I had one on man! It didn't help! L J From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Sowers Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:23 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] advertising HA! Yeah Jerry, I DO remember your tragic story. So a TIE CLIP is absolutely necessary equipment! On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:51 AM, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: Hey, I get those pens too Ryan! I love um! Ties????? HA HA HA! U FUNNY! Remember my tie story!? J From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Sowers Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:40 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] advertising Here is a couple of my favorite books: Marketing Without Advertising <http://www.amazon.com/Marketing-Without-Advertising-2nd-Ed/dp/0873373693> Guerrilla Marketing <http://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Marketing-4th-Inexpensive-Strategies/dp/061 8785914/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296011467&sr=1-1> More advice: Treat piano teachers like royalty. Actually treat ALL your customers like royalty, but go the extra, extra mile for the piano teachers. Join the local Music Teachers Association ( I get a free listing on my local MTA website with a link to my website!). Be a regular at the meetings. Volunteer to do a program. Offer to do tunings for adjudications. Huge: Get better at voicing. Endeavor to do at least a little voicing on every piano you service. Go to lots of voicing classes. Get quick at resurfacing hammers. Buy some high quality voicing tools. Get voicing mentoring from a seasoned voicer. Cleaning! Pianos are filthy!! I bring my little Fastvac into every home. I can't tell you how many times clients have told me "the last technician never did that!". Leave a nice looking, customized receipt with a classy looking business card, and a nice heavy, attractive pen. I love the <http://www.amsterdamprinting.com/Item/Pro-Inspire+Pen/42693/Default.aspx> "Pro-Inspire Pen" by Amerstdam Printing. OK, I KNOW you're going to hate this one. Dress up. Wear slacks, a nice shirt (J.C Penny's Stratford Shirts are the best buy!) and wear a nice tie and sport coat. Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110126/69dd4ca4/attachment.htm>
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