Portrait Studio Marketing

Marketing Resources for the Portrait Photographer

The Lost Opportunity

How many times have you attended a seminar or convention to listen to a noted speaker, and ended up purchasing the materials right at the seminar because there was a “special deal” only available if you purchased there? What was is that made you act NOW? The materials? They’d have been just as good a [...]

Just Because You Built it, They Won’t Necessarily Come.

This may seem as fundamental as breathing, but I don’t think it can be emphasized enough. People will not beat a path to your door unless they know about you and have some reason to act NOW. Marketing is a basic necessity for every studio, and if you’re not good at it, or don’t want [...]

What Makes You Unique?

What make you unique? Why would a customer chose to purchase from you instead of any of your competitors? For every market you serve, seniors, weddings, etc. you need to be able to articulate what is different and unique about you. A number of the marketing books refer to this as your USP, or Unique [...]

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