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AI in Branding: Smart Tool or Cheap Shortcut?

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 by Pat Fraser

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AI in Branding: Smart Tool or Cheap Shortcut? There’s noise everywhere about artificial intelligence. Some of it’s hype. Some of it’s fear. Most of it is confusion. Let’s cut through it. The real issue isn’t whether AI exists. It does. It’s not whether it’s useful. It can…

The Silver Surfer Effect: When Exceptional Capability Becomes a Business Liability

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 by Pat Fraser

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Why some of the most capable businesses struggle to convert—and how clarity restores momentum There is a particular kind of stagnation that affects capable businesses—especially those led by experienced creatives, strategists, designers, and multidisciplinary founders. The work is strong. The thinking is layered. The execution is professional, deliberate,…

The 5 Client Phrases That Quietly Undermine Creative Professionals

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 by Pat Fraser

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In creative business, words shape relationships. The phrases clients use to describe your work can either build respect or quietly erode it. These subtle, belittling descriptors clients use against artists don’t always sound malicious — but they carry weight. They reveal how the creative process is often misunderstood, minimized, or…

Why Independent Artists and Entrepreneurs Lose Credibility (and How to Reclaim It)

October 22, 2025October 27, 2025 by Pat Fraser

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When independent artists and entrepreneurs lose credibility, the culprit is rarely exposure—it’s authorship At PATV Media Design & Illustration, we work with creators who don’t simply want visibility—they demand resonance. They know that independent artists and entrepreneurs lose credibility not when they fail to post, but when they post without…

Race, Color And Politics In Branding That Isn’t Race, Color And Politics

April 9, 2020February 1, 2023 by Pat Fraser

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Why Does Everything Have To Be About Color? This isn't the discussion that you think this will be, so take a deep breath and relax. This won't be the uncomfortable race conversation. There'll be no need to assert any type of "All Lives Matter" rhetoric in this discussion. The only…

3 Reasons You Will Always Be Disposable As An Employee

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Pat Fraser

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1. Offshoring/Outsourcing jobs overseas. If you have been feeling so fly thinking you are very valuable in your organization, read these points very well, perhaps it would stick to your reasoning and change it for good. Some variables usually determine what, if anything, a firm will outsource. Outsourcing occurs within…

3 Reasons Why Job Security Is A Myth

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by Pat Fraser

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1. You can be fired. Unless it is your father that owns the company, always put at the back of your mind the moment you take a new job that those that can hire you can also fire you. You think you are so good that you aren't indispensable? Think…

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Indie Artists Need To Demand Money Instead Of Exposure

July 2, 2019August 11, 2020 by Pat Fraser

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The Blurred Mindset Of The Working-Free Indie Artist Music is an art, and a quality art is worth all the investment—to get the necessary exposure and create a market for the art, and to reap financially from that market as compensation for the investment and quality put into the art.…

Get A Website Or Face The Orwellian State Of Social Media Censorship

June 21, 2019January 14, 2022 by Pat Fraser

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Social Media Censorship Is The Beginning Of An Orwellian Nightmare Well, if you are a child of literature, the word, “Orwellian” shouldn’t really sound strange to you. But, for those who aren’t familiar, here is what Orwellian means. The term “Orwellian” is associated with the literary works of George Orwell,…

4 Reasons Why Creatives Need To Stop With The “Starving Artist” Crap

June 7, 2019July 11, 2024 by Pat Fraser

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The Underlying “Fear Complex” That Deters Creatives Let’s ask ourselves: should we describe creativity as a vehicle for commerce or something entirely divorced from reaching the marketplace? Is the concept of art for art’s sake an exercise in futility or a noble pursuit? The whole thing looks complicated at some…

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