Only once <O:(( Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <avery1@houston.rr.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Ad Prices for Yellow Pages > Joe, > > And as long as you've been around, you pay that? You didn't say! :-) > Damn, I'm glad I work for a university! > > Avery > > At 12:05 PM 3/23/05, you wrote: > >Sheech, > >You are getting of easy! We have three phone books in our area, eachone > >expecting me to place an ad in their book. A two inch add in one is $1500.00 > >a year. > >Joe Goss RPT > >Mother Goose Tools > >imatunr@srvinet.com > >www.mothergoosetools.com > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Elwood Doss, Jr." <edoss@charter.net> > >To: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net>; > ><pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:31 AM > >Subject: Re: Ad Prices for Yellow Pages > > > > > > > I advertise in the regional phone book (independent) and have a listing > > > under "Piano Tuners." I pay $125 for the listing (rural area) which > >covers > > > 4 counties in a two-state area. I get several calls each year for those > > > looking for someone to tune their pianos. I am contemplating going to a > > > display ad primarily to advertise the "RPT" designation. To me that's > > > important and says something about my work provided people know what it > > > means. I do make a little money on the present ad but to double the cost > > > would not bring in much more if any business, but would be primarily an > > > educational endeavor. If we don't advertise PTG and the RPT designation > >it > > > will mean nothing to the customer. At the same time, a number of my > > > customers are pleased that I have that designation and work on their > >pianos. > > > I have considered writing some articles on piano tuning/maintenance/RPT > > > designation and taking them to the local newspapers and seeing if they > >would > > > publish them--primarily for educational reasons. I worked to become an > >RPT > > > for myself, but I think it benefits the customer also. > > > > > > Joy! > > > Elwood > > > > > > Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT > > > Piano Technician/Technical Director > > > Department of Music > > > 145 Fine Arts Building > > > University of Tennessee at Martin > > > Martin, TN 38238 > > > 731-881-1852 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:42 AM > > > Subject: Ad Prices for Yellow Pages > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to plan for yellow page ads for next years phone book and > > > > trying to see if the price quoted is "average". > > > > > > > > $125 a month for a 16th page display graphic ad. > > > > > > > > $80 a month for 1 inch text ad in main section and 1 free in "suburban" > > > > section. > > > > > > > > I heard on the list that a yellow page ad should cost no more than 1 > > > > tuning. Is this true or just a guideline? > > > > > > > > This yellow page ad reaches a large city of 1.2 million residents. > > > > > > > > The sales person said that graphic display ad's get more calls but I'm > > > > not sure if yellow page ads work as well as "word of mouth, networking" > > > > advertising. > > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > Doug Renz > > > > Associate PTG > > > > pianotuner@frontiernet.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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