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  1. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Techman, I am always up for a challenge. But wait you are sitting on a cool $6.8 million in the bank, $2.2 in securities and $5 mil in commercial real estate and would never waste a precious breathe on me. Sorry I forgot.
  2. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Been there done that, have the T-shirt. My advertising career is enabling to buy a company. You must not have read my previous posts, more information was given than the "evil empire" information. I can see the BS when I am standing in it or observing. Tell me where I have sold some BS to...
  3. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    I am going to get more involved on the production end and learn some tricks of the trade. And expanding products, services. Company image, presence and branding are currently in the works. Basically I have to put some time in on the company get 1 more full timer then I will solely focused on...
  4. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    I am buying a sign shop this month, the Bank has delayed the process a few days but physical advertising is not much different than internet advertising and vise versa. I like working with my hands. I need another income stream to be honest, stocks suck right now. Coming from marketing...
  5. Android Phone? Hello Big Brother!

    Your home internet service providers have been tracking your activity for years, why would it be new to cell phones? The cell companies shut us (tech nerds) down in 2005 using our data package from the cell phone to access our soft VoIP phones and not having minute usage charges. Have not...
  6. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Telecom, Credit, TV all are auto renew services. The successful companies I work with do annual evaluations on all services, whether in contract or not. Sometimes it pays to break contracts. BTW I do sell YP.com and many other online advertising. I just hate the advice of building a Roof...
  7. WOW, as in WOW, ever have a gun pulled during a job interview????

    You should have asked to see his gun and then evaluated him on how he presents the pistol to you. If he unloads it and shows you it is unloaded he is a guy I want on my team. If not, he is a loose cannon and should not be considered. Real gun lovers love safety!
  8. Armed or Unarmed?

    I had to pull a shotgun on 2 dirtbags trying to enter my parents house through the window when I was 15 yrs old. Chambered a round with the 870 and they went running. I am a little larger than most so carry depends on my location and duties. Also a 2 tour Vet and had my share of fun and...
  9. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Unique Searchers is my 1st focus. Next strong focus is evaluating conversion rates per each media outlet. Total General Search traffic is not strong enough to develop a marketing plan based on that 1 piece of information. Google searches far surpasses all others SE's & so does YouTube. But is...
  10. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Facebook gets organic search results, when the searcher is looking for your business name, and can trigger an emotional buy from a recommendation. It is free, do it. You can also run easy to track promotions on FB. FB Ad campaigns are better suited for a broad demographic (emotional buys and...
  11. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    There will be a list that shows headings per each geographic area, it will be produced and resemble a spreadsheet or Excel doc but. Comscore is the Neilson ratings of the internet. Check them out. Everything on the internet is traceable it is easy peasy to validate Unique Visitors and...
  12. Hand Made Gift Ideas!

    cool
  13. Solar Powered Lights for signs?

    The middle east is full of solar powered street lights. Seen it myself, not sure what they are using, not the focus of my visit, but they do work well.
  14. A Yellow Pages question - sort of

    Wow you guys are beat up bad on advertising. What I did not see was data. I work in internet advertising and buying a sign company next week. Yellowpages.com is a top 35 most used website in the US. Craigs List is top 20 website. Check out Comscore's rankings, they are the Neilson of the...
  15. Must have tools for the long term marketing.

    I make a real nice living in internet marketing for their new division for a fortune 10 company and offer other marketing consulting, and soon to enter the sign business. While I appreciate all the great information that yall have posted. But this is where I shine. For someone to compare...
  16. 30mm or missile, Apache gunship combat footage

    Always fun to watch air support video.
  17. unsolicited sales calls...does anyone actually buy from them?

    I have cold called for my living. Retail is not what makes the world turn. All big companies cold call each other at some point. Being a small company you are just subject to every merchant service, phone, internet, power, cologne salesman out there.
  18. My new company website!

    Internet marketing is how I currently make my living. 1, Your site is very busy and needs the Navigation tabs up top or to the left. Just like this forum, let the users drive. 2, All of you text in in an image, the search engine spiders can not read your message or your phone number or address...
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