[TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
- From: "Damon" <DamonEB@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:27:33 -0500
Perhaps Al, you should generate business cards for the Best Buy/Circuit
City/HH Gregg sales teams as Mr Silverman suggested, AND purchase one of
those Roll-Away flashing signs per Mr Wentowski's suggestions a few months
back, and reduce the Yellow Page costs.
Although I've had a "few" customers request a business card, I just refer
them to the Work Order info....I seem to have forgotten where I stored my
Business card, AND which program I generated them in.
Most of my customers seem to equate "good service" with whether or not I
actually attempted to repair it in home, and complain about competitors that
"don't care, didn't open it up, just took my TV and had it 3 - 4
weeks/months...."
I don't think I've ever had a customer complain about price, just how the
tech performed his work in front of them.
So I guess that's the important thing to consider if you want "word of
mouth" advertising....I'll have to find my business card generation process
again......
Damon B
Telrad Electronics
Fort Wayne IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
> Think I will save these posts,as, after almost 40 years in business,I have
> to make a BIG change.Perhaps a BIG ad once in a while,or a billboard. How
> about bribing a store owner in a non competing business to hang my sign in
> HIS window! IDEA: I hang his sign, he hangs mine,perhaps a network?
>
> Al's TV
> Al Leatherman
> 973-361-5796
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <schntv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:34 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
>
>
> > after 30 years of display add in yellow pages, this year i
> > drooped back to a small 3 liner. i have noticed NO difference
> > in customers.
> > things have slowed over the past 5 years, but i am on a main
> > street and have little competition.
> > it saves me about 150 a month.
> > i use a flashing sigh with changeable lettering as my only
> > advertisements.
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>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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