This episode answers questions that you guys sent to us in comments here on the Zine, on Facebook and over Twitter.

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Show Notes:

Go Media Quick Tip: Under Promise and Over Deliver

• Know what it is you can actually deliver.
• Hold back the desire to make crazy promises just to get a project.
• Hand-off between sales person and the designer is critical.
• Review proofs with the sales person before presenting.

What’s Go Media Been Up To?

• On the Map – Event recap with Chris Comella.
• Arsenal – Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
• Jeff and Jenny recently spoke about Crowd Funding and Social Media at Bad Girl Ventures and the Shaker Heights Launch House.
• “Brand Positioning and Advocacy Process” work book for designers by Jackie Bebenroth coming out next year.
• Bill attended a “Goldman Sachs 10,000 Businesses” event and met Warren Buffett.
• Bill transitions from being a designer.
• Another update on the storefront renovation.

Questions Asked

• Do clients get in the way of good design?
• How do you deal with criticism when working with clients? – Jessie Ng
• How you guys develop Creative Briefs? – @josephnicklo
• How do you differentiate yourself in an ever homogenizing world of digital design and communication? – Stefek Andrzej
• What are the pros and cons of being a Jack of All Trades vs. having a specialization? – Raji Purcell
• How do you price your services? – Michael Greeves, Benedikt Hoffman and Anthony Gargasz

Links

• Go Media Arsenal
• Vintage Letterpress Textures – Jeff’s favorite Arsenal texture right now.
• A Designer’s Guide to Pricing – Bill’s column about how to charge for your services.
• The Commoditization of Design and a Good Customer Experience – Podcast Episode #2 where we had a more indepth of how to set yourself apart when Design becomes a Commodity.
• On The Map (OTM)
• Go Media Twitter

Credits

Hosts: Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy
Special Guest: Chris Comella
Producer: Bryan Garvin
Recorded at: Go Media

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