I am new in participating in art fairs. Two weeks ago, on August 17, I had a booth at the Agora Art Fair in Fitchburg, WI, near Madison. I was reasonably successful with slightly over $1000 in sales. One of the pieces I displayed was a 30x40 picture of a restaurant on a bridge in a small town in Provence. Many people admired it, but no bought it. That is, no one bought it until yesterday, when I received a phone call from someone who had taken my card. She told me she wanted to purchase it and could I bring it over and help her hang it. I agreed, and my sales from that show just went up about 30 percent. You never know.
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For me, about 5% of the cards I hand out result in future sales. Not much you say? Just one of those sales pays for all the cards for the season.
Congrats. Cards work. They jog memories. They turn into sales.
Congrats John :) Cards often turn into sales for me...keep handing them out!
congrats,nice to hear good news.
Cards are extremely useful and inexpensive and a necessity. As much so as a website and accepting credit cards.
Sometimes some people even ask if they can have a card. I sold one of my sculpted fine art boxes yesterday to a lady that had my card from Jazz Fest back in April...You never know when a card turns into a sale.
Cards are cheap. I don't understand why some artists are stingy with them. I will hand them to anyone who is interested.
So true, John! That is one of the things that keep optimistic people in this business, intermittent reinforcement ;) It doesn't always happen, it sometimes happens and it never happens ... you have to be adventurous and brave. Congrats to you.
Looking forward to your next plan.
Did you read Mary Johnston's blog: "Ouch! The ZERO Show?"