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Association
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Wedding Professionals Int'l
January
2011 Newsletter
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Hope this finds you well. We have many opportunities for you and
rather then send you an email with each of them I have included the
links here. At
Afwpi we help you to grow your business. Members get many benefits. Want to know
about opportunities sooner? Register for our newsletter and get other
media opportunities. Membership Application.
Exciting Offers from our Members!
Condo Hotels Playa del
Carmen are
adding a brand new romantic Balinese-style pier, perfect for couples
that want
to say “I do” right on the turquoise water of the Caribbean
Sea . The arch at the end of the pier will be
decorated as a romantic canopy for the bride and groom to get married under. Condo
Hotels Playa del Carmen now have a perfect setting to make any wedding a dream come true!
Condo
Hotels Playa del Carmen
347 901 5092
reservations@condohotelsplayadelcarmen.com
www.condohotelsplayadelcarmen.com
Want to offer
your clients a refund on your services if it rains on their wedding day? Well now you can with The Big Day Umbrella
insurance policy brought to you by HCC Specialty Underwriters. The policy states that if it rains x inches
on their wedding day at a specified location, you will receive a check
for whatever
amount of money you choose to insure. This
is a great way to differentiate your company and make
yourself
unique. If you mention that you are a
AfWPi member, you will receive 5% off for the first policy you purchase.
Contact us today for more information!
HCC
Specialty Underwriters
(781)994-6150
mmatheson@hccsu.com
www.bigdayumbrella.com
Visit Our Booth!
Murphys Creativity Software will be at The Special Event Show (Booth #1017)
January 26-28 in Phoenix, AZ.
We would like to encourage
AfWPi members to stop by our booth to check out our software - Wedding
Management for Professionals and Show Producer.
If you are looking for great event management software now is the time
to buy! We will have special conference discounts and coupons for AfWPi
members.
Not going to The Special
Event?
Well, now is still the time to buy software!
We will be happy to give
you a
15% discount
(valid January 1, 2011 -
February 28, 2011).
(619) 441-9664 ~ www.murphyscreativity.com/products.htm
Have you received your AfWPi Newsletter and
wondered,
“How can I participate in
the
newsletter?”
Well we have the answer for you! If you are an AFWPi Member,
and have any exciting News, Specials, or Ad Deadlines you would
like to extend to other afwpi members email Stephanie@afwpi.com , she will
send you over information on how you can participate.
Helpful
Tips
Five Tips to Attract the Best Candidates in 2011
Nearly
half of recession weary workers are inclined to look for new job
opportunities outside their firm in 2011, according to several national
surveys.
Here are the Top 5 Ways to ensure the strongest candidates, including
passive job seekers, find your organization this year.
1. Create clear job descriptions with responsibilities and expected
outputs.
2. Leverage associations and other networks where the best and
brightest in a field converge.
3. Ensure your website conveys the firm’s vision, this is the first
place potential candidates will go to research your company and you
want them excited.
4. Determine the behavioral characteristics that you seek and design
interview questions to screen for them.
5. Post your job ad on Association For Wedding Professionals
International (AFWPI) http://www.jobtarget.com/r/jobs/post/post.cfm?site_id=333
so it will be seen by highly qualified candidates, rather than generic
job boards that will inundate you with unqualified applicants.
(See "Score Big" for special offer)
Email
Tips!
If you do not receive all of our
emails it is because spam filters are enabled on your email
account internally. Many companies do this "behind the scenes" so you
may not even be aware of the fact that some of your emails are being
filtered or even deleted! Internet Service Providers (ISPs) boast that
they can eliminate unwanted mail from your inbox. Unfortunately they
also eliminate much *wanted* messages as well. You need to tell them
who to allow in your inbox.
SCORE
BIG!
Association
For Wedding Professionals International (AFWPI)
helps you SCORE BIG with your career!
Association For
Wedding Professionals International (AFWPI) is on your team, helping
you get in the game and reach your professional goals. Whether you are
a rookie or a veteran, our all-star line up of career resources will
help you tackle the job of identifying new opportunities that
fully reward you for your experience and capabilities. Kickoff your job search by
running down openings in our Job Listings, or hand off to us and let out our
free automated Job Alerts find jobs for you. Our anonymous Resume Bank puts your resume in the spotlight
while blocking your personal information. Association For Wedding
Professionals International (AFWPI) gives you access to all the tools
you need to make moves and score the best career opportunities.
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Get Noticed
Add your banner, and
get noticed! For as little as $100 you can be listed on the top of your
category page.
For more information, visit us online
Happy New Year
We
hope 2011 is going well for you so far. We have many exciting
programs and opportunities that we will be intoducing (or
re-introducing) in 2011. We are certain 2011 will be an awesome year!
Here is a preview of the NEW Web page we are building. We do expect
it will improve our ratings. What you see here is for the Sacramento
community. Our goal will be to develop one for each community with one
for the entire membership.
Welcome New Members!
California
Fusion Photo Booths, Rancho Cordova
Pam's Creole Catering, Lakewood
Sunset Whitney Country Club, Rocklin
Venue Vixens, Sacramento
Canada
Mindless Sophistication Events, Toronto ON
Illinois
Entertainment Cruises, Chicago
Mexico
Tropical Wedding Experts, Cancun Q. Roo
Bonaire
Flamingo Services Bonaire, Caribisch
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Coloma Valley is hosting wedding tour on
January 15th from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Sponsored by
The event is FREE
to attend. Tour the
beautiful venues in the Coloma valley and meet some of the preferred
vendors at each site.
The event is sponsored by Real Weddings
Magazine, and press releases
have been published in the Mountain Democrat.
The event is titled
"Celebrate Coloma Weddings", please join us in discovering the
treasures of Coloma.
EDUCATION
The
Special Event
January
25-28, 2011 ~ Phoenix AZ
Register
Now
"The Dawn of a New Begining"
Find the Suppliers you Need.
Here are some
"quicklinks" to all the information you'll need
to get you registered for TSE:
Event
Education
Event
Speakers
Showcasing
Events
Registration
Travel
and Hotels
The
Wedding Lunch
Wedding
Education
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AfWPi
Regional Conference
Tuesday
February 1, 2011
8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Sun City Lincoln Hills Orchard Creek Lodge
956 Orchard Creek Ln Lincoln CA 95648
More Details will be out shortly.
Professionals in NorCal please
Click here to take survey
SHOOT OUTS
Last chance to vote!
We had photos taken in a
few
great places in Riviera Maya and in Sacramento Ca. I need your
assistance, please look them over and select the ones you like. No
obligations to choose these photographers for your wedding.
Orchard
Creek Lodge
5
great photographers, awesome models, Thank you Enchanted Bridal Salon. Only 20 photos to pick from.
Please select one photo only.
http://afwpi.com/Shootouts/OrchardCreek/OCShoot.html
BRIDAL
SHOWS
Bridal
Expo March 27, 2011
Sacramento Hilton Arden West
For a list of
up-coming
bridal shows in date order visit the AfWPi Website
Calendar
Of All Bridal Shows & Expos
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Many millions of
dollars
in wedding business is available and you can target the
bride when she is looking for your services and products. Bridal Shows
offer you one of the first opportunities to
get a piece of this business.
Your return on investment can be fantastic. At a show you get to
actually talk to your customers you get to show them what you can do
and it is in a non-threatening location. Brides book you for several
reasons one is she gets to meet you! Make sure she sees you by
exhibiting at a bridal show near you.
How many brides will you need to book at a show to make a profit? In
many cases, ONE booked bride will cover the
costs of exhibiting! One thing to consider, just as you are limited on the number of brides you can book on a Saturday,
show promoters are quite limited as to the number of exhibitors overall
and the number of exhibitors by Category. 60%
of the Brides will have a Saturday
Wedding. Pity you only have 52 of those. At a show the advantage is that this is where you will find
many of the brides not getting married on a
Saturday! If you want to "kick your marketing up" reserve a booth space
now. We have many benefits for our members, a Job board to post
resumes, look for personnel all in the wedding
industry. A brides list that you receive each month. In 2010 over
18,000 brides were on the list. Links to
bridal shows in the US and beyond. Promotional
& publicity opportunities. Useful links For
shows around the world see http://afwpi.com/calendarBridal.html
Let me know if you need assistance in finding a consumer show in your
market.
mailto:Rich@Afwpi.com?Subject=FindMeaShow
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Destination Bridal Shows
May 22, 2011 SoCal
Looking for Destination Brides, this is the Expo
Email Richard
if you are interested.
Reminder
Members, please
be
sure to link back to us. One of the requirements of being a member is
having a reciprocal link from your website. When you get it online,
please email where to Jen.
One of the
benefits
of membership is the monthly list of brides. In order to access this
list you need a password. If you have not yet set up a password, please
be sure you create the password and send that over to Jen.
We want to be sure all of our members are getting the most out of their
membership, so if you have not received your list of Brides or Members
for this month, please be sure to let us know.
Past Newsletters
Fam trips & contests. Photographers, interested in
destination weddings? Want to visit exotic locations? We have several
contests and trips coming up this year! If you are interested please
sign up. This shoot Riveria
Maya (Mexico)
Wedding Planners, interested in destination weddings? Want to learn
where to have weddings in exotic locations? We have several contests
and trips coming up this year! If you are interested please sign up.
Ultimateweddinglist.com
Do you target destination wedding business? Do you want to? We
offer you the opportunity to have your business seen by brides and
wedding planners from all over the world on the Ultimate Wedding List
for two complimentary months, with no requirements. If you like the
business you recieve through our site, you can continue being listed
through our advertising package, if not, we will take off your listing
without any questions asked.
We have launched this comprehensive
wedding directory, full of information and resources for brides and the
wedding industry. This website can serve as a wonderful platform for
you to reach more of your clientele and increase your website traffic.
The Ultimate Wedding Directory will
feature ads from wedding industry related businesses from around the
globe and from various sectors. Brides and wedding planners will visit
our site daily in search of anything from wedding cakes to planning
their destination weddings. We will offer an array of choices for the
luxury sector clientele as well as those who prefer more simple luxury.
The founders of this company have
been in the wedding industry
collectively for 30 years and have a vast knowledge of what a bride
needs from a bridal directory. We have over 20 categories to choose
from and several advertising packages. Whether you are selling flowers,
hotel packages or tent rentals, we can find the right space for you.
Following your two free months, we offer a great introductory package:
Register here http://ultimateweddinglist.com
Looking for
education closer to your home? Then this is the conference for you
Three days of intensive education. Speakers that truly have great
information and held in a city where hotel rates are like they where in
the 1950's AFWPi has a discount special for all attendees. Please use
this link to for the registration form.
View the speakers:
Low Hotel Rates Do
it today to save. After Aug 31st prices will go up!
Marketing Program Made
for Wedding Pros
In April, we introduced
a new marketing system that is the first of its kind - it's geared
specifically toward wedding professionals. It's called WedLock and it is working for its
subscribers!
We are proud to be one
of the partners of this multi-faceted program. It includes
the first ever marketing trade journal for the wedding industry (issue
3, which will be out soon, includes an article that I wrote).
Twice a month subscribers get a free webinar presented by marketing
experts:
WedLock subscribers have gone wild
for the webinars so far, featuring presenters like Sonny Ganguly and
Dina Eisenberg of PositivelyWed. Next week features Andy Ebon, who
is also their new regular columnist. Future webinars are being scheduled with an owner of Southern
Weddings magazine, and the folks from Weddzilla and GetMarried!
Plus, new subscribers
get the bonus DVD set "Bridal Traffic,"
which is like a marketing encyclopedia for wedding professionals and
features in-depth information on the new technology-driven methods of
marketing to today's bride. To sign up, Register Here
Weddzilla joins
the AFWPI network!
AFWPI is excited to welcome Weddzilla.com to our strong family of
sponsors and benefit providers. You can now use Weddzilla.com's
industry-first tools to connect directly with brides, without waiting
for them to contact you! Weddzilla subscribers can browse the
Weddifieds to target your ideal client and eliminate effort spent with
unqualified leads. Just think about the time and stress that you will
be saving!
As a member of AFWPI, you are entitled to a FREE 2 month Platinum
membership and 20% off, after the trial period is over.
Click here to sign up or go to Weddzilla.com to sign up and us
the coupon code: AFWPI2F
(case sensitive)
Act Now!
Finally a 24/7 TV Network for
All Things Bridal. To get this new wedding network, call your local
cable or satellite provider. For more information. go to
WeddingCentral.com.
As for Wedding Central brides email,
here is the link for the sign up page: www.WeddingCentral.com/signup. When you sign up
you get access to exclusive tips from our wedding experts, including
David Tutera, Diann Valentine, Ron Ben-Israel, Mark Ingram and Ceci
Johnson.
Wedding Scams. Professionals
are
being targeted still! Fight back! Go here for some of the details.
Media Guidelines:
We send many media opportunties to professionalls that are members
and
at times those non-members that have registered for our information.
Getting a quote in the media, on a blog etc can bring you
additional business. It will open you up to inquires on your services.
Seek out opportunities to be the expert in your area.
Please read and follow these guidelines.
1) Reporter queries from reporters and outlets from all
over the
world. Scan the emails, and if you’re knowledgeable about the topic,
answer
the reporter directly.
2) Don’t SPAM reporters with off-topic pitches in response to their
queries.
3) You MAY forward queries to friends, but DO NOT post them on
blogs or anywhere on the web please leave our contact information on
them..
4) When replying to a query, please follow the reporter’s request.
If they ask for something specific in the email subject line, put it in
there. If they ask you to cut and paste information into an email
(instead of sending an attachment), don’t send attachments.
5) If you send a reply and don’t hear anything in six hours, don’t
send an email asking, “Just wondering if you’re interested in
interviewing me/my expert for your story. I haven’t heard from you
yet.” Be patient. This
an amazing service that gets reporters hundreds of email responses. It
can
be challenging to go through them–and respond to people–in a timely
basis.
6) If you think you have a better angle for the reporter’s
story, don’t reply and tell them that. Most likely this reporter has
been assigned this story–or told to research a specific angle–and your
telling him/her that
the angle is all wrong and you know a better angle for the reporter to
take
will not endear you to this reporter. It will make that reporter want
to
avoid talking to your know-it-all self even more.
7) Read the query clearly and beyond the first line of the
blurb. Most often if you take the time to read all the way through, you
will find out what magazine (or a description of the kind of
publication) this reporter is writing for, the specific angle and the
details he/she is looking to cover in the story. Do not just hit
“reply” after reading the one-line blurb at the top of the mail.
8) Don’t reply to a journalist and recommend they Google
“such and
such.” They know how to do their own research, They are looking for
experts, not a research assistant.
Fam Trips for Pros
For those that do not know a "Fam" (Familization) is is designed to get
you familiar with a property or area so you can recommend or refer
others to the location. Travel agents take them frequently.
Here are
photos and a short video of one we just completed. It is to the
Philippines Nov 20-27, 2009.
New Fams being developed.
1) Mexico 5 star property in the Riviera Maya asked for up to 20
photograhers September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
2) Mexico, Same property will be bringing up to 400 destination wedding
planners for this high end resort. September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
3) Virgin Islands Developing the program, approx date June-August 2009
looking for destination wedding planners.
4) Philippines - Second group being scheduled late 2010 Mostly
destination planners.
There are others being discussed and will be listed when ready. To
qualify we require:
A) Current membership in Afwpi B) Valid passport C) Short description
on how you will market the location.
Are you interested?
Email me to let me know. Visit our New Fam
Opportunity Page
South Asian Wedding Culture: We are looking at
developing
an education tour for Asian Weddings. It will be multicultural. Mainly
covering
Chinese, Indian, Mayalysia cultures. If you are interested in attending
or
having the tour come to your area please email me with
your
details.
Watch our pages for upcoming conferences . We are here for you.
Conference
pages by category
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Chatterberries If you're a vendor looking to expand your
business
in the bridal world, let me introduce you to Chatterberries.com, the
newest, fastest growing bridal network on the Internet today. Thinking
it's been done before: a website exclusively for brides? Think again!
By
utilizing the most advanced technology, Chatterberries.com is quickly
becoming the web's most interactive, video driven and informative
portal
for brides-to-be everywhere. Once you experience the site, and see the
technology, it will become clear we are in a class by ourselves.
Chatterberries.com's uniqueness lies in its combination of popular
web technologies used by many of the social networking sites,
along with highly interactive and informative bridal resources,
such as videos, photos and articles. With this comprehensive
package, brides will be able to "chat" with fellow brides and
experience something completely new. Our chat rooms feature
"Trigger Word Technology," so when a bride mentions a key
word such as dresses, a banner will pop open with dress
vendors in their area. The site also showcases "Berry Casts,"
where film crews go on location to shoot interviews with the
vendors and people behind the scenes, just think, a meet and
greet without leaving the comfort of your own home or office.
Now, for the good news. There is no financial obligation to try
us out at this time. We are offering you FREE advertising till
January 1st, 2010. Have your own ad on our site and take
advantage of the additional exposure as we blitz the media
with our own ads. You won't believe the immediate response
you will get.
Becoming a Berry Vendor is easy. Simply click on the Are You a
Berry Vendor box in the bottom right hand corner of our home page,
and complete the one-page profile form. Add me, Gregg Adams as
your CB Representative so I can personally keep track of your profile.
And that's it.
Go to http://Chatterberries.com and see what the bridal world is
chatting about. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate
to contact me.
Best regards,
Gregg Adams
mailto:gregg@chatterberries.com?Subject=AfwpiSentMe
516.318.3172
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows: Wedding
Website (Paid Position)
I need reps in the following states:
California, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Tennessee,South Carolina,Ohio,
Here is some information for you.
In big markets we usually pay $50 per show. They also get .50
cents per bridal lead and another .25 cents to input. We pay .32
cents a mile for travel expenses. We also pay for the starter kit.
Contact Annie for the agreement contract and full compensation program.
Annie Esposito, Bridal Show Coordinator - WedAlert.com - bridalshowteam@wedalert.com
p. 201-705-1067 - Main Number 201-996-1980 - f. 201-996-1981 - annie@wedalert.com
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal
Shows: Floral Company - Position: FiftyFlowers Bridal Show
Representative (Paid Position)
Traits: professional, personable, eager, self motivated, open to
feedback.
Requirements: Will serve as a representative of FiftyFlowers during
bridal show appearances. Talk with brides to describe our products and
services. Must receive flowers prior to show date and properly care for
them. Must set up booth and tear down booth in proper manner. Post show
discussion to inform FiftyFlowers' staff of the show's success (all
training, pre show coordination,
and post show follow ups will be done primarily over the phone with
Megan).
Compensation: paid by the hour. This includes flower prep time, set up,
show hours, and take down. Main organizer will receive $30 per
hour. Additional helps will receive $20 per hour. Any out
of pocket expenses will also be reimbursed (such as approved materials,
gas, parking, etc). Payment is processed upon receiving required
paperwork and receipts.
Areas needed to cover include: Throughout California, Houston, Seattle
& St Louis. For additional information please contact Cassie
J Cassie, Operations Manager
Marketing Associate - http://FiftyFlowers.com
- Office: 949-200-7184 EST - Cell: 330-219-9321 EST - Email Megan.fiftyflowers@gmail.com
Destination
Wedding Professionals - We are developing fam trips for
brides. Visit this page for information: http://afwpi.com/fams.html
We are registering brides now. We need consultants and hotels
that want to
be involved anywhere in the world! Email me if you are a member (will
become a member) and know a hotel that wants to "Play". Email
Include your location. Membership application. So far
over 250 brides have registered without any promotion!
Wedding Consultants
be listed & linked on our member pages. Please view the pages at Consultants Assistance
If you are interested in being linked to a powerful website (we have a
Google PR of 5) with an average of 250,000 pages viewed per month this
is the place to be. If interested, please email me.
Dear Fellow AFWPI Member
Are you interested in offering a great time-saving service to your
brides, while earning a profit? We at MissNowMrs.com are pleased to
present AFWPI members with the opportunity to earn a 30% commission
while offering our online name-change solution to your brides! The best
part is it’s completely free and simple to sign up!
When you register with our affiliate program, you may choose a
MissNowMrs.com link or banner to place anywhere on your website. For
each sale generated through that link or banner, you will earn a 30%
commission (~$10.00/sale). Here is a link to our affiliate page where
you may view more of our program details and register today:
http://www.vendor.missnowmrs.com/affiliateprogram.aspx Now that wedding
season is in full swing, we encourage you to join our affiliate program
and offer your brides our nationwide, online name-change service! 88.6%
of brides change their name in some way, so what could be better than
to assist them when it comes to making their new beginnings easier and
boost your bottom line? Have Questions?! Please feel free to contact
Liz McGinty, Marketing Director and Affiliate Manager at: 800.301.9296
or via email: liz@missnowmrs.com.
We look forward to working with you!
Afwpi Member Benefit
The most important marketing initiative a wedding professional can take
along with networking and
bridal show participation is to make sure that your web site is up to
date and can be found prominently on
google in your local area. Visit www.localtrafficbuilder.com for
information on how to use the internet to
increase you local business and fill out the let's get started form and
receive a free e-copy of the 90
page Wedding Expert's Guide to Sales and Marketing endorsed by the
Association For Wedding Professionals,
an $80 value, when mentioning the association. Join AFWPI and receive a
10% discount on Local
Traffic Builder Services.
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows
throughout the us: Wedding Solutions.
I would
like to
introduce you to the Wedding
Solutions Regional Director program. As you probably
know, Wedding Solutions Publishing Inc. is the largest and most
respected publishing company of wedding books in America. For the
last 15 years, we have helped millions of brides and grooms plan their
perfect wedding through our 30 best selling wedding books. And WeddingSolutions.com is one of
the top three most popular wedding planning websites.
We are now
creating a network of professional wedding consultants that will become
WeddingSolutions.com Regional
Directors. These consultants will represent WeddingSolutions.com at bridal
shows, wedding mixers, and perhaps at upcoming wedding planning
seminars in their area.
These
professionals will be endorsed and promoted by Wedding Solutions.com as
consultants who meet or exceed their clients’ expectations and who
offer excellent standards of service and professionalism.
We are
currently seeking for a top wedding consultant in your area. As a WeddingSolutions.com
Regional Director you will receive the following benefits:
a) You will be
able to represent yourself as the WeddingSolutions.com
Regional Director in your area. This will give added
credibility to your already successful business.
b) You will be
able to represent WeddingSolutions.com at all bridal shows in your area
and receive the leads from all the brides who enter to win a free
wedding planning gift offered at our booth during the show.
c) If allowed
by the show producer, you will be able to affix your business card on
the back of Wedding Solutions fliers that you distribute to brides
during the show. Enclosed is a copy of the flier that you would
be handing out at bridal
shows. Please note that this flier has a space for you to attach
your
business card.
d) You will
receive a free advertising at WeddingSolutions.com (a
$1,200 value)
e) You will
also receive free leads of Wedding
Solutions registered
brides within a 60-mile radius of your address (a $600 value)
f) You will be
asked to complete a free
online wedding planning certification course that will
identify you as a WeddingSolutions.com Certified Wedding Planning
Specialist. ($900 value).
g) One of the
biggest benefits of this program is that you will be able to sell
Wedding Solutions best selling wedding planning books to bridal stores
in your area. Once you sell our books to a bridal store in your
area, you will receive a
15% commission on all the books purchased by that bridal store for as
long as you remain a Wedding Solutions regional director.
For example, a book that retails for $30.00, you will sell it to the
bridal store at $15.00 and you will get $2.25 commission. If the
bridal store orders 200 books in a year, you would make $450 per year
for
one single store, just for presenting our books once to that
store.
Imagine what you can make if you sell our books to 20 or 30 bridals
stores
in your area. You will also be able to sell our books at bridal
shows
in your area. Click
here to see a copy of our best selling wedding
planning books.
As
a WeddingSolutions.com Regional
Directors, your responsibilities will be as follows:
a) Represent WeddingSolutions.com at all
Bridal Shows in your area and to pay $100.00 to $200 per show to cover
the cost of producing the wedding gift and fliers that will be given
away during the show as well as the cost of shipping all booth
materials to your location and back to us.
b) Sell and
promote Wedding Solutions wedding planning books at local bridal stores
in your
area.
Please call
me after you have reviewed this information so I can answer any
questions that you may have and to see
if you qualify for this program. We will only be accepting one
regional director per major city. So please contact me at your
earliest convenience to assure that you will be considered for this
program.
Regards,
Tim Heredia
WeddingSolutions.com
- 7290 Navajo
Road; Suite 207
-
San Diego, CA 92119
- 619-589-1919
x
112 Email:Tiffany@weddingsolutions.com
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The web tools in our
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Not getting our emails? 
Register here to be added to our list.
Hope this finds you well. We have many opportunities for you and rather then send you an email with each of them I have included the links here. At Afwpi we help you to grow your business. Members get many benefits. Want to know about opportunities sooner? Register for our newsletter and get other media opportunities. Membership Application.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
The Coloma Valley is hosting wedding tour on
January 15th from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Sponsored by
The event is FREE
to attend. Tour the
beautiful venues in the Coloma valley and meet some of the preferred
vendors at each site.
The event is sponsored by Real Weddings
Magazine, and press releases
have been published in the Mountain Democrat.
The event is titled
"Celebrate Coloma Weddings", please join us in discovering the
treasures of Coloma.
EDUCATION
The
Special Event
January
25-28, 2011 ~ Phoenix AZ
Register
Now
"The Dawn of a New Begining"
Find the Suppliers you Need.
Here are some
"quicklinks" to all the information you'll need
to get you registered for TSE:
Event
Education
Event
Speakers
Showcasing
Events
Registration
Travel
and Hotels
The
Wedding Lunch
Wedding
Education
###
AfWPi
Regional Conference
Tuesday
February 1, 2011
8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Sun City Lincoln Hills Orchard Creek Lodge
956 Orchard Creek Ln Lincoln CA 95648
More Details will be out shortly.
Professionals in NorCal please
Click here to take survey
SHOOT OUTS
Last chance to vote!
We had photos taken in a
few
great places in Riviera Maya and in Sacramento Ca. I need your
assistance, please look them over and select the ones you like. No
obligations to choose these photographers for your wedding.
Orchard
Creek Lodge
5
great photographers, awesome models, Thank you Enchanted Bridal Salon. Only 20 photos to pick from.
Please select one photo only.
http://afwpi.com/Shootouts/OrchardCreek/OCShoot.html
BRIDAL
SHOWS
Bridal
Expo March 27, 2011
Sacramento Hilton Arden West
For a list of
up-coming
bridal shows in date order visit the AfWPi Website
Calendar
Of All Bridal Shows & Expos
###
Many millions of
dollars
in wedding business is available and you can target the
bride when she is looking for your services and products. Bridal Shows
offer you one of the first opportunities to
get a piece of this business.
Your return on investment can be fantastic. At a show you get to
actually talk to your customers you get to show them what you can do
and it is in a non-threatening location. Brides book you for several
reasons one is she gets to meet you! Make sure she sees you by
exhibiting at a bridal show near you.
How many brides will you need to book at a show to make a profit? In
many cases, ONE booked bride will cover the
costs of exhibiting! One thing to consider, just as you are limited on the number of brides you can book on a Saturday,
show promoters are quite limited as to the number of exhibitors overall
and the number of exhibitors by Category. 60%
of the Brides will have a Saturday
Wedding. Pity you only have 52 of those. At a show the advantage is that this is where you will find
many of the brides not getting married on a
Saturday! If you want to "kick your marketing up" reserve a booth space
now. We have many benefits for our members, a Job board to post
resumes, look for personnel all in the wedding
industry. A brides list that you receive each month. In 2010 over
18,000 brides were on the list. Links to
bridal shows in the US and beyond. Promotional
& publicity opportunities. Useful links For
shows around the world see http://afwpi.com/calendarBridal.html
Let me know if you need assistance in finding a consumer show in your
market.
mailto:Rich@Afwpi.com?Subject=FindMeaShow
###
Destination Bridal Shows
May 22, 2011 SoCal
Looking for Destination Brides, this is the Expo
Email Richard
if you are interested.
Reminder
Members, please
be
sure to link back to us. One of the requirements of being a member is
having a reciprocal link from your website. When you get it online,
please email where to Jen.
One of the
benefits
of membership is the monthly list of brides. In order to access this
list you need a password. If you have not yet set up a password, please
be sure you create the password and send that over to Jen.
We want to be sure all of our members are getting the most out of their
membership, so if you have not received your list of Brides or Members
for this month, please be sure to let us know.
January 15th from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Sponsored by
The event is titled "Celebrate Coloma Weddings", please join us in discovering the treasures of Coloma.
EDUCATION
Register
Now
"The Dawn of a New Begining"Find the Suppliers you Need.
Here are some "quicklinks" to all the information you'll need
to get you registered for TSE:
Event Education
Event Speakers
Showcasing Events
Registration
Travel and Hotels
The Wedding Lunch
Wedding Education
###
AfWPi
Regional Conference
Tuesday
February 1, 2011
8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Sun City Lincoln Hills Orchard Creek Lodge
956 Orchard Creek Ln Lincoln CA 95648
More Details will be out shortly.
Professionals in NorCal please
Click here to take survey
Last chance to vote! Orchard
Creek Lodge Reminder
We had photos taken in a
few
great places in Riviera Maya and in Sacramento Ca. I need your
assistance, please look them over and select the ones you like. No
obligations to choose these photographers for your wedding.
5
great photographers, awesome models, Thank you Enchanted Bridal Salon. Only 20 photos to pick from.
Please select one photo only.
http://afwpi.com/Shootouts/OrchardCreek/OCShoot.htmlBRIDAL
SHOWS
Sacramento Hilton Arden West
For a list of
up-coming
bridal shows in date order visit the AfWPi Website
Calendar
Of All Bridal Shows & Expos
###
Your return on investment can be fantastic. At a show you get to
actually talk to your customers you get to show them what you can do
and it is in a non-threatening location. Brides book you for several
reasons one is she gets to meet you! Make sure she sees you by
exhibiting at a bridal show near you.
How many brides will you need to book at a show to make a profit? In
many cases, ONE booked bride will cover the
costs of exhibiting! One thing to consider, just as you are limited on the number of brides you can book on a Saturday,
show promoters are quite limited as to the number of exhibitors overall
and the number of exhibitors by Category. 60%
of the Brides will have a Saturday
Wedding. Pity you only have 52 of those. At a show the advantage is that this is where you will find
many of the brides not getting married on a
Saturday! If you want to "kick your marketing up" reserve a booth space
now. We have many benefits for our members, a Job board to post
resumes, look for personnel all in the wedding
industry. A brides list that you receive each month. In 2010 over
18,000 brides were on the list. Links to
bridal shows in the US and beyond. Promotional
& publicity opportunities. Useful links For
shows around the world see http://afwpi.com/calendarBridal.html
Let me know if you need assistance in finding a consumer show in your
market.
mailto:Rich@Afwpi.com?Subject=FindMeaShow
Destination Bridal Shows
May 22, 2011 SoCal
Looking for Destination Brides, this is the Expo
Email Richard
if you are interested.
We want to be sure all of our members are getting the most out of their
membership, so if you have not received your list of Brides or Members
for this month, please be sure to let us know.
Fam trips & contests. Photographers, interested in destination weddings? Want to visit exotic locations? We have several contests and trips coming up this year! If you are interested please sign up. This shoot Riveria Maya (Mexico)
Wedding Planners, interested in destination weddings? Want to learn where to have weddings in exotic locations? We have several contests and trips coming up this year! If you are interested please sign up.
Ultimateweddinglist.com
Do you target destination wedding business? Do you want to? We
offer you the opportunity to have your business seen by brides and
wedding planners from all over the world on the Ultimate Wedding List
for two complimentary months, with no requirements. If you like the
business you recieve through our site, you can continue being listed
through our advertising package, if not, we will take off your listing
without any questions asked.
We have launched this comprehensive
wedding directory, full of information and resources for brides and the
wedding industry. This website can serve as a wonderful platform for
you to reach more of your clientele and increase your website traffic.
The Ultimate Wedding Directory will
feature ads from wedding industry related businesses from around the
globe and from various sectors. Brides and wedding planners will visit
our site daily in search of anything from wedding cakes to planning
their destination weddings. We will offer an array of choices for the
luxury sector clientele as well as those who prefer more simple luxury.
The founders of this company have
been in the wedding industry
collectively for 30 years and have a vast knowledge of what a bride
needs from a bridal directory. We have over 20 categories to choose
from and several advertising packages. Whether you are selling flowers,
hotel packages or tent rentals, we can find the right space for you.
Following your two free months, we offer a great introductory package:
Register here http://ultimateweddinglist.com
Looking for
education closer to your home? Then this is the conference for you
Three days of intensive education. Speakers that truly have great
information and held in a city where hotel rates are like they where in
the 1950's AFWPi has a discount special for all attendees. Please use
this link to for the registration form.
View the speakers:
Low Hotel Rates Do
it today to save. After Aug 31st prices will go up!
Marketing Program Made for Wedding Pros
In April, we introduced a new marketing system that is the first of its kind - it's geared specifically toward wedding professionals. It's called WedLock and it is working for its subscribers!
We are proud to be one of the partners of this multi-faceted program. It includes the first ever marketing trade journal for the wedding industry (issue 3, which will be out soon, includes an article that I wrote). Twice a month subscribers get a free webinar presented by marketing experts:
WedLock subscribers have gone wild
for the webinars so far, featuring presenters like Sonny Ganguly and
Dina Eisenberg of PositivelyWed. Next week features Andy Ebon, who
is also their new regular columnist. Future webinars are being scheduled with an owner of Southern
Weddings magazine, and the folks from Weddzilla and GetMarried!
Plus, new subscribers
get the bonus DVD set "Bridal Traffic,"
which is like a marketing encyclopedia for wedding professionals and
features in-depth information on the new technology-driven methods of
marketing to today's bride. To sign up, Register Here
Weddzilla joins
the AFWPI network!
AFWPI is excited to welcome Weddzilla.com to our strong family of
sponsors and benefit providers. You can now use Weddzilla.com's
industry-first tools to connect directly with brides, without waiting
for them to contact you! Weddzilla subscribers can browse the
Weddifieds to target your ideal client and eliminate effort spent with
unqualified leads. Just think about the time and stress that you will
be saving!
As a member of AFWPI, you are entitled to a FREE 2 month Platinum
membership and 20% off, after the trial period is over.
Click here to sign up or go to Weddzilla.com to sign up and us
the coupon code: AFWPI2F
(case sensitive)
Act Now!
Wedding Scams. Professionals are being targeted still! Fight back! Go here for some of the details.
Media Guidelines:
We send many media opportunties to professionalls that are members
and
at times those non-members that have registered for our information.
Getting a quote in the media, on a blog etc can bring you
additional business. It will open you up to inquires on your services.
Seek out opportunities to be the expert in your area.
Please read and follow these guidelines.
1) Reporter queries from reporters and outlets from all
over the
world. Scan the emails, and if you’re knowledgeable about the topic,
answer
the reporter directly.
2) Don’t SPAM reporters with off-topic pitches in response to their
queries.
3) You MAY forward queries to friends, but DO NOT post them on
blogs or anywhere on the web please leave our contact information on
them..
4) When replying to a query, please follow the reporter’s request.
If they ask for something specific in the email subject line, put it in
there. If they ask you to cut and paste information into an email
(instead of sending an attachment), don’t send attachments.
5) If you send a reply and don’t hear anything in six hours, don’t
send an email asking, “Just wondering if you’re interested in
interviewing me/my expert for your story. I haven’t heard from you
yet.” Be patient. This
an amazing service that gets reporters hundreds of email responses. It
can
be challenging to go through them–and respond to people–in a timely
basis.
6) If you think you have a better angle for the reporter’s
story, don’t reply and tell them that. Most likely this reporter has
been assigned this story–or told to research a specific angle–and your
telling him/her that
the angle is all wrong and you know a better angle for the reporter to
take
will not endear you to this reporter. It will make that reporter want
to
avoid talking to your know-it-all self even more.
7) Read the query clearly and beyond the first line of the
blurb. Most often if you take the time to read all the way through, you
will find out what magazine (or a description of the kind of
publication) this reporter is writing for, the specific angle and the
details he/she is looking to cover in the story. Do not just hit
“reply” after reading the one-line blurb at the top of the mail.
8) Don’t reply to a journalist and recommend they Google
“such and
such.” They know how to do their own research, They are looking for
experts, not a research assistant.
Fam Trips for Pros
For those that do not know a "Fam" (Familization) is is designed to get
you familiar with a property or area so you can recommend or refer
others to the location. Travel agents take them frequently.
Here are
photos and a short video of one we just completed. It is to the
Philippines Nov 20-27, 2009.
New Fams being developed.
1) Mexico 5 star property in the Riviera Maya asked for up to 20
photograhers September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
2) Mexico, Same property will be bringing up to 400 destination wedding
planners for this high end resort. September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
3) Virgin Islands Developing the program, approx date June-August 2009
looking for destination wedding planners.
4) Philippines - Second group being scheduled late 2010 Mostly
destination planners.
There are others being discussed and will be listed when ready. To
qualify we require:
A) Current membership in Afwpi B) Valid passport C) Short description
on how you will market the location.
Are you interested?
Email me to let me know. Visit our New Fam
Opportunity Page
South Asian Wedding Culture: We are looking at
developing
an education tour for Asian Weddings. It will be multicultural. Mainly
covering
Chinese, Indian, Mayalysia cultures. If you are interested in attending
or
having the tour come to your area please email me with
your
details.
Watch our pages for upcoming conferences . We are here for you.
Conference
pages by category
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Chatterberries If you're a vendor looking to expand your
business
in the bridal world, let me introduce you to Chatterberries.com, the
newest, fastest growing bridal network on the Internet today. Thinking
it's been done before: a website exclusively for brides? Think again!
By
utilizing the most advanced technology, Chatterberries.com is quickly
becoming the web's most interactive, video driven and informative
portal
for brides-to-be everywhere. Once you experience the site, and see the
technology, it will become clear we are in a class by ourselves.
Chatterberries.com's uniqueness lies in its combination of popular
web technologies used by many of the social networking sites,
along with highly interactive and informative bridal resources,
such as videos, photos and articles. With this comprehensive
package, brides will be able to "chat" with fellow brides and
experience something completely new. Our chat rooms feature
"Trigger Word Technology," so when a bride mentions a key
word such as dresses, a banner will pop open with dress
vendors in their area. The site also showcases "Berry Casts,"
where film crews go on location to shoot interviews with the
vendors and people behind the scenes, just think, a meet and
greet without leaving the comfort of your own home or office.
Now, for the good news. There is no financial obligation to try
us out at this time. We are offering you FREE advertising till
January 1st, 2010. Have your own ad on our site and take
advantage of the additional exposure as we blitz the media
with our own ads. You won't believe the immediate response
you will get.
Becoming a Berry Vendor is easy. Simply click on the Are You a
Berry Vendor box in the bottom right hand corner of our home page,
and complete the one-page profile form. Add me, Gregg Adams as
your CB Representative so I can personally keep track of your profile.
And that's it.
Go to http://Chatterberries.com and see what the bridal world is
chatting about. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate
to contact me.
Best regards,
Gregg Adams
mailto:gregg@chatterberries.com?Subject=AfwpiSentMe
516.318.3172
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows: Wedding
Website (Paid Position)
I need reps in the following states:
California, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Tennessee,South Carolina,Ohio,
Here is some information for you.
In big markets we usually pay $50 per show. They also get .50
cents per bridal lead and another .25 cents to input. We pay .32
cents a mile for travel expenses. We also pay for the starter kit.
Contact Annie for the agreement contract and full compensation program.
Annie Esposito, Bridal Show Coordinator - WedAlert.com - bridalshowteam@wedalert.com
p. 201-705-1067 - Main Number 201-996-1980 - f. 201-996-1981 - annie@wedalert.com
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal
Shows: Floral Company - Position: FiftyFlowers Bridal Show
Representative (Paid Position)
Traits: professional, personable, eager, self motivated, open to
feedback.
Requirements: Will serve as a representative of FiftyFlowers during
bridal show appearances. Talk with brides to describe our products and
services. Must receive flowers prior to show date and properly care for
them. Must set up booth and tear down booth in proper manner. Post show
discussion to inform FiftyFlowers' staff of the show's success (all
training, pre show coordination,
and post show follow ups will be done primarily over the phone with
Megan).
Compensation: paid by the hour. This includes flower prep time, set up,
show hours, and take down. Main organizer will receive $30 per
hour. Additional helps will receive $20 per hour. Any out
of pocket expenses will also be reimbursed (such as approved materials,
gas, parking, etc). Payment is processed upon receiving required
paperwork and receipts.
Areas needed to cover include: Throughout California, Houston, Seattle
& St Louis. For additional information please contact Cassie
J Cassie, Operations Manager
Marketing Associate - http://FiftyFlowers.com
- Office: 949-200-7184 EST - Cell: 330-219-9321 EST - Email Megan.fiftyflowers@gmail.com
Destination
Wedding Professionals - We are developing fam trips for
brides. Visit this page for information: http://afwpi.com/fams.html
We are registering brides now. We need consultants and hotels
that want to
be involved anywhere in the world! Email me if you are a member (will
become a member) and know a hotel that wants to "Play". Email
Include your location. Membership application. So far
over 250 brides have registered without any promotion!
Wedding Consultants
be listed & linked on our member pages. Please view the pages at Consultants Assistance
If you are interested in being linked to a powerful website (we have a
Google PR of 5) with an average of 250,000 pages viewed per month this
is the place to be. If interested, please email me.
Dear Fellow AFWPI Member
Are you interested in offering a great time-saving service to your
brides, while earning a profit? We at MissNowMrs.com are pleased to
present AFWPI members with the opportunity to earn a 30% commission
while offering our online name-change solution to your brides! The best
part is it’s completely free and simple to sign up!
When you register with our affiliate program, you may choose a
MissNowMrs.com link or banner to place anywhere on your website. For
each sale generated through that link or banner, you will earn a 30%
commission (~$10.00/sale). Here is a link to our affiliate page where
you may view more of our program details and register today:
http://www.vendor.missnowmrs.com/affiliateprogram.aspx Now that wedding
season is in full swing, we encourage you to join our affiliate program
and offer your brides our nationwide, online name-change service! 88.6%
of brides change their name in some way, so what could be better than
to assist them when it comes to making their new beginnings easier and
boost your bottom line? Have Questions?! Please feel free to contact
Liz McGinty, Marketing Director and Affiliate Manager at: 800.301.9296
or via email: liz@missnowmrs.com.
We look forward to working with you!
Afwpi Member Benefit
The most important marketing initiative a wedding professional can take
along with networking and
bridal show participation is to make sure that your web site is up to
date and can be found prominently on
google in your local area. Visit www.localtrafficbuilder.com for
information on how to use the internet to
increase you local business and fill out the let's get started form and
receive a free e-copy of the 90
page Wedding Expert's Guide to Sales and Marketing endorsed by the
Association For Wedding Professionals,
an $80 value, when mentioning the association. Join AFWPI and receive a
10% discount on Local
Traffic Builder Services.
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows
throughout the us: Wedding Solutions.
I would
like to
introduce you to the Wedding
Solutions Regional Director program. As you probably
know, Wedding Solutions Publishing Inc. is the largest and most
respected publishing company of wedding books in America. For the
last 15 years, we have helped millions of brides and grooms plan their
perfect wedding through our 30 best selling wedding books. And WeddingSolutions.com is one of
the top three most popular wedding planning websites.
We are now
creating a network of professional wedding consultants that will become
WeddingSolutions.com Regional
Directors. These consultants will represent WeddingSolutions.com at bridal
shows, wedding mixers, and perhaps at upcoming wedding planning
seminars in their area.
These
professionals will be endorsed and promoted by Wedding Solutions.com as
consultants who meet or exceed their clients’ expectations and who
offer excellent standards of service and professionalism.
We are
currently seeking for a top wedding consultant in your area. As a WeddingSolutions.com
Regional Director you will receive the following benefits:
a) You will be
able to represent yourself as the WeddingSolutions.com
Regional Director in your area. This will give added
credibility to your already successful business.
b) You will be
able to represent WeddingSolutions.com at all bridal shows in your area
and receive the leads from all the brides who enter to win a free
wedding planning gift offered at our booth during the show.
c) If allowed
by the show producer, you will be able to affix your business card on
the back of Wedding Solutions fliers that you distribute to brides
during the show. Enclosed is a copy of the flier that you would
be handing out at bridal
shows. Please note that this flier has a space for you to attach
your
business card.
d) You will
receive a free advertising at WeddingSolutions.com (a
$1,200 value)
e) You will
also receive free leads of Wedding
Solutions registered
brides within a 60-mile radius of your address (a $600 value)
f) You will be
asked to complete a free
online wedding planning certification course that will
identify you as a WeddingSolutions.com Certified Wedding Planning
Specialist. ($900 value).
g) One of the
biggest benefits of this program is that you will be able to sell
Wedding Solutions best selling wedding planning books to bridal stores
in your area. Once you sell our books to a bridal store in your
area, you will receive a
15% commission on all the books purchased by that bridal store for as
long as you remain a Wedding Solutions regional director.
For example, a book that retails for $30.00, you will sell it to the
bridal store at $15.00 and you will get $2.25 commission. If the
bridal store orders 200 books in a year, you would make $450 per year
for
one single store, just for presenting our books once to that
store.
Imagine what you can make if you sell our books to 20 or 30 bridals
stores
in your area. You will also be able to sell our books at bridal
shows
in your area. Click
here to see a copy of our best selling wedding
planning books.
As
a WeddingSolutions.com Regional
Directors, your responsibilities will be as follows:
a) Represent WeddingSolutions.com at all
Bridal Shows in your area and to pay $100.00 to $200 per show to cover
the cost of producing the wedding gift and fliers that will be given
away during the show as well as the cost of shipping all booth
materials to your location and back to us.
b) Sell and
promote Wedding Solutions wedding planning books at local bridal stores
in your
area.
Please call
me after you have reviewed this information so I can answer any
questions that you may have and to see
if you qualify for this program. We will only be accepting one
regional director per major city. So please contact me at your
earliest convenience to assure that you will be considered for this
program.
Regards,
Tim Heredia
WeddingSolutions.com
- 7290 Navajo
Road; Suite 207
-
San Diego, CA 92119
- 619-589-1919
x
112 Email:Tiffany@weddingsolutions.com
Web site testing
tools. Need to know how well you are doing web site wise?
The web tools in our
resource section will be of great value to you. Use them when you are
looking
to advertise on a web page and more. They are free to use! Check Here
More to be added Check back!
We send many media opportunties to professionalls that are members
and
at times those non-members that have registered for our information.
Getting a quote in the media, on a blog etc can bring you
additional business. It will open you up to inquires on your services.
Seek out opportunities to be the expert in your area.
Please read and follow these guidelines.
Getting a quote in the media, on a blog etc can bring you
additional business. It will open you up to inquires on your services.
Seek out opportunities to be the expert in your area.
1) Reporter queries from reporters and outlets from all
over the
world. Scan the emails, and if you’re knowledgeable about the topic,
answer
the reporter directly.
2) Don’t SPAM reporters with off-topic pitches in response to their
queries.
3) You MAY forward queries to friends, but DO NOT post them on
blogs or anywhere on the web please leave our contact information on
them..
4) When replying to a query, please follow the reporter’s request.
If they ask for something specific in the email subject line, put it in
there. If they ask you to cut and paste information into an email
(instead of sending an attachment), don’t send attachments.
5) If you send a reply and don’t hear anything in six hours, don’t
send an email asking, “Just wondering if you’re interested in
interviewing me/my expert for your story. I haven’t heard from you
yet.” Be patient. This
an amazing service that gets reporters hundreds of email responses. It
can
be challenging to go through them–and respond to people–in a timely
basis.
6) If you think you have a better angle for the reporter’s story, don’t reply and tell them that. Most likely this reporter has been assigned this story–or told to research a specific angle–and your telling him/her that the angle is all wrong and you know a better angle for the reporter to take will not endear you to this reporter. It will make that reporter want to avoid talking to your know-it-all self even more.
7) Read the query clearly and beyond the first line of the
blurb. Most often if you take the time to read all the way through, you
will find out what magazine (or a description of the kind of
publication) this reporter is writing for, the specific angle and the
details he/she is looking to cover in the story. Do not just hit
“reply” after reading the one-line blurb at the top of the mail.
8) Don’t reply to a journalist and recommend they Google
“such and
such.” They know how to do their own research, They are looking for
experts, not a research assistant.
Fam Trips for Pros
For those that do not know a "Fam" (Familization) is is designed to get
you familiar with a property or area so you can recommend or refer
others to the location. Travel agents take them frequently.
Here are
photos and a short video of one we just completed. It is to the
Philippines Nov 20-27, 2009.
New Fams being developed.
1) Mexico 5 star property in the Riviera Maya asked for up to 20
photograhers September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
2) Mexico, Same property will be bringing up to 400 destination wedding
planners for this high end resort. September 30 - Oct 2, 2010
3) Virgin Islands Developing the program, approx date June-August 2009
looking for destination wedding planners.
4) Philippines - Second group being scheduled late 2010 Mostly
destination planners.
There are others being discussed and will be listed when ready. To
qualify we require:
A) Current membership in Afwpi B) Valid passport C) Short description
on how you will market the location.
Are you interested?
Email me to let me know. Visit our New Fam
Opportunity Page
South Asian Wedding Culture: We are looking at developing an education tour for Asian Weddings. It will be multicultural. Mainly covering Chinese, Indian, Mayalysia cultures. If you are interested in attending or having the tour come to your area please email me with your details.
Watch our pages for upcoming conferences . We are here for you. Conference pages by category
<Chatterberries If you're a vendor looking to expand your business in the bridal world, let me introduce you to Chatterberries.com, the newest, fastest growing bridal network on the Internet today. Thinking it's been done before: a website exclusively for brides? Think again! By utilizing the most advanced technology, Chatterberries.com is quickly becoming the web's most interactive, video driven and informative portal for brides-to-be everywhere. Once you experience the site, and see the technology, it will become clear we are in a class by ourselves. Chatterberries.com's uniqueness lies in its combination of popular web technologies used by many of the social networking sites, along with highly interactive and informative bridal resources, such as videos, photos and articles. With this comprehensive package, brides will be able to "chat" with fellow brides and experience something completely new. Our chat rooms feature "Trigger Word Technology," so when a bride mentions a key word such as dresses, a banner will pop open with dress vendors in their area. The site also showcases "Berry Casts," where film crews go on location to shoot interviews with the vendors and people behind the scenes, just think, a meet and greet without leaving the comfort of your own home or office. Now, for the good news. There is no financial obligation to try us out at this time. We are offering you FREE advertising till January 1st, 2010. Have your own ad on our site and take advantage of the additional exposure as we blitz the media with our own ads. You won't believe the immediate response you will get. Becoming a Berry Vendor is easy. Simply click on the Are You a Berry Vendor box in the bottom right hand corner of our home page, and complete the one-page profile form. Add me, Gregg Adams as your CB Representative so I can personally keep track of your profile. And that's it. Go to http://Chatterberries.com and see what the bridal world is chatting about. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Gregg Adams mailto:gregg@chatterberries.com?Subject=AfwpiSentMe 516.318.3172
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows: Wedding
Website (Paid Position)
I need reps in the following states:
California, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Tennessee,South Carolina,Ohio,
Here is some information for you.
In big markets we usually pay $50 per show. They also get .50
cents per bridal lead and another .25 cents to input. We pay .32
cents a mile for travel expenses. We also pay for the starter kit.
Contact Annie for the agreement contract and full compensation program.
Annie Esposito, Bridal Show Coordinator - WedAlert.com - bridalshowteam@wedalert.com
p. 201-705-1067 - Main Number 201-996-1980 - f. 201-996-1981 - annie@wedalert.com
We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal
Shows: Floral Company - Position: FiftyFlowers Bridal Show
Representative (Paid Position)
Traits: professional, personable, eager, self motivated, open to
feedback.
Requirements: Will serve as a representative of FiftyFlowers during
bridal show appearances. Talk with brides to describe our products and
services. Must receive flowers prior to show date and properly care for
them. Must set up booth and tear down booth in proper manner. Post show
discussion to inform FiftyFlowers' staff of the show's success (all
training, pre show coordination,
and post show follow ups will be done primarily over the phone with
Megan).
Compensation: paid by the hour. This includes flower prep time, set up,
show hours, and take down. Main organizer will receive $30 per
hour. Additional helps will receive $20 per hour. Any out
of pocket expenses will also be reimbursed (such as approved materials,
gas, parking, etc). Payment is processed upon receiving required
paperwork and receipts.
Areas needed to cover include: Throughout California, Houston, Seattle
& St Louis. For additional information please contact Cassie
J Cassie, Operations Manager
Marketing Associate - http://FiftyFlowers.com
- Office: 949-200-7184 EST - Cell: 330-219-9321 EST - Email Megan.fiftyflowers@gmail.com
Destination
Wedding Professionals - We are developing fam trips for
brides. Visit this page for information: http://afwpi.com/fams.html
We are registering brides now. We need consultants and hotels
that want to
be involved anywhere in the world! Email me if you are a member (will
become a member) and know a hotel that wants to "Play". Email
Include your location. Membership application. So far
over 250 brides have registered without any promotion!
Wedding Consultants
be listed & linked on our member pages. Please view the pages at Consultants Assistance
If you are interested in being linked to a powerful website (we have a
Google PR of 5) with an average of 250,000 pages viewed per month this
is the place to be. If interested, please email me.
Dear Fellow AFWPI Member
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brides, while earning a profit? We at MissNowMrs.com are pleased to
present AFWPI members with the opportunity to earn a 30% commission
while offering our online name-change solution to your brides! The best
part is it’s completely free and simple to sign up!
When you register with our affiliate program, you may choose a
MissNowMrs.com link or banner to place anywhere on your website. For
each sale generated through that link or banner, you will earn a 30%
commission (~$10.00/sale). Here is a link to our affiliate page where
you may view more of our program details and register today:
http://www.vendor.missnowmrs.com/affiliateprogram.aspx Now that wedding
season is in full swing, we encourage you to join our affiliate program
and offer your brides our nationwide, online name-change service! 88.6%
of brides change their name in some way, so what could be better than
to assist them when it comes to making their new beginnings easier and
boost your bottom line? Have Questions?! Please feel free to contact
Liz McGinty, Marketing Director and Affiliate Manager at: 800.301.9296
or via email: liz@missnowmrs.com.
We look forward to working with you!
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along with networking and
bridal show participation is to make sure that your web site is up to
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We need assistance exhibiting in Bridal Shows throughout the us: Wedding Solutions.
I would like to introduce you to the Wedding Solutions Regional Director program. As you probably know, Wedding Solutions Publishing Inc. is the largest and most respected publishing company of wedding books in America. For the last 15 years, we have helped millions of brides and grooms plan their perfect wedding through our 30 best selling wedding books. And WeddingSolutions.com is one of the top three most popular wedding planning websites.
We are now creating a network of professional wedding consultants that will become WeddingSolutions.com Regional Directors. These consultants will represent WeddingSolutions.com at bridal shows, wedding mixers, and perhaps at upcoming wedding planning seminars in their area.
These professionals will be endorsed and promoted by Wedding Solutions.com as consultants who meet or exceed their clients’ expectations and who offer excellent standards of service and professionalism.
We are currently seeking for a top wedding consultant in your area. As a WeddingSolutions.com Regional Director you will receive the following benefits:
a) You will be able to represent yourself as the WeddingSolutions.com Regional Director in your area. This will give added credibility to your already successful business.
b) You will be able to represent WeddingSolutions.com at all bridal shows in your area and receive the leads from all the brides who enter to win a free wedding planning gift offered at our booth during the show.
c) If allowed by the show producer, you will be able to affix your business card on the back of Wedding Solutions fliers that you distribute to brides during the show. Enclosed is a copy of the flier that you would be handing out at bridal shows. Please note that this flier has a space for you to attach your business card.
d) You will receive a free advertising at WeddingSolutions.com (a $1,200 value)
e) You will also receive free leads of Wedding Solutions registered brides within a 60-mile radius of your address (a $600 value)
f) You will be asked to complete a free online wedding planning certification course that will identify you as a WeddingSolutions.com Certified Wedding Planning Specialist. ($900 value).
g) One of the
biggest benefits of this program is that you will be able to sell
Wedding Solutions best selling wedding planning books to bridal stores
in your area. Once you sell our books to a bridal store in your
area, you will receive a
15% commission on all the books purchased by that bridal store for as
long as you remain a Wedding Solutions regional director.
For example, a book that retails for $30.00, you will sell it to the
bridal store at $15.00 and you will get $2.25 commission. If the
bridal store orders 200 books in a year, you would make $450 per year
for
one single store, just for presenting our books once to that
store.
Imagine what you can make if you sell our books to 20 or 30 bridals
stores
in your area. You will also be able to sell our books at bridal
shows
in your area. Click
here to see a copy of our best selling wedding
planning books.
a) Represent WeddingSolutions.com at all Bridal Shows in your area and to pay $100.00 to $200 per show to cover the cost of producing the wedding gift and fliers that will be given away during the show as well as the cost of shipping all booth materials to your location and back to us.
b) Sell and promote Wedding Solutions wedding planning books at local bridal stores in your area.
Please call me after you have reviewed this information so I can answer any questions that you may have and to see if you qualify for this program. We will only be accepting one regional director per major city. So please contact me at your earliest convenience to assure that you will be considered for this program. Regards,
Tim Heredia
WeddingSolutions.com - 7290 Navajo Road; Suite 207 - San Diego, CA 92119 - 619-589-1919 x 112 Email:Tiffany@weddingsolutions.com
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