Using Email Marketing to Reach More Brides {Tele-Class information}

Attention wedding vendors, wedding professionals, wedding entrepreneurs, bridal-preneurs, and ANYONE who works with brides!  WedBiz Journal contributing writer Natalie Bradley of Bride Attraction is offering a complimentary tele-class next Wednesday August 17 at 9am Pacific, 10am Mountain, 11am Central, 12 noon Eastern.

From Natalie:

Did you know that a little thing called an email newsletter (or ezine as I call it around here) is what truly launched my company into a whole new world of making tons of money and having a lot more time off? It’s true. And you can do the same thing too. 

It’s actually really easy to use in your business, it yields huge results and makes you a lot more money than using traditional methods of marketing. It’s just that most people are approaching this completely wrong. And you’re most likely one of them. I actually rarely see wedding pros doing this correctly. But it can be taught. 

When you join me for my complimentary call on “How to Make Massive Money with Your Email”, you’ll learn:

• The 5 key reasons why an e-zine can be the best marketing tool for your business. 
• Simple ways to have your e-zine follow up with brides and sell for you (for cheap too!)
• What your e-zine can do for you that social media and a blog still can’t. 
•  Plus, details about my step-by-step program to teach you how to attract high-end brides, get featured in the media easily, and sell like crazy!

View more information and Register HERE

7 Things Wedding Vendors Can Email, Blog, or Tweet About {from BridalTweet)

A while back, Christine Dyer posted a great blog on Bridal Tweet discussing topics for enewsletters entitled, “7 Things Wedding Vendors Can Email, Blog, or Tweet About.”  Wedding vendors know they need to communicate with potential brides but are often at a loss for topics.  Here are some topics to get your ideas flowing.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

{EXCERPT FROM BRIDALTWEET}

Email truly is an amazing vehicle to help build and deepen relationships with your customers… . But along with the benefits of email marketing, there are some challenges. What does one include in an eNewsletter in order to effectively connect with customers?

First and foremost, I believe that you should only send out eNewsletters if you believe that they will help or provide value to your customers. Otherwise, you’ll run the risk of having your customers opt out of your future emails. I also believe that email content, which falls within one of these seven categories, will likely provide value to your customers:

1. Wedding Tips – We all know that wedding planning can be stressful and overwhelming. Based on your expertise, what content can you create or gather that can help make a bride’s life easier?

2. Trends and Research – Including facts and statistics within your email will add credibility to your message. If you choose this route, be sure to give credit to all of your research sources.

3. Wedding Ideas and Inspiration – Why not inspire brides by providing examples of real weddings that you have worked on? Or perhaps recap a wedding fashion show that you just went to. Including images will grab their attention, give them ideas for their wedding and it will give them a glimpse of your own personal style of work.

4. Special Wedding Offers – Are you running a special promotion that brides can benefit from? This is a great way to deliver value to your audience.

5. New Products or Services – Have you launched a new product or service that brides will benefit from? Email is a great way to publicize this type of information to your customers.

6. Interviews – Capture a bride’s attention by recapping an interview or encounter that you may have had with a wedding trendsetter. Be sure to include insights that the trendsetter shared, which might enhance a bride’s big day.

7. A Backstage Look at Your Business – I’ve purposely included this category last because in marketing, I believe that it is better to put yourself last. Unless you happen to be a celebrity or popular icon, your audience is not going to want to read about what you did this past weekend. It is true that they want to know that there is a real person behind your brand but if you decide to provide a backstage look at your business, then be sure that your content is still helping or providing value to your bridal audience.

These seven categories work well for sending out emails, blogging, tweeting, or posting on your Facebook fan page. 

For more great ideas, or to read the FULL VERSION of this post, visit BridalTweet.

ABOUT Christine Dyer and BridalTweet:  Christine Dyer is the Creator and Founder of BridalTweet. Christine has an MBA in marketing and shares over ten years of marketing expertise with the wedding community. In her weekly blog, you’ll find advice on an array of wedding business topics such as how to market to brides, social networking, wedding PR, wedding sales, vendor networking, branding, pricing and much more. Please pass this news along to your own professional wedding network. To receive this advice in your email inbox each week, Sign Up for a Free BridalTweet Membership.