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| Make 2008 Your Studio’s Best Year |
Use Collages.net to centralize your studio needs. As a product and services company, we have it all - from online posting to albums to cards to books. If you haven’t yet received your 2008 Product and Services Catalog, contact Customer Service today.
With Collages.net’s specials you can easily prep your studio for the upcoming busy season by showcasing your product offerings in your studio. All of our studio sample albums and proof books are 30% off, making product promotion more affordable than ever. And, the best part is that there is no limit to the number of albums and books that may be applied to this special.
We also have other first-time specials, which will help you get your studio ready for your best season, which are available in our Special Savings section.
For more information on our products, visit www.collages.net/products.
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| All-new Addition to Build Your Brand - Maximize Your Products |
Your studio’s product line is one of your most valuable tools. You already have grasped the emotion of your clients by taking photographs of their spe cial moments – now you just have to turn this excitement into a high-profit sale. And, the easiest way to do this is to use your product line to your advantage.
To help professional photographers with this initiative, Collages.net created an all-new section to Build Your Brand – Maximize Your Products. In this section, product-by-product we provide tips on how to build your business, market your studio, and maximize your profits.
Listed below are our top tips for albums and books. To read all of the tips, check outwww.collages.net/maximizeproducts.
Albums. Capitalize on your clients’ engagement sessions. Use Collages.net’s albums and the beautiful pre-wedding shots to create a personalized guest book for the couple to display at their wedding.
Press Printed Books. Make your studio memorable. Compile your 50 best images and create a 5x5 soft cover sample book to show to potential clients and to give to vendors.
Build Your Brand is Collages.net's complimentary studio marketing program, which directly helps professional photographers build their business and increase their sales through marketing their studio. |
| Full Bleed Books – Coming Soon! |
 Press printed books with full bleed pages will soon be available through our book ordering system. This enhancement gives professional photographers complete, creative control to design and customize their press printed books.
We offer over 25 color choices and a variety of convenient sizes. The online order form is simple - and it's PC and Mac compatible.
Stay tuned to our e-mails and blog entries for our formal announcement about full bleed pages. |
| Trade show season is upon us |
 We’ll be heading west for our next two trade shows – to Pasadena, California for the Pro Photo Expo and Arlington, Texas for the Texas PPA Convention. If you are interested in the Pro Photo Expo but don’t yet have your entrance pass, contact Collages.net Customer Service, and we can provide you with free passes.
We’ll also be attending the Professional Photographers of Ohio Convention along with the North Carolina Convention – and, of cours e, WPPI, in mid-March. We are looking forward to meeting our new photographers as well as touching base with our long-time customers.
For our complete trade show agenda, along with dates, schedules, and the official sites, see www.collages.net/ontheroad. |
| What's new in the industry? |
Last month, Ed Pierce of PhotoVision started traveling the country for his Captivated by the Light tour. With about a dozen cities down and about 50 cities left, Ed has been sharing his valuable secrets for photography success. The seminar covers key aspects of running a successful photography studio, from detailed lighting concepts and techniques to time-saving workflow tips and marketing and sales advice. Visit http://www.edpierceseminars.com/index.php for more information. Be sure to register soon, as most seminars have been selling out!
Last week, Mitche Graf of Power Marketing 101 began his Boot Camp Tour. Mitche is one of the industry’s most highly-demanded marketing instructors, and in his fast-paced seminar, he takes on the changing world of professional photography. In order to inspire creativity and to teach photographers how to generate more revenue in today’s market, the intensive Boot Camp seminar covers industry secrets in sales, marketing, and pricing, from how to develop a sales system to how to create “irresistible packages.” Registration can be done at www.mitchegraf.com.
This March, in Charleston, SC, Misty Woodward of Misty Woodward Photography operates Pro Photo Learning Center, an online professional photographer forum, and will be hosting their annual educational conference, a four-day program designed to dramatically build photography studios’ businesses. For more information, visit www.prophotolearningcenter.com. |
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