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Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase Business Academy
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Rivers Club
301 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219Refund Policy
Description
Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase is proud to present a special, one-day Business Academy, featuring WeddingWire education guru Alan Berg, CSP, and Industry Expert, Chris Evans, right here in Pittsburgh, PA!
Learn how to sell to Millennials, get more appointments, turn them into sales, so you can make more money.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
2:30pm - 3:45pm - Chris Evans
- 8 Incredible Ways to Book More Sales!
Do you run out of money before you run out of month? Do you need to BOOST your sales Today?Sales are the lifeline to any business, so why do many wedding professionals fall short of their sales goals?It’s more than just time management, luck and hard work! You need a Sales Plan that will generate the leads you need to excel! In this presentation, Chris Evans, one of America’s foremost wedding business experts, will show you how to start booking more business Today!What you’ll learn:
- 8 steps to increasing your visits.
- You will create a step-by-step program to boost sales - at this event!
- How to stop wasting money on ineffective advertising
- How to guarantee twice as much business next year!
3:45pm - 5:00pm - Alan Berg, CSP
- 10 Creative Ways to Use Your Reviews to Make More Money
Are your reviews gathering dust on industry websites? Reviews are a key way to showcase your expertise – all from the voice of happy clients! Great reviews increase the likelihood potential clients will view your online profiles, but they can also make a big impact on your overall brand exposure both on- and offline. In this presentation, marketing expert Alan Berg will help you set your business up for success during busy inquiry season, and all year long!
5:00pm - 6:30pm - Holiday Dinner, with a special panel discussion with Millennial Brides
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Chris Evans
- The Secret To Sales Success
You’ve booked the visit. Now you need to close the sale. While many wedding professionals think this is when they begin selling, Chris will show you a much easier and comprehensive way to close most of the presentations you perform. Once you know the “Secret,” your closing ratio will soar!Come to this session and learn:- 6 reasons prospects don’t buy, and how to change it.
- How to conduct the “perfect,” presentation.
- The 3 things most wedding professionals do that kill the sale!
- 1 Secret that will reduce your no show rate to under 3%
7:30pm - 8:30pm - Alan Berg, CSP
- Internet Intervention - 5 Signs It's Time To Fire Your Website
As the first stop for most of your prospects and customers, your website is probably your key employee. So, how’s that “employee” performing for you? Would you give yours a raise for doing a terrific job? Or, would you retrain or even fire it? How do you know when it’s time for a new site? Come here Alan, author of “if your website was an employee, would you fire it?” and find out now. Come to this session and...- Hear 5 telltale signs that it’s time for a new site
- Learn easy ways to retrain your current site to perform better
- Find out what content you should remove from your site… now
- Find out what content you need to add to your site… now
About our speakers:
Alan Berg has been called "North America’s leading speaker and expert on the business of weddings & events". He's published 2 wedding magazines, he was VP of Sales and Market Intelligence at The Knot and now serves as a contributing eductation expert to WeddingWire. Alan has spoken in 10 countries about the business of weddings and events. He's the co-founder of WeddingBusinessSolutions.com and the wedding industry's only Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), and he speaks at conferences, around the world, about how to improve your wedding business. For more information visit www.AlanBerg.com
Chris Evans is a wedding business expert with over 35 years of wedding experience. Featured on ABC’s 20/20, as one of America’s foremost wedding experts, Chris teaches wedding pros how to book more business and make more money. His humor and unique perspective on business will allow you to see your business through a “new set of eyes,” so you can grow both your sales and profits. Chris’ unique, common sense programs have helped thousands of wedding businesses excel!
Make sure that you register to hear both Chris and Alan Today!
Here's a neat idea:
* * Give back to those who bring you business: * *
Why not buy a 2, 3 or 4-pack of tickets, and invite some of the people who bring you business during the year, and give them a great 'thank you' gift? It's a gift they'll remember when they're making more money, too!
Why should you attend?
We could give you lots of reasons, but listen to these people who’ve heard Alan & Chris speak at conferences like Wedding MBA and conferences around the world:
- “We always look forward to hearing Alan speak and take away a bushel full of information to put into practice. His energy is infectious.” - Eva Sealey, Centaur Arabian Farms, Flint, TX
- "I always look forward to Alan Berg speaking at a wedding industry conference. He's straight up. No sugar coating. Very motivating. I like that." - Darlene Taylor, Taylormade Weddings, Winchester, VA
What will you say after hearing Alan's presentations? Register now and find out.
You’d normally have to travel to a national conference to see and hear Alan speak, so this is really a special treat. Bring some friends or associates and share the knowledge… and save with multi-attendee discounted tickets!
What should you do now? Register and tell your friends (yeah, share the knowledge with other great wedding pros, make it a joint field trip).
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For more information about the Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase, visit: http://pghbridalshowcase.com/