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jtuseo
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What do you do when your in a local newspaper & there are other Carpet cleaners in the paper as well how do you make yourself stand out?
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doug
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Where are the other cleaners advertising. In what section? When I used to advertise I used to specify where I wanted my ad. It would be beside say the crossword puzzle all the time. My other ads would say see our ad beside the crosswors puzzle if you are running a special. I would find a good spot and request it for all my advertising. Let the rest stay on the same page all bunched together? Sometimes you just have to make your point with the advertising agent you are dealing with at the paper, most of them are on some sort of commission so just want to sell you an ad and go. Tell them exactly what you want and where you want to be? |
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MR. STEAMER
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Great post Doug...always take the top right corner of any page...very important...I've heard the cross word puzzle thing before, but never tried it
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jtuseo
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Good info Doug. This is the situation. Its a home improvement section. There is one other Carpet Cleaner. Our Ads are right next to eachother.I should try to get on the page before him your saying?
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doug
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You never want to be on the same page as another cleaner? I used to go in those. I would want exclusivity it worked for awhile. Now when I look at them it is like looking a a price war of specials amongst cleaners? I used to also do a word ad in those like a cleaning topic it made you look like a contributer and that would make you stand out as not being just c arpet cleaner.
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cmaster
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Never advertise in a publication, unless you are exclusive
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jtuseo
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Doug can you give an example
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doug
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Just copy someone elses cleaning tips column. I used to write a bi weekly as in the paper for a couple of years. On topice from cleaning methods to cleaning machines and cleaning results spotting you choose. I wroet my own but there are even tips here that Ted has already wrote for you pick one?
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MR. STEAMER
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Hey good Idea...did you pay to put the column in...or did they give you a free space???
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doug
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It was a paid ad? got good results I just got lazy as usual?
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cmaster
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No way
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doug
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The only good thing is I think I kept all the ads. Maybe I can rerun them?
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cmaster
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Now you're thinking
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Hammy
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Dougs Helpful Tips!
Edited by Hammy - 03/December/2006 at 4:27pm |
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Could somebody just clean my carpets!
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