MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY
Big Sister Productions
Madison, TN
ph: 812-327-5494
sue
Like a real big sister, I'm caring and supportive. And also a little bit bossy.
featured projects
Here's my deal ... I love music, books, art, marketing, eating, animals, and I love to bring order out of apparent chaos.
Yes, I actually like spreadsheets, media lists, budgets, timelines, research. I like to look at the big picture and take into consideration all the interconnecting parts in constructing a plan.
And I love helping creative entrepreneurs bring their visions to reality.
After working for decades in marketing, management, publishing—even economic development—I started Big Sister to be able to do what I love all the time, for creative entrepreneurs who can benefit from what I can offer.
If you have a label, a manager, a booking agent, a publicist — congratulations! You are doing great. And you probably don't need a Big Sister.
But if you're starting out ... or starting over ... and need a guide and a plan and an implementer to help you make the most out of limited resources and time, then you might benefit from having a Big Sister.
If you are recording a CD, writing a book, opening a restaurant, producing a radio show, embarking on a creative venture that is your dream—and would like to chat about how to manage and market that project, please contact me.
Big Sister can help with the big picture, getting your organizational and promotional concepts and strategies aligned ...
- Project Management
- Mission and Goals
- Creating a Business Plan
- Marketing Research & Planning
- Schedules and Timelines
- Budgeting
- Publicity and Promotion
- Fanbase Expansion
- Project Analysis
- Team Building
And with the small details, those nitty gritty ducks you've got to get in a row, for instance for a CD ...
- Bio
- Photos
- Logo
- Publicity Plan
- Radio
- Posters
- CD Package Design
- Clearing Song Rights
- And the list goes on ...
If it's creative and it's your business and you need help, call me.
"The world is a book, and he who does not travel reads only the first page." --St. Augustine
about big sister
I'm Sue Havlish, a still-hippie-chick-at-heart marketing and management pro from the world of publishing, who added music and other creative outlets to my sphere when I moved to Nashville, Tennessee. I started Big Sister Productions to help manage and market the work of creative entrepreneurs — partnering with talented, passionate musicians, writers, designers, radio hosts, and other creators and small business owners to help make their visions their realities.
Services include business planning and budgeting, media and market research, project management, marketing consultation, media and market outreach, project analysis, and strategic planning. To learn more, please see the Services page.
Why "Big Sister"? Well, I tell my clients that, like a real big sister, I'm caring and supportive—but also a little bit bossy.
Whether you're starting out or starting over, I'm here to help.
Photo likely taken by the multi-talented Becky Becker.
And check out the new Nashville community radio station, WXNA 101.5 FM and streaming on the web at wxnafm.org — I'm the co-host of "Double Shot with Joe & Sue" airings Saturdays, 9am-11am Central. Find out more at our Facebook page.
Yes, I'm a real big sister, too -- I'm the one on the left, frowning in mild disapproval at my smiling siblings: Mark, Lynn & Kit. Elkhart, Indiana, first day of school, 1963.
NEW! Transcription Services
Need that interview transcribed?
Dictated The Great American Novel?
Big Sister has gone back to the future and re-connected with one of my favorite gigs: transcribing interviews and dictation. I just installed state-of-the-art dictation/interview transcription software and equipment and can now offer transcription services — just send me the mp3 or CD, tell me how you'd like the finished product to look, and we're off! My many years in publishing, academia, marketing, and legal work can help your interview, novel, personal notes, correspondence, song lyrics — whatever you have recorded — get the professional transcription you need. Email me for more information and to get on the schedule. (Yeah, I look just like this ... )
Photo from Clarence Charles Smith (1922), The Expert Typist. MacMillan, New York City, courtesy of the Columbia Phonograph Company. Public Domain.
Big Sister Productions
Madison, TN
ph: 812-327-5494
sue