[TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
- From: Jim Myers <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:06:38 -0500
You should not have to cancel your phone number if you wait till the end
of the BOOK year and don't place an ad in the new book. If you want to
cancel during the BOOK year then you would have to give up your phone
number.
The Old Master Technician
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Since 1972 *
Jim Myers *
Telrad Electronics *
Fort Wayne Indiana *
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Armando Guerra wrote:
> I have used the yellow pages for about 25yrs and I remember that about 10yrs
> ago,I tried to cancel them due to them getting too expensive but the phone
> company told me that If i did cancel,I would have to get another telephone
> #.I have had this # since I started and hate to give it up since my
> customers are well familiar with it.
> Mando
> AZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:25 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
>
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>>Good post. Does anybody have the Cahunas to cancel Yellow Pages,and run a
>>nice ad every week in some different newspaper?Maybe offer a coupon good
>>for
>>a month, or indefinitely? I think I will try one of the mail out coupon
>>deals soon.
>>
>>Al's TV
>>Al Leatherman
>>973-361-5796
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Robert McPherson" <rm502@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:07 AM
>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
>>
>>
>>
>>>I agree that the Yellow Pages is not a satisfactory method of advertising
>>>anymore. The Yellow Pages is expensive for the size of ad you get, you
>>>have
>>>no control over the geographic area that you are reaching, it is a year
>>>before you can revise your ad to reflect changes in your business, and
>>>since
>>>there are so many competitive "Yellow Pages" published by other
>>>companies -
>>>the customer owns several directories and could miss your ad in the "Real
>>>Yellow Pages"
>>>
>>>Customer Referals, referals from other shops that are overloaded or don't
>>>service a particular brand or type of item, Weekly newspapers, and direct
>>>mail flyers are a better way. Also, I am seriously thinking about
>>>advertising on Google. I've heard it is quite reasonable and a search
>>>for
>>>"TV Repair" from a particular geographic area can bring up a right side
>>>of
>>>the Google page ad bought from them.
>>>
>>>Robert McPherson
>>>Computer & Television Service
>>>1322 Durrett Lane Louisville, KY 40213
>>>Telephone (502) 367-9324 Cellphone (502) 298-6997
>>>Email rm502@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:41 AM
>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
>>>
>>>
>>>Best: word of mouth
>>>Next best: manufacterer referrals
>>>Worst: yellow pages/phone book
>>>
>>>Robert
>>>tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>H & H Electronics Inc
>>>http://supertek.igniteinc.biz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "William E Miller" <prototech@xxxxxxx>
>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Cc: <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:52 PM
>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Feel free to take this to private e-mail (and I can summarize) if you
>>>>lik=
>>>>e,
>>>>but I'm wanting to get your input on advertising.
>>>>
>>>>What has been your most effective advertising medium / venue?
>>>>
>>>>What has been your least effective advertising medium / venue?
>>>>
>>>>Any horror stories?
>>>>
>>>>Any slick tricks you've discovered?
>>>>
>>>>This should be interesting! *grin*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>William E. Miller, ASEET
>>>>prototech@xxxxxxx
>>>>Indiana USA
>>>>
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