#heatherelder

[emily-hoskins]

My interview goes to Russia!

When Russian photographer, Alexander Bulanov contacted me for permission to translate my interview on the bidding process, I thought I was about to be the victim of the next email scam.  

Turns out, Alexander is not only for real, but celebrates the same love for sharing relevant and interesting content that Heather Elder has been posting for years on her blog, Note's from a Rep's Journal.

For as much I enjoy eating up the content on the blog, I'm also lucky enough to contribute to this interesting conversation!  My first interview with Heather on the bidding processes was published after we met at Le Book NYC!

Now you can find it translated into Russian on Alexander Bulanov's blog!

The original interview can be found on here: Art Producer Emily Hoskins sheds light on the bid process

I know how impactful and relevant Heather's blog is not only the Chicago community of photographers, art producers, rep's and creatives, but to the industry nationwide.  It's exciting to see this information having an international reach!

[emily-hoskins]

Le Book Connections NYC

I've managed to hit up two Le Book Connections events this year!  Most recently in NYC and the first ever Le Book Connections Chicago!   Before becoming a regular at Le Book events, I did my homework and read up on what it actually was that people came to Le Book to accomplish.  This event has a reputation for being visually overwhelming, so to break it down, I visited my go to source for all things industry insider news: the blog of Heather Elder.

Besides being a fan favorite at these things (no need to elaborate on the specialty cocktails) I've been following her writings, critiques, perceptions and experiences with all things Le Book for longer than I'd like to admit.

Even if you know what to expect walking into Le Book Connections, it can be visually overwhelming.  What I needed for NYC was a plan of attack.  My first mission was to visit the reps I've formed phone and email relationships with and in the spirit of Le Book, make a face-to-face 'connection'.  With a little research I was able to map out these reps and the agencies I wanted to visit based on my clients needs.

While we were both in attendance, we somehow managed to miss each other at last years Le Book Connections in Chicago!  Regardless, I know we have very similar thoughts about how great the event was!  In fact, Heather listed her top ten reasons why it was so great and while I can't argue that Chicago holds a smaller market, I share Heather's thoughts think it was a successful event for not only the agencies and reps, but for the art buyers and creatives as well!

Thankfully and finally, we were able to unite our online-born friendship into a tangible Le Book Connection in NYC!