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Big Rapids, MI 49307

Why you should advertise in the Yellow Pages
- In times of uncertainty, consumers are cautious even reluctant to spend.
They seek information before they buy. One of the main ways to get the
information about products and services, prices, and value is from yellow page
advertising, yours or a competitor's.
- Slow times ahead? Maybe, but there are
more Americans working now than ever before. More women are working and adding
to the family income. People still need and want goods and services and will
spend for them. Your competitors will be bidding for their piece of the pie
and
yours too.
- Your Yellow Pages advertising is part of your sales team, working
24/7. Yellow Pages ads help pre-sell customers and help close the sale faster.
It saves you time and money.
- You may believe that other businesses will be
cutting their advertising; therefore it is safe for you to cut too. But you are
not only competing for the consumer that needs your services and products, but
also, with every other business in town.
- It took a long time to build your
business. Maintaining that momentum can be achieved with a moderate advertising
program. But if you cut your advertising and lose some of your share, you will
find it more difficult to get that share back.
- Researchers have found that over
any given period, a company that advertises below the industry average usually
has sales below the industry average.
- Though you cannot do much about many of
the factors in business…cost of labor, rent, price of merchandise, or what the
competition is doing. You do have control over your promotion. Advertising is a
cost of doing business, but it is also a proven sales tool that
returns your
investment.
- Your customers do know you, and even if you do not promote your
business, they will keep coming to you, at least for awhile. But the fact is
that 20% of Americans move every year. That is a large segment of your customers
that leave each year to be replaced by people
that do not know you.
- Advertising
has information about products and services. Shoppers often continue to look for
information that helps them with their buying decision.
- Regardless if business
is busy or slow you must get your part of the pie. Pulling back on your
advertising can put you at a disadvantage at a time when you
need the edge.
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