Marketing For The New Economy!

On Sunday, March 13th, I am attending this workshop. If your business is in any way "web based", I suggest that you also attend. I've taken webinars, read books about it, and there never seems to be enough time to cover everything. I have a feeling that this workshop is going to be the topper for me. Having taken seminars from Jen before, her incredible organizational skills along with her passion and success in her work as a top wedding photographer make her the perfect teacher for the current economy.

The workshop is covering things such as Organic SEO, Social Marketing, Traditional Marketing that Works, How to Position Yourself as the Go To Person, with tons more.

THE MARKETING INSOMNIAC: MARKETING FOR THE NEW ECONOMY

At this one day Boot Camp Workshop you will learn from Jen O'Sullivan everything you need to know about gaining a better understanding of the current economy and how to market your services in the best way. You will learn how to position yourself to make more money and how to make your brand stand out in a crowd of many. Gain more clients, more money, and a more rewarding life!

Sunday, March 13th · 8:00am - 6:00pm in Beverly Hills.

Only $199 for a full day 10 hour workshop.

Contact Jen at jen@jenosullivan.com to register.

The 2011 SAG Awards

The 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards were Sunday, January 30 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. My friend, Jack McGee was nominated along with the cast of "The Fighter" for Best Performance by an Ensemble. Jack played Melissa Leo's husband and the father of Mark Wahlberg and stepfather of Christian Bale. It was an amazing movie as was Jack's performance! I was honored to do his wife, Stephanie's makeup for the show.

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WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award 2011

Los Angeles, CA- January 25, 2011- WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Betsy diFrancesca, Hair & Makeup, has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride's Choice Awards 2011 for hair and makeup! Recognition for the Bride's Choice Awards 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,00 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation. Betsy diFrancesca, Hair & Makeup stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professional across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year. "With the annual Bride's Choice Awards program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the U.S. and Canada. We applaud Betsy diFrancesca, Hair & Makeup for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year." We are happy to announce that Betsy is among the very best Hair & Makeup within the WeddingWire network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding, and Weddingbee.

We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride's Choice Awards 2011! For more information, please visit our WeddingWire storefront at http://www.weddingwire.com/vendor/VendorViewStoreFront?mode=edit&tab=profile.

Shooting Author Elise Allen

A few weeks ago I worked with author, Elise Allen, shooting the photo that will appear on the jacket of her new book, "Populazzi", a young adult novel that as Hillary Duff says,“Fresh, funny, and sometimes wrenching, Populazzi nails what it’s like to try and find yourself while navigating the crazy world of high school. I loved it."And, speaking of Hillary Duff, Elise co-wrote Hillary's novel "Elixir".

Elise's work can also be heard by watching Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy as she has been writing for The Muppets in "The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora" and "The Hasty Tasty Cooking Tips with Cat Cora and The Muppets". To find out more about Elise, check out,http://www.facebook.com/l/1e446-YN-OicYyFi4r_n-bz0BGQ;www.eliseallen.com.

photo: Steve Goldstein

Betsy Shows Brides the Perfect Way To Get An Idea of How They'll Look on their Wedding Day

Los Angeles- Nov. 8, 2010- Betsy diFrancesca, a hairstylist and makeup artist in Los Angeles, provides brides-to-be a way of showing them how they’ll look on their wedding day. During the trial run , she takes pictures after each look and prints them right there. “I find that this gives the bride an idea of how their look will “read” for the camera. Many of my clients come to me because I offer a natural look, however, they don’t realize how much makeup is required to look good for the camera. By taking a “before” picture, I’m able to show them what the camera picks up when they don’t have any makeup on, specifically red tones and under eye shadows. In the “after” shot she can see how easily I can correct this with subtle changes. This also gives her an idea of how different hair styles work in emphasizing or de-emphasizing the shape of her face and what works best with the headpiece and the neckline of her dress.”

The trial run takes anywhere from 3 to 4 hours. and takes place in Betsy’s home in the San Fernando Valley. ”I have plenty of room and good, natural light. I find that holding the trial run here shows my client the setting that I like to create for her- a calm and serene atmosphere that I feel is so important

on her wedding day. The day of the wedding, I’ll bring that atmosphere to her.”

For examples of Betsy’s work, you can visit her website at, http://www.betsymh.com.

Terry Burns and Ron Kristy

While we were in Ithaca, N.Y. in September, we also photographed Patrick's youngest sister, Terry and her husband, Ron for some new publicity shots. They moved to Ithaca from Nashville about 3 years ago with their son, Noah and have been singing in and around Ithaca since relocating. You can see and hear them on YouTube by typing in Terry Burns and Ron Kristy and they''ll have a CD available in the spring. And, you can hear them separately on their websites, www.terryburns.biz and www.ronkristy.com.

The Burns Sisters

Annie, Jeannie and Marie Burns

In September, My husband , Patrick and I, went back east to visit my parents in Nyack, NY and then headed up to Ithaca, NY to visit his sisters and brothers. Three of his sisters (he's got 5 of them and 6 brothers) have a band appropriately titled, The Burns Sisters Band, and we photographed them for some new publicity shots (Patrick shot them and I did makeup). They're on tour with Arlo Guthrie right now and will be appearing at Carnegie Hall with him at the end of this month. They are truly amazing singers ( and the best sisters-in-law ever!) and, if you'd like to sample some of their music, you can visit their website at, www.burnsisters.com.