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Old 06-05-2009, 06:57 AM
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Now, if anybody has any suggestions on how we can spread the word about TOTV and increase our membership even further, we would love to know. Right now, the majority of our new members come from Internet search engines. Word of mouth is the only vehicle left to us at this point.

None the less, 8,631 people and nearly a million page views a month is a lot of activity and great for our advertisers.

JLK
Hey TH,

1. Banner Pilot: Fly-over during a big parade. TV cannot control the air space. I think the banners are reusable. Not the cheapest form of advertising but might be worth checking into. Considering having been forbidden to advertise within TV, using a banner pilot would be a hoot, would it not?

.....Not to worry though. Even though I am in Cincinnati, home of the fictional WKRP, I will not suggest that you drop live turkeys from a plane at Thanksgiving like the promo that guy on WKRP came up with. (You know the guy. Wore the awful suits. Hit on Jennifer all the time. What was his name????....I digress.) Anyway, do not drop live turkeys from an airplane on Thanksgiving. Do not drop frozen turkeys either.

2. Have some bookmarks printed up. I bet there is a used bookstore somewhere around there. Off-site. Ask them to give bookmarks away to their customers. (Bookmarks!!! Yikes!! Did that idea make me sound like an English major???? I better be careful.)

3. Is there an off-site flea market there. How about a booth. Have a drawing for some kind of freebie. A nice basket of whatever. Give people the info on TOTV when they sign up for the drawing.

4. And you can always advertise in the next town over. People do go off site to do stuff.

Oh well. Enough already. I told myself that I did not even have time to post this morning and here I am, drinking coffee, eating Cheerios with walnuts on them, and posting away, telling you how to run the show. But hey, you asked. ...................Sometimes I think I should go back to work. (shudder)

Seeya.

Boomer