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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: alan lewis on April 29, 2009, 07:31:06 pm

Title: Spar
Post by: alan lewis on April 29, 2009, 07:31:06 pm: 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
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: Joe H on April 29, 2009, 07:33:05 pm: No - and I wouldnt welcome one.
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Post by: daysdeepclean on April 29, 2009, 07:34:20 pm: No, but I've just picked a 8 pack of lager from there.... Happy days :)
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Post by: derek west on April 29, 2009, 07:36:26 pm: yes me, about a week ago.
i told him to put them as spar up his backside he could get them ;D
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 ;D

so to sum up.....
yes spar called me and i turned them down politely
derek
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Post by: Mike Osbourne on April 29, 2009, 08:20:47 pm: 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.
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: clinton on April 29, 2009, 08:24:52 pm: Derek

Bet you spoilt his day ;D

There again you were right..
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: derek west on April 29, 2009, 08:28:20 pm: Quote from: clinton neylan on April 29, 2009, 08:24:52 pm
Derek

Bet you spoilt his day ;D

There again you were right..

ooooh yes i did ;D
derek
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: alan lewis on April 29, 2009, 09:13:52 pm: Thanks for the replies gents

Alan
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: robert meldrum on April 29, 2009, 09:29:12 pm: 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.
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: Joe H on April 30, 2009, 08:51:38 am: 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.
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Post by: clinton on April 30, 2009, 01:38:32 pm: 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..
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: Joe H on April 30, 2009, 02:25:16 pm: No - think that would be waste in our business too.
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Post by: clinton on April 30, 2009, 03:55:02 pm: Some cleaners did and as you said a waste of money ::)
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Post by: AJB on April 30, 2009, 05:32:36 pm: 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.
Title: Re: Spar
Post by: Joe H on April 30, 2009, 05:47:41 pm: 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!