Across the Horizons

News & Updates

March/April 2014

In This Issue

Social Media Workshop

Marketing Fair

Horizons Contest Winner

Photographer Campaign

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Be Our Next Featured Business!

We are excited to launch our local small business campaign! Every month
we will feature a local
small business on our website and social media.

To be considered in our local small business campaign please complete this short form.

Specials & Promos

Set up a company photo shoot or use photography services this year with
one of our Photographers
of the Month and receive
a comprehensive
marketing consultation
with us for a 50% off discounted rate of $25.

Guest Blogs

Last July we featured a panel of guest bloggers
that wrote on a variety of topics related to
marketing.

We are excited to say
we will again be featuring another panel of guest bloggers in April. Make sure to check our blog every Wednesday to read these awesome guest blogs!

Snow Contest

Our second social media contest was inspired by
the winter weather we had here in Winston Salem, NC. We asked people to send in their snow photos & the one with the most 'likes' won. Check out our
snow album.

The winner was... Megan Gioeli of M. Gioeli Photography!

Social Media Workshop

In our Making the Most of Your Facebook Page workshop we will teach participants to optimize and utilize their Facebook pages for maximum exposure and results.

Date: Saturday, April 26

Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $30
Location: Community Arts Cafe (Map)

From beginners to advanced Facebook users we will cover everything from the basics, to content, to marketing a Facebook page and everything in between. Numerous examples will be provided in the workshop to enhance topics covered.

For more details or to register click here.

Save the Date! Our First Annual Marketing Fair

We are very excited to announce we will be hosting a Marketing Fair this summer!

What is a Marketing Fair? It is a place where business owners and those who run marketing departments can go to see what resources are available in the Triad for their marketing efforts.

Date: Saturday, July 19

Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cost: Free (Workshops each cost a fee though)
Location: Community Arts Cafe (Map)

Happenings at the event will include:

Expo style marketing related vendors/sponsors (If you're interested in being a sponsor please email us!
Multiple workshops, including ones on Marketing & Photography
Kids event (Dance or acting workshop) - so you can network and browse the tables while your kids are entertained!
Live music
Free professional headshots
Business card drawings & giveaways
Food (for purchase)
Raffles
Fair followed by networking wine & cheese event

This is going to be a great event to build your marketing efforts, gain some marketing & business tips, network with other business owners & marketing professionals and have fun! More details coming soon on our website!

Horizons Contest

Last month we ran a contest on our Facebook page where various local photographers and citizens sent in their horizons photos. The photo with the most 'likes' was the winner of a $25 gift card to Mary's Gourmet Diner and we made their photo our cover photo on Facebook.

We are happy to announce the winning photo was this stunning shot of Long Island by Jenna Domingo of Jenna Domingo Photography.

Make sure to head over to our Horizons album to check out all the gorgeous pictures that were submitted!

We will continue to add horizons photos so if you have any you'd like us to include please submit to suzy@acrossthehorizons.com.

2014 Photographer of the Month Campaign

If you missed in our January/February Newsletter we announced our 2014 Photographer of the Month campaign featuring and celebrating local photographers - a new one each month!

Photos are the cornerstone of marketing so we want our fellow local small businesses to be aware of all the great options they have in the area for photographers. The perfect image of a product, service or even a small businesses' employee(s) goes a long way in marketing efforts! Read our blog Photography is an important component of marketing to learn more about where to use pictures in marketing efforts.

**Don't miss our special promotion with this campaign as well. We are offering 50% off our comprehensive marketing consultation to anyone who uses one of our 12 photographers of the month.

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