Does anyone have PR or a publicist?

[thefrancofille]

If so, why? For professional or personal reasons? If you don't mind sharing, how much is the monthly retainer? Thanks!

 

[gius]

I've met designers who have publicists/agents ... It helps the designer focus more completely on the design side, what's more important to them... and the agent/publicist can be the one to network for them
It can be too much for a designer to do both
especially when they need as much time as possible to produce a collection to be sold --promotions and networking will just steal all of this time

Also other designers/entrepreneurs I've met I was told they're not really into the 'socializing' aspect and would rather spend time their time in their studio, working...

 

[ZigZagLens]

I ran a PR agency for years. Monthly retainers with good agencies vary tremendously - it is highly dependent on the business, the workload, the goals.

I've seen monthly retainers from $4k to $200k.