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We Reached Our First Fan Power Benchmark!!!
Now Time for a Giveaway!
PRIZE: 8ft Standard Barbour Baseboard in your choice of finish
Giveaway starts NOW and ends Friday (8/26) at 3pm CST
How To Enter::
(You can enter by completing one or all of the following tasks. The more you can do, the better your chances for winning are!)
*NOTE: You MUST be a Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan to win a prize through our Fan Power Program. Simply hit the "Like" button when logged into your personal Facebook Page.
1. Leave us some love on our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page wall.
2. Tell your friends about the promotion by tagging Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page in your status.
(To do this, just place an @ sign in front of our fan page name, @BarbourBackdropsandprops. Make sure it becomes a hyperlink to secure your entry)
3. Subscribe to our blog and let us know you are a new subscriber by leaving a comment below THIS blog post.
4. Post a comment on THIS blog entry announcing the drawing you are entering into.
**Additional Customer Entry Ways**
4. Post an image using your favorite Barbour Product onto our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page Wall.
5. Post a review in our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page Review Tab.
Winners will be notified through the Facebook account used to make the entries or through the email associated with the posting on our blog.
Winners will have 2 business days to reply to the message/email congratulating them on their winning. If we receive no reply, a new winner will be chosen. All winners are selected randomly.
This promotion is not associated or administered by Facebook in any way.
As soon as our 1,800 fans goal is met we will let you know when the giveaway for the Barbour Baby Bag will begin on both this blog and the Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page. Entries are then accepted for that giveaway only after that separate blog posting is up. All entries placed between contests will not count.
Happy Saturday Everyone:
If you read our blog posting from Thursday you would see that our summer has been a rollercoaster ride with great peaks and some sad lows.
But we are ready to move forward with some awesome gifts of “Thanks” to all of you for your patience and understandings as we transitioned into our new location and dealt with the loss of our loved ones.
Announcing:
20% Savings on EVERYTHING BARBOUR MONDAY 8/15 - FRIDAY 8/19!
In conjunction with the sale we are also announcing our FAN POWER PROGRAM!
Because we are so close to the 5,000 friends cap on our original Barbour Backdrops Facebook page, we are trying to direct everyone over to our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page. This is where all of our news will be posted from now on as well as our newest product announcements and savings.
If all of Barbour Backdrops friends on Facebook head over to our Fan Page we will be giving away a total of 6 prizes very soon!
The way this works is we will set benchmarks as to where we will be giving away the next prize. These prizes may be anything from savings on our products, free Barbour products, discounts on other great photography products, and even workshop tickets and savings!
To get all of the information on how to enter into the drawings and all of the rules and regulations, click on this posting: Fan Power rules and information.
Here are the prizes and the fan numbers we need to meet to start the drawings on them!
Again, the 20% Off Fan Appreciation Sale starts Monday! To get the earliest shipping date you will want to place your order at the start of the week! Remember, we offer “Half Now/ Half at Shipping” payment options as well.
To Order, call 877-318-4777
The contest for the first Fan Power winning of the Barbour Baseboard will begin as soon as we reach our goal of 1,500 Fans!
We are so excited about this new program!
Facebook is such a great way to communicate with our customers and friends without filling their inbox with less than urgent emails. As incentives to become a Fan of the Barbour Backdrops and Props fan page and to encourage other Photography Industry friends to join as well, we are offering great prizes and drawings to our members!!
We announce benchmarks we are hoping to reach as well as the prize we will give away once you help us reach that goal.
::For Example::
We will be giving away a Barbour Backdrop when we reach 4,000 fans on our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page! Ways to enter are below.
How To Enter::
(You can enter by completing one or all of the following tasks. The more you can do, the better your chances for winning are!)
*NOTE: You MUST be a Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan to win a prize through our Fan Power Program. Simply hit the "Like" button when logged into your personal Facebook Page.
1. Leave us some love on our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page wall.
2. Tell your friends about the promotion by tagging Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page in your status.
(To do this, just place an @ sign in front of our fan page name, @BarbourBackdropsandprops. Make sure it becomes a hyperlink to secure your entry)
3. Subscribe to our blog and let us know you are a new subscriber by leaving a comment below the blog post of the drawing you are entering into.
4. Post a comment on the blog entry announcing the drawing you are entering into.
**Additional Customer Entry Ways**
4. Post an image using your favorite Barbour Product onto our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page Wall.
5. Post a review in our Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page Review Tab.
Winners will be notified through the Facebook account used to make the entries or through the email associated with the posting on our blog.
Winners will have 2 business days to reply to the message/email congratulating them on their winning. If we receive no reply, a new winner will be chosen. All winners are selected randomly.
This promotion is not associated or administered by Facebook in any way.
As soon as the goal is met we will decide on the next benchmark and announce the prize that will go along with it on both our blog and the Barbour Backdrops and Props Fan Page. Entries are then accepted after that announcement is made. All entries placed between contests will not count.
Hello Everyone! Steffani here! For those of you who do not know me, I am Kevin and Shannon's daughter, aka Head of Marketing and Sales. I wanted to take a moment and update you on some of the different changes happening around our company and family as this summer has definitely been one of change.
We started the summer with a BIG decision that deserves a HUGE announcement:
We have moved!! To Air Conditioning (and Heat)!!
We found a fabulous building an hour south of our original location and the moving started in June. Because we truly stumbled across the photography industry, our old building was transitioned into a workshop out of necessity. It had no air conditioning, our office was built into a corner over a weekend, and we basically just made it work.
Our new building has segregated areas for our backdrops, wood products, fabrics, and offices! It's bathrooms do not look like indoor-ourhouses and we even have a place to shoot our own products as soon as we develop them! I am so excited, as is the rest of the family!
That reminds me, to remind you, just how much FAMILY is in our family business. The owners of the business are Kevin and Shannon Barbour, my parents. They create everything! We stand behind the quality of our products because we hand create them all ourselves. I, Steffani, am the head of marketing and sales as well as blogger, the one behind our social media, and who answers most emails. My brother, Nick, handles all of our shipping and also helps with the production of certain products. Lastly, my Nana (father, Kevin's mother) handles all of our fabric creations, including sewing and upholstery. Oh, we can't forget Kingston, my 20-month-old son, who is our designated product model.
I have been blessed with such a fantastic family, but this summer has really reminded me of how lucky and special we all are to each other. This brings me to why it has taken so long to announce our move, and why it didn't get the spotlight it truly deserves.
On June 1st, my mother, Shannon, was woken in the middle of the night to the news her younger brother was killed in a tragic train accident. My mother comes from a family of four kids, all of who still live in a 30-mile radius of each other. Chuck's death was very unexpected and heart breaking. He leaves behind 8 year old twins, both parents, three siblings, nine nieces and nephews, and a great nephew. He may be gone, but he is far from forgotten!
**Uncle Chuck with his son Charles, and daughter Chloe**
Little did we know that was just the beginning...
My mother's other brother was diagnosed with a blood disease after trips to both leading research hospitals in the country and many cancer scares. He is doing well now and hopes to have a plan of action very soon so he can continue to lead an active life with his two sons.
Finally, on July 11, my Papa Deas, my father's father, was rushed to the hospital by my mother and grandmother, Nana, with signs of a stroke. After many tests and misdiagnosis, it was finally discovered he had been living with an inoperable brain cancer. Thankfully he had no idea he was sick, as the survival rate is around 3% for that particular type of cancer. His last healthy day was spent down on his farm, known as his paradise, and ended with dinner surrounded by family and reading to Kingston Deas, his "little truckin' buddy." Papa Deas passed away on July 30th with his wife and two sons by his side after spending two weeks in a beautiful hospice house.
**Papa Deas and Kingston Deas were the greatest of friends. Pictures of his G-Pop and him will always be cherished**
We want to send a thousand "Thank You"s to all of our great customers who have been patient with any delay in the delivery of their products. In a time of tragedy, understanding is one of the greatest gifts and we have felt that by so many!!
We have officially been operating out of our new location as of August 1st, phones got hooked up Tuesday and we will have full internet access starting tomorrow! The move CELEBRATION will begin TOMORROW so STAY TUNED!!!!!!!! We are all so motivated to continue to grow our business and the relationships it has allowed us to create with photographers like yourself! We honestly feel like we are building another amazing family within all of you!
Thank you all again,
Steffani and the entire Barbour Family
