8 at 8 Hostess Marries!

Congratulations to our wonderful DC hostess, Marin Graney, who was married last week! Check her out in the Washington Post. She is one of the 4 pictures in their main online article this morning! It rotates through them on http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042905276.html?hpid=artslot&sid=ST2010043001129

Another Great Evening - FEEDBACK FROM HAPPY CLIENTS!

"Another great evening with fun attractive people! My third event and really enjoyable! Actually, I had a date with someone from the first dinner, a date with someone from the second dinner - no great sparks or romance yet but we had a good time, and I may see one or both of them again. And I fully expect to go out w...ith someone from this third dinner party! So 8-at-8 is fully meeting my expectations which is to be introduced to and meet intelligent, attractive women! Thanks!!!"

There are Plenty of Fish in the Sea....

But it's bone dry on your couch!

You. Yeah, you!

You're not getting any younger and time's-a-wasting.
Eight at Eight continues to arrange fantastic dinner parties.

Start 2010 on the right foot with everyone's favorite matchmakers!

Go out with 4 men/women this week!
No chat, no email, no weird profiles, no fake pictures
Great restaurants, fantastic food and drink
Eligible, professional singles.
Outstanding networking opportunities.

There ARE plenty of fish in the sea,
but you won't catch any of them
with that remote control in your hand.

GET MOVING AND GET SIGNED UP!

Our Holiday Intern - Emily!

Sarah Kathryn offered me an internship for Eight at Eight while I was home for the holidays, I didn’t have to think twice before accepting her offer. I’d seen her advertisements and read several newspaper and magazine articles about the incredible success of her business.

The bright, modern office that I strolled into Monday morning emulates the new age twist on dating that Eight at Eight promises. SK greeted me with an organized schedule of my week; initially overwhelming, but definitely manageable once I’m acquainted with the phone system and member database. Creating Facebook ads targeting single clients, answering the phone (which rang off the hook all day!), and my favorite, calling all the previous male members to touch base were just a few of the tasks she delegated to me on the first day.

Tuesday brought a whole new level of responsibility: lunch at Bones with a potential client! It didn’t take much to realize that I was not a lowly intern; I had already become an integral member of the Eight at Eight team for this week’s sales. I’d like to think it was me, the cute intern, that turned the potential client into an actual client, but I know I can’t take all the credit for winning him over. One signed contract later, it’s obvious that SK knows what she’s doing!

Once we got back to the office, I was in charge of perusing the Atlanta database for current and previous female members, to try and scout someone out for our newest customer. Taking into account our client’s specific requests (a nice-looking woman aged 30-38, no children, non-smoker, big drinker but politically conservative, preferably from the Midwest), I came up with a handful of women to pass along to SK for further review.

On Wednesday, I reviewed my Facebook ads to see which ones were performing the best. I scrapped the ones that hadn’t been clicked yet and created additional ads with similar text but more alluring images. My last assignment was to help SK sell some old office electronics on Craigslist. I researched the products, typed up informative reviews, and determined a price for each item.

After three short (but sweet!) days, I’m headed back to the University of Michigan to finish up my sophomore year. I can’t wait to try out some of the dating tips I learned over the week! Watch out, bars, here I come!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Spread the Love - Creative Marketing Ideas from Eight at Eight

Running a small company takes chutzpah and creative shoe-string marketing ideas right? We've come up with some strange ones over the years.

The two guaranteed elements of a successful marketing stunt: Alcohol and Beautiful Women.

So on a freezing fall afternoon Sarah Kathryn, Kaitlyn, and Catherine hit the Decatur Beer Festival to mix and mingle. The t-shirts generated a lot of interest and we were able to successfully recruit new members.

Got any creative ideas you want to share? Please send them our way!

Pics from the Christmas Lunch!

Fantastic lunch at Portofino in Buckhead. Lots of time to catch up and gab about the singles we've been helping in 2009. Fantastic group of Matchmakers! xoxo