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[gidgetmarie]

Hi Everyone,
Not sure if I am in the right area but here goes. I am new to the Pampered Chef and am having a little trouble getting started, I have some great ideas from my director to advertise in the school newsletters and local neighborhood paper. However I am not sure what I can put in the ad or if there is any sample ads out there to view. If any one has any sample ads or knows where I can view some I would really appreciate it as well as any other advice...:angel:

Gidget
Independent Consultant
Queen Creek, Arizona

 

[lockhartkitchen]

On PC website go to Merrill site. Ad Generator is a program for $2.99 that prepares ads for newspapers for you. They are approved text and photos. I have advertised for several months in my local paper with great success. My last recruit came from the ad.

 

[gidgetmarie]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the help I will check it out!!

 

[Chefsuzie]

Wow! That' great information about the Ad generator. I'm going to try that. Thanks!

 

[gidgetmarie]

I actually did and love it so easy and very good. Thank you so much for the information.

 

[jbachen]

OK, so am I missing something? I just signed up for the ad generator subscription, but now how do I generate ads??

 

[jbachen]

Never mind. Figured it out. Duh.

 

[luvtocook]

What do the ads look like? I didn't see anything on the Merrill site that gave a sample? And then you just submit what they create to your local paper??

 

[StephsKitchen]

On PC website go to Merrill site. Ad Generator is a program for $2.99 that prepares ads for newspapers for you. They are approved text and photos. I have advertised for several months in my local paper with great success. My last recruit came from the ad.

What did your ad say?

 

[gidgetmarie]

it actually looks alot like the invites, not sure how to post the pdf on here if someone wants to tell me I will be happy to put it up for you to see.

 

[elizabethfox]

Wow I didn't know about the ad generator! I am going to have to go take a look at it!

 

[lockhartkitchen]

You can't view them without paying, a downfall of this option. I had always used our logo and created my own wordings. I checked out the ad generator and was pretty impressed. You will love it. You can create as many as you want. I made a spanish version too, to hang up on bulletin boards. When you save it to a cd, you can take it to your paper and they can download for you.

 

[Kim1711]

Just to get an idea, how much the ad int he paper cost you?

 

[gidgetmarie]

It cost me 65.00 for the month and it covers the entire East Valley, I live in the Phoenix outskirts so it covers about 6 or 7 towns. Plus it is a free paper that goes out to everyone. The ad is going to go out Friday I will let everyone know if I get anything out of it.

 

[KellyRedHead]

Let us know! I have been thinking about this also. Be interested to hear how it goes for you.




Kelly V.

 

[StephsKitchen]

ad

You can't view them without paying, a downfall of this option. I had always used our logo and created my own wordings. I checked out the ad generator and was pretty impressed. You will love it. You can create as many as you want. I made a spanish version too, to hang up on bulletin boards. When you save it to a cd, you can take it to your paper and they can download for you.

Are you able to print your own ad that you make from Merrill?

 

[gidgetmarie]

Yes, you can even save it in your documents.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

I have been advertising for the last 6 months in my local paper. The host I got from my very first month of advertising, is now my top consultant on my team. I get between 2-3 calls a month for bookings/orders, so it definitely pays off. My paper is the same cost, $70 month. If you can afford, it is worth it. Even those that didn't call me, I ran into at shows and they mentioned it, so I know my name is getting out there. Remember it is tax deductible too.