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Can You Market Your Characters The Same Way You Show An Art Licensing Collection?

What Would You Recommend For Creating Characters For Your Portfolio Such As The Styles, Colors Etc.?

What Is The Difference In Licensing And Illustrations In Fine Art?

I Am Walking The Licensing Show This Year And Thinking About Buying A Booth Next Year, What Should I Explore Between Now And Then?

What Is The Average Term Of A Licensing Contract?

Dean Bernal's  Dean and JoJo on Animal Planet Asks "What Is The Best Way To Leverage My Spot On This Television Show?

Where And What Do You Feel Is The Most Effective Use Of Social Media?

How Do You Approach Retailors, Such As TOYS R US With A Product?

I Have A Well Developed Idea, How Do You Suggest I Build An Audience For My Concept?

Tom and Ziggy's Nightmare

Why is P.R. Important For Marketing?

Is There An Industry Norm For A Licensor’s Offer To A Licensee?

Can I Market Two Distinct Styles Of Art To A Manufacturer? Do I Need Two Websites?

What Is The Average Term Of A Licensing Cantract?

I Am Walking The Licensing Expo This Year And Planning On Buying A Booth Next Year. What Should I Know Between Now And Then?

What Does It Take To Get Into Licensing?

How Do You Market Your Art On A Low Budget?

Do You Really Need To Do Product Mock-Up To Get Your Art Into The Licensing Business?

I Don’t Want To Deal With The Marketing Part Of The Licensing Business. Is That O.K.? Who Should I Talk To About Agenting My Image?

How Can I Find A Good Agent?

What Do You Think Is The Most Important Aspect About An Agent?

Which Do You Think Is More Valuable Into Today’s Marketplace; Developing Characters For Children’s Books Or Artwork For Product Use?

If I Want To Make Sample Products, What Departments Do I Contact At A Manufacturer?

If You Have An Entertainment Property With A Fully Developed, Is It Best To Be In The Art Section Of Art Licensing Expo Or Out On The Floor?

What Is The Best Way To Position My Characters To Pitch T.V. Or A Movie. Do I Begin With Licensing Or Do I Create And Sell My Own Product?

Can I Pitch A T V Or Movie With Just My Storyline Or Do I Need To Have It Written?

If I License My Images As Wall Art Or Prints, Should I Not Sell My Own Prints Of The Same Images At Local Art Shows Or Galleries?

What’s The Best Way To Market Wall Art For Children When There Is Already So Much Out There?

If I Have A Separate Business Such As Graphic Design, Marketing And Advertising, Should I Create A Separate Business Name For My Licensing Illustrations?

When Submitting An Original Design Collection That Has Been Created On Speculation, To A Fabric Company, What Is The Typical Payment Amount Towards Royalties?

I Have Large Disparate Collection of Food Photographs.  Should I Separate Them Into Different Brands?

I Sell 500,000 Greeting Cards Annually But Now My Relationship With The Manufacturer Is Ending. What’s The Best Way To Market My Business Without Sounding Like A Greeting Card Has Been?

Is It Realistic To License Artwork To Generate Full Time Revenue?

I Have Two Children’s Books On Amazon. I Want To Get An Agent. Should I Look For A Publishing Agent Or A Licensing Agent?

When Creating A Cast Of Cartoon Characters or Licensing, What Is Needed Before Approaching An Agent For Representation?

What Are Your Thoughts About The Right Way To Get A Themed Collection Picked Up?  Are Blogs A Good Way To Go?

At A Licensing Show, Do We Need To Bring Our Own Legal Agreement or Does Each Licensor Provide Their Own?

Is It A Good Idea To Have Your Patterns In Multiple Print On Demand Websites Or Does That Make Your Patterns Less Desirable?

How Should You Lay Out Your Images On Your Website For Licensing Of Products, By Design Groups, By Product Groups Or Just A Portfolio?

What Is The Standard Size For Art On A Standard Page Calendar? What Are Some Of The Tradeshow Magazines? Do You Have Templates?

I Have Two Separate Styles Of Art. Will It Confuse Buyers If I Show Them Both On My Website?

What Does It Take To Be In The Art Licensing World?

I’ve Been Fortunate With Ziggy!

Could You Give Us Some Examples Of Proper Design Materials To Sell Producers, Publishers and Retailer?

Should I Get An Agent For Character Licensing?

How Do You Introduce And Where Do You Launch A New Character?

In A Character Driven Youth Brand Chapter Book, Do You Need To Develop Merchandise And A Style Guide To Show Along With A Book?

I Don’t Have Any Licensing Deals Yet, So How Do I Assure Potential Manufacturers That My Art Is Good?

Is It Appropriate To Ask A Licensing Agent For A Business Card At Surtex If They Are Not Engaged In A Business Conversation?

What’s Your Number 1 Tip For Those Who Are New To Character Licensing?

What’s The Best Thing I Can Do While Walking The Licensing Expo To Get The Word Out About My Art?

What Are The Main Key points As An Artist That You Need To Know As An Artist Before Setting Up Your Firs Trade Show Booth?

When Someone Comes To My Booth And Likes My Artwork, Will I Have To Negotiate Right Away?

Regarding Surtex What Is The Best Way To Display Your Art On The Table Should They Be Loose Or Bound?

Should Every Piece Of My Art Be That Will Be Showcased At A Tradeshow Be Copyrighted?

Work For Hire Vs Royalties

Are We Required To Use The Furniture Provided By The Show Or Can We Use Our Own?

Can You Recommend People Or Companies That Represent Artwork For Licensing?

Is Surtex An International Show?

How Do You Know You Are Ready To Show At The Licensing Expo Or Surtex?

What Questions Should We Ask And Be Prepared To Answer With People Who Stop At Our Booth? 

What Is The Advantage Of The Licensing University vs. Digital Media Licensing For A First Time Attend?

This Is My First Year Attending The Licensing Show As An Exhibitor And I Will Be By Myself How Do I Handle Scheduling Meetings And Bathroom Breaks?

What Constitutes A Collection?

What’s The #1 Method Of Lead Generation At The Licensing Show?

I Did A Mailing To 50 Manufacturers Before The Licensing Expo But Many Said They Weren’t Attending This Year. What Should I Do?

At The Licensing Expo, What Is The Best Way To Attract Someone To Your Booth?

What Is The Realistic Cost Of Attending A Tradeshow?

Do You Have Any Recommendations For Gaining Publicity Before And During The Show?

Should I Prepare something Specifically For The Surtex Press Room?

In A Character Driven Youth Brand Chapter Book, Do You Need To Develop Merchandise And A Style Guide To Show Along With A Book?

How Do You Introduce And Where Do You Launch A New Character?

Should I Get An Agent For Character Licensing?

In A Character Driven Youth Brand Chapter Book, Do You Need To Develop Merchandise And A Style Guide To Show along With A Book?

How Do You Introduce And Where Do You Launch A New Character?

Could You Give Us Some Examples Of Proper Design Materials To Sell Producers, Publishers and Retailers On Doing A Deal?

Do Successfully Licensed Characters Follow Trends The Same Way Popular Fashion Seems To Follow Seasonal Style And Color Trends?

I Designed Television And Book Characters Early On In My Design Career What Is The Best Way To Try And Get Back Into Character Licensing?

How do You Copyright A characters And What Are The Processes Involved Prior To Licensing?

Is There A Better Way To Showcase Or Market Your Characters Than The Licensing Expo?