[pianotech] promo pens

[Ryan Sowers]

Hey Gerry,

Your pen was one of the nicer ones I've seen. I was checking the website and
was curious what the name of your pen was.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  *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….  :-)  *
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> *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.  *
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> *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.
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> *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.  *
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> *Jer*
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> *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
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> 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).
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> 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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-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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