Marketing in a Difficult Economy - Doug Stevenson

Matt and I are always looking to improve ourselves and our business. To take everything to the next level. Recently Doug Stevenson of Abundance Business Solutions held a seminar at the ACC Small Business Center for "Marketing in a Difficult Economy". Matthew and I attended this great three hour seminar in which Doug taught different ways to market your business. Doug is a fantastic speaker, if you are looking for someone who will tell you the way it is and how to move your business to the next level - Doug is that person. You can check out his website here Abundance to see all of his current speaking engagements. Thanks to Matthew for photographing all of these pictures so I could enjoy the seminar. I walked away with many different ideas of how to market my business and improve my client relationships. Here are a few photos from the day and please feel free to leave a comment or ask a question!


Starting of the seminar with lots of energy.


Doug explains that he is here to show you how to get results.

Placing an ad in the newspaper? Doug explains the "how to" of ad placement that will improve your ad not only being viewed but getting more response from it.


Handing out important information on what color in your card/ad effects.


Class participation was great - everyone had lots of great questions as well as input.

Duke Gardens Wedding - Emily and Matt

It was amazing. The clouds had threaten to storm all day. Emily wanted to have her wedding at the Gazebo in Duke Gardens. She believed and had faith. The wedding had begun - and just when Emily was to make her entrance with her parents - the sun poked through the skies and lit up the Gardens. Melanie from Kate Foster Productions and I just looked at each other for a brief moment and smiled. It was one of the most magically moments of the year. Emily and Matt thank you for letting us be a part of your day and for lettings us get to know all of your wonderful family and friends. Greensboro Wedding Photographer



















One of the other special moments was when Emily Grandfather danced with her. You can see in her face the pure joy and love she has for her Grandfather.

Duke Gardens Bridal Portrait - Emily

I had the pleasure of photographing Emily for her bridal portrait at the beautiful Duke Gardens. This was not my first time to photograph at Duke Gardens but it was my first Bridal Portrait session there. I met Emily and her mother Shirley on a bright warm September morning. Her mother had flown in from Arkansas just for this - so I was thankful that there was no rain in sight.

Emily choose Duke Gardens because of the love her family has for the different flowers and plants that they have there. From the start Emily had ideas of where she wanted to have her photographs at - and as we walked she talked about some of the different flowers there. Emily also was a delight to photograph - whether we had her standing, sitting or running - she would change it up and brought this warm wonderful smile. I love the big red flower in her hair - she is simply gorgeous. Greensboro Wedding Photographer

If you are thinking about a unique and romantic place to have photographs or a wedding at - check out Duke Gardens. You will be amazed at the beautiful gardens, the biggest lily pads (I have ever seen) and just a great place to enjoy nature.

Here are just a few from our time together.

Forever Bridal Wedding Show

Come see us at the Forever Bridal "Wedding Show" at the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds on January 2 & 3 2010. Times are Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Duke Chapel, Durham - Hinton Family

It was a real pleasure meeting the Hinton family this past Sunday. Brad is one amazing young man. He is currently attending Duke Divinity School where he is in his first of the three years he will be attending. His mother, Sandra, wanted a photograph of him in front of Duke Chapel. The school means quite a bit to Brad - so after taking a few photographs by Duke Chapel, we went and took some at Duke Divinity that were important to Brad. The school, like the chapel, are both beautiful and rich in architect. We took some time to create a few portraits of Brad, as well as both of his parents Sandra and Bill and his friend Erin. Brad is also an EMT and loves the outdoors. He should be happy, they are calling for snow this weekend, and he loves to ski.

Biz-Link luncheon fundraiser for Loaves & Fishes

Biz-Link recently held a wonderful luncheon at the Cutting Board Restaurant in Burlington. The luncheon was put together with one thought in mind – giving back to the community. According to Jennifer Lloyd Ball of Pine Lake Pavilion (and Biz-Link Member) said that, “78 people attended the event including the Biz-link members. The Biz-Link Collected a total of $883.14 for Loaves and Fishes!!! What a great success!” Loaves and Fishes is a wonderful organization who helps the many local families in need with food.

It was great to see many businesses come out to spend the afternoon networking and hearing keynote speaker Doug Stevenson talked about “How to Thrive in a Tough Economy.” There were many prizes won throughout the afternoon, lots of laughter and good food. A BIG thank you to all who attended and help make this a great success. Biz-Link has a weekly meeting held on Thursday at Benjamin's Seafood Restaurant in Burlington off of Church Street. If you like to learn more about Biz-Link call: 229-6103 or visit them at the The Biz-Link.


Sponsors:
The Cutting Board
Fire Cloud Design
All State Agencies
Texas Road House
Pine Lake Pavilion
Action Travel
Kitchen 14 Catering
Help Me Debbie
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
Red Bowl Restaurant
Lifeway Christian Center
Alamance Glass & Mirror
Hayes Homebuilders

Some of the beautiful tables for the event.