This week we are discussing the ugly fact that there is theft in our industry. Wedding professionals are stealing intellectual property from one another. Intellectual property is the expression of original ideas. Today, we’ll address what to do if you’ve been plagiarized against.
According to plagiarism.org, all of the following are considered plagiarism:
turning in someone else’s...
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Yesterday, I brought up the ugly fact that there is a lot of theft in the wedding industry these days. Images, design, and writing are being stolen. SAD! It’s really upsetting when you think about it. I mean, here we are… an incredibly creative industry full of brilliant artists… we collaborate, we share, we learn...
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Recently, I stumbled upon someone using verbiage from my invitation website verbatim. The had literally copied and pasted text to their site. This is happening a lot in the wedding industry right now and it really confuses me. I don’t get steamed with a lot of stuff. I tend to have a pretty even-tempered feeling...
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This week we’ve been discussing consults: how to create a consistent client experience and how to identify a difficult client. The big question of the week is:
“How do I turn away a client that I don’t want to work with?”
There is no easy way to do this. It’s like telling a date that dinner was...
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What characteristics define you? What attributes define your business? What is inside your core? What is it that you truly believe? What is it that you value in yourself as a person and yourself as a business owner?
Define Your Values
What are your values? Define 3-10 characteristics that you pride yourself upon. Define what it is...
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