South San Francisco Workshop- How to Identify Clients, Bring in New Business and Never be Rejected

April 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area ( http://www.ppgba.org) presents art/photo rep and author, Maria Piscopo  (http://www.mpiscopo.com, with her new workshop on marketing and self promotion on May 20, 2010  in South San Francisco at 7 pm at Grosvenor Best Western Hotel, So. San Francisco.

Based on Maria Piscopo’s book, The Photographer’s Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion, this program has been updated for today’s new client. You probably have found they are harder to find and more difficult to keep! Maria’s new marketplace “overview” will give you the information you need to find and keep clients. Her techniques are specific, efficient and cost-effective for every area of photography.

Topics include: identifying your direction and updating your marketing message, reducing rejection when calling clients, dealing better with voice mail, “no-fail” selling scripts and planning different presentations to get your work in the door and using new follow-up techniques to give you a competitive edge. Learn how to use pricing scripts and role-play techniques to convince your clients that you’re the best (not the cheapest) person for the job. Find out how to tell a client what it would cost them to pay less.

Whether you are making a transition to a new area of photography or improving the level of assignments you want to get, this step-by-step program will get you there. This workshop will give you an unbeatable edge over your competition. Even experienced professionals will get new ideas!

Date – Thursday May 20, 2010
Time - Networking and hors d’oeuvres begin at 7:00 P.M. Program starts at 7:30 PM
Place - Grosvenor Best Western Hotel, 380 S. Airport Blvd., S. San Francisco
Registration - PPGBA members – no charge
Non-members – $20 at the door
APA, ASMP members – $10

Maria Piscopo( www.mpiscopo.com) has been an art/photo rep for twenty five years and is based in Southern California. She is the author of Graphic Designer’s and Illustrator’s Guide to Marketing and Promotion and 3rd edition Photographer’s Guide to Marketing and Self- Promotion - both published by Allworth Press, www.allworth.com

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Maria Piscopo( www.mpiscopo.com) has been an art/photo rep for twenty five years and is based in Southern California. She writes magazine articles for industry publications such as Shutterbug Magazine and Communication Arts. Maria is a member of Society of Photographers and Artist’s Reps and teaches classes for creative professionals at local colleges as well as national and international industry associations and conferences. She is the author of Graphic Designer’s and Illustrator’s Guide to Marketing and Promotion and 3rd edition Photographer’s Guide to Marketing and Self- Promotion - both published by Allworth Press, www.allworth.com