Zealous Founder - Guy Armitage (covered in paint!)

Guy Armitage

Guy founded Zealous to help organizations efficiently create opportunities for their communities with intuitive submissions management software. He is the author of “Everyone is Creative“, serves as chair of arebyte, and is a former trustee of Firstsite.

Articles

  • The Questionnaire Conundrum: Unraveling the Complexities of Audience Data

    The Questionnaire Conundrum: Unraveling the Complexities of Audience Data

    Capturing data is vital. It shapes our programming, informs our funders, and, ultimately, determines our impact. Yet, with increasingly stretched resources, it is a time-consuming and expensive endeavour for organisations. In this article, we’ll unpack the purpose behind audience questionnaires, explore their limitations & explore alternative solutions.

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  • Pricing your competition

    Pricing your competition

    How to price your awards and competitions is a fine art. Discover best practice when setting your entry price, alternative ways of making money and the impact the wrong price can have on your awards.

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  • Founder Update 2024

    Founder Update 2024

    2023 was another crazy year. Our commitment to the creative industries is unwavering. Discover how we continue to support you in 2024 with a price lock, more features, a commitment to ethical AI and clearer blogging, insights & communications.

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  • Making A.I. work for the creative industries

    Making A.I. work for the creative industries

    A deep exploration into the opportunities and threats A.I. poses for the creative industries, written by someone whose straddled both worlds.

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  • Increase submissions to your awards through trust

    Increase submissions to your awards through trust

    If you are launching an award, it will be essential for you to build trust with anyone who might consider submitting to you. The longer your process and the bigger the submission fee, the more vital it will be to convince candidates you are legitimate.

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  • Should you take award entry payments first or last?

    Should you take award entry payments first or last?

    Should you take payments upfront when candidates submit your award? The following article breaks down best practices when taking entry fees.

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  • New Logo, Same Us

    New Logo, Same Us

    You might notice we’ve changed our logo. We thought it was important to share the reasons we made that change, and the process we went through before doing it.

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  • Founder Update 2023

    Founder Update 2023

    Our mission to reduce the barriers to entry for creating opportunities for the creative sector has never felt so important. In 2023 we promise to do our part in building the creative world we wish to see tomorrow.

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