Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Raleigh Photographers Night...

Thought everyone might like to know:

Christobal Perez just emailed me today with information on the next Photographers Night they are hosting at Hi-5! You can read below for the details and contact Christobal with questions by emailing info@azulphotography.com.

Raleigh Bridal Show...

Hey PUGGERS! This year was my first year at the Raleigh Bridal Show in January and we had a great time! During the show I took a few minutes to run around and grab some of you in your booths... while many of you were busy chatting with brides, I was snapping away ninja style... enjoy a peak if you missed it or if you are so sad the bridal show is over, you want to relive it a little!

Jennifer & Brooks





Kevin Seifret



Nancy Thomas





Shane Snider and his wife



Stacy Borelli of Swank Photo Studio




Robin Lin



Christobal Perez of Azul



My Team! Millie Holloman Photography

PUG STARTS BACK IN MARCH 2009!

Hi Everyone!

It's that time of the year, we are winding up for a busy 2009 and soon we'll be headed out for WPPI in Vegas. This week would typically be PUG on Thursday but since we won't be in town, we are planning to start back March 12th. More details to come soon on our March meeting and location! Have a SUPER February until we meet again!

Monday, January 5, 2009

ADDRESS & UPDATE on PUG THIS WEEK!

I now have the address for Frank and Elizabeth Meyer's where PUG will take place this Thursday at 6:30pm!

The address is 4902 Brookhaven Drive, Raleigh, 27612. Phone is 919.389.7274 if anyone needs to get in touch.

Since we are not meeting at Hi-5 and there will not be the opportunity to order food, we are asking everyone bring a snack and drink! Chips, meatballs, cookies, whatever you want to share with the group so we can lay out a little spread and kick off the new year right. We'll have ice, cups, plates, and utensils so just bring the goods!

See you there!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Jan 2009 Meeting!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed this Holiday season and you were able to take some time off to spend with those you love! I just wanted to send out an email to let you all know that our first 2009 PUG meeting is this Thursday night at the home of Frank & Elizabeth Myers! I have emailed Elizabeth for her address because I am on the road and don't have all of the details with me but I wanted to let everyone know so they can plan to attend.

We will meet this Thursday, January 8th at 6:30pm and I will follow up this post with an address as soon as I get it! This meeting will be a great time for us to all chat and get to know one another even better on a more personal level, talk about looking forward in 2009, and plan some fun ideas for PUG this year!

I am looking forward to seeing you all soon and I'll be in touch with that address!

Friday, December 5, 2008

December 4th Meeting

Hello Everyone!

If you missed PUG last night, you missed a good one. Elizabeth kicked the meeting off by reminding us of the value and power of giving vendors prints of their work. A powerful lesson in networking and staying true to your word!

Mike Larson came in to talk to us about Leadership and Influence and I know he inspired me to become a better leader and person! Mike shared some great marketing ideas and tips for building relationship with vendors as well. Don't the VIP parties and premiere parties just sound fun?! Mike also reminded us to set ourselves apart from the competition by providing a customer experience for people to talk about!

It was great to be reminded that "who we are transcends everything" and we should be aware of developing ourselves constantly. Mike reminded us that if "we are not growing in learning, we are going backwards in leading!" Ouch but true!

After Mike's talk I started working on my NOT TO DO LIST, making a book list from some of the books he suggested like:
The E-Myth Revisited (a great book I need to read again) and Never Eat Alone. He also mentioned this book which is an oldie but goodie and a favorite of mine!

Mike showed us how ShootQ helps him manage his leads and employees by helping assign tasks and build workflow. A great system which we use here at MHP and he shared with us about KISS wedding books which I will be ordering soon!

A BIG THANKS TO KEVIN SEIFERT FOR THE PHOTOS BELOW! Several people had left before we were able to take the group shot so sorry if we missed you!

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

October 9th Meeting...

Hi everyone!

We are confirmed with Hi5 for this Thursday, October 9th for the October PUG meeting. We've got the room beginning at 6:30pm, so come early if you want to eat and chat before the meeting. We'll start at 7:00pm.

Shane Snider will be speaking about wedding photojournalism, the WPJA, winning contests (c'mon, share your secret, Shane!) and lots of other great info. Note Shane being listed #2 in the world on the latest WPJA rankings! GO SHANE!



We'll also be talking about changes to the new Pictage consumer sites (including music for slide shows -- yay!), Holiday Best Practices and ways to leverage Pictage's free album design service.

Looking forward to seeing everyone and to hearing from Shane!

Feel free to call or email with any questions: 919.389.7274

Best,

Elizabeth