[TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
- From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:25:59 -0500
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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