Does "showed entrepreneurial and self-promotional talent" mean "showed their talent in progress and economic activities (making money)"?
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In both cases, a brand image was initially built on the tabloid-friendly nature of their work which, along with that of Sarah Lucas and Marcus Harvey, was easily puffed up into sensationalist news. In addition, Hirst and Emin both showed entrepreneurial and self-promotional talent of their own in the early stages of their careers, partly following the lead established by the artists Gilbert and George, who took pains to become publicly visible through live performances that intruded on other events both inside and outside of the confines of the art world in the early years of their career.
catttt Does "showed entrepreneurial and self-promotional talent" mean "showed their talent in progress and economic activities (making money)"? "Making money", yes. "Self-promotion" is promoting oneself, advertising oneself, propagating awareness about oneself into the world.
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cattttDoes "showed entrepreneurial and self-promotional talent" mean "showed their talent in progress and economic activities (making money)"?
"Making money", yes. "Self-promotion" is promoting oneself, advertising oneself, propagating awareness about oneself into the world. This "promote" is different from the one we use to speak of promotions in the milit