Comments on: If You’re Cheap, Please Don’t Advertise It Like This

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:23:25 +0000

Thanks Jay and it’s okay to agree with Patrizia, as long as you have a “but” afterwards.

Your tagline is the best yet.

Thanks for stopping by and for commenting.

By: Jay Jennings

Jay Jennings — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:17:09 +0000

I think Jason’s comment could be made into a nice little tag-line:

“If you want it done cheap, do it yourself.
If you want it done right, call 555-1212″

Seeing that on a plumber’s van would have me hollering, “Amen, preach it, brother!” (Based on my personal, and humbling, experience.)

Also, I feel like I’m taking my life in my hands (grin), but I’ll partially agree with P — lowest price doesn’t necessarily mean lowest quality, and there is a portion of the market that looks at price first and foremost.

That said, if you live by price, you die by price — it’s just too easy for someone to come along and undercut you and then your “cheapo market” swings toward that person/company.

Jay Jennings

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:35:40 +0000

Thanks Dennis.

They look like they’re using “technical details” to sell their home improvement products

Thanks for adding to our conversation and come back soon.

By: Dennis Goedegebuure

Dennis Goedegebuure — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:58:13 +0000

Hi,
Nice comments on the marketing message.
I have seen another marketing trick: Sex Sells.
I took a picture at the parking of a home depot of this van.
Guess what they are selling: http://www.thenextcorner.com/2007/05/wat_verkopen_de.html

Sorry blog is in Dutch, but pictures speak a thousand words

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:17 +0000

Hi Patrizia,

I have no intention of moderating you or your comments.

Your opinion is freely displayed here.

One of the problems is that you have no idea as to the “rules” of the game you’re playing. It’s called plagarism. If you borrow a series of sentences, without giving credit to the originator, it’s not right, it’s not fair, it’s wrong.

You don’t get to change the “rules” just because you think you’re a free spirit who loves to live the love of life that you’re living to love, to put it into words like you’d use.

Please play by the rules of common sense, good judgement and fair play or take your toys and go home … or away, which is what I’d prefer.

Peace.