Marketing A 5-Step Formula to Market Yourself as a Photographer – Part One Intro by Skip Cohen Bryan Caporicci is a never-ending source of great information to help photographers build a stronger business, especially in areas under the marketing “umbrella.” In this archived two-part post, Bryan shared some outstanding insight with suggestions on how to market yourself. Think about it for just a second – what good is […] Written by Bryan Caporicci November 13, 2017November 13, 2017
Business Marketing How’s That Direct Mail Idea Coming Along? I don’t get it! It’s November and the year is almost over, and many of you have procrastinated your way through another stretch of seasonality without a promotional campaign. Opportunities abound with kids back in school, homecoming, Thanksgiving and then into the heart of every family, the December holidays. The barrage of catalogs has already […] Written by Skip Cohen November 1, 2017November 1, 2017
Inspiration Marketing Show What You Want to Shoot Intro by Skip Cohen Over the last few years, I’ve reviewed at least three hundred photographer’s websites covering just about every specialty. The idea started as part of the registration fee for Skip’s Summer School in 2012 and it just continued over the years. One thing I’ve noticed over and again are the images shared […] Written by Justin & Mary Marantz October 30, 2017October 30, 2017
Business Marketing Creating a Unique Experience for Every Client Intro by Skip Cohen Sarah Petty’s blog, Joy of Marketing, is loaded with solid content. I love wandering through her archives and stumbled across this little gem. While it’s part of Sarah’s blog, it was written by Erin Verbeck a few years back. Erin is the Chief Joy Officer at the Joy of Marketing and […] Written by Sarah Petty October 23, 2017October 23, 2017
Business Holidays Marketing Making the Most of Seasonality Intro by Skip Cohen Wandering through Justin and Mary’s archives I stumbled on this post just after Halloween in 2015. It’s just good old fun content, but there are a few things that hit me. Halloween isn’t just for kids! If you’re not doing something fun for your adult and family clients as well, then […] Written by Justin & Mary Marantz October 18, 2017October 18, 2017
Business Marketing Being a Professional – Even With Your Phone Intro by Skip Cohen In wandering through Sarah Petty’s blog, I stumbled on this short post about maintaining a strong brand with your business phone. It’s appropriate for so many of you. First, we’re an industry with a healthy percentage of part-time photographers. While some of you believe it’s the result of everyone’s access […] Written by Sarah Petty October 2, 2017October 2, 2017
Business Marketing Who Are You? Intro by Skip Cohen Lori Nordstrom and I have been friends for a whole lot of years. That friendship came out of the respect I have for her understanding of business, marketing and her ability to continuously give back to the photographic community! I found this post in her archives and I love the approach. […] Written by Lori Nordstrom September 27, 2017September 27, 2017
Business Marketing How Photographers Can Guarantee Customer Loyalty in Their Photography Business: Part I Intro by Skip Cohen Satisfaction is a rating. Loyalty is a brand! Shep Hyken One of the things I love about working on various projects with Bryan Caporicci is his ability to walk the talk. Although he’s a writer, educator, blogger, podcaster and developer, he’s also a full-time photographer with a healthy business, primarily in […] Written by Bryan Caporicci September 20, 2017September 20, 2017
Inspiration Marketing Social Media Sharing Your Personal Side in Blog Posts Intro by Skip Cohen Your website is about what you sell, while your blog is about what’s in your heart. The challenge with many of you is finding some middle ground when it comes to what you share in blog posts. You need to be careful and stay with what’s most interesting to your readers, […] Written by Justin & Mary Marantz September 13, 2017September 13, 2017
Marketing Social Media Increasing Traffic to Your Website Intro by Skip Cohen This post by Sarah Petty may be from her archives, but it’s so relevant today, especially with the number of you who now have both a website and a blog. Your Internet real estate is the equivalent of your storefront, but you’ve got to do a little work to show up […] Written by Sarah Petty September 11, 2017September 11, 2017