Poll

What do you spend a year?

under £5000
62.5%
20 (62.5%)
£5 - £7500
21.9%
7 (21.9%)
£7500 - £10000
6.3%
2 (6.3%)
£10000 - £15000
6.3%
2 (6.3%)
over £15000
3.1%
1 (3.1%)

Total Members Voted: 30

Voting closed: October 07, 2006, 10:18:31 pm

Advertising?
« on: October 05, 2006, 10:18:31 pm »
What do you get back for what you have spent?

The way i see it you need to turn over at least 5 times what you spend to make that particular form of advertising viable?

Your opinions please guys?

Regards Rob.

the red carpet

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Re: Advertising?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2006, 08:55:47 pm »
Of the top of my head i would guess about £9600 to get back 50k

Chris R

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Re: Advertising?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2006, 12:47:30 am »
yell pages brings in 3 x times the cost of the ad

£500 ad = £1500 new business

£2000 ad brings in £6000 new business

Thats how I have found it over the last 20 yrs anyway  ;)

OR if you get a job from yell pages ( new customer) thats worth £100, then about £33 is gone just on the cost of the ad ???

but,,,, its a new customer,,,so next time they book you or recommend you, you get 100% profit :P
Staffordshire

Mike Halliday

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Re: Advertising?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2006, 09:42:13 am »
Chris your last point is very valid, the cost of gaining a customer is only relevant the first time, every time you clean for them after that its cost nothing.

 Some say if you spend £100 on an advert but only make a £100 then you have actually worked for nothing, which is true. Which is why you should have a effective recommendation & reminder system in place to make the most of that customer.

mike
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk