ProBoothTalk: The Photo Booth Podcast

  We don’t need to tell you how important it is to answer your phones, you already know. But maybe you want a little advice on building a system to help you never miss a call.  Join us today as we discuss how we handle phone calls and the systems we have in place toRead More

Man, I LOVE when I’m hanging out near my booth that’s closed for dinner and someone brings me over a plate overflowing with wedding food! The wedding meals are a huge part of why I love this industry so much. So let’s talk about vendor meals… Do you require them? Do you help yourself? WhereRead More

  Do you partake in the bubbly wile working your photo booth? Neither of us do and we both feel strongly that you shouldn’t either… I know there’s a few of you out there that are fine taking in the party atmosphere and cracking a beer or two while you’re at your gig, but fromRead More

  So you booked a prom, now what? This week’s ProBoothTalk podcast offers a bit of insight on the best way to handle proms. We’ll talk about props, photo strip templates, marketing future events and a few other things. If you’re going to the photo booth expo:  Make sure you stop by our booth and sayRead More

Join us as we discuss working your photo booth in elementary schools for various school functions. We discuss dealing with kids, social media no-nos, set up, props and workload vs pay among other things. If you’re going to the photo booth expo:  Make sure you stop by our booth and say hi! If you’re NOT goingRead More

We’ve all had the call, or more likely the email, “I’m looking for someone to donate their services for lots of great exposure…” If only “exposure”paid the bills. My typical thought is always something along the lines of “That’s a great idea, and actually I’m looking for someone to call everyone in town to seeRead More

Welcome to everything Photo Booth Expo! Rob Savickis joins us today and next week for a special 2 part show covering everything from last year’s Photo Booth Expo to the upcoming expo in 2016 as well as some random talk about Las Vegas and a few things you can do on and off The Strip.Read More

Who says sequels aren’t as good as their predecessors? I give you the Empire Strikes Back of ProBoothTalk; IS2: The Return of Steve & Bill! We took a bit of a break from our typical format this week and instead of hitting a specific topic, we talked it over with Bill and Steve and decided toRead More

Imaging Spectrum is in the House! We took a bit of a break from our typical format this week and instead of hitting a specific topic, we talked it over with Bill and Steve and decided to hold more of an open conversation and just chat about some of the things currently going on in theRead More

Aimed mostly at anyone just getting started in ownership, todays episode outlines some basics on setting up your business structure and banking. As always, we’re not CPAs or attorneys and any advice given here should be taken with as much reliability you’d give any two random guys hosting a show about photo booths giving legalRead More

Most photo booth owners that have been around for a while can tell you, the best advertising is free advertising and the best free advertising is word of mouth. It’s hard for people to walk away from a good referral. Although referrals from past clients is great, the bottom line is that they just don’tRead More

    If you haven’t listened to part one of our chat with Dave, check it out before continuing the conversation.

Jason and Tim welcome on to the show today, the one and only Dave Stephenson to talk a bit about networking. Click the link to read the rest of the article and access the show links. We can’t say enough about how important being part of a photo booth community is. You can always findRead More

Seye for PicPic Social joins us again for round 2! This week, we’re talking about Hashtag Printing. Click the link to check out all the show notes… Here’s a few Links related to todays broadcast: Visit the PicPic Social Website Check out PicPic Social in the ProBoothTalk Directory Introduce yourself to the PicPic Social FacebookRead More

Seye for PicPic Social stopped in the virtual studio today and gave us the lowdown on PicPic’s newest software solution, Event Cloud. Although we use PicPic Social as our social media solution, we’ve never even taken a look yet at Event Cloud so it was great to get some info about it and have theRead More

Gratuity, tips, greasing the palm, whatever you call it, we like it. If you you also like it, join us as we discuss it in the photo booth industry and give up a couple tips on how to increase your chances of being tipped out at the end of the evening. Fun fact, cow tippingRead More

Since we only cover the most important of topics, this episode is about one that we feel is stupid important, ProBoothTalk. Yep, we’re going to be talking about us. More specifically our website, ProBoothTalk.com. It’s a pretty short episode, but we thought it was important that everybody’s taking full advantage of the free resources we’reRead More

Looking for some valuable tips for your photo booth printer? Whether you’re using DNP, Hiti or another brand, Ruben from Foto Club, inc joins us today to go over some of the more common questions or problems that you may run in to while on a job. To contact Ruben to troubleshoot your printer issuesRead More

The first thing we all need to know is where to find clients. In this episode Jason & Time discuss some of the basics behind presenting at Bridal Show and a few other basics to getting your photo booth business found. In this podcast we mentioned listing your company in as many business directories andRead More

First of all the, we’re NOT attorneys and nothing heard on ProBoothTalk should be considered legal advice. We’re only sharing our own experiences. That said, let’s talk about court. So, you have a client that’s not paying for a job you’ve done, now what? First of all, WHY DID YOU PROVIDE SERVICE WITHOUT PAYMENT?! IRead More

Love it or hate it, same sex marriage is now a part of U.S. History and your customer base. It’s a hot subject that’s equally controversial but at the same time, unavoidable as a topic of discussion.     If you’re looking for just about anything to improve or add to your photo booth rental business,Read More

Join Jason and Tim as they discuss handling children and heavy drinking guests at events and the effect it has on the photo booth. Be sure to share your experiences and go to solutions below.

Ahh, the dreaded review. By a show of hands, who LOVES Yelp? You’re arm didn’t even budge did it? Yelp’s great when you’re looking for an italian restaurant that’s not too pricey but still romantic enough to bring your wife to (Chicago Joe’s downtown’s a good place to start), but not so great when youRead More

If you don’t already have an emergency kit in your photo booth, here’s a few things to get you off on the right foot.

One word. Props. What’s a photo booth without a ton of hilarious props? Join us in discussing what we use, where we get them and how we display them. If you’re looking for props, head over to ProBoothMarketing.com/props.html for a short list of suppliers.

Are you ready to start hiring staff or curious what the structure of another photo booth company looks like? Join Jason and Tim as they discuss hiring, wages and structure of employees in the photo booth rental industry.