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Art Licensing Story: Paul Brent

Arm twisting and nagging was involved… but I will do what it takes to keep these inspiring stories coming! (Do I have YOURS yet???)

You may have heard Paul Brent offer his advice and experience on one of his many “Ask Calls” – his next call is Wednesday, May 26th – go to www.AskPaulBrent.com to submit your question.

Or maybe you took part in or got the replay of his amazing teleseminar – Brand Yourself For Success in Art Licensing. (If you haven’t – consider it. It is great information and I’m still reviewing and implementing a lot of what he said. Every brand can use fine-tuning, it isn’t a “once and done” sort of thing!)

Perhaps you have met Paul in person at SURTEX or even attended a class as he’s taught many over the years.

Now you can watch and listen to Paul Brent give you an overview of his art licensing journey.

He has built a strong brand and business – regularly listed in the top licensor businesses by License! Magazine. He does admit that video is harder than you would expect… but I told him “Done is better than perfect” – it isn’t Hollywood, people just want to hear your story!

Here’s a little “link love” for Paul – learn more about Paul Brent at www.PaulBrent.com

Want to know what “link love” and other ways of getting quality traffic to your art website? Go to www.AskAboutSEOforArtists.com .

Even though the first push for videos is over, we still want to see and hear your story! Anyone who submits a video will receive a $20 coupon good towards eBooks, teleseminars (live or replays) or Ask Call Replays from ArtLicensingInfo.com as a way of saying “Thank you for sharing!”

When can I expect to see your story?

– Tara Reed

For all the details or to see all the stories submitted to date, click the “Stories” tab at the top of the blog or go to http://artlicensingblog.com/stories/

Paul Brent number 94 on License! Magazine's Top 100 licensors for 2008

Wow! How lucky are we that we have access to such a successful artist in the licensing arena!

Each year, License! Magazine publishes their list of Top 100 licensors and Paul Brent has been one of the few individual artists to consistently make the cut. With retail sales featuring his art estimated at $67 Million for 2008 — Paul Brent knows what he is doing! (click here to download the full list)

picture-8 Here is what the entry says:

Consistent retail growth in 2008 for the Paul Brent brand was due to the continuing commitment by several key licensing relationships, including a new partnership with The Paradies Shops,
Allure Home Creations’ placement of bath coordinates with Bed Bath & Beyond stores and a successful line of handbags licensed
with Sun N Sand Accessories, which was sold to Belk’s Department Stores among others.

This year, Paul Brent licensees will introduce more than 1,000 licensed products—the most ever in a single year. He will continue
to develop art that appeals to his more than 90 licensees and key retail partners such as Beall’s, Steinmart, Bed Bath & Beyond,
Coldwater Creek, Belk and Kohl’s, while also building new relationships.

Did you know we will be doing another “Ask Paul Brent” call on Wednesday, June 24, 2009? Start submitting your questions now at www.AskPaulBrent.com.

Paul is also available for coaching — for details CLICK HERE.

We can also look forward to an eBook or two in the coming months so stay tuned…

Congratulations Paul and horray for us to have the benefit of his wisdom and experience.

~ Tara