Billboards!!!!

[Creativeland]

Has any one every done a billboard advertisement? I know down in the south they are all over the place. I looked into pricing and for that size ad it does not seem too bad but I dont want to spend that kind of money with out the return.

Shawn

[jfishenter]

My opinion. Billboards are normally located on Interstates or major highways. You need to concentrate your advertising to the areas that you want to service.

[Creativeland]

True, but here in ocala fl we have 4 main roads that lead to all your business. Another words 2 run east-west and 2 north-south. Off of these roads you will find all of your clients. I agree that you have to keep your advertising infront of your potential clients.

[Ground Works]

billboards

Well not sure down there but for the price of one here i can rent a shop LOL

Not real sure the impact but if what u are saying are true and everyone has to drive by it that lives in town and the rates are cheaper then ours I would say it would be good advertising

[ryry]

billoards

Hey in my area there is a road named clay road it's sorta of a highway and gets very busy in the afternoon i cant even turn left from my own street after about 5 min. but any way i know this older lady very well who has a antique shop but it's closed plus a house she lives in next to the shop and has these two different sizes of billbaords and she let's me use them for free!!! i will use the smaller one becuase I don't want to have billboard traffic and it's still very readable i'm pretty sure i can get accounts doing it like this what do ya'll think about this? Am i lucky or what?

[mh1314]

Find a vacant corner lot, at an intersection near some target neighborhoods. Contact the owner and work out a deal to keep the lot mowed in exchange for allowing you to place a sign on the property. I had a 4X8 sign professionally painted which gives me great exposure and a place for people to get my number if they forget. Occasionally I put streamers on the sign or something seasonal just to draw attention.

My cost was so much less than an ad in the phonebook or paper. As far as I know I'm the only LCO doing this type of advertising in the area.