RevThinking™

Tim Thompson is the founder and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. As a follow-up to an article written by Tim, he discusses how “Technology Follows Technique” and the first of the 6 Reports: the Sales Projections report. How can these reports help you slow down as an owner and relax – despite the ups and downs that are inevitable in any business?

RevThink consultant Joel Pilger joins Tim Thompson to discuss real-world examples of why small studios struggle. Instead of growing your small studio – and your current problems along with it – we explore two habits to put into practice: The Three R’s and The Splits. We end with a quick overview of the new PromaxBDA Creative Entrepreneurs Conference on Sales coming up in October. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tricia Melton is a brand strategy and marketing consultant with a stellar pedigree as an executive in the TV/cable industry. In this episode, Joel Pilger and Tim Thompson interview Tricia as they discuss: The Big Shift: thanks to the evolution of VOD and OTT, the viewer now owns the entire experience. Despite the disruptions, for design and branding companies, “out of chaos, comes opportunity” But where are the opportunities? Maybe you as an agency owner don’t have to have all the right answers. Maybe just start asking your clients the right questions? When a need arises, how does your creative shop's brand – being narrowly positioned – influence whether or not the client calls you with a job? And if your brand is off, how do you get it back on track? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Andy Baker is Senior Vice President and Global Creative Director at National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD. Andy runs "The Client Blog" where he confesses, "We hire many people to help us with our print, TV and digital campaign materials. Which means that I am inevitably referred to as 'THE CLIENT.'" In this episode, we discuss where the industry is heading and how agencies and clients can come together to create the future of entertainment marketing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

RevThink consultant Tim Thompson hates it when an owner says, "I'm going to invest in this project." We've all said it. But have we actually "invested," or simply "spent"? In this episode, Tim Thompson answers questions about how we often deceive ourselves and ignore the realities of what it takes to run a successful creative firm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

RevThink consultants Tim Thompson and Joel Pilger recap the entire week of CATALYST – the first ever program at PromaxBDA: The Conference devoted to agency owners and their businesses – in just 15 minutes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Scott Roche and Eric Singer at Coupe Studios are top-notch experts who leverage the power of music and sound to elevate their clients' creative. In this episode, we ask "As you evolve your studio to create the New Value – beyond services to solutions – what does it look like?" One proven approach is to partner with killer outside experts to elevate your creative, your value offering and your business goals. In this episode, Joel chats with Scott and Eric at Coupe Studios in Boulder, Colorado to ask them how creative firms can partner with other creative firms – a.k.a. "the dance" – to create even bigger and better results. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

RevThink consultants Joel Pilger and Tim Thompson discuss CATALYST: Creative Entrepreneurs, a new workshop designed specifically for agency owners and principals. CATALYST is coming to PromaxBDA: The Conference in New York. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Loretta Polizzi is a line producer par excellence. In this episode, Loretta discusses how to approach and produce a big live-action shoot. Especially if it just so happens to be your first big shoot... ever. What do you do? You call in an expert.

Patrick Jager is a content consultant at RevThink and Core. In this episode, Joel Pilger and Patrick answer the question, "I have this great idea for a TV show, now what?" You might be surprised by the answer: that your TV show doesn't belong on TV. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tim Thompson is a consultant and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. In this episode, Joel Pilger interviews RevThink's founder to learn about Tim’s early days in the industry – from working on the film titles for “Seven” to the launching of Imaginary Forces to the meteoric rise of Trailer Park – and the eventual shift to consulting his friends running creative firms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tim Thompson is a consultant and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. In this episode, Joel Pilger interviews RevThink's founder to learn about Tim’s early days in the industry – from working on the film titles for “Seven” to the launching of Imaginary Forces to the meteoric rise of Trailer Park – and the eventual shift to consulting his friends running creative firms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tim Thompson is a consultant and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. In this episode, Joel Pilger asks Tim to answer the question: when your studio is ready to hire a full-time salesperson (e.g., an Executive Producer), it’s an exciting time. You have visions of your new EP bringing in fresh clients with exciting projects and fat budgets. Reality check: sales is difficult. And many salespeople – even the good ones – approach the job without knowing what really works. So how do you set up your EP for success? The key is to view sales not as a hope or even a skill, but as a system.