Seminars

An added incentive at our March event is our specially targeted business-based seminars. This March, we have some of the leading players sharing their expertise. Taking place on Monday 12 March in the Queen’s Suite, they are your chance to find out, for free, how to boost your shop’s potential, so make sure you don’t miss out.

10am Seminar One – Image consultancy in the bridal industry

Colour Me Beautiful is the leading global image consultancy.  With 30 years experience in the image industry, Veronique Henderson will demonstrate the impact of colour and style for the bride and her party.  As bridal retailers and buyers, you need to have the skills to help you achieve what is best for your clients. This seminar will help you identify what you need to think about as you work with brides and their parties. Veronique is the co-founder and creative director of Colour Me Beautiful.  She is the co-author of Be a Beautiful Bride (Hamlyn) as well as Colour Me Beautiful, Colour Me Younger, Colour Me Slimmer and Image Matters for Men.  She now concentrates on developing strategies and trainings for retailers and their staff. For more information visit www.colourmebeautiful.co.uk.

12 midday Seminar Two – Marketing to the bride

Something Blue PR is a boutique public relations and marketing consultancy dedicated to promoting luxury brands within the bridal industry.  Something Blue PR’s Founder Jo Kent will be hosting an informative session, advising retailers on the best way to market their business and gain optimum exposure within a highly competitive market. The seminar will cover the essential elements of a successful PR campaign such as:

• How to establish an identifiable brand
• Building brand awaress
• Developing relationships with the media
• Managing your reputation
• The power of social media

For further information on Something Blue PR, visit www.somethingbluepr.co.uk

2pm Seminar Three– Improve selling skills and improve sales

RPS has a well established reputation for substantially increasing sales and improving service performance. Are you just hoping for the best in 2012? Do you have brides who don’t return to buy that dress? The problem may mean your staff are not selling as well as they could be. Join Dennis Reid from RPS for an inspirational and thought provoking seminar that will help you focus on a winning strategy. This session will look at how you can achieve an increase in your sales within 12 months using tried and tested methods that will help build a more profitable and valuable business in a low or no growth market place.For more information visit www.rps-global.com

You do not need to pre-book but seats do fill up fast so if you wish to book your seat in advance, call Georgia on +44 (0)1423 770 120.