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What they said about the 2007 Convention

 

Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed my time at the show.

I only attended the trade show, but I found it to be extremely useful; full of a brilliant

variety of exhibitors.

How do I become a member of the SWPP.I probably missed a special offer at the show!?

Yours sincerely

Jeremy


Dear Phil,

 

I attended the 2007 SWPP convention on Sat and Sun for the first time and really learned a lot in the two days, with many tips that I can use. The master classes that I attended were all well presented. So many thanks to yourself and everyone involved with the event, it was very worthwhile.

 

Bill Styles


Dear Patricia

Just a few words to express how much I enjoyed the company of your stuff. Edyta, Marianna,

Nicky, Patrick, and Lindi they are beautiful people inside out and please tell them I love

them all. They actually helped me without knowing through a very difficult time I am going

through, Your influence is so evident in each and everyone of them.

Thank God for people like you.

So I'm sending two picture the lady took of us - I will treasure them for the rest of my life.

Please remember me when you're happy and ask for my number when sorrow gets in your path.

 

Warmest Regards

Albert


 

Hi Phil,

Thanks for this Show Newsletter and the links. The show was really an exhilerating experience

and jam packed with ideas from all the speakers I heard. I can't wait for the 2008 Show,

although I bet you can at the moment! Thank you and the team for a really enjoyable and

thought provoking few days. I know that my wedding photography will see a big improvement over

my last year's work as a result of this show and it's inspirational speakers.

You'll be pleased to hear that I joined the SWPP at the Show; that's how impressed I was with

 

the event and the enthusiasm and professionalism you and the team and speakers exhibited.

So, a big thank you.

 

Best wishes,

Ed


Dear Phil & Juliet,

 

Thanks for all the effort you & your team put into the convention - it was tremendous! For

someone who's only been in business for a year, I was inspired & educated by the masterclass

speakers, helped & greatly encouraged by a mentor-me assessment, and I enjoyed catching up

with colleagues & suppliers. I hope you've all recovered.

My suggestion for an improvement would be to get more detail into the descriptions of the

masterclass talks that go into the convention guide. Until you know who the best speakers are,

its very difficult to decide which talk to go to when there are a few running in parallel. I

tried to read between the lines of the descriptions, but it was tricky.

Cheers Laurence

 


Dear Phil

 

I would like to congratulate the Swpp on an awesome Convention 2007. I attended the business

school, I was well impressed by the great turn out & organised. It gave me a new light into

the business side of Photography. I have all ready implimented some of their ideas & systems

and have had a really good response. I would reccomend it to any photographer.

Once again, awesome ! 2007 Convention! ! ! ! ! !

Best regards

Mark

 


 

Dear Juliet & Phil,

Congratulations! Another brilliant event.  Best trade show I have been to in ages.  Please

 

book me in for next year's event wherever it is.

Very best regards.

Hardy

 


Hello all,

 

Just a few lines to say how much I enjoyed the SWPP Convention last weekend in London. 

Unfortunately I was unable to attend for the full day seminars but was with you from Friday to

Sunday, making the most of the masterclasses and trade show.

A couple of the overseas speakers were just excellent and from the UK, I really enjoyed

listening to Peter Prior - it was really good to listen to a speaker who produces beautiful

images whilst working with the UK weather and all that it throws at us!  A really good

practical two hour masterclass.

Looking forward to joining you again in 2008!

 


Dear All

 

Following SWPP Catherine has received some really wonderful feedback from various people who attended her seminar.  We thought you would be keen to read some of these comments, it seems to have had a truly positive effect on those who attended


 

 

Hi Catherine

 

Thanks for another inspirational talk yesterday (I assume that late arriver was not a put up job). 

You might like to know that I went home and actually READ my latest copy of Junior and, well, wow - my head is now full of extra insight and marketing ideas.

Brilliant. Thanks.

Best wishes

Martin


 

Dear Catherine,

 

Just a quick thank you for another inspiring and motivating presentation at the SWPP.  I’ve not long returned from London after attending Jerry Ghonis’s superb one day seminar but wanted to thank you before retiring (to bed that is – I’m not that old!).  For all of the seminars, as an attendee I’m looking for what I term “golden nuggets”, gems of information that I can utilise now whether they be technical or marketing based.  Few seminars this weekend had me nodding off or thinking of that next cup of tea yet there was a bag full of nuggets to take away from your seminar and a few big boots up the rear end to action things.  I think to achieve the 130 % I’m going to have to leave SEPA this year, that is now more than crystal clear to me!.

Best wishes

Paul


 

Hi Catherine & Jane,

 

Thank you, once again, for the seminar on Sunday afternoon, I felt completely inspired and confident that we can grow our business even more - especially with everything that we picked up from the award winning photographers, whose seminars we attended.

I will definitely be calling you to discuss which of your courses will be most useful for me to attend, when we get back from our hols in March

 

Thank you very much, we look forward to speaking and seeing you soon.

 

Regards

Sacha


 

 

Dear Catherine,

 

The seminar on Sunday was absolutely brilliant and certainly gave me a multitude of new ideas and avenues to go down - two hours flew by – I didn't miss a word! I have looked at my notes! .

and  January is looking up already!  You mentioned an e-mail with more business details and ideas - I shall be very grateful if you will send it to me.

With again more and more thanks for being you really - the lecture was totally captivating  and I left feeling sooo much taller!

 

Love, Rosie

ROSIE


Catherine

 

Many thanks for another excellent time at SWPP your seminar was as always inspiring and challenging.

Very many thanksand regards

Mike

 


Hi Phil & Julie

Just to say a big thanks to you and you amazing team.

I thought the business school was superb and the seminars were great.

I would especialy like to thank Patrcia for her uplifting way of getting people motivated with here warm words of encouragement and interaction. To me her seminar realy stood out and I for one would like to see her at next years event. Gerry. Well what can I say "What a guy". Mark Laurie was on top form as usual and the dynamic Yurbury duo were brilliant. I felt the hole event was first class throughout, although I did feel a sense of sadness that Monty was missing. I was so sad to hear of his illness. I became quite friendly with him after attending his seminars here in england. While I was at the convention in Vegas I heared someone call my name and could not believe it when I turned around and it was Monty. He had actualy remembered me. Later in the week he took a picture of my wife and I at the Canon stage show and when we picked up the print next day he had signed it. Wow! I would like to wish him well and if you do get to read this personaly please! please! pass on my best wishes to him.

Many thanks again

Pete


Hi Phil & Juliet,
A note to say thankyou for the opportunity to be one of the speakers at the 2007 convention.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time and seeing as many other photographers as I could.
Your army of helpers did a wonderful job as did yourselves.

I look forward to visiting the 2008 convention.

Regards
Gerry


Hi Phil
Many thanks for the picture.
I am still in shock after winning the award. The entries in the landscape category were absolutely fantastic and I honestly thought I would never had been in with a chance.

It was an amazing experience just to be in the same room as the likes of Jim Moreland (one of my biggest inspirations since I started photography) Winning the award has already had a massive effect on my business.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the convention, we have been regular attendees over the years and it goes from strength to strength every year, I cannot thank you enough for everything you have done and continue to do for the industry as a whole.

Many Thanks
Simon


 

Phil and Juliet,

With the dust finally settled, you must be very proud of your accomplishment!  What a GREAT show in London.  Both Ben and I were honored to be the stand in for Monte and we feel fortunate to have been a part of something so fantastic. 

My best,

Clay

 


 


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