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Message Date/Time:
Tuesday, 11-Aug-98 00:56:13

Brochures ... Hi all,

My wife and I decided that if we made flyers, we would be just another piece of paper for people to toss away. So, in order to be a bit different and create something that would stand out and be more visually appealing, we designed a slick, informative tri-fold brochure. We get six panels of information by printing on both the front and back of each sheet of paper. We left a blank area near the bottom of one of the panels (inside center) and stapled one of our business cards there. Once the paper has been folded and the card attached, we have something that looks as though we put some real thought and energy into it. The reaction from people we've shown this to has been very, very positive!
If you have Word for Windows on your computer, making a tri-fold brochure is not too hard. And if you do not have a printer that can print on both sides (we just printed out a bunch of one-sided bruchures on our HP Laserjet 4P, took them out and stuck them back into the printer upside down to print the second side), you could just print out two sheets and take them to a copy shop or whatever and print as many as you like for a couple cents each. It takes a while to fold (crisp and neat) them all, and to staple the cards inside, but we have a bunch made up and I will be taking them to key places in our area tomorrow. I will be keeping track of how many brochures are left at what places, and then I'll check back in a week and see how things went. I'll restock where needed, and take the brochures away from places where there doesn't seem to be any genuine interest in our service. This should give us a very good idea which places are the best bet for creating and leaving brochures.

Message Date/Time:
Wednesday, 12-Aug-98 12:40:44

Re: Brochures ... Excellant Idea. I thought of that but have to much invested in my other stuff. Good Luck.

Frank

Poopy Scoopy Canine Waste Removal Service
"You'll Never Have To Worry About Shoveling Again"

Message Date/Time:
Wednesday, 19-Aug-98 17:54:08

Re: Re: Brochures ... could you e-mail me a copy of your brochure I am just getting started and would appreciate it Thank U Bob

Message Date/Time:
Saturday, 15-Aug-98 19:13:46

First customer! ... Hi all!
Just thought I'd jump in here and let you all know that we placed our brochures around town (ten tri-fold brochures at each place) at 15 businesses, which included the usual Vet's, pet stores, etc., and we just got our first customer this morning! We are very pleased.
Hang in there folks...it works!

David

Message Date/Time:
Sunday, 23-Aug-98 02:24:08

Re: First customer! ... David,

That is wonderful! Yes, I find that patience is truly a virtue, and persistence and consistency are also great factors as Diane wrote about above.
Look forward to soaring to greater heights still !
All the best.

Wil

Message Date/Time:
Saturday, 15-Aug-98 22:19:27

Dispoz-A-Scoop and other dog owner scooper utensils ... Hi.
I'm looking for the manufacturer of the
DISPOZ-A-SCOOP...name, address, zipcode, phone
number and email/homepage would be great.

I'm also looking for other scooper pooper products. Thanks in advance to anyone out there in cyberspace who can assist me.

My email address is riva@peterboro.net.

Jim

Message Date/Time:
Monday, 17-Aug-98 09:29:25

Re: Dispoz-A-Scoop and other dog owner scooper utensils ... Hi Jim,

I will have products for you to purchase shortly.
Great scoopers, deoderizers, treats for clients, along with daily work sheets, client profile sheets, etc. I'm not sure what a Dispoz-a-scoop is but I can help with many products. visit our web-site at www.petneeds.net

Many Thanks
Diane Rossi

Message Date/Time:
Sunday, 16-Aug-98 11:49:34

Chat? ... I don't know what happened, I thought I had the time right, but evidently didn't & missed the chat Wednesday night. If anybody has a transcript I would really appreciate a copy! That makes the 3rd week in a row I've missed it & I'm really bummed about it!!!

Message Date/Time:
Tuesday, 18-Aug-98 15:31:23

Walkin' The Dog Event ... Whats up Fellow Scoopers!!!

For those who may be interested there is an event coming up in selected cities throughout the United States. It's called "Walkin' The Dog". It is" A Unique Event To Benefit The Children Of St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital". This may be a good opportunity to find out if your local event sponser will let you pass out flyers and talk to the people. The Mayor of Virginia Beach and that means the media as well will be at our event and should create great publicity for me. I would take this time to find out if you are included. Go to this web site: http://www.walkinthedog.org Or if you want to email me I'll let you know if your city is on the list. It looks as if most start around the middle of September. Good luck all and we'll talk soon.

Frank
Poopy Scoopy Canine Waste Removal Service

"You'll Never Have To Worry About Shoveling Again"

Message Date/Time:
Tuesday, 18-Aug-98 15:48:50

Re: Walkin' The Dog Event ... Thanks for the heads-up, Frank! This could be a great opportunity for some scoopers to create and promote awareness of their services and build good community relations.
Perhaps some could even donate clean-up services for local events, even being the "Official Dog Waste Removal Service" of the event in their communities. :)
I have worked at similar events and gotten some local tv exposure that way in the past.
Thanks again!

Message Date/Time:
Thursday, 20-Aug-98 11:15:12

Re: Walkin' The Dog Event ... Alas, they're not in Salt Lake City. BUT, we do have a similar event put on by and for the benefit of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary--the largest no kill sanctuary in the world.

Maybe people have--or could generate--similar events in their areas. See what the humane society is doing. Parades might be another place to donate services--and pass out cards along the way.

Linda

Message Date/Time:
Wednesday, 26-Aug-98 12:05:38

Re: Site Update: www.pooper-scooper.com ... Nice work, Matt. Say, folks. What do you say we start recommending each other to our customers who move out of our service area? We are out nothing, somebody gets a chance to gain a customer and it's always a good idea to help out.