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About niko

Nicholas ("everyone calls me 'Niko'" ) Lourotos is an original founder and the managing partner of Bridal Network Inc. (2001) He launched the first online wedding directory in Canada in 1995 (remember? when we still used modems!) and has happily remained in this space ever since. These days, he prefers to be called the "Network Manager". A suitably vague job description which allows him to float a lot, talk to people a lot, go to lunch a lot, brainstorm a lot and blog a lot - and generally oversee the network and try to keep his finger on the pulse of the industry.

Scam Alert : Wedding Photographer needed by “Hamburg”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by niko

The usual “Nigerian overpayment” email scam is going around in the wedding space yet again – sigh!!… This latest version is by someone who’s email address calls them “Hamburg“, ironically using the address Hamburg.ernest53@gmail.com. (Not so “earnest”, trust me, haha) Here is … Continue reading →

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QR Tags for Smart, Interactive Print Advertising

Posted on July 18, 2012 by niko

Will your Be Buying Print Advertising This Year? If you are, then you are probably doing it right now. Just about all Fall/Winter bridal magazines in Canada (the ones targeting 2013 weddings) are going into their sales+production cycles right now. Remember: … Continue reading →

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Scam Alert : Steven Morison, a.k.a. Mr Williams Steven

Posted on July 5, 2012 by niko

The usual “Nigerian overpayment” email scam is going around in the wedding space again. This one is by someone who’s email address says “Steven Morison”, even though in the actual body of the email they call themselves “Mr  Williams Steven”. … Continue reading →

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Facebook way better than Twitter, for weddings..

Posted on June 20, 2012 by niko

  Because a Picture is worth much more than .. 140-Characters! Weddings are a social space, no doubt. So your own social media marketing can be critical. But weddings are also a very visual space! Brides want to see first, … Continue reading →

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