A few days ago I was speaking to Abbie from Butterflies and Angels
Abbie is a Master Chocolatier and creates the most amazing Wedding cakes.
You can check out her website here www.butterfliesandangels.net
We were chatting about how business was going and as always, I asked how much response she had received from her online membership....
....I got this email from Abbie on Monday.
Hi Richard
Just wanted to let you know what an amazing response we've had from being a member on the I-Do website and the voucher scheme.
To be honest things had started to look pretty bleak at the end of last year with the recession finally hitting us.
When we met you in February and you told us about the members area of the site and the advertising rates for that I was kind of sceptical - £10 per month surely couldn't generate that many leads but at £10 a month we thought we'd give it a try.
It has been amazing!!!
We have seen more clients in the 5 months since we first joined "I Do" than we did in the entire 12 months previous.
The visits you get to the suppliers area of the website must be astronomical and the voucher scheme is ingenious!!!
Anyone thinking of advertising with you, should!!
All the staff at I Do are helpful and professional and your designers are second to none.
Just can't wait to see what they come up with for our full page ad in the next magazine and the impact that will have on our bookings!!
Thank you so much Richard - I Do has dragged our business out of the doldrums!!
Kindest regards
Abbie @ Butterflies & Angels
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Friday, 6 March 2009
What weve been up to
Hello
How’s business going so far this year ?
I truly hope your having a good year and taking lots of bookings.
I wanted to let you know what we’ve been up to for the last couple of weeks
and to let you know what’s in store for March.
Well for the last 2 weeks we have done 8 wedding fairs and registered over 1200 brides.
Everyone of these brides received a copy of I Do Magazine and became a member of our online directory.
BRIDES
JUST BRIDES
Not the groom, mum, dad or even friend (unless their thinking of getting married)
Just Brides
So when I say we have registered over 1200 brides, that’s exactly what I mean
(Sorry I needed to get the point across)
I just hate to see people being ripped off with over inflated footfalls and readership numbers that mean absolutely nothing.
Brides are VERY interested in your business VERY.
But once there married...well their just not.
This is further amplified from an email I got from a bride on my list this week.
It Said..
Dear Richard,
Thankyou for your emails they have been very helpful, and I have really enjoyed
Reading your magazine, it has given me lots of ideas and helped out with local suppliers.
But I would like to be removed from your database as I got married in February and it just reminds me that I will never walk down the aisle again Boo..
Thanks Again
Rebecca
Where ever you decide to advertise your business this year, please don’t listen to readership figure that mean nothing to you.
In March, we have 7 more fairs booked in, which will mean at least another 1100 brides.
1100 brides, Very, very interested in the advertisers in I Do magazine
So if your a wedding supplier and you would like to advertise to brides let me know
I can help.
If you sell spanners or spark plugs this probably isnt for you.
Best
Richard
How’s business going so far this year ?
I truly hope your having a good year and taking lots of bookings.
I wanted to let you know what we’ve been up to for the last couple of weeks
and to let you know what’s in store for March.
Well for the last 2 weeks we have done 8 wedding fairs and registered over 1200 brides.
Everyone of these brides received a copy of I Do Magazine and became a member of our online directory.
BRIDES
JUST BRIDES
Not the groom, mum, dad or even friend (unless their thinking of getting married)
Just Brides
So when I say we have registered over 1200 brides, that’s exactly what I mean
(Sorry I needed to get the point across)
I just hate to see people being ripped off with over inflated footfalls and readership numbers that mean absolutely nothing.
Brides are VERY interested in your business VERY.
But once there married...well their just not.
This is further amplified from an email I got from a bride on my list this week.
It Said..
Dear Richard,
Thankyou for your emails they have been very helpful, and I have really enjoyed
Reading your magazine, it has given me lots of ideas and helped out with local suppliers.
But I would like to be removed from your database as I got married in February and it just reminds me that I will never walk down the aisle again Boo..
Thanks Again
Rebecca
Where ever you decide to advertise your business this year, please don’t listen to readership figure that mean nothing to you.
In March, we have 7 more fairs booked in, which will mean at least another 1100 brides.
1100 brides, Very, very interested in the advertisers in I Do magazine
So if your a wedding supplier and you would like to advertise to brides let me know
I can help.
If you sell spanners or spark plugs this probably isnt for you.
Best
Richard
Over the last 2 years we have been working seriously hard creating I Do magazine
It not only puts Brides in touch with local suppliers, but tells them about your business and show off your products and service not just in an advert but in a complete marketing package.
And we do this in a very nice way.
Please have a look through the information I have enclosed, Hopefully it should answer any questions you may have.
Here are some things you should know about us
I Do is published once per year and runs from September through to September
We distribute I Do magazine through our network of wedding fairs hosted in your area and we only give I Do magazine to Brides to Be
We never do door-to-door deliveries or leave them for just anyone to pick up. We value every copy of our magazine and so do our brides
We hand deliver to more brides in our areas than any other wedding magazine
We don’t believe that you should have to pay upfront, which means you can reserve your space and you don t need to pay until September 2009
This year we will stand over 100 wedding fairs in Yorkshire
All our advertising packages have been designed to give you fantastic value for money and your advertisement is only part of any of our packages.
We are already taking bookings for the next I Do Magazine 2009/10
If you would like to book your Advertising Package or speak to me about the magazine you can call me on 01226 771024
or you can visit us at www.ido-magazine.co.uk
It not only puts Brides in touch with local suppliers, but tells them about your business and show off your products and service not just in an advert but in a complete marketing package.
And we do this in a very nice way.
Please have a look through the information I have enclosed, Hopefully it should answer any questions you may have.
Here are some things you should know about us
I Do is published once per year and runs from September through to September
We distribute I Do magazine through our network of wedding fairs hosted in your area and we only give I Do magazine to Brides to Be
We never do door-to-door deliveries or leave them for just anyone to pick up. We value every copy of our magazine and so do our brides
We hand deliver to more brides in our areas than any other wedding magazine
We don’t believe that you should have to pay upfront, which means you can reserve your space and you don t need to pay until September 2009
This year we will stand over 100 wedding fairs in Yorkshire
All our advertising packages have been designed to give you fantastic value for money and your advertisement is only part of any of our packages.
We are already taking bookings for the next I Do Magazine 2009/10
If you would like to book your Advertising Package or speak to me about the magazine you can call me on 01226 771024
or you can visit us at www.ido-magazine.co.uk
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