[Lee Pryor]

haha. I will post some pics over the next few days!

[aztec]

now its in operation can you tell us what the hell is going on now!!

[H S and Son]

 

Course he can't.

April fools day is zero hour and highly relevant.

[Frankybadboy]

Course he can't.

April fools  :

[Clive McDonald]

Hi lee,
I will be very interested in the photo's. Not just to see if you have fallen flat on your face, but i suppose there is an element of that.I want to see how you approached the idea of multiple vans and firms.If they were all parked together they would block each other out, and from a distance the signing would be unclear as to one trade.

So a very interesting problem in terms of branding in a positive way and with a clear message, with what is hopefully a brilliantly iconic photograph of the group as the answer.I have a few ideas how i would have done this, and maybe the press lads had some input.I trust you slipped one a couple of hundred to snap away like mad.

This was probably your best chance for a mass meet up.As you point out people arent going to be making 40 mile round trips regularly  just to hear a five minute address.

If you didn't get the shot, then you may be looking at photoshop.

[luther1]

Lee wouldn't use photoshop. Haven't you seen his website? Hes definately got four identical Renault Trafics

[zimzam]

Course he can't.

April fools day is zero hour and highly relevant.

 

[Lee Pryor]

haha very good!

we all met for about 3 hours. got a few pics just for fun really, not so much for marketing that has already been taken care of.

needless to say it was a nice afternoon and all the vans lined up was pretty cool, guy from the paper got some good shots. Im going to call them today to see if I can get copies of those too.

[Darranvps]

Hi Lee

Which Newspaper came, I will have to get a copy

[Lee Pryor]

Crawley observer, sadly the surrey mirror didnt show up

[Steve CM]

wheres the pics you took then lee? come on don't be shy

[Clive McDonald]

Essentially the window cleaners at the meeting are your customers. so a much as anything this was a focus group meeting.
You got to find out what they wanted, what they expected, and how much they would be prepared to pay for it.

I presume you had a keynote or power point presentation ready for them, and this same presentation should be available to interested parties on the forum.Possibly as a download on your website.

I'm a bit disapointed you didn't take control of the press better- the one paper will probably supply the other with pics and copy- but you really could do with a bit more documentation, of this the birth of your enterprise.

You should have taken video footage too.

If you were running this project for me i think the car would be withdrawn and you would be running round on a push bike for the next few weeks.

[Darranvps]

I will make sure I get a copy this week as it is not delivered for free now I have moved to Maidenbower/Worth wherever my house is?

Hopefully they will do you proud. Good to see such a positive person trying to make this industry better.

[Clive McDonald]

I think i'm more interested in this as an idea than you are lee, your message has be, come and be a part of a great team- a winning team.And the first manifestation of this would be saturdays meeting.That's why you need the pics, the video, and the esprite de corps etc.

The pub car park this year could be benidorm next year.You could be the new Mel Garvey.  

[Smudger]

So far then we have a mystery concept, with mysterious w/c's ( I have not noticed any1 say they went to this meeting ) and as yet no pic's......














and it all kicks off on  April 1








sorry to be sceptical Lee.............







Darran

[Steve CM]

Someone say something nice about his car. He is sure to reply then? 

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

Very nice car!!! Anyone want an unwanted R8??
Bought for 96k 2 years ago.
£29,000 ovno
Its been a hard year   

[R W C™]

I went

[Lee Pryor]

Slump i am pleased your very into my idea even though you dont really know what it is. How on earth you can say you are more interested in it than me i dont know? I have put in  nearly £15k of my own money, spent hours and hours on the phone to the companies involved and the list goes on and on.

Its great to be told what I should have done but so far its going very well as it is. I have nearly 30 companies on board that are all very keen to get started.

The first of April was chosen because IMO this is the best day of the year to start any marketing for window cleaning due to the clocks changing to summer time in the last weekend of March.

The companies involved are not all on this forum and the ones that are have been asked to not talk about it publicly at this time. Ones that do will not be included in the project. Its enough to say that I have my reasons
for this at this time.

I did not take my car to the meeting even though I live in the next road from the venue, I went and got one of my vans from my unit 5 miles away and wore my uniform just like everyone else that came.

[H S and Son]

Lee, Slumpy has a 'rye' sense of humour, he's taking the pi$$.