[alan lewis]

Have any of you guys had a call from Spar about advertising via business card holders in their filling station shop's and instore TVs ?

Alan

[Joe H]

No - and I wouldnt welcome one.

[daysdeepclean]

No, but I've just picked a 8 pack of lager from there.... Happy days

[derek west]

yes me, about a week ago.
i told him to put them as spar up his backside he could get them
not really.
just told him they don't work
"oh yes they do" he said
"oh no they don't" i said
"oh yes...... you get the picture

"okay i'll pay you double at the end of the year providing they work for me"
"we don't work like that"
well in that case, "oooooooh no they don't" i said

so to sum up.....
yes spar called me and i turned them down politely
derek

[Mike Osbourne]

I have a similar approach.

Either show me someone who is making on it or put your money where your big mouth is. They always back down on the bullpoop then. If it truly was a good deal they would bite your hand off for a chance to prove themselves.

[clinton]

Derek

Bet you spoilt his day

There again you were right..

[derek west]

Derek

Bet you spoilt his day

There again you were right..

ooooh yes i did
derek

[alan lewis]

Thanks for the replies gents

Alan

[robert meldrum]

Got a call from company installing 42" tv's with constantly running advertising in Hospitals, thought it might work for our Care business.

Where are they being located ? Oh the busiest place in the hospital, the A & E waiting area  : :
end of call.

[Joe H]

I did the hospital waiting areas TV advertising about 18 years ago - disaster.
and I would say anything similar is a disaster too - like Sainsbyurys, Post Office etc etc.

[clinton]

Joe

Did you ever advertise on the billboards

Think there was one c cleaner near me that did and he lost a lot of money as he paid but bever got the advert up..

[Joe H]

No - think that would be waste in our business too.

[clinton]

Some cleaners did and as you said a waste of money :

[AJB]

None of those work, if they did we'd be beating down their doors, not them approaching us.

The only one that has worked for someone i knew years ago,
was postcard sized leaflets approx' 5' 6" off the ground, directly in front of urinals.
He did very well off those about 9 years ago.

[Joe H]

Better still, put them in a holder on the back of the doors inside ladies loos - there the ones that phone us!..... and what with mobiles being so common these days....... who knows when the call may come!