advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

[Dylan]

I received a call from someone looking to put a massage therapist on their placemat at the massageplanete in town and wanting to know if I would do it. Has anyone done this? It would be $319. 35,000 of the placemats are printed and it would last 8-9 months. I'm wondering if its worth it. I'm going drive by the place today and see what it looks like. I've never been there.

 

[Mitzy]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

I really don't know, Ellie. There's a really neat Mexican place in our little town that has local businesses advertisements on their menus- that, too, is around $300/year, from what I understand. He mentioned us maybe getting in on it, but we have only so much $$ for advertising, and besides that, another local business I know (not a MT) said she'd tried it there and it hadn't paid off for her. Not sure whether it would for us or not, but we can't do it this year anyway. What I'd suggest would be to take note of the businesses they currently have on the placemats and call those businesses and ask how it's working for them. Not everyone will be willing to give you an honest assessment of their experience with it, but perhaps enough will that you can get a solid idea of "Wow- that was the best move I ever made!", or "Oh, I'll never do THAT again!"

 

[Evan]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

I have done this and would not do it again. We placed a coupon on ours and the only people that used it were regular clients.

 

[Sarah Atkinson]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

thanks for the feedback. I drove by - I didn't know the place - and drove right by. had to turn around. its a very small massageplanete with what looked like hardly any business and no obvious sign! I suppose if I knew anyone who went there? I don't know. i guess right now I'd like to use any extra money for more learning!

 

[greendaylover7]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

I advertised in the "Trivia Pages" that was distributed to several restaurants in town. I got no calls or clients from it. It was an experiment in what advertising would generate interest and what wouldn't. I don't recommend this kind of advertising to anyone.

 

[mdigitale]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

We received a similar inquiry. The restaurant was nice enough, but new and not very busy. Also, the food was prone to slopping on the placemat. No one is going to tear off a greasy coupon for later use. Few enough will use coupons found on placemats even if they are clean. The whole concept failed to mesh with our marketing image and would have been a harmful waste of money.

 

[cateaway]

advertising at a restaurant or cafe?

I wouldn't take on an advertisement that lasts only 8 months, but I might consider purchasing an advertisement like this: Talking Tables.

A little Mexican Restaurant in a small town near me has tables similar to this, with questions and answers about the history of the town. Questions around where the "business adverts" are; answers located within the adverts.

Sounds strange, but it works. We always read the table when we go eat.

They've had them for years. They seem to hold up great. I actually use one of the advertisers, but not because of the table. I haven't used anyone because of the table, but I still like them.