I gained an account through an e-mail. He caught a spelling error, and I came back with my East Coast Italian hype and now we're business colleagues. Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > Hey Marshall-----You won't find out until you ask. The worst thing will > happen is they will say no and take some of your cards to hand out. > > Ron May >> >> From: "pianotune05" <pianotune05@comcast.net> >> Date: 2006/01/28 Sat AM 10:59:20 EST >> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> Hi Ron, >> Another approach I have is e-mail. I'll e-mail business in the chamber >> of >> commerce director and basicly introduce myself and ask if they have a >> piano >> in their place of business home church etc. >> >> Another thing I was thinking about is this. Are my customers going to be >> willing to give out the phone number of a friend who might have a piano? >> Mr. Jones, do you have a friend who owns a piano. Yes, "what is is number >> so >> I can contact him as well. etc.? How will that fly with customers. >> Marshall >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net> >> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 9:34 AM >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> >> > Hi Marshall and All >> > >> > What you might want to try now on those churches is a follow up phone >> > call. Now that you have left your card it isn't a cold phone call. >> > Call >> > the church secretary and say "I stopped by your church the other day >> > and >> > found the doors locked. I left my card in the door and I just wanted >> > to >> > make sure you or whoever is in charge of the music department received >> > it. >> > I would like to take care of your pianos." >> > >> > When you finally get through the door of a church, and you will, you >> > start >> > working on "centers of influence". The whole church becomes your >> > prospects. Meet the music director and he/she will introduce you to >> > choir >> > members the most of which will have pianos. In their somewhere you will >> > find a piano teacher. A few churches will just about put you in >> > business. >> > If you go to church, that is a great place to start. >> > >> > I tune for several large churches, One of which is one I mentioned in >> > the >> > A440vsA442 post. We have one music director with a PHD in pipe organ >> > performance and another assistant that has his Masters in piano >> > performance. In the concert programes on the same page as the write up >> > of >> > the artist you will see my advertisment as being the concert tuner. >> > They >> > also have an academy of music where piano is taught. If you call this >> > church, you will be referred to me. >> > >> > We old timers need you Marshall. We need you to kind of twick that >> > "excitement about your business button" that many have lost. Many have >> > forgotten jus how exciting and what a terrific business we are in. I am >> > going on 69 and still get excited about getting up and getting to that >> > first piano and that first customer. I don't work as hard as I used to >> > but I do at least 3 a day. I retired when I quit working on Saturday. >> > >> > You will get their Marshall and I am having a ball watching you. I hope >> > some other old timers are also. >> > >> > Ron May, RPT >> >> >> >> From: pianotune05@comcast.net >> >> Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 10:59:08 EST >> >> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> >> >> Hi Ron, >> >> I wonder if someone will get the card that I stuck in the door, and if >> >> so >> >> what they'll do with it. As I mentioned I get a lot of opportunities >> >> to >> >> pass out a card, but no calls from them. I'm working on other ideas >> >> to >> >> get my name out there as well. >> >> Marshall >> >> >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> >> From: <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net> >> >> >> >> > Good Try Marshall and don't give up. >> >> > >> >> > Sorry you didn't have any good luck, however you may get a surprise >> >> > and >> >> > a call >> >> > from someone at the churchs. Don't forget, some more people know >> >> > your >> >> > name and >> >> > what you do. It is all in the numbers. Good salesman know how many >> >> > no's >> >> > they >> >> > have to get before they get a yes. They call it closing ratio and >> >> > that >> >> > is what >> >> > you are doing. You are selling yourself and your service. You keep >> >> > working---You will get there. I'm proud of you. >> >> > >> >> > You are probably the only one in our business that has stopped by >> >> > those >> >> > churches >> >> > other than someone that they called. They will appreciate you for >> >> > trying. >> >> > >> >> > And for any of you that is foolish enough to not go after my >> >> > business, >> >> > If I >> >> > have done my job right and taken care of my customers you won't be >> >> > able >> >> > to get >> >> > them. If I haven't, I don't deserve them. So have at it. I will >> >> > still >> >> > like and >> >> > respect you. I won't be insulted. It's called free enterprise. So >> >> > have >> >> > at it. >> >> > >> >> > Ron May >> >> > > >> >> > > From: "pianotune05" >> >> > > Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 09:43:19 EST >> >> > > To: "Pianotech List" >> >> > > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> > > >> >> > > Hi Ron, >> >> > > Well I did a test today on the church idea. The onlyt draw back I >> >> > > had >> >> > > was >> >> > > that I had to walk to every one of them since I don't drive. >> >> > > However, >> >> > > I >> >> > > like a good walk on a day like today which is uncommon in Indiana >> >> > > this time >> >> > > of year. Here's my dilema. Half the time I cannot find the right >> >> > > door, or >> >> > > if there are a couple of cars in the parking lot, the door is >> >> > > still >> >> > > locked. >> >> > > ;( The most I could do was leave a business card in the crack of >> >> > > the >> >> > > double >> >> > > glass door on one church, actually on two doors since I didn't >> >> > > know >> >> > > which >> >> > > one to pick. On one church it was a regular door, and the other it >> >> > > too was >> >> > > a double glass door, and a car in the parking lot. So the most I >> >> > > accomplished was a good long walk, a wasted bus ride down town and >> >> > > home >> >> > > again, and I did hand out one card to a guy who asked where i was >> >> > > going. I >> >> > > told him that I'm a piano tuner, and he said, "coool!" and asked >> >> > > if >> >> > > he could >> >> > > have a card to give to his pastor. Oh well, at least I got >> >> > > excersize. >> >> > > Marshall >> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > > From: >> >> > > To: "Pianotech List" >> >> > > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 5:25 PM >> >> > > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > shhhhhhhhhhhhhh go back to sleep alan >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> From: "alan forsyth" >> >> > > >> Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 02:10:48 EST >> >> > > >> To: "Pianotech" >> >> > > >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >>> WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING? >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > Ya durn near woke me up! >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > Alan Barnard >> >> > > >> > Salem, Missouri >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> Something to do with YELLow pages, or perhaps they think >> >> > > >> they're >> >> > > >> addressing >> >> > > >> a field Marshall! >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> Anon >> >> > > >> (back from the jungle after 3 months; hmmmn, now which hand did >> >> > > >> I >> >> > > >> use to >> >> > > >> tune uprights? Someone mentioned using feet the other day to >> >> > > >> assist with >> >> > > >> lyre installation; where can one buy them >> >> > > >> ................................ >> >> > > >> ... when living in a metricated country? >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > > >> 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 >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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