{"id":1865,"date":"2007-08-28T08:25:24","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T15:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2007-11-23T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2007-11-24T03:01:14","slug":"flashed-cards-the-realty-butler-is-served-three-times-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1865\/flashed-cards-the-realty-butler-is-served-three-times-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashed cards: The Realty Butler is served three times over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ideasincirculation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Riccelli<\/a> on ideas for Allen Butler&#8217;s business card:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>An object lesson in the art of the possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(Yes, Chuchundra, you are of course right**), since Vettriano\u2019s licensing fees are likely to be a bit dear on a Realtor&#8217;s business card budget, let&#8217;s quickly explore what can be accomplished with an art budget of a few hundred dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Visit your favorite stock photography\/illustration source (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">getty<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">veer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jupiterimages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">jupiter<\/a> leap to mind), navigate to the rights-free (cheap and forever) areas, type in your keywords, and see what suggests itself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/Butler_redux1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/Butler_redux2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/Butler_redux3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And if you have the decided advantage of a name that is also its own mnemonic, all the better to create a brand ID, if not a brand image.<\/p>\n<p>The object is to stick with it. Like a bulldog, if not a bloodhound. (I know, it&#8217;s a pug. Stock photography does has its limitations.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/pug_bowler.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>__<br \/>\n**p.s. and thx for the You Tube clip. Most amusing. I think I was in that room, just out of frame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate\" rel=\"tag\">real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More from Richard Riccelli on ideas for Allen Butler&#8217;s business card: An object lesson in the art of the possible. (Yes, Chuchundra, you are of course right**), since Vettriano\u2019s licensing fees are likely to be a bit dear on a Realtor&#8217;s business card budget, let&#8217;s quickly explore what can be accomplished with an art budget [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-marketing","7":"category-real-estate","9":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6225,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/6225\/learning-to-appreciate-the-arts\/","url_meta":{"origin":1865,"position":0},"title":"Learning to Appreciate the Arts","author":"Sean Purcell","date":"December 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Not everyone appreciates the entertainment value of watching the body politic.\u00a0 But I do.\u00a0 I stand hands on hips, amazed by the intricate movements each player contributes to their tap dance around the truth.\u00a0 I listen to their spin, enthralled by the rhythm and stunned by their ability to stand\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Big Mother&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Big Mother","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/big-mother\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16387,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/16387\/rock-me-mama-egoism-in-action-the-link-from-art-to-human-values-and-back\/","url_meta":{"origin":1865,"position":1},"title":"Rock Me Mama Egoism In Action: The link from art to human values and back.","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Everything is all one thing, so this is a video essay about art about music about morality about song-writing about marriage about redemption \u2013 simple stuff. 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