marketing – Jerzy Drozd

Thunder Punch Daily 130 – Characterizing Successful Cartoonists

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / July 2, 2011 / artistic development, marketing, networking

Today I share a Non-List (™Rob Stenzinger) of qualities I find in most of the cartoonists you might define as “successful”. Do successful cartoonists think differently than others? If so, can we learn to think that way? Do I answer these questions in a prioritized, recipe-style manner? Can you guess the answer to that?
Links mentioned in this episode:
Gemma Bovery, by Posey Simmons
And Comics Are Great! Episode 14:

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Thunder Punch Daily 128 – Funding for Sustainability

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / June 25, 2011 / business, marketing

Inspired by the latest Kickstarter campaign launched by Jamie Gambell and Jonathan Rector, I share a few thoughts I’ve been kicking around in regards to fundraising. Are services like Kickstarter and Indiegogo a new publishing platform, as Publishers Weekly suggests? Are they the one-stop panacea we’ve been waiting for? Or have they just removed yet another excuse indie creators have had not to be successful?

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Thunder Punch Daily 120 – ALA Unconference

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / May 3, 2011 / marketing, publishing

Today I share some thoughts on opportunities open to independent comics creators, having just attended an ALA “Unconference” in Ann Arbor. If you haven’t thought about getting your books into libraries before, I think I have some observations that will get you to do so.

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Thunder Punch Daily 90 – It’s Gotta Be Fun

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / December 28, 2010 / marketing, self promotion

Today I share a crisis I’ve been struggling with in whether or not I should take on a new creative project as a promotional vehicle for my teaching work. Witness the creative mind evaluating the pros and cons of doing free promo work!

I mentioned the video of my How to Lead a Comics Workshop during this ep.

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Thunder Punch Daily 89 – I’ve Got Mail!

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / December 27, 2010 / marketing, self promotion

It’s a return to talking about Mailing Lists! This time I share my experiences in setting up an account with Mad Mimi, and some surprises I found when I tested out the service. There’s more to setting up an email list service than I thought.

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Thunder Punch Daily 87 – Streaming Apps Review

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / December 10, 2010 / branding, marketing, new media

Today I share some observations based on some experimenting I’ve been doing with video streaming apps for the iPhone.

I talk about the following:

You can see some of my tests of the services on my blog:

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Thunder Punch Daily 83 – Advertising Campaign, Pt 2

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / November 19, 2010 / advertising, marketing, self promotion

Today I share some more of my journey into creating ad campaigns for Art & Story, this time highlighting the difference between Project Wonderful and StumbleUpon ads. As we might expect, each has their own benefits and disadvantages.

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Thunder Punch Daily 79 – Advertising Campaign, Pt 1

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / November 13, 2010 / advertising, marketing, self promotion

I’ve officially jumped into the first Art & Story advertising campaign on Project Wonderful, and I share some thoughts on how I plan to use landing pages, target audiences, and ad design to find more listeners.

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Thunder Punch Daily 78 – Mailing Lists

Podcasts, Thunder Punch Daily / November 4, 2010 / freelancing, marketing, self promotion

Today I share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around in regards to using mailing lists in your promotional engine. I can honestly say that until now, I never saw the value in them. But after a recent episode of the Spark podcast, as well as a few other news sources, I’m beginning to see how they could be useful to a freelance illustrator, comics creator, or teaching artist. I also share a few thoughts on how providing content with useful information seems to me the only way to use an email campaign.

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