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Greetings!
It's a busy time at Bridal Shows, Inc. and we have a lot
to be thankful for!! Currently we are working diligently
to prepare for the fourth
Wedding Professionals Business Conference
on November 18th at the Plano Centre. Don't waste
any more time and register to
attend this full day conference today. This is an
opportunity for you and your staff to get motivated,
educated, and have fun as you prepare for growth in
2010!
Be sure and read the article below about Naomi
Hulme's newest project, the Home Improvement
Show. Now that Bridal Shows, Inc. will be sharing an
office space with the new Home Improvement Shows,
Inc. there has been a lot of shifting and rearranging
taking place at our office in Addison. So visitors,
please excuse the mess during this exciting transition!
And don't forget about the 2010 Spring Bridal Show
season just around the corner! The holiday season is
a busy time for everyone, but especially can be for
those in the party business. Save yourself some
stress and book your booth for the Spring bridal
shows now before the hectic season takes control
and could cost you if your category closes out!
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After selling the North Texas Home Improvement
Show 11 years ago (the show ran from 1990 through
1998),
Naomi has had a desire to get back into that
industry. "The bridal shows and the home
improvement shows were my main projects. They are
my passion," she says.
The company that bought the North Texas Home
Improvement Show dropped the show two years after
they bought it.
Naomi is very excited to be back in the Home
Improvement Show business coming up March 27-28,
2010 (Hall D), and August 28-29, 2010 (Hall A), at the
Dallas Convention Center.
We are having a launch event December 1st
from 3pm to 5pm for any company who is wanting
to participate in the Home Improvement Show. If you
target homeowners and are thinking about
participating and would like to receive the E-Vite to
attend this event, please email back the following
information to info@bridalshowsinc.com: your
company name, contact name, email address, and
what products/services you would like to promote at
the Home Improvement Show.
Check out our website (a work in progress) at
www.homeimprovementshowsinc.com.
Some of the current testimonials from
companies who exhibited in the North Texas Home
Improvement Show previously co-produced by Naomi
that we have received are:
"Our company has done a lot of home shows
with Naomi in the past. She is an outstanding
professional and knows what it takes to build a
successful show. Attendance was always great and
there is no such thing as a bad booth location."
~ Joe Loveridge, Arthur Norman Co., Inc.
"We loved the show and loved working with Naomi
and the staff. Our company did a lot of great business
with the show. One of the main reasons I generated
many quality leads is because Naomi limits the
number of exhibitors of the same trade. We look
forward to the next upcoming Home Improvement
Show that Naomi is producing and will continue to be
a part of it!"
~ Rob Summerlin, AC & Heat
Solutions
"Hi Naomi, we are so excited to welcome you back
to the home improvement/classic living show arena.
We missed you. It has always been such a great
experience working together, I can truly say, you
helped me to get Classic Superoof off the ground.
Thanks for always being so motivated to help us, we
love you!!"
~ Keith Lyles, Classic Superoof
LLC
With the launch of the new Home Improvement Show,
we will also be building two additional newsletters!
Determine if you would like to subsribe to one of these
newsletters, then join our mailing list by entering your
email address below and adding them to your
subscription profile!
- Home Improvement Newsletter - for Home
Owners: this newsletter is for anyone that owns or
is looking to own a home and wants news and info on
home improvement events and helpful articles
- Home Improvement Newsletter - for
Vendors: Does your company also market to
homeowners? Then you may be interested in
exhibiting in a future home improvement show as well
as learning more about reaching your target audience
through our articles
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| Business Conference Door Prizes! |
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The 4th annual Wedding Professionals Business
Conference on November 18th at the Plano Centre is
a wonderful educational event packed full of priceless
knowledge! But if you need even more motivation to
attend, check out some of the door prizes that will be
given away at the event:
2 free nights at the El Dorado Royale, a 5 Star
Adults only all inclusive property in the Mayan Riviera,
(includes taxes) Retail value is $900.00! from West
Side Travel
(10) 30 Days of Business Resources & Coaching -
$900.00 Value - from Rapid Success
Partners
A Gourmet Dinner for Two from A Touch of Style
Catering
(4) 2 hours of Consultations/and or Design - $120
Value - from Wed Branding
(65) Certificates for Free Bowling & Shoe Rental
from 300 Dallas
Dean Lindsay's new book, "The Progress
Challenge"
Jeff Crilley's book, "Free
Publicity"
(20) Certificates for a wine tasting featuring 14-15
different wines - $750 total value - from Premier
Wines
(3) Consecutive 1/4 page full color ads in the
Collin County Business Press or the
Fort Worth Business Press from
Business Press
Certificate for a Free Introductory Dance Lesson
and Consultation - $137 value - from Arthur Murray
Dance Studio
2-Hour Consultation and 6-Hours Organizing -
$450 value - from Get Organized
$300 photo session coupon from MUSEBUG
Photography
$250 photo session coupon from MUSEBUG
Photography
Lots of restaurant gift cards and business
books/cd's from Bridal Shows, Inc.
Plus many, many more!
It's not too late to donate a door prize and get a little
added exposure for your company! Email
nichole_brawner@bridalshowsinc.com regarding
door prize donations or call us at 972-713-9920.
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| 97.5 KLAK Business Conference Radio Spots! |
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Be sure to listen for the ads promoting the upcoming
Business Conference on 97.5 KLAK! We
are very excited to get the word out to all business
owners and professionals about this quality event.
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| High Profile Guests at the Dallas Bridal Show! |
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World Famous Wedding Gown Designer
Demetrios
will be appearing both days with his runway fashion
show at the Dallas Bridal Show January 23 & 24.
Brides will be able to meet Demetrios after the
fashion show at the "Brides by Demetrios" booth.
We are also very excited to announce that
Celebrity
Wedding Planner Donnie Brown of Style
Network's "Whose Wedding is It Anyway?" will be
appearing both days at the January Dallas
Bridal Show. He will also be debuting his new
book, "Donnie
Brown Weddings: from the couture to the cake."
This Dallas based national celebrity brings fun and
excitement to the Dallas Bridal Show.
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| The Knot Sponsoring the Dallas Bridal Show |
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The Dallas Bridal Show on January 23-24, 2010 at
the
Dallas Market Hall will once again be sponsored by
The Knot. As a
leading web resource for brides across the nation,
The Knot will help bring brides to the Dallas Bridal
Show!
Renowned Wedding Gown Designer Jimmy
Demetrios" plans on appearing at the Dallas Bridal
Show both days--January 23 & 24
The Dallas Bridal Show in January is the largest bridal
show in North Texas and the third largest bridal show
in the U.S. Over 3,000 brides out of over 10,000
attendees will be present to shop for their wedding
and book appointments with hundreds of wedding
businesses. Space is already quickly filling up, so call
us immediately at 972-713-9920 to learn more about
how the Dallas Bridal Show can grow your business
in 2010 and beyond!
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Naomi's Notes: Take the Hard Road
by: Naomi Hulme, CEM |
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The road that seems to be the easiest is not
always easy.
If you want things to be easy, do not go into
business for yourself. If you work for someone else,
you will not have everything on your
shoulders.
If you do own your own business, plan on some
tough decisions, difficult times financially, challenging
people, and hiring and firing, just to name a few.
If you have passion for what you do, you will also
have joy and confidence, and you will learn something
new each day that will help you get through those
difficult things mentioned above.
As it is mentioned in the book "Eat that Frog" by
Brian Tracy, take care of the tough challenges first
each day. It is very encouraging to be able to scratch
off the list those major tasks first. That way the hard
road is out of the way and you will feel better about
tackling those less difficult things next.
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| Save the Date: 2010 Business Conference |
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In 2010, the Wedding Professionals Business
Conference will return to the Arlington Convention
Center for our fifth year!
Plan in advance to be there on November 17, 2010!
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Happy Thanksgiving! |
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We want to wish everyone an early happy
Thanksgiving! We are continually grateful for all of our
current and prospective clients, media relationships,
suppliers, newsletter subscribers, and everyone that
helps make Bridal Shows, Inc. run. Thank you for
joining us on our journey!
Suite101.com
Article
Tricia Spencer with Suite 101 interviewed Naomi
Hulme to write an informative article that will help
brides everywhere! Enjoy an excerpt below then follow
the link to read the entire article.
"A bride-to-be is faced with a seemingly never-
ending myriad of decisions, and sometimes wedding
planning enthusiasm gives way to confusion and
frustration. A bridal show can help alleviate worry by
centrally locating multiple wedding necessities and by
fostering innovative ideas. The shows can also be
incredibly fun."
Read
more here!
Round Table Discussions
One of the great informative opportunities
available at the Wedding Professionals Business
Conference is the Round Table Event! Take a look at
the great topics that will be available for
discussion.
Leads: The best practices for the best
results - Meredith Liewehr, Perfect Wedding
Guide
Psychology of Selling to Brides in Good Times
and Bad - Meredith Liewehr, Perfect Wedding
Guide
Tracking your marketing dollars - how to find
out what's REALLY working for you! - Meredith
Liewehr, Perfect Wedding Guide
How to get the most from your advertising
dollars - Joel Stephens, Regional Media
Group
Topic TBD - Randal Stout, Lumen
Small Business: Not just surviving this
economy in 2010, but thriving! - Clifford Clegg,
StaffOne
Working with clients on a budget - Denice
Halstied & Rochel Washington, Wrapped Around
You
Reachability & Flexibility - DJ Connections
Successful Family Business - Rich
Shoen, The Gunn Group
Positioning your company to stand out in a
crowd - Mark Ferguson, Rapid Success
Partners
Getting Control of your Totally Out of Control
Time - Lorraine Brock, Get Organized
Branding your Wedding Business -
Matthew Daniel, WedBranding
Naomi's Book of the Month
This month's book selection is:
First
100 Days of Selling: A Practical Day by Day Guide to
Excel in the Sales Profession
by: Jim Ryerson
You may request a copy of my "Book Suggestions"
at any time.
Happy Reading!
~Naomi
Bridal Show Schedule
Dallas Bridal Show
** 21st Year **
January 23-24, 2010
Dallas Market Hall
Fort Worth Bridal Show
** 13th Year **
February 20-21, 2010
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall
Plano Bridal Show
** 21st Year **
March 14, 2010
Plano Centre
Fort Worth Bridal Show
** 13th Year **
July 17-18, 2010
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall
Dallas Bridal Show
** 21st Year **
January 31-August 1, 2010
Dallas Market Hall
Plano Bridal Show
** 21st Year **
September 12, 2010
Plano Centre
Visit us on myspace!! In order to connect with
brides we have joined countless others on
myspace.com. Check out our pages using the links
below:
myspace.com/dallasbridalshow
myspace.com/planobridalshow
myspace.com/fortworthbridalshow
Do you have a myspace account? Add us as a
friend to keep the network growing!
Updated Website Coming Soon!
As an added bonus to our exhibitors, we list
exhibiting companies on our Bridal Shows,
Inc. website and also offer opportunities for
additional advertising. We've heard from so many over
the years that the website alone has drawn quality
brides to to their business and has been a
tremendous marketing avenue for getting business.
This year we are excited to be updating the look of our
website as well as adding some new features to
make it more user-friendly.
Stay tuned for more information about the new and
improved website!
New Posters Coming
Soon We
will be ordering new posters to promote the Spring
2010 Bridal Show Season. If you
are interested
in receiving one or more posters,
email
info@bridalshowsinc.com with the
following information:
Your Name:
Company Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
How Many Posters Needed:
A sample picture of the poster is below.
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