns Use AI to write headlines, identify keywords, and optimize ad spend Campaign tracking with GA4, SEMrush, and ChatGPT analysis workflows Common mistakes and budget-saving fixes for small ad accountsDon’t waste money on underperforming ads. Learn to...

There's so much marketing expertise out there but how should people know what to listen to? How to implement it? Or where to start? By covering the fundamentals of marketing, this audiobook will act as a north star for small business owners looking to grow. Like Alice herself, the book is honest, practical, engaging and actionable - no fluff or complication allowed - and will help you build a community, get visible and make sales. It is rooted in theory but with real-life experiences, and will leave you with the clarity and systems to take your business to the next level.

'Create, Automate, Accelerate' takes a controversial look at what it takes to build a business. It explores a framework called the 5 P's of Priority. Purpose, Passion, People, Place and Profit. It looks at the need to ask the right questions to get these priorities answered, and the importance of doing so in the right order. It also explores the phases of starting, automating and then accelerating your business growth in a very practical manner. Rather than give a 'one solution fits all' approach it encourages the reader to ask questions at each step of the journey to identify what will be ...

Blogging for Profit is a book you should listen to and get started on creating financial freedom and making business online. In this book, you will gain valuable information on the many different passive income ideas that you can generate just by using the powerful and unbelievable blog.

Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a definite edge on the competition. In this pithy and discretely vicious guide, Stanley Bing shows how the Florentine master statesman and political thinker would handle today's myriad corporate challenges, seize the future by the throat, and make it cough up money, power, and superior office space. So, what exactly would Machiavelli do?

Businesses, organizations and society-at-large are all subject to unforeseeable events and incidents that often have a dramatic impact upon prosperity and profit. Due to their unpredictable nature, business leaders and executive teams are unable to prepare for these specific events. But, through innovation, strategizing and an open-minded approach, they can restructure their organization and practices in order to mitigate (or even take advantage of) the impact of such events.

The Financial Times Guide to Strategy is your unbeatable reference on strategy. It offers an incisive overview of both corporate level and business unit level strategy, an A to Z of the world's leading strategic thinkers, and introduces the key strategic tools and techniques you need to develop your own strategy. Based on long experience and on conversations with leading strategists around the world, Richard Koch helps you discover each critical step in creating, delivering, and understanding successful strategy.

Not sure what to post on social media? Struggling to come up with fresh content ideas? This audiobook can help! Turning social likes into real cash takes time, consistency, and laser-focused strategy. But finely tuned tactics are only half the battle. The other half? Creating content that your audience will absolutely love.

Figuring out how to make a living from your creative work poses unique challenges and obstacles. From choosing the right business model to building a brand, from managing your time to scaling up your production—starting your own creative business often means doing it all yourself. Enter The Creative Business Handbook by Alicia Puig and Ekaterina Popova, the dynamic duo behind Create! Magazine. With its conversational tone and accessible advice, this handbook lays an essential foundation for anyone wanting to earn a living with their art—no fancy business degree required!

Every day major headlines tell the story of a new and better American marketplace. Established corporations have begun reevaluating the quality of their products, the ethics of their supply chains, and how they can give back by donating portions of their profits to meaningful causes. Meanwhile millions of entrepreneurs who want a more responsible and compassionate marketplace have launched a new breed of socially focused business models.

This innovative platform empowers local marketers, business consultants, and online entrepreneurs to create AI products tailored for local businesses in under ten minutes. With a simple interface and no technical skills required, you can craft unique solutions that local businesses will eagerly pay $499 a month for. Local Business Marketing provides step-by-step instructions and over 55 niche-specific ideas, ensuring your success from day one. These Custom GPTs automate tasks like appointment setting, customer inquiries, and more, revolutionizing local businesses’ operations and boosting ...

In The Innovator's Solution, Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor expand on the idea of disruption, explaining how companies can and should become disruptors themselves. Now with a foreword by innovation expert Scott Anthony, this classic work shows just how timely and relevant these ideas continue to be in today's hyper-accelerated business environment and will help anyone trying to transform their business right now.

The how-to playbook for start-ups and established companies on a groundbreaking discipline called category design. Winning today isn't about beating the competition at the old game. It's about inventing a whole new game - defining a new market category, developing it and dominating it over time. You can't build a legendary company without building a legendary category. If you think that having the best product is all it takes to win, you're going to lose.