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ADVERTISING - YELLOW PAGES?

Postby dat8962 » Aug 5th, '06, 00:40



This post is aimed at those who are working magicians...........

Do any of you advertise in Yellow Pages or on Yell.com?

if so, could you let me know how you find both of these servides as I'm surrently interested in taking out an ad.

I've spoken to a couple of people who swear by Yellow Pages but I'd like a wider opinion. Any advice, guidance etc. before I commit to £30 per month will be most appreciated.

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Postby Stephen Ward » Aug 5th, '06, 01:15

To be honest dat, i get much more work from www.coproratemagicians.com great service and cheap. Also have you considered show call? i am going to be in the 2007 edition. I was going to advertise in Yell but get so much work from the site i mentioned that i did not bother.

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Postby The Keymaster » Aug 5th, '06, 01:34

stephenmagic wrote:To be honest dat, i get much more work from www.coproratemagicians.com great service and cheap. Also have you considered show call? i am going to be in the 2007 edition. I was going to advertise in Yell but get so much work from the site i mentioned that i did not bother.


I hear http://www.corporatemagicians.com/ is good too :wink:

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Postby dat8962 » Aug 5th, '06, 01:34

Thanks

Stephen, I've sent you a PM on this topic. Hope that you don't mind.

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Postby The Keymaster » Aug 5th, '06, 01:35

stephenmagic wrote:To be honest dat, i get much more work from www.coproratemagicians.com great service and cheap. Also have you considered show call? i am going to be in the 2007 edition. I was going to advertise in Yell but get so much work from the site i mentioned that i did not bother.


I hear http://www.corporatemagicians.com/ is good too :wink:

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Postby dat8962 » Aug 5th, '06, 01:40

Thanks KeyMaster

I'm aware of this site and will take another look.

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Postby krazy ace » Aug 22nd, '06, 12:12

The Yellow Pages recently put an add saying:

On average for every 1 pound invested generated 60 pounds in profits*


This is roughly what it said but I am sure the figures are correct but I don't know what the * links to.

Hope this is some help

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Postby dat8962 » Aug 23rd, '06, 22:22

Thanks for that - problem is that they wanted £640 for an advert on Yell.com and in the printed directory.

That's £38,400 in my reckoning

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Postby The Keymaster » Aug 23rd, '06, 23:13

dat8962 wrote: problem is that they wanted £640 for an advert on Yell.com and in the printed directory.

That's £38,400 in my reckoning



And thats a problem? :P

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Postby mccabe24 » Aug 23rd, '06, 23:42

I wouldn't. There's so much stuff in the yellow pages that chances are you won't even get noticed. But I could be wrong.

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Postby Piers » Aug 24th, '06, 12:18

... also the problem is that, as soon as you get any kind of listing, you get bombarded with cold calls for goods and services you neither want nor need.

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Postby krazy ace » Aug 24th, '06, 13:05

plus there is an * so ...

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Postby dat8962 » Aug 24th, '06, 18:49

I see your point Keymaster :lol: It's not a problem if it delivers but £640 is a big chance to take in one hit.

There's a fair few magicians in the printed book but very very few in Yell.

I'm going for another avenue

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Postby Stephen Ward » Aug 24th, '06, 19:04

Best way dat :wink:

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Postby Scotty-Watson » Aug 28th, '06, 20:44

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