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| Finding Your Blue Ocean Workshop Review |
During the past
several weeks, Collages.net’s CEO Kevin Casey has been busy conducting several Finding Your Blue Ocean workshops throughout the country. Workshops have been held in Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa, and Houston, and the response from attendees has been very positive. Kevin discusses ideas about what profitable studios are doing to stay ahead during these tough economic times, what photographers can change about their businesses to become more profitable, what studio finances really mean, and how studios can plan for the future. These workshops have also been a great opportunity for photographers to network with other photographers in their area.
Register
Register for only $19 online. Every attendee will receive a $50 Collages.net product credit.
Registration is limited to 75 participants per city. All workshops are from 6-9PM.
Schedule
| April 16 |
Chicago |
| May 3 |
Philadelphia |
| May 11 |
Tampa |
| May 18 |
Houston |
| May 27 |
Boston |
| June 8 |
Los Angeles |
| June 10 |
San Francisco |
| June 15 |
New York |
All workshops are from 6-9PM.
Professional photographers who attended the workshops have expressed the benefits of attending the workshop. Ray Pryor of Emotia Cinematic Wedding Photography in Chicago said, "I thought the Blue Ocean workshop was great! It was a nice environment to learn and brainstorm with fellow photographers. I appreciated the solid business advice without the heavy-handed sales pitch. Kevin seemed to be honestly interested in our businesses and did whatever he could to help. I especially appreciated learning about the PPA survey results and recommendations on what cost of sales, general costs, and profits should be. It was also great meeting my local product consultant and seeing the products I haven’t purchased yet. It was well worth the time, especially since I got paid for attending!"
Michael Giordano of Life Long Studios recalls, "Our company has been using Collages.net for years. We attended the Finding Your Blue Ocean workshop in Tampa thinking we would go just to show our support. We left that night realizing that the workshop was not just about promoting Collages.net. We learned valuable information about business finances, profitability, business leadership, and employee management. As a large studio in the Tampa Bay area photographing nearly 100 events per year, I didn't think we would learn a lot, but I was wrong. Kevin's ideas and shared experiences gave us some great ideas for our own company. Thank you Collages.net for being more than just our online proofing company. It is business relationships like this that have made us who we are today."
There are still several opportunities to participate in this interactive workshop. If you would like to attend a workshop in your area, visit www.collages.net/blue for dates, locations, and more information.
We would love to hear from you if you attended any of the workshops. Feel free to leave a comment with your feedback and reactions toward the workshop on our blog. Also, if you have any photos from the event, feel free to send them to customerservice@collages.net. We’d love to post them on our blog!
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| Administrative Area Updates: New Product Tab and New Support Tab |
Administrative Area Support Tab
Your Administrative Area’s new product tab now contains product pricing information, product options, file preparation information, design templates (if applicable), and frequently asked questions. There are also links to every product ordering system available directly within the product tab. In addition, the new product tab contains updated product photos displaying our newest products.
The new support tab in your Administrative Area contains answers to your most frequently asked questions, links to product and pricing information, and an interactive video showing a quick tour of Site Builder.
To access the new tabs, log in to your online Administrative Area and click on your Event Manager. Click on the new Products and Prints or Support tabs and start learning more today.
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| Collages.net’s Tenth Birthday Giveaway Winners |
 In late April, Collages.net turned ten years old! We wanted to celebrate this landmark occasion with you, our customers, the professional photographers that we seek to serve each day. In the last ten years, Collages.net has evolved from an online posting company into a comprehensive one-stop shop for professional photographers. With each step, we have maintained our core values of high quality, value for your studio, and phenomenal customer service.
Since we wouldn’t be where we are today without your feedback and support, we created a birthday contest providing prizes to ten lucky Collages.net customers. Photographers entered the contest by leaving a comment on our blog. We are now proud to announce the winners:
- Cody Dame, Divine Productions, Winner, Free Year of Online Posting with Premium Websites
- Dustin Meyer, Dustin Meyer Photography, Winner, One Free Album Design
- Alison Douglas, ami&alison photography, Winner, One Free Hand-Sewn Press Printed Book
- Michael LaRose, Michael LaRose Photography, Winner, 10 free Premium Websites
- Jessica Robertson, Jessica Robertson Photography, Winner, One Free Set of 100 Press Printed Cards
- Dean Madson, Madson Photography, Winner, $100 in Free Prints
- Rylan Crooks, Fifth Avenue Digital, Winner, 10 Free Tickets to Kevin Casey's Blue Ocean Workshop
- Ross and Kammi Bothwell, Elegant Images & Photographs, Winners, One Free Year of Image Backup and Recovery
- Julie Cheshire, Julie Cheshire Photography, Winner, Free Guest Book
- Dwayne Lee, Southern Flair Photography, Winner, Free Soft Cover Press Printed Book
Thanks again for ten great years and we look forward to serving you in the future!
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| Collages.net Introduces Its New Logo Uploader to Photographers |
 Photographers can now upload their studio logos to event sites and event notification e-mails with Collages.net's new logo uploader. Photographers can upload their studio logo as a JPEG file at a maximum of 155 pixels on the longest side for optimal viewing on event sites and in event notification e-mails.
Uploading your logo is easy! Follow these steps to upload your studio’s logo:
- Visit http://www.collages.net/logos and type in your photographer code and password.
- Browse for your logo on your computer and click Upload.
Displaying your studio’s logo on every Collages.net Event Site and in every event notification e-mail is a free and easy way to build your studio’s brand. For more information about building your studio’s brand, visit our Build Your Brand page.
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