Promoting your business
There are lots of different ways to promote your business, whether it be paper, online or face-to-face. This section provides information on which format is right for you and how to ensure it is successful?
Increase your revenue with more online reviews
Summer is a busy time for wedding professionals, with marketing and self promotion often low on the list of priorities. However, what if we told you that you can turn your busy period into bookings for 2018 – just by sending an email? How do reviews make […]
Read more10 top tips for running a successful wedding venue open day or showcase
By Kelly Chandler Consulting The hardest thing is getting potential customers to visit face to face these days – that’s pretty much an accepted fact. We’re all so used to being able to get everything online and virtually that it’s got to be something special to make us get […]
Read moreTop tips for making the most of exhibiting at a wedding fair or open day
By Kelly Chandler Consulting You’ve been invited to join a venue’s wedding open day or showcase and you naturally want to put your best foot forward and gain the most from it. It’s a big investment of time, effort and money so you want to make sure you and […]
Read moreThe Best of the Blog magazine
Guides for Brides launched The Best of the Blog magazine in September 2016. The initial print run of 12,000 proved incredibly popular with brides and grooms; with brides loving the inspirational editorial and imagery and grooms finding it to be a no-nonsense guide to the important parts of wedding planning […]
Read moreWebsite Advertising Testimonials
Suzan Croxford, Croxfords “Advertising with Guides For Brides for the past 24 months has seen Croxfords turnover double this Season. This is value-investing at its best and a superb return on our advertising budget – thanks to all at GFB for a job well done!” Simon Orr, […]
Read moreArtwork specification – Getting your ad right
If you are sending us print ready artwork: 1. The final resolution needs to be 300dpi 2. All colours must be converted to CMYK 3. All artwork should be a print ready PDF file Do not send artwork in Word, Publisher or Powerpoint – the final resolution will not […]
Read morePreparing to exhibit at a Wedding Show
For many businesses, attending a local Wedding Fair or a Regional/National event can be a really valuable way of meeting brides, grooms and other members of the bridal party. To ensure that you maximise your investment, here are some of our tips for exhibiting: If you are new to […]
Read moreWhat Makes a Good Press Release?
Where do I start? Getting acknowledged by a national title can be difficult, but with a little bit of know-how, you can get the biggest names in the industry shouting about your business. Your story needs to be “news” and as our awards are unique in celebrating excellence in customer […]
Read moreEffective networking
Business networking in the wedding industry is an effective and low-cost marketing method for developing sales opportunities and contacts, based on referrals and introductions. It is not just an exercise in collecting business cards! The wedding industry relies heavily on word of mouth and referrals, so networking and getting […]
Read moreShare your Real Weddings with us
By sharing your photos of Real Weddings with Guides for Brides, your business will seen by thousands of brides looking for inspiration and ideas for their wedding day. Brides-to-be will be able to envisage themselves in your gorgeous venue and will be able to click through to your advert to […]
Read moreUK Wedding Conference
The 2017 Guides for Brides UK Wedding Conference will be themed around The Digital Download: 8 Steps to Sales and Marketing Success. With a comprehensive seminar programme and industry experts including Anthony Stears and Nathan Littleton as keynote speakers, you’ll learn how to grow your wedding business in […]
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