[TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
- From: Wayne Vanaman <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:25:31 -0600
One of my "competitors" did not get a listing in the yellow pages this
year, not even the business name. He got listed in clock repair.
I'll keep ya'll posted. (No I don't speak with a drawl.)
When I worked at another shop, the shop owner told me that he missed the
Yellow Pages one year and it about killed him. That would have been in
the mid-80s.
Wayne Vanaman
Omega Electronics
6904 W Fairfield Dr
Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
850-456-5995 voice
850-458-6369 fax
Al L wrote:
> 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?
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>>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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