Having,(in my previous life in the motor trade)
been in charge of a team of salesmen/women, I know from bitter experience that they tend to lie, (sorry, tell 'Untruths')
when they get desperate,(which seemed to be quite often)
They also talk alot of 'bull*$it' if they think it might get them a sale and give duff information about things they aren't sure about.
I don't think I would want someone to quote on my behalf, but that's only my personal view.
I started with local advertising, tried 'talking pages', but found that most of the calls where from miles away, ( I don't mind travelling if it pays well).
The Van signwriting has always been a good draw as has 'word of mouth'. I also pick up alot of business from being seen doing the job,e.g. did a car valet in town on Sunday
afternoon, (catching up due to bad weather last week) and with large number of people passing by, I picked up 3 more jobs
I sometimes feel a bit like the Ice Cream Man... you don't really want one until he turns up outside your house but then succumb to the temptation.
Same happen to anyone else
(about the cleaning I mean, not the ice cream)