Hey Marshall-----You won't find out until you ask. The worst thing will happen is they will say no and take some of your cards to hand out. Ron May > > From: "pianotune05" <pianotune05@comcast.net> > Date: 2006/01/28 Sat AM 10:59:20 EST > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > > Hi Ron, > Another approach I have is e-mail. I'll e-mail business in the chamber of > commerce director and basicly introduce myself and ask if they have a piano > in their place of business home church etc. > > Another thing I was thinking about is this. Are my customers going to be > willing to give out the phone number of a friend who might have a piano? > Mr. Jones, do you have a friend who owns a piano. Yes, "what is is number so > I can contact him as well. etc.? How will that fly with customers. > Marshall > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 9:34 AM > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > > > > Hi Marshall and All > > > > What you might want to try now on those churches is a follow up phone > > call. Now that you have left your card it isn't a cold phone call. Call > > the church secretary and say "I stopped by your church the other day and > > found the doors locked. I left my card in the door and I just wanted to > > make sure you or whoever is in charge of the music department received it. > > I would like to take care of your pianos." > > > > When you finally get through the door of a church, and you will, you start > > working on "centers of influence". The whole church becomes your > > prospects. Meet the music director and he/she will introduce you to choir > > members the most of which will have pianos. In their somewhere you will > > find a piano teacher. A few churches will just about put you in business. > > If you go to church, that is a great place to start. > > > > I tune for several large churches, One of which is one I mentioned in the > > A440vsA442 post. We have one music director with a PHD in pipe organ > > performance and another assistant that has his Masters in piano > > performance. In the concert programes on the same page as the write up of > > the artist you will see my advertisment as being the concert tuner. They > > also have an academy of music where piano is taught. If you call this > > church, you will be referred to me. > > > > We old timers need you Marshall. We need you to kind of twick that > > "excitement about your business button" that many have lost. Many have > > forgotten jus how exciting and what a terrific business we are in. I am > > going on 69 and still get excited about getting up and getting to that > > first piano and that first customer. I don't work as hard as I used to > > but I do at least 3 a day. I retired when I quit working on Saturday. > > > > You will get their Marshall and I am having a ball watching you. I hope > > some other old timers are also. > > > > Ron May, RPT > >> > >> From: pianotune05@comcast.net > >> Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 10:59:08 EST > >> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> > >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > >> > >> Hi Ron, > >> I wonder if someone will get the card that I stuck in the door, and if so > >> what they'll do with it. As I mentioned I get a lot of opportunities to > >> pass out a card, but no calls from them. I'm working on other ideas to > >> get my name out there as well. > >> Marshall > >> > >> -------------- Original message -------------- > >> From: <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net> > >> > >> > Good Try Marshall and don't give up. > >> > > >> > Sorry you didn't have any good luck, however you may get a surprise and > >> > a call > >> > from someone at the churchs. Don't forget, some more people know your > >> > name and > >> > what you do. It is all in the numbers. Good salesman know how many no's > >> > they > >> > have to get before they get a yes. They call it closing ratio and that > >> > is what > >> > you are doing. You are selling yourself and your service. You keep > >> > working---You will get there. I'm proud of you. > >> > > >> > You are probably the only one in our business that has stopped by those > >> > churches > >> > other than someone that they called. They will appreciate you for > >> > trying. > >> > > >> > And for any of you that is foolish enough to not go after my business, > >> > If I > >> > have done my job right and taken care of my customers you won't be able > >> > to get > >> > them. If I haven't, I don't deserve them. So have at it. I will still > >> > like and > >> > respect you. I won't be insulted. It's called free enterprise. So have > >> > at it. > >> > > >> > Ron May > >> > > > >> > > From: "pianotune05" > >> > > Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 09:43:19 EST > >> > > To: "Pianotech List" > >> > > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > >> > > > >> > > Hi Ron, > >> > > Well I did a test today on the church idea. The onlyt draw back I had > >> > > was > >> > > that I had to walk to every one of them since I don't drive. However, > >> > > I > >> > > like a good walk on a day like today which is uncommon in Indiana > >> > > this time > >> > > of year. Here's my dilema. Half the time I cannot find the right > >> > > door, or > >> > > if there are a couple of cars in the parking lot, the door is still > >> > > locked. > >> > > ;( The most I could do was leave a business card in the crack of the > >> > > double > >> > > glass door on one church, actually on two doors since I didn't know > >> > > which > >> > > one to pick. On one church it was a regular door, and the other it > >> > > too was > >> > > a double glass door, and a car in the parking lot. So the most I > >> > > accomplished was a good long walk, a wasted bus ride down town and > >> > > home > >> > > again, and I did hand out one card to a guy who asked where i was > >> > > going. I > >> > > told him that I'm a piano tuner, and he said, "coool!" and asked if > >> > > he could > >> > > have a card to give to his pastor. Oh well, at least I got excersize. > >> > > Marshall > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > From: > >> > > To: "Pianotech List" > >> > > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 5:25 PM > >> > > Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > shhhhhhhhhhhhhh go back to sleep alan > >> > > >> > >> > > >> From: "alan forsyth" > >> > > >> Date: 2006/01/27 Fri PM 02:10:48 EST > >> > > >> To: "Pianotech" > >> > > >> Subject: Re: Re: GAINING CONFIDENCE FOR MARSHAL > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >>> WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Ya durn near woke me up! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Alan Barnard > >> > > >> > Salem, Missouri > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Something to do with YELLow pages, or perhaps they think they're > >> > > >> addressing > >> > > >> a field Marshall! > >> > > >> > >> > > >> Anon > >> > > >> (back from the jungle after 3 months; hmmmn, now which hand did I > >> > > >> use to > >> > > >> tune uprights? Someone mentioned using feet the other day to > >> > > >> assist with > >> > > >> lyre installation; where can one buy them > >> > > >> ................................ > >> > > >> ... when living in a metricated country? > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > > >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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