company name

[David Ilvedson]

What looks lousy in the yellow pages, imho, is when the company name is for
instance David Ilvedson Piano Service.  In the yellow pages it comes out:
Ilvedson, David Piano Service.  I recommend only the last name Piano
Service(s)

David Ilvedson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: company name


> My business card and Yellow Pages ad reads:
>
> Piano Tuning & Service
> ......by Terry Farrell
>
> That way I get "piano" in there, I have my name in there, and if I sell
the business, it can still be called "Piano Tuning & Service". Kinda covers
all the bases. If I wish, I can just use the name "Piano Tuning & Service"
if I want something shorter for whatever reason. I've even had a few calls
from folks that looked up "piano" in the white pages........of course, they
found me!  :-)
>
> Works for me.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Neuman" <piano@charlesneuman.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 3:24 PM
> Subject: company name
>
>
> > If you are self-employed and don't have partners in your business, which
> > do you think is more effective for your company name: your own name, or
a
> > business-y name such as "Superb Piano Works" or "Piano-Toon"?
> >
> > I have heard people in the past claim that your own name sounds more
> > personal. On the other hand, maybe customers prefer something with more
> > distance, which might be more "official" in their eyes. I don't know.
> >
> > I notice that a lot of businesses have really boring-sounding names such
> > as "American [whatever]", or "Mid-Island [whatever]". And putting the
town
> > name in the company name seems to be popular.
> >
> > Charles Neuman
> >
> >
> >
>