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Design Business Council > Design strategy
Explaining how design adds value
13
Apr

It’s sad but true; clients don’t see design as creating value for them. They are focussed on getting a competitive advantage, selling more products or services, making bigger profits.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
learning client speak
The economics of design – learning client speak
16
Mar

Why don’t they teach economics in design courses? I guess it’s because many in the design community don’t make the connection between design and economics.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
“Just get the job done”
23
Feb

How many times have you heard a client say that? They have talked to their partner (life and business), talked to some clients and prepared a brief in their head. Now it is just a matter of getting the job done.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design pricing ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Design maturity
Developing a mature Australian design industry
03
Nov

There has been much recent social media comment about the branding of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
The new brand was developed by a UK firm after a tender process.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
We think we can help
16
Oct

We’re appalled at the federal budget and the lack of help for SME businesses – especially those not employing. We think we can help.

Posted in: creative business coach , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , building a sustainable business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Dealing with price sensitive clients
07
Sep

We talk to a lot of designers and many want to talk about their price sensitive clients. How much will it cost is a question often asked early in a client/designer discussion. Here’s what to say…

Posted in: Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
A fast and furious recovery!
04
Aug

Will Zoom meetings become the post-pandemic new normal? It may be too soon to say. What we do know is there’s a high degree of uncertainty in the design industry.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Pay to win: strategies to get new business
20
Jul

There are many ways to develop strategies to play to win new business; some are good and some are really good. These are well defined strategy models that are used by businesses large and small.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
How to find clients who are innovators
01
Jun

From recent discussions with designers and their clients it’s obvious the majority of businesses are looking at where they are, where they were and where they want to go.

Posted in: design business coach , Design business strategy ,
Tags: design business coach , design business mentor , Design strategy , managing clients , new business development ,
Designers, clients and social media
26
May

When expectations are managed, designers can add value managing a client’s social media presence – but it’s not to be under-estimated or under-serviced. Much reputational harm can come from inactivity or the wrong activity.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , mentoring for freelancers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design business , design business coach , design coach , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , managing clients , new business development ,
It’s not a client’s job…
19
May

We all know it’s easier to get more work from existing clients than find new clients. Here are three great examples of creatives doing just that…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , mentoring for freelancers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design , design business , design business coach , design coach , design innovation , Design management , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers , designers mental health , new business development ,
It’s a brave new virtual world. Or is it?
11
May

Australia is just coming out of lockdown with all the pundits predicting we will never go back to the old way of analogue communication. The virtual decade is upon us!

Or is it?

Posted in: design business coach , Design business mentor ,
Tags: design business coach , design business mentor , Design strategy ,
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