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Big News: Introducing Client Outreach ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“ฃ

Big News: Introducing Client Outreach ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“ฃ
Hey photo friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹

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This is a big one.

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Weโ€™re excited to introduce Client Outreach โ€” a brand-new tool that lets you reach your customers directly with one-off texts and emails, completely separate from your normal event marketing.

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Whether youโ€™re following up after an event, promoting future bookings, or nudging people who missed check-inโ€ฆ this gives you a simple, flexible way to stay connected.

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Letโ€™s break it down ๐Ÿ‘‡

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๐Ÿ“ฃ What is Client Outreach?

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Client Outreach lets you:

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๐Ÿ“ฉ Send one-off emails and texts

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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Build contact lists from:

  • Existing events
  • Uploaded spreadsheets
  • Or both combined

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๐ŸŽฏ Filter contacts based on:

  • Contacts with matched images
  • Contacts without matched images
  • Or everyone

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This is not automated campaign messaging โ€” itโ€™s intentional, targeted outreach when you need it.

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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Build Your Audience, Your Way

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When creating an outreach list, youโ€™ve got flexibility:

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  • Pull contacts from one event, multiple events, or none
  • Upload your own spreadsheet of contacts
  • Combine both sources into one list

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And when using events, you can choose:

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  • Only people with images
  • Only people without images
  • Or everyone

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That opens the door to some really useful workflows (more on that below ๐Ÿ‘€).

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๐Ÿ’ฌ SMS Outreach (Simple & Familiar)

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Sending texts is designed to feel easy and familiar.

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๐Ÿงพ Uses a FreePics-style editor + preview

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โœ๏ธ Write your message and send to your list

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๐Ÿ”— Include links (galleries, check-in, etc.)

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๐Ÿ’ต Pricing:

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$0.01 per segment, per text

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A segment is roughly:

  • ~140 characters (standard text)
  • ~65 characters (if using emojis)

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Longer messages may use multiple segments (typically 2โ€“4).

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๐Ÿ“ง Email Outreach (Powered by Candy ๐Ÿค–)

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This is where things get really fun.

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Instead of building emails manuallyโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ‘‰ You just describe what you want, and Candy builds the email for you.

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โœจ How it works:

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Tell Candy things like:

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  • What the email should say
  • What tone you want (fun, professional, urgent, etc.)
  • What your call-to-action button should say
  • Where that button should link

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Candy will:

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โœ๏ธ Write the email

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๐ŸŽจ Design the layout

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๐Ÿง  Generate a subject line

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๐Ÿท๏ธ Pull in your business info automatically

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No HTML. No formatting headaches. Just describe it.

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๐Ÿง  Even Smarter with Events

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Every outreach must be tied to an event (for billing/history), but that unlocks some extra power:

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If your outreach is related to that event, Candy can pull in things like:

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๐Ÿ”— Check-in links

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Cover photos

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Gallery links

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And more!

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๐Ÿ‘‰ You can still override this and use your own URLs โ€” Candy will follow your instructions.

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๐Ÿ“ฌ Sending Details

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Emails are sent from:
your-business-name@quic.pics

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Your business name is prominently shown in the inbox

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You can edit the subject line Candy generates before sending

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๐Ÿ’ต Email Pricing

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$0.01 per 10 emails (rounded up)

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Examples:

  • 10 emails = $0.01
  • 11โ€“19 emails = $0.02

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Bonus Tip: Include Images in Emails

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If you have direct image URLs, you can give them to Candy and ask her to include them in the email.

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Not sure how to get those? Google is your friend on this one ๐Ÿ˜„

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๐Ÿ“Š Track Performance

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Just like order receipts, you can see:

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๐Ÿ‘€ Opens

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ Clicks

โŒ Bounces

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So you know whatโ€™s working.

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๐Ÿ’ก Real-World Use Cases

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Here are just a few ideas:

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๐Ÿ“ธ Catch Missed Check-Ins

Send a Selfie Check-In link after an event using a roster from a school or organizer.

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๐Ÿ“… Promote Future Events

Reach past customers and say:
โ€œHey, weโ€™re photographing again next week!โ€

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๐Ÿˆ Action Sports Galleries

Send All Images Gallery links when using Jersey Jotter (where face matching isnโ€™t ideal).

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๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘ New Group Photos Added

Let people know:
โ€œYour group photos are now live!โ€

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๐Ÿ“ Post-Event Surveys

Send feedback forms to improve your next event.

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๐Ÿ”” Picture Day Reminders

Get ahead of the event with reminders to increase participation.

And thatโ€™s just scratching the surface.

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๐ŸŽฏ Simple, Flexible, Powerful

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Client Outreach is designed to be:

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โœ… Easy to use

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๐ŸŽฏ Highly targeted

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๐Ÿ”„ Flexible for different workflows

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๐Ÿ’ต Cost-effective

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Youโ€™re in control of when, who, and what you send.

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This is one of those tools that grows with you โ€” whether youโ€™re running small events or large-scale operations.

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We canโ€™t wait to see how you use it! ๐Ÿ‘€

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More soon,โ€

Candy ๐Ÿฌ

Letโ€™s get in touch

If youโ€™re a photographer looking to add NowCandidโ„ข services to your wheelhouse, set up a call with us!