See the Announcements page for our bi weekly newsletters which always contain tips for growing your wedding business.
GUILD SPEAKERS
Make this Your Breakthrough Year, January 2012
Triangle Wedding Guild guest speaker Olalah Njenga of YellowWood Group shares how to break through barriers this year in your wedding business.
Indian Wedding Traditions, November 2011
Traditional Scroll of Ceremony Proceedings Part I and Part II
Manju Khare-Nigam of Blooming Buds, who specializes in Indian/Muslim wedding decor and floral design, shares the steps in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony.
10 Strategies for Networking, May 2011
Catherine Katz of Cherished Celebrations shares how to get the most out of Triad and Triangle wedding professional networking events. Learn how to face-to-face network in a digital world.
7 Habits of Highly Profitable Wedding Professionals, February 2011
Triangle Wedding Guild guest speaker Tammy Elliot, PWG President/CEO
Bridal Board Video, March 2010
Panel of brides and mother of the bride answer questions about their wedding planning experience and working with wedding professionals.
Wedding Traditions
Triad Wedding Guild guest speaker Rev. Dr. Susan Kennedy
Marketing Is Like A Wedding
Triad Wedding Guild guest speaker Mark MacDonald of PinPoint Creative Group.
Marketing When the Brand is You- Differentiation
Triangle Wedding Guild guest speaker Olalah Njenga of YellowWood Group.
The Five Love Languages at Work
Triangle Wedding Guild guest speaker Rev. Robin Renteria.
The Sales Process
Gail Galloway
Bridal Panel: What Brides Look For In A Vendor
Taken from a panel of brides at a Triad Guild Luncheon
"When your passion and your purpose are greater than your fear and excuses, you will find a way!"
Kelly Hogan, Senior Sales Director- Mary Kay
CURRENT TRENDS IN WEDDINGS
Nation's Economic Slump Crashes Wedding Parties
Economy Sticking a Cake Fork in Bridezilla?
GENERAL MARKETING
See the Accolades and Announcements page to read past newsletters for many tips
Top 12 Business Etiquette Tips for Social Media
Sharpen Your Edge
Keep your business in top form by tracking down the newest information and trends.
Three Ways To Get Listed In Google
Email Subject Lines: 15 Rules to Write Them Right
Getting the Subject Line Right Part I
One of the most important elements of your email communications is the subject line. Next to the "from" address, the subject line will determine whether or not your email gets opened.
Getting the Subject Line Right Part II
Approaches to a great subject line.
Is Your Website Killing Your Business?
19 point analysis on website effectiveness.
Five Things You MUST Have To Compete In The Wedding Business Today
These 5 tips will help you stay competative in today's business.
How To Handle Customer Complaints
6 steps to handling customer complaints and creating loyal customers
Make the Most of Your Marketing and Advertising
3 things to consider in your marketing campaigns
Marketing to Generations X and Y
Useful tools for marketing to adults who were born between 1965 and 1994.
Top 30 Open-Ended Questions to Ask Brides
Open-ended questions are one of the most vital tools for those who sell (if followed up by listening).