hey ya'll, my name is jon and i am new to this board, and am enjoying it thouroghly. i've been in the business small-time for 4 years, but just graduated from school and am fixin to try and blow it up. here is a marketing idea that i came up with, and i wanna get ya'lls honest opinions as to what you think of it. i have a 12' enclosed trailer that i do business out of that i pull behind a truck. i was thinking of approaching the owner of an upscale grocery store in the area i work in and seeing if i could park there one saturday afternoon and have a couple other guys with me wearing company shirts and handing out flyers. we would also be giving away free hot dogs and cokes, and would have a display of pictures showing work that i've done. i would also have a drawing for a free deck cleaning (not sealing, my luck i'd draw the person with a $2'500 deck). All applicants would have to write their name, address, and phone # on a note card to be eligible. Of course, i would also be calling their name a couple of times throughout the year. thought it might be worth a shot. ya'll give me your 2 cents worth, be blunt, does it sound too cheesy?? comments appreciated! thanks, jon
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