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How to turn customers into fans

Imagery and Storytelling create a strong bond between you and your customers. 

Interviews

Kapka hat designer Anna Rohr

KAPKA

INTERVIEW WITH ANNA ROHR, hat designer of KAPKA, who has built a business selling her handmade hats on street markets in Berlin.

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Coach Adele Testa

Coach Adele Testa

INTERVIEW WITH COACH ADELE TESTA, who turned her experiences of losing her dad and moving abroad into her mission and is now supporting people to make the changes they want to make.

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Webdesigner Freya Padmore

Webdesigner Freya Padmore

INTERVIEW WITH LONDON BASED WEBDESIGNER FREYA PADMORE. What are the essentials of a good website for a small business owner? And what are the most common flaws? Freya shares her advice on what to look out for.

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Michael Köckritz by business photographer

Publisher Michael Köckritz

INTERVIEW WITH PUBLISHER MICHAEL KÖCKRITZ who is the founder of the award-winning car and culture magazine ramp. Michael is an innovator of print storytelling and has recently launched his new project “ramp.pictures”, a Magnum-inspired collective of photographers.

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Dar Leone London

Dar Leone

INTERVIEW WITH HOMEWARE DESIGNER ISATU FUNNA, FOUNDER OF “DAR LEONE”. Dar Leone is the name of the brand and shop of Londoner Isatu Funna, who creates colourful, Sierra Leone-inspired and elegant homeware. Dar Leone is located in Islington, London.

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Elanor Tattersfield in her shop Marby and Elm

Marby & Elm

INTERVIEW WITH LETTERPRESS DESIGNER ELEANOR TATTERSFIELD, FOUNDER OF “MARBY & ELM”. The Stationary Shop on Exmouth Market in East London has quite a remarkable story. And currently, there`s a new card project in the making, named “Secret Acts of Kindness”.

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roller-shutter and awning technician Sandra Mayer-Wörner

Sandra Mayer-Wörner

INTERVIEW WITH SANDRA MAYER-WÖRNER, TECHNICIAN FOR ROLLER-SHUTTERS, BLINDS AND AWNINGS. In conversation Sandra Mayer-Wörner who loves her trade that was already her great granddads`. She is now in the process of assuming the familiy business in Pfullingen, South Germany – and this implies different challenges than starting a complete new business.

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Haug London Haus Philipp and Siobhan Haug

Haug London

INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING HAIRDRESSERS SIOBHAN AND PHILIPP HAUG IN THEIR SALON ‘HAUG LONDON HAUS’. In conversation with the Haugs, a successful hairdressing couple, who turned the dream of their own salon in central London into reality.

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hairdresser Tugay Zeyrek

Extraordinary

EXTRAORDINARY – How hairdresser Tugay Zeyrek from Metzingen in Germany goes the extra mile to achieve the extraordinary

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Notes on Creativity

CURATING AND CREATIVE WORK. What a house of plants can teach us about curating and elevating our creative work.

Why we cannot and should not aim to please everyone with our work.

How to get more out of your day and ignite your creativity by feeling more.

TIME MANAGEMENT- How to deal with a long To Do List full of "Should dos" by scheduling them in your calendar

CREATIVE WORK - How to avoid one of the biggest traps for creative work: postponing - while waiting for "inspiration" or ideal circumstances.

Sidenotes

FOCUS AND GET STUFF DONE. A surprisingly simple technique that might revolutionize your ability to focus.

DEALING WITH CRITICISM. How we become braver by learning to react to personal attacks.

HOW TO DRESS FOR PHOTOS - what garments to choose and what to look out for when choosing your outfit for a photo shooting.

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