Hello! My name is Marilyn and I am the owner and photographer of EMBR Bliss Photography, Inc. I started this company over 4 years ago and it has been a great experience learning experience. What I ‘ve learned from my photography business: Keep yourself fresh in the minds of your clients Not only are you going to give them a …
Wow Your Clients From The First Inquiry
You’ve taken the Vend Raleigh online Email Marketing Class, now take your emails to the next level! When you are showing a potential client what they would have to pay in order to experience your services, are you adding value or are you discrediting your price point because your pricing presentation isn’t professional? You deserve to charge what you’re worth …
Looking Good in Photos | Raleigh Photo Session Tips
Spring is a great time for family portraits and even updating your professional headshot. As moms and entrepreneurs, we deserve to look our best during photo sessions. Not only will you feel good about yourself, but you will set a good example for your kids by showing them that we each matter as individuals and deserve to look and feel …
Email Marketing | Online Class
Email trumps social media. Often times we see solo entrepreneurs overlooking the incredible potential of their email list. Begin engaging with your clients (and future clients) via email this week. Tiffani Campbell led an email marketing workshop for Vend Raleigh earlier this year and it was so valuable we invited her to put the class online for those that may …
Marketing Yourself as a Speaker
Create Your Speaker Profile If you are wanting to begin promoting yourself as a speaker, let’s get you going! For those that already promote themselves as speakers, let’s fine tune your website and your social media accounts. For both professional events and faith based events, I vet and hire many speakers. These tips will help you attract event planners and …
Business Studio Event Returns
Raleigh Business Women | Meet with business-minded women for a time of peer coaching and consulting. Is your marketing giving the message you desire? Do your clients, customers, or website visitors understand your brand? You ever wonder about the details of your website? Is it easy to use? Is it obvious to new visitors what you’re offering? Can …
Business Task Sheets | Printables
Derica Justice of Bon Bini Print and Design created the most amazing personal stationary for our Vend Raleigh Illuminate speakers this year. Our presenters were over the moon about their notepads and cards, detailed even with the color of their business logos! Well, Derica has something just for you, free printable task sheets. Sometimes pencil to paper is the best …
Presidential Election: Good for Your Small Business?
Ah, election season. Not only does it provide fantastic content for late-night television shows, it also turns sweet grandma into an impassioned debater at the family dinner table. Personal opinions, emotionally charged conversations and patriotic spirits are the markings of a solid election year. And, we’re right in the thick of it. As a business owner and public relations consultant, …
Small Business / Nonprofit Meetup
Join us for a Small Business/Nonprofit Meetup! Think speed dating style networking, where small business owners meet and talk with nonprofit leaders for a few minutes to connect and see if there is an opportunity to partner later on. Local nonprofits need support. Small businesses love giving back. It’s the perfect match! We’ve invited Emily Sexton with The Flourish Market, …
Meditation | How It Makes Me Feel Like a Super Woman
I have some good news for you. If you’ve ever tried meditation and quit because you ‘weren’t doing it right,’ the truth is, you simply cannot do it ‘wrong’. And doing it, period, can make you feel like a super woman. If you have come to believe that in meditation, you must sit in a lotus position on a purple …