Re: ADT Essential Wireless Package

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

YEP!
My sales guys BEGGED me to remove the yellow page ads...the calls were all a
waste of time/money/gas.




"alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:SUyzg.7912$5K2.7622@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| The only calls I ever got from the yellow pages were from people shopping
| for free alarms. Phuck that.
| js
| "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:44ceab55$0$42190$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > I've been doing this for 20+ years and only advertised in yellow pages
one
| > year and it was the biggest waste of time and money. Word of mouth and a
| > good rep. may be slower but the quality of my clients speaks for itself.
I
| > have some clients that I've done 6 houses for...and I never have to bid
| > it...just install and collect.
| >
| > There are better ways to spend time and money to get clients than to
| > publically advertise.
| >
| >
| > "Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
| > message
| > news:UFXyg.272961$iF6.203267@xxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Everywhere Man wrote:
| > | >> Robert L Bass wrote:
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > | >>Anyone running a local installation company, looking for business
from
| > the
| > | >>general public, who does *not* advertise in the yellow pages is an
| > idiot.
| > | >>The first place most potentioal buyers of residential security
systems
| > look
| > | >>is the yellow pages. <
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > You are a moron. The first place most potential buyers look is the
| > | > internet.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >>
| > | >>I ran a small, modestly successful alarm company for many years.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Which wasn't licensed until 1989 and had a central station operated
| > | > from your garage. Yeah that just smacks of success
| > | >
| > | >> We ran
| > | >
| > | > To Florida when Consumer Protection in CT caught up with you
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >>1/4
| > | >>and 1/2-page ads in the yellow pages in the greater Hartford, CT
area.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Another fairy tale.
| > | >
| > | >> Virtually every competitor in the region
| > | >>ran YP ads for one simple reason.  They work.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > More nonsense. CT yellow pages gave a free standard listing to
| > business
| > | > owners.The enhanced ads in the burglary section was limited to ADT,
| > | > Safehome, Home Technologies, Home & Life Security, Security
Services,
| > | > and the DIY guy out of Milford.
| > | >
| > | >> Every knowledgeable
| > | >>businessman knows this.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Which would exclude you
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >> Done right, YP advertising can be extremely
| > | >>effective.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > This would be true if this post was dated in 1985
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >>The only alarm companies that did not run YP ads were the con
artists
| > like
| > | >>Fowler who used deceptive telemarketing to run their scams.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > And yet I won't get turned down for a Florida license. Can you say
the
| > | > same?
| > | > How about you and me contact the Florida licensing board and see who
| > is
| > | > eligible for licensing and who is shown the door?
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| > | What's really funny is that there are a lot of alarm companies that
| > | *don't* advertise in the Yellow Pages and are every bit as successful
| > | (if not more so) than the ones that do.  Robert seems to forget that
| > | there are more ways than one to "skin a cat"...  :-)
| >
| >
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