Local Advertising / Ideas - BridalTweet Wedding Forum & Vendor Directory2024-03-29T14:01:35Zhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/forum/topics/local-advertising-ideas?commentId=3145964%3AComment%3A153721&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm looking to partner with a…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-03-14:3145964:Comment:1537212010-03-14T00:03:23.323ZAnnette Aaronhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/AnnetteAaron
I'm looking to partner with a wedding planner/wedding coordinator/venue. I own a boutique catering and events company (small but precious) and would like to expand my wedding business. I can offer anyone interested incentives.<br />
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I'm located in NYC - very competitive market. Of course we should have the same passion and creativity.<br />
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Annette Aaron Eventfulls<br />
<a href="http://www.annetteaaronevents.com" target="_blank">www.annetteaaronevents.com</a>
I'm looking to partner with a wedding planner/wedding coordinator/venue. I own a boutique catering and events company (small but precious) and would like to expand my wedding business. I can offer anyone interested incentives.<br />
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I'm located in NYC - very competitive market. Of course we should have the same passion and creativity.<br />
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Annette Aaron Eventfulls<br />
<a href="http://www.annetteaaronevents.com" target="_blank">www.annetteaaronevents.com</a> Excellent way of marketing. T…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-03-13:3145964:Comment:1537142010-03-13T23:58:06.944ZAnnette Aaronhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/AnnetteAaron
Excellent way of marketing. There is nothing like putting a face behind the voice or in these days behind the emails.
Excellent way of marketing. There is nothing like putting a face behind the voice or in these days behind the emails. I Google key words in the wed…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-23:3145964:Comment:1471002010-02-23T07:29:01.059ZForget Me Not Floralhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/ForgetMeNotFloral
I Google key words in the wedding industry and find lots of free listing websites. I register my business as many places as possible. I have also made my own poster and upload it on my emails that I send out. It looks just like constant contact without the fees.
I Google key words in the wedding industry and find lots of free listing websites. I register my business as many places as possible. I have also made my own poster and upload it on my emails that I send out. It looks just like constant contact without the fees. I agree with you. I've had se…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-10:3145964:Comment:1432742010-02-10T20:27:37.432ZJennifer Lane Eventshttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/JenniferLane
I agree with you. I've had several calls, but no bookings this year. But at least this year I'm getting calls. When things went south in 09, I didn't have a single call for new business. Those who were expecting to get married in 2010 have canceled their weddings due to fiances. The DIY brides are killers for me. I've developed a DIY package so that I can hopefully attract some who want to use my 19 yrs of expertise and then I at least get some business, but this just isn't working.
I agree with you. I've had several calls, but no bookings this year. But at least this year I'm getting calls. When things went south in 09, I didn't have a single call for new business. Those who were expecting to get married in 2010 have canceled their weddings due to fiances. The DIY brides are killers for me. I've developed a DIY package so that I can hopefully attract some who want to use my 19 yrs of expertise and then I at least get some business, but this just isn't working. What did you miss? I did Goog…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-10:3145964:Comment:1432722010-02-10T20:22:16.032ZJennifer Lane Eventshttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/JenniferLane
What did you miss? I did Google Maps about a week ago & still haven't seen it post. <a href="http://www.amemorylaneevent.com" target="_blank"></a>
What did you miss? I did Google Maps about a week ago & still haven't seen it post. <a href="http://www.amemorylaneevent.com" target="_blank"></a> We do a lot of letter sending…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-09:3145964:Comment:1427592010-02-09T20:59:09.279ZEvent Central LLChttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/WeddingCentral
We do a lot of letter sending and face to face appointments with venue managers. When our crew goes to a venue to set-up our services or products, we make it a point to meet the manager/banquet captain to introduce ourselves. When we are finished with that venue we try to send pictures back to them along with our flyers and cards to show their clients what their venue could like decorated. At the end of the year we send a letter thanking them for the referrals through the year and a fresh…
We do a lot of letter sending and face to face appointments with venue managers. When our crew goes to a venue to set-up our services or products, we make it a point to meet the manager/banquet captain to introduce ourselves. When we are finished with that venue we try to send pictures back to them along with our flyers and cards to show their clients what their venue could like decorated. At the end of the year we send a letter thanking them for the referrals through the year and a fresh supply of business cards and flyers. Of course, because we don't own a reception site yet, we keep a venue list to refer our clients to also. Then those clients come back and book our services for that venue.<br />
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When we hear of a new venue opening, we call and make an appointment to go see the banquet facilities and of course take them our cards and flyers. There is NO substitute for putting a face and hand shake with a company name.<br />
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We also advertise on eventective.com and decidio.com for leads (our two main sites, of course there are many, many more...weddingwire.com, superpages.com, etc.). These are pay per lead sites and can be customized for your local area.<br />
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And don't forget, of course, your local event magazines and bridal/event shows. Or produce your own shows.<br />
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Just a couple ways we do our local advertising. Good luck. I got a free $100 voucher whe…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-09:3145964:Comment:1427562010-02-09T20:40:41.390ZJack of all Spadeshttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/CarrieFrewin
I got a free $100 voucher when I was ordering business cards with vistaprint, since then I have been hooked to Google Adwords and it increased my business by 60% last year. But it is SUPER time consuming and it takes maybe 8 hours a week of testing and changes... Still.
I got a free $100 voucher when I was ordering business cards with vistaprint, since then I have been hooked to Google Adwords and it increased my business by 60% last year. But it is SUPER time consuming and it takes maybe 8 hours a week of testing and changes... Still. The costs can vary quite a bi…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-09:3145964:Comment:1427522010-02-09T20:38:39.755ZShiny Orbhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/ShinyOrb
The costs can vary quite a bit. It really depends on several factors:<br />
1. the "quality score" of your website as determined by Google<br />
2. the "relevance" of your keywords and ad copy<br />
3. your history as an Adwords customer (things are typically more expensive for new customers but settle down in 2-4 weeks) and your historical click-through-rate<br />
4. competition for your keywords<br />
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I'll hazard a guess. If you're going for very specific geo-targeted words, you can go under $0.20 a click. In my opinion,…
The costs can vary quite a bit. It really depends on several factors:<br />
1. the "quality score" of your website as determined by Google<br />
2. the "relevance" of your keywords and ad copy<br />
3. your history as an Adwords customer (things are typically more expensive for new customers but settle down in 2-4 weeks) and your historical click-through-rate<br />
4. competition for your keywords<br />
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I'll hazard a guess. If you're going for very specific geo-targeted words, you can go under $0.20 a click. In my opinion, you don't find a lot of $0.05 good keywords these days. Again, it's just a guess! (I have never done any geo-targeted ad campaigns with Adwords.) Things totally vary. Long tail words are typically cheaper while the more obvious, more general words can be up to several dollars. However, long tailed words will give you fewer impressions than more popular searches. Adwords can be quite an art so I hope your web design person has some experience with it or it can really eat a budget through inefficient keyword testing. Plus, you *must* have a way of tracking conversion rates.<br />
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Also, Google tends to give out $100 or $50 vouchers for people opening new accounts. Check to see if your web hosting company has some. Or ask your friends who are with other hosting companies. I get these in the mail periodically but I can't use them so I give them away. Sorry I haven't got one for you right now! Do you know how much you paid…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-02-09:3145964:Comment:1426872010-02-09T16:37:37.146ZLu Ann Vander Zandenhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/LuAnnVanderZanden
Do you know how much you paid for the google ad words. My WEB design person is going to be meeting with me regarding this and I had the impression it was very expensive.
Do you know how much you paid for the google ad words. My WEB design person is going to be meeting with me regarding this and I had the impression it was very expensive. With regards to online, you c…tag:www.bridaltweet.com,2010-01-20:3145964:Comment:1332992010-01-20T21:52:45.418ZShiny Orbhttps://www.bridaltweet.com/profile/ShinyOrb
With regards to online, you can also use Google Adwords. They provide geo-targetting so you will only show your ad to people using Google within some physical area near you. Also, you could only bid on keywords that include your city so you know those people are already looking for "[your service] [your area]."
With regards to online, you can also use Google Adwords. They provide geo-targetting so you will only show your ad to people using Google within some physical area near you. Also, you could only bid on keywords that include your city so you know those people are already looking for "[your service] [your area]."