The Week of December 17th in Review

Posted on December 23, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

By Paul Pannone

The world didn’t end on 21-21-2012 but the event may have helped push for the end of how some businesses operate in the future. An ongoing eWedNewz investigation looking at the bailout of big businesses shows how Social Media displaces traditional forms of operation, especially advertising. Established companies and those who head them are realizing it’s time to pack it in and enjoy the fruits of their labor, allowing a younger generation of CEO’s and management style that understands Social Media and connecting with today’s consumers to assume a leadership role.

The top newZ story for this week was the breaking story surrounding the sale of a majority stake in Jim’s formal wear to Armory. eWedNewz broke the story on December 20th, preceding a Press Release detailing the information. A private exchange with Gary Davis, CEO of Jim’s, told eWedNewz how the “family business” will now continue in the same way except now it’s two families running the company, not just one.

A follow up story explaining the changes taking place in the tuxedo rental business was prompted by feedback received from confused people of the tux regarding the move of Joseph Abboud, the person, now head of the creative department at Men’s Wearhouse. In an ongoing eWedNewz investigation malicious information spread by competing tuxedo manufacturers who create and make fictitious brand products spreading false rumors are found to be at the heart of the misinformation.

The world watched as the last victims of the shooting in Connecticut were laid to rest. eWedNewz continues to poll the community to see if posting in the usual way during such horrific events is proper.

 

Coming up this week we look back on what made top newZ in 2012.

 

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The Week of October 22nd in Review

Posted on October 27, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

By Paul Pannone

The top newZ story for the week of October 22nd involves the hottest selling colors in prom dresses for next season, according to event publications and famous designer, Tony Bowls. Bowls identified purple among top-selling dress colors along with gray and black.

Consumers shopping for dresses for next season drove a story we covered earlier this year about the average price of gowns up the chart. More and more consumers are finding the unfiltered information we’re writing about while searching on the internet. The newZ ties into the clean-up that is happening on the Internet, as consumers look to trusted, impartial sources that give facts and information; good, bad or indifferent.

In their search readers look to data from top sources, including Hearst, Bridal Guide and others who deal with consumers and give reliable  information based on real-life experiences.

The world was shocked to learn that after 70 years Clark Kent, a.k.a, Superman, is leaving his post at the Daily Plant to become a blogger. The move follows an ongoing story about how the internet continues to diminish the role of print.

 

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Experts on Call Show, Sunday at 10am on AM800 CKLW | Don’t Miss the Call

Posted on September 15, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

By Paul Pannone

The Wedding Guide continues to direct brides in their area towards a beautiful wedding day planned with elegance and etiquette. The driving force behind the magazine is a dynamic woman, Sheryl Davies, who has become a friend to her followers and friends– apart from a valuable source of trend information.

 

20 years of excellence and migration from strictly print to a full-service wedding resource.

For the third time Sheryl asked us to be on call for her show tomorrow morning, September 16th, to weigh in on trend topics and the state of the wedding business.

“Thanks for saying yes again to the Experts on Call Show, Sunday at 10am on AM800 CKLW. I will be discussing trends for the upcoming 2013 season and the wedding pros with me will be a restaurant/catering facility in the Holiday Inn & Suites, Hospice and Charitable Giving, a new Winery and lavender farm and a frozen ice cream/Gelato entrepreneur who produces individual treats like Tartufo, baked Alaska, and Gelato roses. Your input is always well received, valuable and welcomed,” says Sheryl.

 

Listen in live!

 

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The Week of September 3rd in Review

Posted on September 9, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

By Paul Pannone

The top story this week involves the continued troubles at BRIDES magazine, as Anne Fulenwider took flight back to her position at Hearst’s Marie Claire in less than a year after coming to BRIDES. An ongoing poll of eWedNewz readers says Conde’ Nast’s BRIDES magazine is broken despite efforts to fix falling newsstand sales.

FLOW Formal wear gave more details of how they’re helping family victims of military men and women. A campaign called Yellow Bow Tie includes Celebrity endorsements and branded products that will generate revenue for the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund in the years ahead. The story launched late in the week and was trending through the weekend.

The work of the American Bridal and Prom Industry Association continues to be noticed in the wedding and prom business NewZ of legal action against foreign crooks that steal American property and sell inferior gowns to unsuspecting consumers is reportedly working, according to sources at the organization

For the first time in weeks the sale of David’s Bridal drops from the top three spots, as the industry looks for changes in the structure and operation of the retailer.

 

 

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The Week of July 16th in Review

Posted on July 23, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

By Paul Pannone

 

Old, thought defunct and established websites needing a new image are getting re-vamped, as many are not able to be sold but still have value. Get Married gets a revamp but a current poll says advertisers are no longer interested in paying for third-party websites. But despite the move to change their ways the Taylor Corporation has a difficult road ahead, as most businesses invest and promote their own website and Social Networking campaigns instead of investing in third-party websites, according to an ongoing poll.

A move by the Barak Obama re-election campaign to get brides to fork over their wedding gifts has all but failed. In less than a month reports, supported by an ongoing eWedNewz poll, say the campaign is a bomb.

 

 

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The Week of June 18th in Review

Posted on June 24, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

 

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For weeks Leonard Green’s decision to put David’s Bridal on the auction block dominated the newZ and captured the attention of readers, making it again this week’s top story. In a few weeks, the story is in the all-time top ten (number nine) and still rising.

The newZ is not good at Brides magazine, as circulation at the struggling Conde’ Nast publication continues to shrink, despite efforts to revive interest in the bridal resource. A current poll so far shows 57% of respondents feel the publication has slipped too deep to recover. 21% say Brides and all printed wedding magazines are slipping because of their format.

 

On the left one dried-up, old prune. On the right a new phenomena called Bitchless Bride. Both deliver the straight message: get over yourself.

 

A new vigilante way of judge, jury and resolution is being watched by this newZ source. Bitchless Bride could be giving that dried up prune, Judge Judy, a run for the money, as a slow but steady wave of support looks on. This week BB blew a three-week investigation I did in 2010 for another format out of the water by simply announcing if she gets the brides email, she is marketing her bridal products to her– deal with it.  So far 78% side with the Bitchless Bride approach to email marketing.

 

 

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The Week of June 11th in Review

Posted on June 15, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

 

 

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The week of June 11th was dominated by Leonard Green & Partner’s decision to put the largest seller of wedding dresses, David’s Bridal, up for sale. But as indicated in the story, there should be no surprise, as the wedding business continues to shrink to proportions reflective of a new generation’s view about love, life and the growing aversion towards high-priced, freezer-burned, catered food.

All data and growing information pointing to the same conclusion of a shrinking (formal) market concerns any investor’s point of view, especially when they already hold the lion’s share and no room for significant growth. Combined eWedNewz stories and coverage appeared in chat areas of major websites.

Brides of color and every nationality that want to add ethnic heritage to their event are finding a magazine that speaks to their taste level. Munaluchi Bride is a new concept for a wedding magazine whose time has come.

The week’s announcements and events prove the world has changed and the wedding business is slowly adapting to the changes.

 

 

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The Week of June 4th in Review

Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

 

 

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A victim of Wedding Wire was the most-read eWedNewz story this week. Pat Kelly, a gown retailer in Oklahoma, was tossed from the website after collaborating with them about an appointment idea. The reason given by Wedding Wire said there is a conflict of interest.

Because of the incident, advocate, Samantha Goldberg, issued a statement against Wedding Wire and related people to the website. Goldberg continues to fight for the rights of vendors and brides who are getting hurt by inaccurate information that appears on the review site.

An addition to the story from people communicating with Wedding Wire say they’re getting responses like,

“wedding wire is an innovative community  and a market place and that they are not a service and therefore cannot be held responsible for the actions of others.”

The Wedding Wire story spills out beyond the wedding industry, as vendors take on other review formats, including YELP. A Philadelphia DJ company, Cutting Edge DJs, called out YELP after trying to enhance their listing.

eWedNewz watches new websites like Bitchless Bride anonymously fighting consumers that are never satisfied, no matter ho hard vendors try. This week she featured another unidentified blogger, the Tuxedo Mask, who ripped abusive consumers not respecting tuxedo rentals.

 

 

 

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Poll Adds Insult to Wedding Wire Victim’s Injury

Posted on June 3, 2012 Written by 1 Comment

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What’s being called a naïve move on the part of a victim of corporate greed reflects in an ongoing eWedNewz poll where 64% of respondents so far say Wedding Wire did nothing wrong. Only 21% side with victim, Pat Kelly, and 14% say they need to know more before deciding.

 

Good-nature business people beware; play with corporate-minded industry members and expect to get burned.

 

Kelly gave the following statement after getting tossed from the website;

“When we spoke in Vegas Sonny never stated Wedding Wire had the ability to book appointments online  to me in 2010.  After explaining my idea to him, he did not say, “hey, we have that too” or ”Wedding Wire has that capability already” or “we have been tracking open table since 2007 that sounds similar” etc.. When Sonny told me Wedding Wire was not big deal till Martha Stewart got involved with them, my reply was “idoappointments.com would like Wedding Wire to be its Martha Stewart, he did not say “we would not need your service, we already have something in place”

The BIG thing is, why was my free account with Wedding Wire deleted only recently? I had an account for two years (since 2010). Plus, when you google search for my positive reviews, Wedding Wire DELETED the proper name of my account to just I Do, which I have recorded for my records.  I should have Never been allowed to have an account if idoappointments.com was a “conflict of interest.”  Sorry, but this does not smell right to me.  ”Having the ability” sounds dubious at best.  We all have the ability to do something, few have the courage to invest their years of time and personal treasure to make it a reality.”

Wedding Wire issued a statement after eWedNewz contacted them about the allegations. Since, Wedding Wire remains quiet, as a relentless onslaught of  non-ending questions from Samantha Goldberg continue. The Celebrity planner was shot down by Wedding Wire in 2011 and continues her attempts to rally other unhappy Wedding Wire advertisers to change the way the website handles its review system.

eWedNewz learned Wedding Wire has partnered with other industry personalities who share in the same corporate mentality and prey on the good-nature, trusting approach of most wedding business people.

 

eWedNewz continues our investigation into this story and welcomes your thoughts.

 

 

 

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The Week of May 28th in Review

Posted on June 2, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment

 

 

By Paul Pannone

The wedding industry learned of a new organizationfor all members of the business that could provide low-cost health care and other benefits of membership. The American Bridal and Prom Industry Association already has a half million dollars in its coffers with a structure that includes manufacturers, retailers and advertisers who support American businesses. The organization is the idea of Steve Lang of Mon Cheri. 55% of  eWedNewz readers following the story say a well-run organization offering good benefits and isn’t expensive to be a part of is what’s needed in the business.

Wedding Wire has stepped up efforts to counter growing criticism and probable competition. The company taps industry personalities who are also struggling, combining efforts, as wedding businesses move away from fairy dust marketing and towards clear, concise information that works.

Wedding industry members contacting eWedNewz cried foul, accusing Wedding Wire practices of less than honorable actions. One accuser, Pat Kelly,  says a meeting with Sonny Ganguly stole and idea he and his family worked on for years.

The Situation announced a chosen couple will win a dress by Tony Bowls and tuxedo from his line with more prizes. The winners will be announced next week.

 

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