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web-toedchloe Mar 21, 2007

This has all been helpful, guys, thanks! A more pointed question now: Would you ever avail yourself of the services of a caterer/personal chef for fancy dinners with your hottie, parties, or ...

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 ·

possibly

btw one wedding I shot, i talked with the caterer for quite a bit

she said they just very recently did a dinner for a party of 4

the pres of Commerce Bank, his wife, and 2 guests

party of 4

$1000 per person

I really think it's all about marketing and targeting the right place

if you target the people that don't wanna spend more than $50 on dinner.. that's the people you're gonna get, and they are gonna tell their friends about you, and then you'll be doing 365 $50 dinners a year to make ends meet

or you can target the people to whom $4000 on dinner is a drop in the bucket, and you can work once a month

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001 ·

I completely agree. But the problem is, how do I get to the point where I know people like that? How do I market to that audience?

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 ·

lol yeah, something i'm still trying to figure out haha

getting involved with a good marketing firm helps

advertising in the right places in your area - you gotta spend money to make money - but yeah it takes a lot of work too just to figure out WHERE to spend your advertising money

oy

it's hard work

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

Find out about charitable events in your area...
or any prestigious event..

You usually can get lists of attendees from those things..
From there... shoot them a letter.

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

charitable events meaning... people paying 1000 dollar a plate for 3rd nipple syndrome or something

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001 ·

How would I get a list of attendees?

superhero superheroOG 2004 ·

say you're starting a benefit for hurricane katrina victims and want to find people in your area who have the appropriate amount of money

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001 ·

Or I could just drive down the streets with the largest houses and get names off mailboxes...

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003 ·

I was just gonna say that, lol. or you could get ahold of some addresses of large companies and send out post card adverts.

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

Tax records. Some counties have this accessible on a website.

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002 ·

Please. You have to pay me 49.99$ for those business secrets.

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001 ·

Ooh! What about payment by cookies?

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