The document provides tips for succeeding in fashion promotion and illustration. It advises the reader to trust their gut, be proactive in taking opportunities, and gain practical experience. An understanding of good content, a problem-solving mindset, passion for the subject, confidence, flexibility, collaboration skills, and knowledge of analytics are also emphasized as important qualities.
8. • Trust your gut
• It doesn’t matter what you studied
• Be proactive (and learn from what works)
• Be flexible; take opportunities when they
come – but don’t be impatient
• ‘Who you know’ is a real thing
• Remember the people who’ve done you
well…
• It’s a small world
• Practical experience trumps academic
20. • An understanding of what good
content is and isn’t
• A proactive, ‘problem solving’ mindset
• Passion for the subject or brand – you
can’t fake it
• Confidence
• Organisation and flexibility
• Open to collaboration
• Aware of analytics and what they
mean