What is your best form of Advertising ?

[Frank DiGi]

Your Website, Social Media, Ratings on Google , SEO, Word of mouth ?
What works for your business and what do you find doesn't? How do you market your business?
What do you feel makes you stand out and makes your phone ring?

 

[Mikey34]

I'll let you know when I figure it out, but so far just word of mouth.

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

My most successful and most profitable thing I have been doing is postcards to prior customers. I have been working on updating my mailing list most of the day today and getting ready to send out cards to all past customers to remind them that it's time for spring cleaning.

 

[Joe Kennedy]

Word of mouth. Once I have serviced them I add them to my mailing list for coupons and services I may have noticed needed to be done

 

[Dr Cleaning]

Word of mouth and telling everyone how bad everyone else is .(just kidding)

 

[Ryankettering]

Hey guys I just want to mention a tip, if you use a call service to do an automated call to your customers you can leave them with short message for them letting them know a bout a deal you have going on. It is very (very very) cheap and although I know you are thinking you your self do not like telemarketers, if you keep your message very brief and personal with it most people don't mind and you will get some call backs on it with out annoying people. I have had good results with this, has anyone else tried?

 

[Casey B]

DiGi - I would think it has much to do with where you are, and who you are trying to reach.
I just erased a whole paragraph of me spitting wisdom on advertising. I don't know, because I don't advertise.

At all.

Well, I sponsor my racing toys, my kids sports teams, and CC membership(golf), but no ads. I have nice vehicles and uniforms though.

 

[STMPRO]

 

[2clean]

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Now that's some funny stuff right there. I can't hardly catch my breath, I'm LMAO.


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[Mojo Rising]

Your Website, Social Media, Ratings on Google , SEO, Word of mouth ?
What works for your business and what do you find doesn't? How do you market your business?
What do you feel makes you stand out and makes your phone ring?

I let other people market my company for me.. via Yelp, AL and word of mouth. I am blessed with having some of the best real reviews in the industry.. they fully encompass what we offer and they also eliminate any fear or concerns a potential customer might have when choosing a cleaner to come into your home.

Besides what is said about us.. I am a green cleaner, which is very big in this area.

 

[OHIO STEAM]

Hey guys I just want to mention a tip, if you use a call service to do an automated call to your customers you can leave them with short message for them letting them know a bout a deal you have going on. It is very (very very) cheap and although I know you are thinking you your self do not like telemarketers, if you keep your message very brief and personal with it most people don't mind and you will get some call backs on it with out annoying people. I have had good results with this, has anyone else tried?

I have used callfire.com for other business ventures I am involved with, may have to utilize it for cc also

 

[Beeks]

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oh man, cant stop laughing....hilarious!

 

[longkenn]

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Air you makin fun of us hillbillies?? If'n ya is, I got a bone to pic wid ya! Them thar is fightin words!

 

[Mrs.SpeedySteamer]

Hey guys I just want to mention a tip, if you use a call service to do an automated call to your customers you can leave them with short message for them letting them know a bout a deal you have going on. It is very (very very) cheap and although I know you are thinking you your self do not like telemarketers, if you keep your message very brief and personal with it most people don't mind and you will get some call backs on it with out annoying people. I have had good results with this, has anyone else tried?

We do this in February and in the Summer time with positive results. Two years ago we did it with postcalls.com (I think that was the name of the company) and we had good results. Last year I picked up the phone myself and booked tons more.

I think referrals work great for new clients. For past clients sending them a reminder postcard and following up with a phone call works as well as our newsletter which recently went digital instead.

 

[Ryankettering]

We do this in February and in the Summer time with positive results. Two years ago we did it with postcalls.com (I think that was the name of the company) and we had good results. Last year I picked up the phone myself and booked tons more.

I think referrals work great for new clients. For past clients sending them a reminder postcard and following up with a phone call works as well as our newsletter which recently went digital instead.

no doubt you will book more by picking up the phone. However some may elect to use a phone call service if they don't like cold-calling (or even warm-calling), if their customer database would be to large for them to do themselves.. and when you factor in your time I'm not sure how far off the roi on it would actually be even though you would write more biz, it's a time/$ trade off.

 

[Qwikdry]

Your Website, Social Media, Ratings on Google , SEO, Word of mouth ?
What works for your business and what do you find doesn't? How do you market your business?
What do you feel makes you stand out and makes your phone ring?

Eddm

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

Eddm

I have heard the typical response to EDDM is .02%

What kind of numbers are you getting from it?

 

[kevinb]

Category exclusive, serious networking groups like BNI

 

[JoeZ]

I have heard the typical response to EDDM is .02%

What kind of numbers are you getting from it?

Yup. I've tried it a couple times. .02%-.03%. Basically broke even on it.

 

[Richard Baldwin]

Post this as a poll, most will say word of mouth. I have found the more expensive the advertising method is, the less effective it is.