Studio Services & Membership
“Welcome to the Family”
Click Connection Corporation has been serving the photographic studio industry for over 25 years and in this time has generated sales in excess of £300,000,000 for its members. The Click and Fresh Groups were the two primary photography groups offered by CCC. Each group operating in different genres of portraiture.
In 2018 The Click Group was rebranded and updated to “Click Portrait Experiences”. With seven genres including Capture - Family lifestyle portraits, Catwalk - Fashion Makeovers, Enchanted - The Fairy & Elf Experience, Boudoir and Swagger - something more intimate for ladies and gents over 18, Peggy Sue 1950’s Pin Ups and our latest genre Capow - Superhero portrait experience.
Each member studio enjoys area exclusivity which is a huge perk of membership and enjoyed by all. Members do not compete with one another and therefore are open in sharing ideas and support, especially within our members only Facebook forum. Using our ClickBook booking system which synchs in real time with both Google Calendar and Light Blue Software members benefit from our team making bookings directly in to their diaries.
We generate in excess of 25,000 bookings per year for our UK Members, bringing in a combined income of approximately £10 million worth of portrait and make-over sales.
National Marketing With Big Brands
Over the years Click Connection Corporation has worked with some of the biggest brands and companies in the UK to produce some of the most successful national marketing campaigns in the UK photography market. ‘Super Brands’ that have enjoyed working with CCC include; O2, T-Mobile, Interflora, M&S, Boots, P&G, Argos, Very.co.uk, The Sun, The Guardian and Tesco as well as being the marketing company of choice for lifestyle and experience promotion by the best selling media titles in the UK including Cosmopolitan and Elle. In addition, CCC is the primary photographic supplier to most of the UK gift experience market which include contracts with; Virgin Experiences, Buyagift.com, Red Letter Days, Groupon national and Wowcher national.
Working With National Charities
At Click Connection Corporation we are also constantly looking to help promote charitable causes with our national campaigns too, we have worked with charities such as the RSPCA, Macmillan Cancer Support, CLIC Sargent and many others. In 2020 during the national lockdown Click Connection Corporation launched a national social media campaign with NHS Charities Together to raise money for NHS workers.
The Click Group
The Click Group is at the very core of Click Portrait Experiences, it covers all genre’s. It was was founded 27 years ago by Click Connection Corporation Ltd’s CEO, Charlie Kaufman FSWPP Hon. a noted portrait photographer and educator in portrait sales and marketing.
When joining The Click Group, studio owners can chose the genre brands they wish to be part of and enjoy area exclusivity within their territory for this genre. It is rare for there to be areas available for all genres as once a member joines, they rarely leave the group, however not all studios offer all genres so it is always best to call us and see what is available in your area.
Fill Your Studio With New Clients
Bump 2 Baby
Bump2Baby targets mums-to-be and new families. The data sourced from online partner Your Baby Club, is 100% opt in to our specific photographic offer and is 100% GDPR Compliant. Over 90% of the data will have phone number & email addresses.
Our Photographic offer gives the consumer a choice of either a bump 2 baby session or a new family session. The Bump 2 Baby offer sits amongst other major brands including Johnson’s baby, Tesco and Ella’s Kitchen. The Consumer sees our offer and completes an online form should they wish to be contacted by their local Bump2Baby Photographer, once completed this consumer will not see our offer again. Only one photographer member receives the data, so enjoys total exclusvity.
The two offers promoted on the platform are a Bump 2 Baby double shoot package in which they will receive a 5” x 7” complimentary print each session or a New Family portrait which they would receive an 8” x 10” complimentary print, the consumer will tell us what they would like to have before we send the lead to you, you would then call them and get them booked in. You can also take a refundable booking deposit of up to £30.00 to further qualify the client and ensure they arrive to their appointment which is also useful to get the ball rolling by offsetting against further purchases from you.
This is a fantastic data set one which is proving very profitable across the UK.
The best thing about the data set is the areas are yours exclusively, this means no other photographer receives the leads you do and you are the recommended & approved Bump2Baby photographer for the local areas of your choice. We also give you the official Bump2Baby logo to place on your emails, website & studio should you wish to use it.
Emma’s Diary
Gain the competitive edge and generate more bookings with Emma’s Diary, the lead data can be used for 12 months and is sourced from Emma’s Diary which has become a well trusted household name in the UK.
Emma’s Diary data, you are able to set any offer you wish and can contact prospective clients as many times as you like within 12 months of receiving your data. A significant benefit to this data is that Emma’s Diary is now a household name and a well-respected lead source, in addition to c.50% have email addresses and phone numbers. You also have the opportunity for an additional £10 + vat per month to join Barrett & Coe’s Baby of The Month scheme, which offers your clients opportunities to enter images taken by you into the competition and win significant cash prizes as well as a full and FREE marketing support system to help you with conversion rates – It’s a ‘No-Brainer’.
ED data is charged at £2.27 + VAT per record (this price is increasing to £2.50 + VAT from January 1st 2025) and is capped at a maximum of 35 leads per postcode per month which will be made up of pre-natal and post-natal prospects. Data is sent out to members once a month, usually on the last working day.
