Business Marketing What to Consider When Rebranding Your Business by Sarah Higgins, Marketing Project Manager When I first came to H&H last summer, I found a photo lab with a multi-colored, old-style logo on the side of the building. I almost turned around before the first interview. Thus, the power of branding. Branding tells the consumer so much about a company. Are you traditional, modern, […] Written by Sarah Higgins January 9, 2014January 9, 2014
Mark's Marketing Moment Marketing Make a Fresh Start in the New Year by Mark Weber, M.Photog.Cr, M.Artist, CPP Happy New Year everyone! It’s hard to believe a new year has started and for many people that means a time for new resolutions. For many that includes, weight loss or a change of some bad habits. Speaking of changes, are you stuck with the same resolution about your business […] Written by Mark Weber January 9, 2014January 9, 2014
Business Marketing The World’s Best Business Card… Seriously! by Bruce and Josh Hudson Greetings and Happy New Year all you Photographic Entrepreneurs out there, Bruce and Josh Hudson here! With the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 upon us, a lot of goal setting and resolutions come to mind for everyone. For us as business owners, it’s time to reflect on […] Written by Bruce Hudson January 5, 2014January 5, 2014
Business Marketing The Importance of Education — See for Yourself at Imaging USA! There are a ton of talented photographers out there. All you have to do is Google search the word “photographers” and it’s amazing the talent you’ll find. Now put yourself in the shoes of your potential customer. Can you imagine how confusing it must be for the public to choose a photographer? Who do you […] Written by Marathon Press December 22, 2013December 22, 2013
Mark's Marketing Moment Marketing Marketing Impossible by Mark Weber, M.Photog.Cr, M.Artist, CPP Download your free copy of the Excel Goal Worksheet – http://www.marathonpress.com/lp-goal-worksheet/ Written by Mark Weber December 7, 2013December 7, 2013
Business Technology The App of All Apps by Mark Weber, M.Photog.Cr, M.Artist, CPP I am a lousy typist. I am forever committed to the pinky, middle finger and thumb method of hunting and pecking. I look at some of my colleagues who can fly through the keyboard with eyes fixated on their monitor, able to seemingly think the words right onto their […] Written by Mark Weber December 6, 2013December 6, 2013
Business Marketing It’s All About Cash Flow and Sometimes Cash Flow Sucks! by Bruce and Josh Hudson Let’s face it, in business it’s all about cash flow. Overhead or your monthly fixed costs relentlessly march on despite your sales volume. You’d think it would be easier – sales minus fixed and variable costs (cost of goods sold) equals profit. So you must continually generate enough cash flow […] Written by Bruce Hudson November 22, 2013November 22, 2013
Technology Ignore PPI, Count Pixels by Jerry Weiner, CEO You’ve likely heard that image files going to print should be set to 300 PPI (pixels per inch) and photos for the web should be set to 72 PPI. In actuality, the PPI (often confused with DPI) numbers are of no consequence and can be more or less ignored. What truly […] Written by Jerry Weiner November 15, 2013November 15, 2013
Business Mark's Marketing Moment Marketing Start Planning Now For the First of the Year by Mark Weber, M.Photog.Cr, M.Artist, CPP Now is an important time of year to start planning your marketing strategies for the new year. I know how hard it is to think beyond Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, but it is imperative that you have a strategy heading into the first 90 days of 2014. Chances are […] Written by Mark Weber November 8, 2013November 8, 2013
Business Where’s the BIG Money in Photography? by Chris Wunder, Cr. Photog. ASP Do you NEED to earn $100,000 per year from photography? Is photography your HOBBY? Or your LIVELIHOOD? If you’re only looking to supplement your family income with a little added revenue from time to time, maybe your current sales and marketing efforts meet your needs. But if you need […] Written by Chris Wunder October 31, 2013October 31, 2013
