SC PUG Referral Calendar on Google Calendar

Please email photos@ourstudios.net with your request to subscibe to this calendar. If I set it up correctly, you should be able to update you own information on the calendar.

Please set-up your booked dates. If you would rather someone else do this for you, Le me know you list of booked dates (portrait and/or wedding) to photos@ourstudios.net.

Thanks,
Faith

Pictage's FREE upload month

This is a piece of information I shared at the PUG meeting that all of you need to know about! No matter what plan you are on - All uploads from 9/1-9/30 are FREE. Take advantage of this time to upload all your events pre-Pictage to take advantage of all the holiday sales promotions!

Also - make sure you review and keep up with the holiday promotions at http://pro.pictage.com/holidays2006. This site should be up and running by the end of the week, early next week. The holiday sales promotions will start October 1st. Take the time to send out an email to all your brides/clients. Do a search on the general Pictage forums for examples where some sent out great looking html holiday emails.

Pictage suggests you include:

Thank them for their business this year

• Let them know to be on the lookout for the promotions
• Remind them that you are available for portrait sessions - book these early so that people have time to order these for Christmas
• Remind friends and family to register for events
• Share gift ideas and include deadlines from the campaign calendar

Ensure that all events are released to the public - set expirations as close to 12.24.06 or 12.25.06 as you can for any last minute shoppers

Make sure holiday cards are in your cart - verify through catalog manager

One suggestion is to make a separate "catalog" for your holiday promotions. Set all the events that you want to use the holiday catalog. Remember to pay very close attention to the photographer opt-out instructions if you do not wish to participate. It is ALL or NONE. You cannot opt in to some and not others except through non-inclusion of products in your catalogs.

Consumer opt-out is at the bottom of all emails they receive. If you have a client that is absolutely upset by all the emails, please remind them of this opt-out option. It will mean that they opt-out of all the email promotions, so save this as last resort. You may also see if just informing them of all the upcoming special promotions during this period.

Faith

Last Night's Meeting Was GREAT!

WOW! We had a great turnout last night at Panera Bread. It was awesome to see everyone !

Robbin won last night's $100 PICtageCredit! Banner is due next month. Caroline - it was great to finally meet you. She came up from Hilton Head with her fiance! They are getting married next month! It was good to have Joey and Kasey back. Jill and Brian came again. Jill showed us a couple of Asukabooks she had designed. They looked wonderful!!! It was a really great idea to make that 5x5 Senior book! I can't wait to see the Asukabook I ordered recently. Leigh and Pam - it is great to see you both again. It was tough having the table be so long in a restaurant. I sure hope you heard me alright. Sheri, it was great to meet you. I know Joe enjoyed seeing you again. Small world - Joe and Sheri graduated high school together. And Lauren, a hearty welcome from Boston. I hope we get to see you come back. Lauren, I believe, is doing some intern work with several photographers in Charleston. She attended the meeting with Banner.
Josie even popped by to say hi after most had left. Some of you might have seen her on the way out! She had been teaching tennis, but just happened to be at Panera at the end of our meeing.

I really loved seeing all the great Pictage and photography conversations going on. I wish I had my camera, too.