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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jason Hedges on November 10, 2005, 10:44:42 pm

Title: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Jason Hedges on November 10, 2005, 10:44:42 pm: Hi all,

Just interested to know if anyone has or does advertise on their local radio station. I'm seeing a rep from mine tomorrow to see what they have to say. If you have or do or have thought about please let me know.

Kind regards,
Jason.
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: the red carpet on November 10, 2005, 10:47:45 pm: jason,
you may want to look in "genaral cleaning issues" i know this subject has been discussed on there recently and you may find some information of interest to you
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: cleaning co on November 11, 2005, 07:22:35 am: DONT DO IT !
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Steve Weatherley on November 11, 2005, 07:35:55 am: WHY!
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Post by: John_Flynn on November 11, 2005, 07:58:14 am: COS IT DUNT WURK !!!
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Doug Holloway on November 11, 2005, 08:02:26 am: Hi Guys,

I had a quote for this in 1990 , it was fortunes then.

I spoke to a couple of tradesmen who had tried it and they said it wasn't worth it.

O.K if you are trying to build a brand but not for CC's.

Work out how big a YP ad you could get for the same money or how many leaflets.

Cheers

Doug
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: cleaning co on November 11, 2005, 08:57:36 am: imo the only way to build a carpet cleaning bizz is leaflets leaflets leaflets lots of them through the door on their own even when u get bad responce just keep going after about 4 weeks u start getting calls from week one and week three etc etc ,yellow pages and tomspon will not get u nowere near enough work , leaflets leaflets leaflets !!!!!!!
p.s this is jusy my exp in the domestic market,as for com work i cant comment as i dont do it
gary
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Jason Hedges on November 11, 2005, 01:25:56 pm: Hi all,

Thanks for your opinions, I guess its a no then :D.

Funny enough I did a clean for a driving instructor this morning who's recently moved into the area and he advertised for a month on the same station, 10 short ads a day. He had half a dozen enquiries but no work as yet. It cost him £700!

Thanks again for the replies,

Jason.
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: garyj on November 11, 2005, 01:49:59 pm: There is a chap advertising carpet cleaning on Spire Fm ( Salisbury ) who lives in Fordingbridge, don't know who he is or how its going but he's been advertising for some time now.

PS. Says it all really, I hear the advert frequently and I still don't know the name of the company!!!
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Jason Hedges on November 11, 2005, 02:41:00 pm: That sounds about right, I change stations when adverts come on when I'm driving around.

Its too expensive to try on the off chance, better stivking to tried and tested methods.

Jason.
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: BRSL on November 11, 2005, 05:31:56 pm: My last company tried it worked for a week then nothing for about the last 4 years now :'(
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Post by: nick p on November 11, 2005, 08:53:49 pm: hi

dont do it not worth it i did it years ago only run for 4 weeks cost £500 got one job didnt even pay for its self it was also played 3 times a day sounded good though the only good thing about it

nick p
Title: Re: Anyone advertise on local radio?
Post by: Bob Allen on November 11, 2005, 09:25:56 pm: I was in Truro in Cornwall last year and heard a carpet cleaning add on the radio
Dont know who they were
Could have been the Pasty Man!