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FAQs: How important is networking?

To answer this question, I think I need to give you both the good and not so good sides. The Good I have discovered a lot of very talented vendors by networking. A few years back I discovered a fantastic lighting designer in New York, Mr. Ira Levy. He was just getting started and was [...]

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FAQs: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Business Soul

(Image via D.Sharon Pruitt) The conflict we must all confront is how we can become (or stay) that loving, giving, soulful person and still make a living. I think the very heart and soul of your business is: you. Everything else is secondary. I’d love to help you define what is at the core of [...]

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Venting: Budgets

(Image via via Techno Hippy Biker) This week we’ll address the wonderful issue of budgets from both our own and our client’s point of view. But first, I cannot tell you the amount of times I have experienced the following scenario. A client comes to my office, they love my work, I love them and [...]

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Question About Blogging

(Image via Milos Milosevic) I’d like to thank you so much for all the suggestions and topics you gave me last Friday for what I should talk about in my speeches. It was certainly a huge help and I’ll be incorporating many of your ideas into my talks. When I write my blog every morning, [...]

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Question For You

(Image via UNC-CFC-USFK) Helpppppp! I feel blessed that in the next few months I have the opportunity to do several talks and speeches around the globe. I’ll be teaching a class at the Learning Annex in New York, then to Las Vegas with the very talented David Tutera among others. Right after that I am [...]

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FAQs: Holiday Tipping

(Image via Steven Depolo) For today’s FAQ, I’d like to ask you a question: What is the right amount to tip for the holidays? If you live in New York or maybe any place in America, you’re probably familiar with the old service tradition of giving some kind of gift to all the folks who [...]

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Reminder: 10 Business Practices We Might Want To Leave in 2010

Here are 10 business and personal practices we might want to consider leaving behind in 2010. 1. Being negative. “We have been taught to believe that negative equals ‘realistic’ while being ‘positive’ equals unrealistic”. –Susan Jeffers It usually takes more energy to be negative than positive. 2. Procrastination. As I write this blog, I can [...]

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Venting: My Top 10 Tips for Getting Clients

We all have the same business issues. This has become obvious to me since I started answering questions on our Monday Venting blogs. The top three issues are: 1. How to get clients 2. How to market and promote ourselves 3. How to make money As we look back on 2010 and begin 2011, here [...]

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FAQs: Is it tacky if I ask my Thanksgiving guests to bring their own tupperware?

I think sending leftovers with your guests at the end of the night is a wonderful gesture. Not only does it ensure that you don’t have too much food that will eventually spoil, it’s also a way to keep the memory of the dinner alive for the next day. I’ve been told that one of [...]

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Venting: New Beginnings

(Sunrise image via Caza No. 7) Quite often we unnecessarily postpone, when we should simply take the risk and leap into a new beginning. If you are like me, you probably have at least three things you know you need to start, yet you might be paralyzed out of fear or lack of planning. How [...]

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Common Mistakes: Contracts Part 3

This isn’t my lawyer, but I wish it was. (Funny lawyer image via Mike McCaffrey) In wrapping up the subject on contracts, I’d like to start by reminding you that contracts are legal documents. Everyone should have a good transactional attorney. I know if you are just starting out that this can be an additional [...]

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FAQs: Do you think advertising at bridal shows is a waste of time or a good marketing strategy?

I have been a speaker at many bridal shows. Some of them are extremely well-organized and others are not so great. Any bridal show or form of promotion is going to be as good as what you put into it. The Good (and Bad) News –Good: It can be a great place to show your [...]

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Venting: “Dear Preston” Has Answers to Your Questions

As promised in my Venting post last week, I have answers for all those business related questions you sent in. I emailed all of you directly, but I wanted to post four of the most-asked questions here. I hope I managed to help somewhat with your business issues. If you need any more advice or [...]

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Common Mistakes: Contracts Part 2

(Handshake image via Gregg O’Connell)/ This week I’d like to start by pointing out something that is probably obvious, but good to keep in mind as you’re creating your contracts. Every contract is generally made between two parties, and both parties need to agree on ALL terms. So, even though we can arm ourselves with [...]

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Good Ideas: 6 Things You Can Do to Create an Excellent Client Visit

In today’s Good Ideas, I’d like to concentrate on 6 things you can do to make a new client visit go from normal to special. As I’ve said before, it’s all about the little things: Always make sure you are at the entrance greeting them personally with a warm hello. Make sure you have a [...]

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FAQs: If you had to splurge on something special for your event, what would it be?

Last week, I blogged about skimping. This week, let’s talk about the complete opposite. What is the one thing you’d splurge on for your event? When I gave my last big event this past January, for my Celebrations book launch, I had this same dilemma. Here’s what I thought one should splurge on (from most [...]

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The Art of a Client Meeting

I had a great meeting with a new client and her family yesterday. It left me completely high with anticipation to do this job. I woke up thinking about this meeting and what made it so unique and it propelled me to write this entry on meeting with new clients. Here are some things I’ve [...]

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Good Ideas

(Image via) I am always in awe when I go to an event and see something so clever and wonderful that it makes me think, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?” So, I want to start a series called Good Ideas where we can share ideas we’ve seen as we travel or attend parties [...]

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Common Mistakes: Thinking Flowers Are Too Fragile

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard my clients mention that If I install a job too early in the day the flowers will be wilting once the event begins. There is this great misconception that flowers are way more fragile than they actually are. I am sure the florists would agree [...]

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To Do: Conduct Market Research

I am finally becoming adjusted to the importance of market research. In other words, what the hell are my competitors doing and how much are they charging? Not too long ago I ran my business with blinders, not caring or oblivious to what anyone was doing.  The problem with this is that you have no [...]

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