Testimonials
I have worked with John for several years now (I think since he started the magazine) and it is by far the one magazine we get the most response from. I'm sure he will work with you to get you in the magazine and provide a great spot if he has the space available. Put a good coupon offer in it and you'll be blown away by the response.
Sorry for sounding like a commercial for it but of all the magazines and etc that were we offer discount coupons (or even free tickets!) we get the largest number back from Great Deals. Actually we received 8 times the amount of the next highest returned coupon and 75 times (yep, 75!) of each of the other coupon offers we use.
Jay A. Follis
Director of Marketing
GILMORE CAR MUSEUM
John,
I just wanted to update you with our progress thus far.
Great Deals Magazine continues to be an outstanding lead generator for us. We have already had 35 calls and we are only 1/4 of the way through the shelf life of this particular magazine. The last issue brought us 64 calls over the course of 2 months! One of the things that I am still amazed by is that the calls come so consistently throughout the 2 months of the magazine's shelf life. As a matter of fact we saw a surge at the very end of the 1st run because people saw that the coupon was ready to expire and didn't want to miss out. Now that we are running our 2nd back to back issue, the call volume seems to have increased due to familiarity of the ad.
You told me before that marketing shouldn't be looked at as an expense, but rather an investment. The success that we have received from these past 2 issues has certainly proven that. In this particular case, one which had a very fast return on investment.
Thank you for selling me on your magazine!
Michael Youngblood
I just wanted to let you know how pleased I was with the response we received to the ad / coupon we placed in your Great Deals magazine. We have done advertising with other companies using the coupon type format and received very little response. With your ad, we started receiving coupons the day the ad came out and they continued coming thoughout the two months the coupon was good for right up to the last day!
We'll look forward to working with you again,
Angie Lewis
store manager
Batteries Plus
Dear John,
This is to let you know how pleased we are with the results we are getting at Curves with the Great Deals ad. When we advertised in April, we were amazed at the number of calls we received and how long we continued to get calls (June) from that one ad. We have had a similar response already to the July ad. We can say that we have had more response from this ad than any other print or media ads have used.
I also appreciate the service you provide and how easy you make it to get a really good quality ad in the hands of our potential customers.
Sincerely,
Yvonne Prowant
Owner
Curves for Women (Grand Rapids)
Well, I had 14 messages before noon today. Obviously the magazines went out!
Thanks for everything.
Amy Nyland
Owner / Operator
Maid Brigade
John,
The ad looks great! This is the best I have ever had.
Thanks,
Steve
Owner
Olde Penninsula Brewpub + Restaurant (Kalamazoo)
John,
I have had many clients in various business categories in both Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids that have profited from the exposure that Great Deals Magazine provides. I have found their sales staff to be very conscientious and professional and the designers top-notch. The value that Great Deals provides in terms of the size of their distribution and the 6-8 week shelf-life makes it the best print vehicle available and one of the most effective vehicles of any kind at bringing consumers to businesses.
As a media agency, I am responsible to make certain that the media I recommend creates a positive impact on my clients’ sales. I am always confident in recommending Great Deals and my clients end up thanking me for it.
Thanks
Gayle
Evans
President
Great Lakes Media Services
We increased attendance by 5,000 this year because of Great Deals Magazine
Shrine Circus
My locations throughout West Michigan were up 5% in sales but Grand Rapids locations were up 10% and the only difference was that we used Great Deals Magazine in Grand Rapids
Major fast food restaurant
Thanks to advertising in the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo editions of the Great Deals Magazine our business revenue increased 16% in 2005. Sounds like this could be an exaggeration?
We struggled to get a payback on our advertising dollars using radio, television, daily newspapers and local magazines. We would get some phone calls but never got the orders to cover the cost of the advertisement. That is, until we advertised with Great Deals. With over 200,000 households receiving Great Deals we are now reaching the number of people to generate the sales we project. The quality of the magazine is wonderful and the graphics and print quality show off our product well.
Cathy
Owner
Incredibly Edible Delights (Grand Rapids)
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