I'm back from BMAC. I met my sales goals (yay!) plus I got some leads which may become large orders later. I'm torn about that, I want the leads to work out, but I don't want to wreck my plans to do less wholesale work this year. Then again, I don't plan to go to BMAC next year, so I should establish as many new accounts this year as I can.
Speaking of my BMAC plans, I got a chance to talk to the person who manages the ceramics section of the show. I explained that my little business is getting more wholesale work than I want for my business plan, and would it be ok if I only came to the show every three or four years? She didn't look super-excited about it, but said it was ok, though I'd have to be juried in again if I was gone for three years. I think that's fair, and I'm glad I had a chance to discuss my plans with her, so she doesn't wonder why I'm gone next year.
Speaking of my BMAC plans, I got a chance to talk to the person who manages the ceramics section of the show. I explained that my little business is getting more wholesale work than I want for my business plan, and would it be ok if I only came to the show every three or four years? She didn't look super-excited about it, but said it was ok, though I'd have to be juried in again if I was gone for three years. I think that's fair, and I'm glad I had a chance to discuss my plans with her, so she doesn't wonder why I'm gone next year.
I plan to spend most of today sitting on my backside and decompressing. Soon enough, I'll head downstairs to the studio for about six months of non-stop pottery production.
Here's a photo of me in at the show with Betsy Ratzsch of Betsy Ratzsch Pottery. She was shooting photos of herself with the artists that she represents, as part of a marketing campaign for her gallery in Ada, Michigan.
Here's a photo of me in at the show with Betsy Ratzsch of Betsy Ratzsch Pottery. She was shooting photos of herself with the artists that she represents, as part of a marketing campaign for her gallery in Ada, Michigan.
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