Re: ADT yard signs

["Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<thesatguy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thats easy, the only money the trunkslammers make is what they get off the
> sale of the signs so they load up their trunk with signs every chance they
> get.  Haven't you seen those bs letters they stick on everyone's door
> saying if you let them put their sign in your yard you get a free system.
> Then check ebay and there are all the free systems for sale and all the
> extra signs too.
>
> Its amazing how that company went down the drain so fast after being the
> topdog in the idustry.
> "Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> "J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>>> ADT defends it's trademark and only provides signs to it's paying
>>> customers.
>>
>> How do you explain all those corner houses with signs whether they have
>> alarms or not?  LOL.

Actually it is a formula sales tactic.  Years ago when I was a saleman for
another alarm company we were taught to soft sell, then hard sell, then
offer a free sign for corner houses especially in new housing developements.

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