About Maria Piscopo

Workshop Topics for the Creative Professional. Maria Piscopo's most popular workshop programs for photographers, illustrators and graphic designers include: How to Make Money in a Today's Economic Climate and Keeping Clients Coming Back for More.

Maria Piscopo has developed popular seminars for Dynamic Graphics Training Inc., teaching: photographers, design firm owners, graphic arts managers, creative services managers, art department managers, creative directors, and other creative professionals how to increase their business management and marketing skills.

In her workshops you will learn how to establish a profitable relationship with prospective clients, change current clients' perception of your pricing, gain a competitive edge when bidding, and find out what to do when the client wants to pay less than the price you want.

The way you handle your first job with a new client or the first time you have a project conflict, sets the tone and the code of behavior for the client/creative relationship. To keep your clients coming back and paying your price, you need to become more aware of the courtship and bonding required in the designer/client relationship. Maria shows you skills and techniques to better communicate as a creative professional on a business level so you can manage that important relationship.

Services

Maria Piscopo is a creative services consultant, an art/photo representative and marketing workshop instructor. Her books published by Allworth Press include The Graphic Designer's & Illustrator's Guide to Marketing and Promotion and the 3rd edition of The Photographer's Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion.

Services include:

• Workshops/seminars lectures
• College classes
• Conference Keynote
• On-site training

Bio

Maria Piscopo is an art/photo representative and workshop instructor. She teaches business and marketing classes at Orange Coast College and Laguna College of Art & Design and has taught the Managing Creative Services seminar for Dynamic Graphics Training. Maria is the author of the 3rd edition Photographer's Guide to Marketing and the Graphic Designer's & Illustrator's Guide to Marketing and Promotion - both published by Allworth Press.

She writes magazine articles and columns for industry publications such as Dynamic Graphics Magazine/Management Matters, Shutterbug/Business Trends and Communication Arts.

Maria is a member of the Society of Photographers and Artist's Representatives and has served on the Advisory Boards for the University of California at Long Beach Arts & Humanities, Graphic Artists Guild, Visual Artists Association, Orange Coast College, Women In Photography, The VICOM Conference, and The PHOTO Plus Conference. In addition, she is a past-president of the OC chapter of Women In Management, past-president of the Women In Management corporate board, and currently an active and enthusiastic volunteer for Project Cuddle.