I spoke to an advertising rep at Emerald Coast's Brides yesterday to get an update on the status of the magazine. The magazine was suppose to be available for brides June 1, but the publication date got pushed back to June 15. It is now the middle of July and I haven't seen the magazine or any business from it. I found out yesterday the magazine is just now being distributed. I'm eager to see how it affects my business. I would love to be tickled pink from the amount of sales that I get from brides seeing the pictures of my gifts & the ad that I purchased.
The magazine will be given to brides at bridal shows, bridal boutiques, and they can request a free copy by visiting ECB's website. The magazine will also be available for purchase in 5 states along the Emerald Coast (Gulf Of Mexico). The advertising rep told me copies were sent to Books A Million & Borders Thursday. I'm pretty excited about that. I didn't realize it was going to be available in such big retail stores.
Another really cool thing is the magazine has a 2 page spread featuring only my products in a special section entitled "Gifts For Bridesmaids". I can hardly wait to see it. The rep said they want to work with me again for their fall issue. Yeah!!
To top off our vacation, my husband and I celebrated our 11 year anniversary yesterday. I was telling him about the magazine at dinner when I lost it. Just out of the blue it hit me. It always seems to happen that way. The grief seems to blind side me when I least expect it. My grandfather who passed away in February, was my biggest fan. He said I was going to make a ton of money one day. In fact, he thought I was already very successful. It always made me smile when he said that. He was 92, but I so wish he could have lived to see me build my business to the point of becoming a worldwide distributor of elegant party favors and gifts. Thinking about the magazine coming out made me very sad that I can't show it to him. I thought about that a lot today. It brought tears to my eyes every time I did. Of course now as I writing this, I can hardly see because of the tears. I still can't believe he is gone.
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I am so sorry. I spend the weekends taking care of my grandparents that are slowly going. My grandpa was my inspiration. Anything I ever did right was because of him. I feel like part of my life is slowly dying with them. I don't care how old they are. It is a sad cruelty, death.....that we have to let go of the people we live for.
Your grandpa would be so proud.
Hugs!
I don't know about you, but if it were me, I would take a copy of the magazine and go leave it at his grave site. Doing things like that have a remarkable way of helping you to heal. I went through a lot of the same when my father died.
Thanks Leighann & Jagular for your kinds words.
Your grandpa would be proud! And Jagular's idea sounds nice!
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