leaflets

[Rav daniels]

was just curious how many of you used leaflets,

I use them instead of business cards, here is some feed back i have had of customers.

* 3 years ago when i had these done, i dropped them of at every tile shop i could, all the customers when asked said they rang me because my leaflet stood out next to the piles of plain business cards also on the counter, and they liked the fact there were a few pics on there(granted not the best pics, but 3 years ago i didnt take pics of jobs,and have only started doing it in the last couple of years)

* I have an arrangment with my local tile shop, on the inital quote i tell the customer if they go there, they will be well looked after and on presenting the leaflet to the member of staff the will recieve a good discount, this way the customer is getting a good deal, the tile shop knows you are passing them work, and i get my leaflets handed out from the shop, and always get recommended from the shop, so i think its a good system that works for everyone,(obviously you can still do this with a card, but just looks that bit better imo)

3 years ago i got 10,000 for £140, and yes thats 10,000, way too many for me, still got 9,000 in a cuboard,lol,
I havent done a leaflet drop yet as am pretty busy, but will do one soon,



here are both sides of the leaflets, if i could do it again, i would of waited for better pics,

defo helped me for work so thought i would share,

 

[mikethetile]

I am cosidering this myself but at the mo I dont want anymore work, ill do it in a couple of months when Ive got through some of the jobs Ive got stacked up

 

[mikethetile]

im considering the same idea Rav

I think double sided are better than single side \single colour

 

[Rav daniels]

yeah had a mate who got a company to drop through all letter boxes in his area, he was busy with work anyway(not tiling, painter/decorater) and because of all the extra quotes, he put his prices up a fair bit, and was still always busy,

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i have just had 10,000 from stress free print on line printers , £105 per 5000 , so you had a good deal, and i post mine to peeps, so costs even more

 

[nybor62]

i was just thinking about leaflets this morning when in morrisons ,noticed they have a big notice board . think ill give it ago

 

[Rav daniels]

im considering the same idea Rav

I think double sided are better than single side \single colour[/QUOTE


Yeah I agree go for double sided, if you have single sided and post them, they could land plain side facing up, and just be put in the bin, instead of catching the eye,

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

where did my post go!!!!!????

 

[Musivarius]

That's a really good idea, especially giving a discount when they produce the leaflet at the tilers shop.

One thing you might like to think about also which I've found helpful is fridge magnets. They just need to be your business card as a magnet, plenty of companies do them now. Once a magnet goes on a fridge that's it, they're generally on there for life! Every so often people clear out the business cards from thier wallets/purse and they go somewhere 'easily found'. When they can't find your card again they most probably end up doing a google search or using yellow pages, but if it's on the fridge they go straight there.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

and if you laminate them they will last longer,

 

[mistral]

Once a magnet goes on a fridge that's it, they're generally on there for life!

Unless their fridge packs up............:whistling:

 

[Rav daniels]

Companys keep sending me examples of personalised pens keyrings calenders, a Tiler I know, keeps all his customers addreses, and sends them one every chistmas with a personalised cristmas card, any one else do this,

 

[Slowly Learning]

Ive just got 5000 double sided colour flyerson card done for £105 from 1-2 Print online cant fault them for quality.

When you lot do your flyer drops do you target the more expensive houses/areas or do you just hit the streets?

 

[nybor62]

you could go around super markets stick some under the wiper blades of cars . alot of super markets have notice boards as well . alot might just get slung , but you dont need many hits to get your money back

 

[mikethetile]

Ive just got 5000 double sided colour flyerson card done for £105 from 1-2 Print online cant fault them for quality.

When you lot do your flyer drops do you target the more expensive houses/areas or do you just hit the streets?

I choose my areas

2/3 beds from 5years old to 25yrs old, these are bought by young proffesionals who cant decorate /tile

victorian / edwardian as above plus elderly, they are also a bit more involved to work on

ex council houses again tend to be retired

everything else I dont bother with as the owners are either struggling financially or they have family/ friends that will do it for them cheap

 

[PJ Tiling]

I got 5000 A6 leaflets double sided colour from JamJar print for £80!

I've only just started posting my leaflets not had any takers yet. But for £80 I only need 1 job to pay for itself

 

[Thespanishtiler]

alot of you guys seem to like leaflets and doing leaflet drops and it seems to work for you.

my opinion

when i get leaflets through my letter box i keep the latest take away menus and stick the rest in the recycling bin, basicly i dont trust the services been advertised, they seem a bit 'fly by night' and unprofessional/cheap to me

and if someone puts a flyer under my wiper blade that really annoys me

on a shop counter with 20 cards or on a notice board/shop window it maybe works.

but not my cup of tea.

good luck with them

 

[united]

alot of you guys seem to like leaflets and doing leaflet drops and it seems to work for you.

my opinion

when i get leaflets through my letter box i keep the latest take away menus and stick the rest in the recycling bin, basicly i dont trust the services been advertised, they seem a bit 'fly by night' and unprofessional/cheap to me

and if someone puts a flyer under my wiper blade that really annoys me

on a shop counter with 20 cards or on a notice board/shop window it maybe works.

but not my cup of tea.

good luck with them

This is exactly what I do with flyers, I don't know anyone that even reads them at all.

This might sound stupid but a little tip that WORKS is to sellotape a sweet (boiled,wrapped type) to each flyer, that way your flyer will get noticed amongst all the other flyers

 

[davidgehlen]

Not sure if you have done so alrady, but I advise to try this flyer printing company. I have had done lots and lots of flyers with them and it is so easy to design a flyer on their website. Good Luck

 

[Aqua Tiling]

thats a fair point, what do you do or recommend

 

[Aqua Tiling]

alot of you guys seem to like leaflets and doing leaflet drops and it seems to work for you.

my opinion

when i get leaflets through my letter box i keep the latest take away menus and stick the rest in the recycling bin, basicly i dont trust the services been advertised, they seem a bit 'fly by night' and unprofessional/cheap to me

and if someone puts a flyer under my wiper blade that really annoys me

on a shop counter with 20 cards or on a notice board/shop window it maybe works.

but not my cup of tea.

good luck with them

thats a fair point, what do you do or recommend

 

[diamondtiling]

Not sure if you have done so alrady, but I advise to try this flyer printing company. I have had done lots and lots of flyers with them and it is so easy to design a flyer on their website. Good Luck

As this is your first post with an advertising link I take it you own the company? You might want to read the forum rules first before admin see your post.

 

[Marksmithtiling]

I tried leaflets when I first started out,hand delivered over 1500 locally, not one call. I have a friend whose wife is in marketing , she tells me there is less than 1% take up on leaflet drops. Good luck if it works for you.