[TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
- From: Larry <schntv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:37:27 -0500
i heard about a crook, collecting business cards and using them
to look legitimate to people he tried to con.
a different card every time. depending who he wanted to be.
might want your picture on your card
Larry
Damon wrote:
> Good point Wayne, don't give out your business card to "jerks" if they
> ask......
>
> Damon B
> Telrad Electronics
> Fort Wayne IN
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:17 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Off-Topic: How Do You Advertise Your Shop?
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>
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>>The phone book is not as good as it used to be, and now the Yellow Pages
>>is even creating there own competition, called a Yellow Page supplement.
>> If you don't pay to advertise in it you don't get your add.
>>The competing yellow pages does not even list us in "repair", only TV
>>sales and service, very deceptive.
>>
>>I don't know about Google advertising, but we get business from our web
>>site, and other shops.
>>
>>Word of mouth is the highest Quality advertising, and That is mostly
>>what dictates the Type of customer you have.
>>
>>Clientele type is important to me. Jerks know jerks, so their word of
>>mouth advertising will get you jerks for customers, and the "good"
>>customers will get you more good customers.
>>
>>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
>>
>>
>>Robert McPherson wrote:
>>
>>>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?
>>>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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