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Jul 9, 2024

Venue Marketing For Maximum Reach with Colleen Carswell, Owner of Smoky Blue Events. SmokeyBlueEvents.com.
Other wedding pros have your preferred vendor list to maximize their word of mouth referrals, but who’s spreading the word about your venue? Get featured in local and national outlets and build instant trust, authority, and credibility with engaged couples. 
Reach couples without the social media grind
Create content that lasts for years, not hours
Get more promotions from others for free

Jul 2, 2024

MBA Level Operations Advice with Bethel Nathan, Owner, Ceremonies By Bethel & Elevate By Bethel. ElevateByBethel.com.
Owning a wedding business can be terrifying. You risk everything when you start or expand it. Avoid these horrifying entrepreneurial fails.
• Unexpected business emergencies • Successful business goal-setting
• Recover from bad reviews

Jun 26, 2024

Business First Impressions with Becca Pountney, Wedding Industry Marketing Consultant. BeccaPountney.com
In a fraction of a second, prospective couples form opinions about your company. This instant judgment happens when they look at your website, social media posts, email, or talk with you on the phone. How do you make a stellar first impression that ultimately leads to a sale?
• Proven first-impression digital techniques
• Repair a flubbed first impression
• In-person and virtual impression do’s and don’ts

Jun 18, 2024

Websites That Captivate And Convert with
Marc McIntosh, Team Wedding Marketing. teamwedding.com.
How many times have you clicked off or silently judged someone’s online storefront? Your immediate response is from a first impression you can’t erase. A stellar website increases credibility, brand awareness, organic traffic, and new leads.
• Five components of a successful website • Optimize user experience and conversions • Real cost of not getting it right

Jun 13, 2024

Guide To Book Better Clients with Margaux Fraise, Owner, Wedding Summit Series. harmonycreativestudio.com
How do you distinguish the difference between solid inquiries and time wasters? Wedding planners are often told to reject the wrong clients early in the inquiry process. Are you confident you aren’t eliminating clients who will become your greatest allies? Discover the warning signs you should look for so you don’t end up with badly behaved clients.
• Potential red flags that will surprise you
• Keywords that indicate price shoppers vs genuine leads
• When clients want you to change your contract

Jun 4, 2024

Fake Lead Philosophy with Alan Berg. AlanBerg.com. You get lots of inquiries, but they don’t convert to sales. Are they real leads or time-wasting fakes? Also, do your responses not connect with how you reply? If your old techniques don’t work, it’s time for a refresh. Fine-tune your inquiry process into a profitable sales machine.
• Spot a fake lead from a real one
• Should you reply to leads from different sources • Get better ROI from your current leads

May 27, 2024

Preseason chat with Joe Rare. WeddingBookingSystem.com. What is automated marketing? The difference between marketing, advertising, and sales. What is ringless voicemail? How Joe's company tests a wedding market.

May 21, 2024

Preseason with Jennifer Bernal. HouseofBernal.com. How does a floral design company grow to the top of its market in only three years? How to network effectively. How to find the right market for your business.

May 14, 2024

Preseason chat with Elizabeth Marberry. ElizabethMarberry.com. How to turn Instagram followers into clients. Create content for your specific ideal client. Use your bio effectively. Do the call to action correctly. "Tag your fiancé!". Repost the most viewed content.

May 7, 2024

Preseason with Shannon Tarrant. WeddingVenueMap.com. Prospects are taking longer to book. When are the Peak and Off-Peak seasons? The two-week special. Discounts or added value? Who holds the power? When is a client too difficult?

Apr 30, 2024

Preseason chat with Kristin Banta. KristinBanta.com. How does she discover the right design for her clients? How did Kristin achieve her incredible success? She shares some of her marketing strategies and what scares her.

Apr 23, 2024

Preseason chat with Renee Dalo. ReneeDalo.com. How to avoid burnout. How a business and career coach can help you. The most successful event professionals are open and curious. How Renee dealt with her performance nerves.

Apr 16, 2024

Preseason chat with Mark Chapman. The IDoSociety.com. Online advertising. What platforms are most effective? What is the difference between advertising on Google and Meta (Facebook and Instagram)?

Apr 9, 2024

Preseason episode with Sara Dunn. SaraDoesSEO.com. How to improve the SEO of your website over time with baby steps regularly. How to use keywords. How to make the images on your site discoverable by Google. Get free resources at SaraDoesSEO.com. Use the discount code "Clint" to get $20 off when you buy tickets to the Wedding MBA Conference.

Apr 2, 2024

Pre-season with Meghan Ely. OFDconsulting.com. What is publicity? What are media producers looking for? Is social media a good publicity platform? Should you write a book?

Mar 25, 2024

Pre-Season episode with Rob Schenk. WeddingIndustryLaw.com. How do you protect your business if the client moves the date of the event? Do you need malpractice insurance? What to do if your supplier doesn't get you what you need in time.

Dec 6, 2023

Wedding MBA Conference 2023 recap with Becca Pountney. www.beccapountney.com Interviews with attendees and speakers.

Nov 1, 2023

Obsession-Worthy Trends with Andrea Eppolito, Owner, Andrew Eppolito Events. AndreaEppolito.com. Wedding trends are constantly evolving and emerging.
From hosting small, intimate weddings to non-traditional parties, we see
major wedding trends on the horizon. Research the newest wedding ideas
and be two steps ahead of your competitors.

Oct 24, 2023

Increase The Demand For Planners with Megan Gillikin, Owner, of The Planners Vault & Weddings For Real. Why do only 30% of wedding couples hire a professional wedding
planner? You know you can save them time and money and make their
wedding day stress-free. Education outreach can change the way your
wedding market sees the true role of a wedding planner.
• Build lucrative partnerships with venues

Oct 22, 2023

Wed Talk. Booking Hotels Will Never Be The Same with Cayce Turbeville of Groups 360 and GroupSync.com.  How Cayce booked her complimentary wedding block on GroupSync in 10 minutes! Save time and reduce stress with quick tools for wedding planners!

Oct 19, 2023

Organic Content with Nayri, Wedding Fashion Expert, Lovella Bridal. Wedding couples trust organic content over paid advertising because of authenticity. Non-paid exposure builds engagement and develops a community with other wedding pros, current couples, and prospective clients.

Oct 18, 2023

Wed Talk with Brian Franklin of Vows and Speeches. VowsAndSpeeches.com. Don’t struggle to find the right words.
We’ll help you find them.
Highly personalized, human-written, custom vows, wedding speeches, and 
Full ceremony scripts for officiants.

Oct 17, 2023

Improve Your Website with Alan Berg, CSP, Global Speaking Fellow. AlanBerg.com. Our websites are the most important "employee"
. They work for us 24/7. Whether you need a new website, just launched one, or are getting ready for a change, Alan will give you tips on how to make any site more effective.

Oct 12, 2023

Avoid Burnout with Jennifer Trotter, Owner, of Lip Service Makeup. Burnout hits high achievers the hardest because you feel like you should
always be able to manage it all. But sometimes enough is enough.
• Warning signs
• Best ways to cope with burnout
• Action plan for positive workplace

Oct 10, 2023

Boost Your Income with Braden Drake, Owner, Braden Drake, LLC, Attorney & Tax Professional. notavglaw.com. Tax deductions don’t happen by accident, it takes skill,
precision, and expertise to avoid overpaying. Get proactive and learn how
to keep more of the money you make.
• Increase your take-home pay
• IRS red flags
• Lesser-known tax deductions

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