The outstanding performance of the children’s nonfiction category in the first half of 2020, with unit sales up 25.5% compared to the same period in 2019 according to NPD BookScan, was driven by pandemic-fueled interest in educational workbooks, coloring and activity books, and other titles that help families cope with the crisis. Leading the way was Rockridge Press’s $8.99 My First Learn-to-Write Workbook by Crystal Radke, which has sold about 431,000 copies so far this year. Click here to read the complete article.
Champions of Growth Podcast – Microsoft’s Geoff Colon talks Talent and the Marketing Organization
Click here to listen to the Champions of Growth Podcast – Microsoft’s Geoff Colon talks Talent and the Marketing Organization.
Ten Things You Can Do When Your Art Business is Slow
Managing your art career is a practice in time-management and planning ahead. There are so many aspects of an art career—creating, marketing, selling, organizing works, keeping track of your finances—to name just a few. Downtime in your art career is the perfect moment to recalibrate, find inspiration, and take care of the nitty-gritty. Taking care of tasks during a slow period supports your present and future career. Jump in on your to-do list. With each task you take on in a period of art career slowness, you are boosting your career and preparing for a busier future. Click here to read the complete article.
Are you a Student or Professional who is Rebranding Disability through Achievement?
Whether it’s as a student, intern, mid-level manager, or high-level executive, individuals with disabilities bring a unique perspective and diverse talents to the world, universities and the workplace each and every day. The Lime Connect ‘In the Limelight‘ video contest aims to highlight that by showcasing how university students and professionals are rebranding disability through achievement.
Help us change the narrative by sharing your story of how you are living, working, and thriving as an individual who happens to have a disability. We’re awarding over $20,000 in cash prizes to the top stories!
Click here to learn more and apply!
Turning this Moment into a Movement – The Marketing Mandate for Growth and Good
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, as part of Cannes LIONS Live, leaders of the world’s top brands met in private to agree on clear and decisive mandates that they will implement to transform the global community of chief marketers into an unparalleled force for good – and growth. The result is an industry-wide call-to-action. Click here to download the report.
The Contemporary and Digital Art Fair
Devoted to supporting a global community of galleries, artists, and collectors, CADAF launched CADAF Online, a virtual art fair held online from June 25 to 28, 2020. Click here to Listen to All the Replays!
The New Formula Fueling Modern Marketing – Why EQ, AI, and creativity are the most crucial factors in the new era of marketing
Consider this: Before any digital marketing content is consumed, a reader must first emerge on the other end of a complex passage of decision-making moments characterized by keystrokes and clicks. It’s no simple process amid an ocean of options and limited time. Click here to read the complete article.
Digital Marketing 101 – Wednesday, 6/24 @ 12pm EST
Interested in building your digital marketing skills? Join James Watson, Ecommerce Category Lead at Unilever to learn about building a brand on Instagram. James will identify ways to engage with consumers through organic posts and stories, paid advertisements, and eCommerce on the Instagram platform, as a way to successfully build a brand. Click here to register for the event!
Instagram Strategies for Artists During COVID-19
Keep your art business strong with an updated Instagram strategy.
It can feel weird to post something that is unrelated to COVID-19 or, more currently, social injustice right now. But, this doesn’t mean you have to completely stop sharing parts of your work and it doesn’t mean you should go silent. Consider changing up your usual social media posts to address issues and share resources and posts. Adjust your messaging, but don’t go silent. Click here for a few ways that you can use your Instagram to engage with your audience right now.
The Craven Conversations with distinguished actor Michael Murphy-June 24 @ 7pm EDT
MNFF is thrilled to welcome back one of its favorite Honorees, the distinguished film actor Michael Murphy, for the next edition of the Craven Conversations on Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm on Zoom. In a brilliant career spanning more than 50 films over 50 years, Michael has worked with a wide array of heralded filmmakers including Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Paul Mazursky, Peter Weir, Tim Burton, Oliver Stone, Sarah Polley, John Sayles, Elia Kazan, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Ritt, Robert Aldrich, Orson Welles and Paul Thomas Anderson. Among his dozens of film credits, you’ll find The Arrangement, MASH, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Front, An Unmarried Woman, Manhattan, The Year of Living Dangerously, Salvador, Batman Returns and Away from Her. The breadth of the roles Michael has played and the innumerable stories he has accumulated will make for a most entertaining conversation that you won’t want to miss.
Michael Murphy was born in Los Angeles, California, and after a stint in the Marine Corps, he attended the University of Arizona, Tucson, and then went to UCLA for his California teaching credential. From 1962 to 1964, he taught high school English and drama in Los Angeles. His acting career as a first-rate supporting player began in 1962 and has continued for over five decades.
The consummate professional, Michael is perhaps best known for his long collaboration with renowned director Robert Altman, having been cast in seven of Altman’s movies between 1968 and 1996, and in two cable-TV mini-series for him: Tanner ’88 and Tanner on Tanner. But the relationship stretched back to the very beginning of his career. “I was right out of the University of Arizona,” Murphy reminisced during a 2004 interview, “and a friend said, ‘Go over to MGM and meet Bob Altman. He’s using a lot of young guys for this Army thing he’s doing.'” Altman was directing the World War II television series Combat! and Altman cast him in the show without an audition. “We became immediate friends. He told me, ‘You may not turn out to be a movie star, but you’ll get to do some interesting work.’ Bob was in his thirties when we met. He had been a young bomber pilot in World War II and was wise beyond his years. From the very beginning, he never played it safe when it came to making movies. He had amazing fortitude and guts.”
Attendance is limited for the Craven Conversation with Michael Murphy so don’t wait too long to sign up. We anticipate a good crowd for this event.
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