[pianotech] promo pens

[Tom Sivak]

Gerald
I used to buy my pens from Amsterdam Printing, but I found too many pens that would not write, or had other physical defects.  Way too many.   I as throwing out one or two out of every handful.  (I grab 'em by the handful and toss 'em into a pocket in my tuning kit.)
I switched to National Pen last year.  I don't throw any pens out now.  They all work just fine, right out of the box.  Their quality control seems better and the prices are comparable.
Tom Sivak
--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] promo pens
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 1:29 AM




 
 







 



You're welcome Wim!  As I'm just home on vacation, this may
have been answered already but, I have 450 emails to sift through before I get
to the end of them all.  Delete, delete, delete….  :-)   

   

I figure this way, people will see my name and phone number almost
every time they use my pen.  When they do, they will obviously think of
me.  It is sort of like a refridgerator magnet but put to better
use.   

   

For me, it is more of a gesture of good will and a thank you more
than anything else and of course, it is a form of advertisement as well but either
way, people appreciate handouts.  Especially something they can use. 
   

   

This is where I get mine.  http://www.amsterdamprinting.com/ 
Every now and then, they inform me of a sale on the pens I gave you for about
70 cents a piece give or take.   

   

Jer 

   

   

   

   

   



From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of wimblees at aol.com

Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:37 PM

To: Pianotech at PTG.org

Subject: [pianotech] promo pens 



   

At the convention, Jerry Groot
gave me a pen with his name, etc. on it. (Thanks Jerry, nice looking pen).
Randy Potter gives them out, too. 



I, as I am sure others, have been approached many times by pen salesmen who
want you to buy them for customers. I've always resisted. (One guy told me he
"accidentally" printed 1000 pens with my name on it, and he would
have to throw them out if I didn't buy them. When I told him he misspelled
my name, he didn't hesitate one second and said he could change it, at no extra
charge). 



For those of you who give them out, what is your return of investment? Do
you actually get calls from people who saw your name on the pen? Or do you just
do it for good will, like buying an add in the high school chorus concert
program.  



Wim 





   







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