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PaulKing

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A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« on: October 30, 2007, 06:38:07 pm »
Was up early polishing the vans for our photo shoot for the media today , had a great time, and a surprising good laugh, our Book keeper was the "homeowner" and was scared the photographer was going to see the peanut smuggling that was going on.( chilly but bright this morning)  Mrs/Dr King was the very well qualifyed Rug Doctor and had a flying carpet to ride ( six months pregnant as well!) ME? I just had to strike a pose! sadley I don't have a good side.

All I can say is, please, if you are in the north and you see any of it.

It was'nt my idea!!

But a very good point that I learned today,  is that basically the media and I'm guessing to a certain amount customers are not the slightest interested in what you use, and how you do it.

Just the basics thats all, turns out the cameraman was talking to his wife last night and she asked " have the got one of those vans with the big pipes that come out of it, my friend had one of those and there the best ones to get" that was the first question/remark he asked as wanted shots of the big pipes! ( and yes just the vac hoses/ no solution hoses as it made it look "messy"

I was dead keen to show the rug cleaning plant and drying room but they were only interested in the rug badger as it " looks like it the sort of thing that does the job well" can we get it on a rug ( the wrong way up!) and have you look like you holding it back ( I dread to see how this turns out)

Well will see how it all goes in the coming months the test I guess is will we have a busy January, will let you all know.

P.s those who know us Stephen is the Poster Boy,,,,,, we're Doomed! Doomed I tell you!
www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

colin thomas

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 06:57:07 pm »
not for me to give anyone advise on marketing but someone did once say to me that  the last person to have anything to do with selling yourself, is YOURSELF, we don't see it like the customer does, we see it as a carpet cleaner not someone who wants their carpet cleaned, does that make sense?

colin
colin thomas

John Kelly

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 07:02:25 pm »
Trust Lynn to spot this ;D Next time Paul tell Stephen to take the spotter bottle out of his pocket!

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2007, 07:05:30 pm »
Very smart photo ........................... if the carpet cleaning goes quiet, they could always do a bit of BAILIFF work  ;)

John Gregory

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2007, 07:08:05 pm »
Paul  nice fleet of vans mate , The bloke at the back is his hair ginger , What are you doing employing people with ginger hair , I wound not let him in my house

John

John Kelly

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2007, 07:11:35 pm »
John, the bloke at the backs Paul (blondie). Stephen must have got the idea from Newcastles official team photo.


PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2007, 07:23:03 pm »
YEP CBT  I agree 100% I think we all get a little bit lost in the technical side

This is me following my own advice, we are promoting ourselves and nothing but ourselves, have long being affilted, and member of such and such, approved to use scotchgard, regency protector, homeserve protector, I'm taking my ball in protector, Now that we only sell our own protector we call it carpet guard it can be anything as long as it's a good product!
  
Lots of really great organisations/ products / memberships  out there, we are members and users of most of them, but when it's my money paying for advertising. I want to advertise my business ONLY, no one else and god forbid anything the competion can also offer!

This is not the big rant more the fact we are wanting to become the chicken/ lots of little customers very happy with what we do and would'nt dream of going anywhere else.

If it works and I have a big car then I'll francise it. If it all goes tilt up the it me and my lucky van once again.



 
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PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2007, 07:27:09 pm »
laughing our bottoms off ( and we need it tonight)

Is that a spotter bottle in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me!!!


we all did the long hose jokes today, and the photographer said can you just slip that jacket off love to our book keeper!

oh and can you tuck in those pom pom,s!

Really it was one of those days.



www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

stevegunn

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2007, 07:30:16 pm »
John, the bloke at the backs Paul (blondie). Stephen must have got the idea from Newcastles official team photo.



Looks like Big Sam is also pleased to see someone too  ::) Shearer maybe ???

PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2007, 07:33:50 pm »
Paul  nice fleet of vans mate , The bloke at the back is his hair ginger , What are you doing employing people with ginger hair , I wound not let him in my house

John

Cheers call me a ginger! No christmass card for you! Take a look at my photo do i look ginger. admitidly thats a arctic fox on my head but I mean give  guy a break.

Jokes aside theres  £130,000 investment sat there, It was all I could do to look, just a little calm,should be out cleaning not ponching around having there photos took!

www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Ben Staerck

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2007, 07:34:30 pm »
Looks like it'll be some great exposure, is this going to be on look north or tyne tees?

PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2007, 07:39:11 pm »
PLAYGIRL by the looks of it. Cheers Lynn!
www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

lands

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2007, 07:46:53 pm »
PLAYGIRL by the looks of it. Cheers Lynn!


Playboy by the look of their poses.

Well done Paul, looks like a real pro set up. You are clearly the business model to aspire too.

Pete

John Gregory

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2007, 07:48:28 pm »
I'm strawberry blonde myself

John

PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2007, 07:56:08 pm »
A likely story!

www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

lands

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2007, 07:58:24 pm »
What the Strawberry blonde or you r business model?

John Gregory

Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2007, 08:06:15 pm »
they use to call me ginger pubes at school


John

PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2007, 08:10:48 pm »
Too much information!
www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2007, 08:52:50 pm »
Can't wait for the rug cleaning plant photos.

Shaun

PaulKing

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Re: A day with the media pheww! what a day.
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2007, 08:54:35 pm »
bet you slow down for car crashes as well! ;)
www.revitaclean.com  established 1968 in Newcastle Upon Tyne