These creative business blog posts and articles are written to help creative entrepreneurs become even more successful by combining their creative talent with smart business thinking. They complement my books, guides, videos and a range of free resources for creative business development.
In addition to this list of recent blog posts, there is also a complete index of all blog posts in alphabetical order.
A selection of the most popular marketing blogs for creative, digital and cultural enterprises.
And here is a list of travel blogs.
Cultural Industry Expert Interview
This Cultural Industry Expert Interview with David Parrish was conducted by Trenčín 2026 in Slovakia, when David was in Trenčín to deliver a creative business training workshop for cultural managers. The cultural industry expert interview was first published online by Trenčín 2026 with the title "David Parrish: Strategic business thinking involves deciding what NOT to ...
The Long and Winding Road to Success
This article about my quirky 'career' was first published by Upstairs with the title 'The pieces will fall into place in the end'. “This illustration is a gift from the Upstairs Community by Pixelgrade, a growing place for creative professionals. Find me in their Hall of Fame and join our community!” An astronaut; a firefighter; ...
The word ‘creativity’ is a problem because it means different things
The word 'creativity' is a problem. Because people use it to mean only 'artistic' creativity. It's as if the artists have hijacked the word for themselves. So many people say "I'm not creative". Meaning they aren't good at painting, crafts or music. There are two kinds of Creativity. As a creative business owner, you can ...
Lifestyle Businesses
Is it an insult or a compliment? In the world of venture capital it's a derogatory term. Equity investors looking for a lucrative 'exit' look down their noses at them. I'm talking about "lifestyle businesses". It's a name used for enterprises that aren't attractive to investors seeking super-profits. It's a term used insultingly by venture ...
How to Set the Right Prices
If our creative enterprises are to continue doing great work over the long term, they need to be financially sustainable. That means we need to combine our vision, values and objectives on the one hand, with a financially robust business model on the other. The right decisions about pricing are crucial if our creative businesses ...
Competitive Advantage and Fell Running
Here’s how I explain Competitive Advantage in my book ‘T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity’, using the metaphor of fell running (the British sport of running up and down mountains: ‘fells’): === One of the questions to answer is: “What can we do better than our competitors?” Ironically this might not ...
