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3 MILLION
2 MILLION
42 MILLION
reviews
monthly searches
Storefront visits
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Milwaukee Area Couples
31
$90,000
36%
average age
household income
of affluent households
74%
14
155
college educated
vendors in wedding
wedding guests
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MILWAUKEE ENGAGEMENTS 18%
9%
9% 5%
Nov
Dec
Jan
9%
9%
5%
Feb
ENGAGEMENT SEASON
Mar
9%
8%
9% 6%
5%
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE WEDDING DATES 22% 18% 15% 9%
8% 4%
Nov
2% Dec
1%
1%
Jan
Feb
2% Mar
15%
3% Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
WEDDING SEASON
Sep
Oct
Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE ENGAGEMENT LENGTHS
1 MONTH
12 MONTHS
36 MONTHS
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MILWAUKEE WEDDING COSTS
$24,000
$17,000
Expected Spend
Actual Spend
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28,135 searches for
Milwaukee wedding professionals on
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29,446 number of reviews for
Milwaukee vendors on WeddingWire
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Do you remember life before
Facebook?
Before and After Facebook
We actually did work
Before and After Facebook
We spent time with friends‌
without status updates
Before and After Facebook
Why is social media so valuable?
Why is Social Media So Valuable?
86% of people ages 18-29
Why is Social Media So Valuable?
1:5 minutes spent on social media
Couples use social media to plan
Why is Social Media So Valuable?
61%
‘follow’ or ‘like’ their wedding professionals
How Couples Use Social Media
Why couples follow you
How Couples Use Social Media
40% comment, tag friends, or share your posts
How Couples Use Social Media
How Couples Use Social Media
34% contact wedding professionals on social
How Couples Use Social Media
56% only consider businesses on social
How Couples Use Social Media
Only
4% can’t be found
How Couples Use Social Media
Our business gets older
2015
2017
2020
Clients stay the same age
How Couples Use Social Media
The key to social media is Face-Snap‌
How Couples Use Social Media
‌but the best social network to reach engaged couples:
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5 Tips for
5 Tips for Pinterest
75% of pins originate from businesses
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7x more active than our Facebook fans
5 Tips for Pinterest
Focus on keywords
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Improve titles and descriptions
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Order your pins
5 Tips for Pinterest
Put your best pins top and center
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Use rich pins
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Append more information
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Engage!
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Like, comment, and re-pin
5 Tips for Pinterest
Make it easy to pin
5 Tips for Pinterest
Add the “Pin It” button to your website and blog
5 Tips for Instagram
5 Tips for
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58x higher engagement per follower than Facebook
5 Tips for Instagram
80M+ photos shared daily
5 Tips for Instagram
59% of internet users age 1829
5 Tips for Instagram
Share a variety of content
5 Tips for Instagram
Include behind the scenes and event photos
5 Tips for Instagram
Use hashtags and emojis
5 Tips for Instagram
Get discovered with popular hashtags
5 Tips for Instagram
Create branded hashtags
5 Tips for Instagram
Build your brand and user-generated content
5 Tips for Instagram
Embrace video
5 Tips for Instagram
Record short video content
5 Tips for Instagram
Use Instagram Stories
5 Tips for Instagram
Create highlight reels
5 Tips for Facebook
5 Tips for
5 Tips for Facebook
2 BILLION monthly active users
5 Tips for Facebook
5.3M people in the US are “Engaged” on Facebook
5 Tips for Facebook
89% couples say they use Facebook to research
5 Tips for Facebook
Go “all in” with content
5 Tips for Facebook
Mix articles, photo, and video
5 Tips for Facebook
Target your posts
5 Tips for Facebook
Target organic posts • • • • • • •
Gender Relationship Status Educational Status Age Location Language Interests
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It’s all in the timing
5 Tips for Facebook
Test and measure the best times to post Best Time to Post on Facebook
5 Tips for Facebook
Think about “boosting”
5 Tips for Facebook
Boost successful organic posts
5 Tips for Facebook
Embrace video (again)
5 Tips for Facebook
Share quality video through Facebook Live
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