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Investing in your Art...

4/29/2024

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In this IADR podcast, Bambi and I talk about investing in our art as sculptors and artists.  What is the wall that blocks us and where can we look for help? 

​I hope you join us at our IADR YouTube channel for this lively and fun discussion at:
Investing In Your Art
*** Remember you can submit your articles for the IADR magazine now and the images for your 'Do You What You Love' page.  For new IADR members, don't forget to register your doll before submitting for the Dragon Tales, Fairy Tales & Heroes IADR Juried Show (deadline June 28th, 2024). ***
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Four Ways We Can Help...

4/23/2024

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It seems to be the same questions: Is anyone seeing our posts, websites, or our dolls in this social media jungle?  It is hard to be found but the IADR (International-Art-Doll-Registry) is here to help.  No one likes to market their artwork.  After all, we put so much into our art, who has the energy to now push it out into the world?  Again, that is where the IADR helps it's members.
Our next edition of the IADR Art Doll magazine is now in the process of being pulled together.  Just talking with another contributing IADR member this past week (and yes, we may be a little prejudice *smiling*) but we like the articles that are informing and educating.  
​The articles that are sharing what our dollmakers around the world are doing is a wonderful way to travel without the additional cost of a room and plane ticket.  We both agreed that we thought our magazine was amazing!
What does the IADR Art Doll Magazine have to do with your marketing need?  The IADR magazines stay on our website for anyone to view or purchase months or years down the road.  Plus, if an IADR member is currently submitting with the new issue, again it is a way to be seen at no cost to the member.  Here are four ways members make use of the magazine for their marketing?

​​Here are just a few ideas:

​1.  The easiest way is create a DO WHAT YOU LOVE page.  Simply send in three photos and a short blurp about the doll to have a full page layout in the IADR magazine.  In any other magazine that would be almost a $1000 layout fee.  To IADR members it is FREE!  A full page layout is also the biggest BANG for your viewing audience.
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2.  Enter the juried shows.  Our Summer Show is now open for entries with a submission Deadline of June 28th, 2024.  ALL entries are featured in the magazine as well as the additional perk of our YouTube channel.  So, you don't only receive the knowledge of how others see your artwork through the judging, but you are getting the additional benefit of promoting your artwork.
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​3.  Involvement in the magazine itself.  Contact me either by Facebook Messenger or drop an email at to [email protected] if you would like to be featured in the magazine.  Or if you have an idea that you like to see in the magazine but don't know how to do it or present it, we are more than happy to work with you to get it published.  Are you going to doll shows or participating in them? Do a review about your experience there.  You'll be surprised on how much we want to know about them.  After all, are they worth the time to think about going to them as a marketing event ourselves?  Word-of-mouth is still the best recommendation in the world.
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​4.  Keep on posting in Facebook but don't forget the IADR groups.  As a member of the IADR you have 2 (two) opportunities to be seen.  You can post easily in the Public IADR group but as a registered member you can also post in the IADR Member Only group.  More posting space... more visibility.  If you are going to post it once on the IADR, give yourself the additional boost of sharing to the IADR Members Only group or visa versus.  Facebook rewards you by being seen by the more you post.  Plus, if you tag me in your post I then know I can use it for our Facebook Collage we use in the IADR magazine.  Again FREE exposure of your artwork.
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Just saying... if you are finding it hard to market, don't like marketing, don't know how to sell/market, or just want to inspire others with your artwork... IADR is here to help.
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Dragons, Faeries OH MY!!!

4/16/2024

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​Our Summer Juried Show is now open.  Deadline for entries is June 28th, 2024.  This is for all Novice, Intermediate, Advance, Professional, and Master levels with a cash award opportunity for each level when meeting the competition requirement.
If choosing to do any type of fantasy animals as your entry then refer to our definition of what is acceptable: 
Fantasy animals - Anthropomorphic dolls (animals acting as humans with human characteristics).  Anthropomorphic dolls would be dolls that are upright, presumed to be talking, dressed as humans, or acting as if human.
Otherwise a fantasy animal with your character is totally acceptable and would be really cool to see *smiling*.  If you have any questions regarding the jury show then contact me through Facebook Instant Messenger or email me at [email protected].
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Pinkerbell by Jerry Knegtel
Our latest podcast is now available to listen to on our IADR Youtube Channel. 

​Bambi shares her experience and tips on the selling platform Etsy.  Click the link below and check out some of Bambi's helpful tips in getting started if you don't already have an account on Etsy. If you do have an account she also shares some great tips for expanding your reach with some interesting ideas for additional products.
​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA0-_n0OLP8
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Unleashing the Power...

4/9/2024

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Money is tight.  We all hear that and know that.  It especially struck me when I saw one of my well known writing author stating she was going to be using another source of media to be seen.  Her comment was that it seems that Facebook and the other social media platforms are not giving a post the reach it used to get without the additional cost of paid advertising for it to be seen.
So let's talk about the cost of your IADR membership.  What are you truly getting for your investment in our International Art Doll Registry Organization?  Let's unleash the power of your IADR membership by explaining the power behind it.  Here are just five reasons that are easily explained.
MARKETING - You can't sell if you can't be seen.  With your IADR membership you have the opportunity to create your gallery of one-of-a-kind art dolls on our IADR website at no additional cost.  You can showcase your dolls and your work in progress in your own Artist's Studio page.  Not only are you not limited to how many dolls you wish to add to your page, but you are also able to add links to where they can be bought or to learn more information about them.   Plus with the Peoples' Choice Event that will occur this fall, an additional boost of Marketing power is added with all the people that will take the time to look through ALL of the studio pages.  It was a fantastic reach that we hit last year and hoping for even a bigger one this fall.
AUTHENTICY - There is piece of mind that goes with the registration of your OOAK artdoll in our IADR Registry.  Customers can receive a certificate with one of our templates for you to use as an IADR member at no additional cost to assure them that indeed they are receiving a unique and handcrafted piece of artwork.
ADVERTISING - There are four ways to easily advertise your artwork in our IADR Art Doll Magazine.  (1) First just grab some advertising space by creating a Do What You Love page.  (2) Second is by entering our juried shows as all entries for our shows will be featured in our magazine.  (3) Let me know if you would like to be featured as the IADR Doll Artist of that issue and (4) Write a short article to send to me to be featured in our magazine.  All this advertising reach is included as a benefit to all current IADR members as well as receiving the magazine free.
YOUTUBE - (Which is outside of Facebook and Instagram) is another platform the IADR uses to be seen.  We do work to have our members seen and have the opportunity to inter-react with each other through our Facebook group and our Instagram account, but we also reach out to be visible on other platforms as well.  At the moment our podcasts are our biggest contribution to the Youtube media.  But we are always working on different ways to be seen there like, for example, our past video of the Winter Blues juried show.  Again all entries are featured in each presentation. 
As an IADR member there is also no additional fees to join in our JURIED SHOWS EVENTS.  You also receive the perk of having your art doll critiqued and the possibility of winning that category certificate (and prize), but there is the proud ownership feeling of knowing you are also helping the IADR grow.  The Juried Shows are our biggest marketing and advertising draw.  
To have access to a website, to have your work visible through advertising, and to maybe be featured in our magazine are all included with your annual IADR membership.  Unleash your power - take control and expand your horizons. 
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