Marketing

Planning a virtual wedding fair? Read this first….

Virtual wedding fairs used to be a nice alternative to in-person tours for those who couldn’t make an in-person show-round. Today however, they are essential - they are practical, safe, within restriction guidelines and provide a great opportunity while your venue might be still closed.  Just like an in-person wedding fair, organisation is key in order to make the most of the opportunity.

Prepare To Thrive – a mini survival guide

The WeddingDates team has adapted to working from home seamlessly and we want to help you do the same. Check out our Wedpro Survival Guide and find out how you can set up for success once again - act to survive, prepare to thrive.

Introducing The WeddingDates Method – The Complete Wedding Marketing Strategy

WeddingDates and DHM have joined forces to revolutionize wedding marketing as we know it. The WeddingDates Method blends the WeddingDates web-based software and online exposure with a step-by-step formula to take your enquiries from first click to a confirmed viewing appointment. Learn more!

Effectively market your Wedding Venue through Social Media – Part 1 – Go Live/ Get Moving / Get Creative

It’s fair to say that if you don’t exist on social media right now, that you don’t exist, it's part of how we communicate in today’s society.

International Couples coming to Ireland to Marry

Ireland is not only a destination for Irish couples returning home from abroad to get married but it also becoming a very desirable choice for International couples.

Top 5 Things to Make your Boutique Hotel Stand Out

While bigger hotels and those part of chains may have greater access to marketing budgets, staff and onsite facilities in general, boutique hotels can be smart too about how they attract weddings.

The New Wedding Couple

The concept of the "traditional" couple in their 20's, big white wedding is declining. Here we examine the "new couples" including same sex and older couples to identify some trends and share tips on how Venues can service them.

How to Market your Wedding Venue using Video

"If it's not moving, its Dead!" join Ciara Crossan on Thursday 12th July @ 3pm for a Webinar on How to Successfully Market your Wedding Venue using Video.

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Distribution in the MICE Market… my thoughts post Hotel Distribution Event 2017

Hoteliers may resist it, avoiding putting inventory for their event space online for fear of loss of control - but can you even imagine a hotel now not providing online bedroom booking on their websites?!

First Look – how first impressions mean so much to wedding couples

63% of couples view fewer than 5 venues before booking their big day so what can hotels do to get themselves onto that elusive short list?

We slashed our email list…want to know why?

You must think I'm mad as a box of frogs. Possibly! But I'm pretty sure I'm on the money with this one.

UK Wedding Venue Marketing Conference

Sell the Dream & attract more weddings. This is a MUST event for any venue looking to grow their wedding business for 2017/2018.