![]() We know this because many turned out to be competing friends of ours. In fact, customers have inquired to us just to receive quotes they could use for re-negotiation with vendors they've already chosen. ![]() Successful vendors on these sites use them as a vehicle alongside their competition, but never as a reliable source for customers. WeddingPro, however, insists they will not change the inquiry system. If it arrives unfilled, we know it's fake. A semi-complete message would force users to fill things in: "Please contact Dave at (phone number) at (date and time range) so we can discuss." etc. We suggested many times to the publisher that vendors should at least be allowed to compose the pre-wording for the inquiries. ![]() None of them claim to have seen our pages, so they often wonder themselves why they sent the inquiry and politely inform us they're not ready or they're already taken care of.Īfter all the material, info we submit and all the page configuration we do, clients rarely see it, know nothing about the vendors they contact and provide no useful info to us, making pricing impossible. The inquiries we receive are never aimed directly at us, provide no specific information about the event (often false locations), and even a phone call within 24 hours is received as telemarketing, they have no idea why we're calling. As useless as saying "hi" and nothing else. Most vendors don't even prefer offering "packages." They simply customize to each event.Īll client inquiries are mass-mailable to dozens of vendors at a time with a click or two, pre-worded with useless messages, containing no request for any direct contact that can move everything forward. ![]() The email inquiry system provides a generic, pre-worded message requesting ".information about your services and packages!" which they've already been given in great detail, thanks to the display pages we've all paid for and worked so hard to configure & populate. Only vendors who have used these sites as their main platform have gotten any results, minimal as it is from what I'm told by colleagues.Įach site (WW & TK) is arguably an organized platform for giving each vendor a page to post promotional copy, photos, videos, price ranges, website, social media, and contact info, all similarly presented, despite the vast differences between how each vendor runs their business. Worst of all, this system foils personal contact which is essential for all wedding vendors. WeddingWire and TheKnot give clients time and tools to shop themselves into confusion, learn to trust no one, play one vendor against another seeking price rather than overall value. This is not stated anywhere, including the agreement, yet this means advertising to their average client is just about worthless to at least half the vendors. By Wedding Pro's own admission, their average client has 100 guests or less, yet they take 15 - 24 months to plan. It sends them into an intimidating, confusing jungle of vendors, services and ideas (as confirmed to us by actual users), forcing them to shop in desperation and mistrust.įor decades, our clients' events have averaged 200-400 people, taking between 5 months to a year and a half to plan. These sites exploit the ignorance of most wedding clients who know little or nothing about about planning an event. For a vendor seeking new or expanded business, WeddingPro (owners of & ) is a guaranteed investment loss.
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