WEDDINGS THAT ROCK!
“Separate Yourself From The Rest Of The Pack”
Do you have the time to do the things in life that are most important to you? Have you been searching for ways to take your wedding business to the next level of success and profitability but have been met with frustration? Are you satisfied with the dollar volume that your wedding clients pay you and are you maximizing your marketing potential? Do you still have that “passion” for photographing weddings, or do you find yourself hitting the creative wall?
WEDDINGS THAT ROCK, an intensive workshop, will give you the basic tools to not only compete more effectively in the battle for clients, but to win the Marketing war! This entertaining and dynamic program is jam-packed with meat and potatoes information that will give you a new perspective of your wedding business and your life, put the excitement and fun back into your photography and will teach you how to become a "Power Marketer".
National Speaker and author Mitche Graf shares his 20 years of dynamic Marketing experience and 7 years of Studio experience in this no-nonsense approach to promoting your wedding business. Whether you are new to the industry or have photography weddings since before film was invented, you will benefit tremendously from Mitche's motivational and high-powered all-day workshop.
In today's fiercely competitive world of professional wedding photography, only the strong will survive and the weak will go away….Which one will you be? You will learn….
· How to develop a referral network that will keep clients coming to you year around!
· How to price your weddings so you are making money before you roll out of bed on Saturday morning!
· How to build a high “perceived value” into your work that allows you to charge more than ever before!
· How to use the power of the Internet to get larger orders, get referrals, and have more time off!
· How to take the guess-work out of the pricing game!
· How to develop an “Associate Photographer” program that allows you to shoot more weddings than ever before!
· How to use a “Portrait Credit” to add over $2000 to your average wedding!
· How to figure out your “break-even” point for your studio!
· How to create promotions that nobody else in your market can compete with!
· Plus much, much more!!!!
Biography
International speaker, noted author and marketing expert Mitche Graf brings more than 25 years of dynamic Marketing experience and 9 years of studio experience to his energetic seminars. He is the author of several educational products including the book “Power Marketing for Wedding and Portrait Photographers” published by Amherst Media, which has become one of the fastest selling books in the industry. He has had extensive training in the field of Sales and Marketing, as well as being a student in the School of Hard Knocks! His articles appear on a regular basis in the pages of Professional Photographer, Rangefinder magazine and several other industry publications around the world.
In the past, he has owned and operated several businesses in many different industries: manufacturing, consulting, retail, fitness, and distribution. His creative methods and high-energy techniques will give you that little extra "kick" you have been looking for, and he prides himself on knowing how to maximize the potential of every business he has been involved with.
Mitche enjoys the outdoors, laughing, playing guitar, reading and cooking. For much of his photographic career, his Studio was located in the country in the small town of St. Maries, Idaho. Choosing to live in a small town (only 2400 people!) challenged Mitche to refine his Sales and Marketing skills, and he will share these meat and potatoes techniques with you.
Mitche has been ask to give his programs in over 42 states and 7 countries around the world, and will be giving his high-energy program at several state, regional and international conventions throughout the coming year in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. His fun and creative style has catapulted his program onto the international scene
His "Power Marketing" approach to small business management will give you a solid foundation which to build a more successful Marketing program on, and will provide you with the tools to be able to not only compete, but to win the Marketing war!
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