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[SurfLiverpool]

Afternoon Everyone,

My name is Alex mcElhoney and I am the Sales Director for SurfLiverpool. We are a marketing/advertising firm that has its own monthly A4 glossy magazine.

In brief we offer a unique service based on the solicitors No Win, No Fee! principle. We will run a three month marketing campaign for start-ups and SME's on a pay on results basis. You only pay us at the end of the month in which the turnover we have generated you EXCEEDS what the cost of the campaign would be. I know, I know...too good to be true. Not really, we just believe in what we do. We're a new company ourselves so know what other businesses go through and want to help them whilst helping ourselves.

I hope everyone is flying in their business but if you think we may be able to help then let me know and i'll send you a brochure and copies of the magazine. We have a lot of contacts across Liverpool so there isn't really a business we won'y help.

All the best

Alex McElhoney

[Will]

Hi Alex and welcome to the forum!

Sounds like you've got a great win-win deal on offer there. How's the magazine distributed and what's in it to get people to read it?

[SurfLiverpool]

Morning Will,

The magazine is just one aspect of our business and alongside our direct response adverts we have regular features such as - Restaurant Review, Recipes, Film Review, Charity Focus, Football Fan Fever, Music, Event Review, Competitions and our Coffee Cup Quiz. We are trying to include something for everyone.

We initially distributed through supermarkets throughout Liverpool but in consultation with clients have changed our focus. We now deliver it to residential and business addresses citywide and we let our clients choose exactly where. This means it is targeting the people that will have most impact on their business.

Our website is still constantly changing but it will give you a flavour of the magazine.

Thanks for the response, I look forward to discussing it with everyone here and whether we can help your business. What is your line of work Will?

Cheers,

Alex

[MasterMortgagebroker]

Hi Alex,

That sounds like a great offer. My names Simon and I'm new to the forum too. I'm an indepedent financial advisor specialising in property finance and helping clients build property portfolios. I guess this would be something that you would look to cover in terms of an advert in your magazine would it?

[SurfLiverpool]

Afternoon Simon,

Yes we would very much encourage you to use our service as you are not the standard business that usually has a Marketing & Advertising budget and with us....you don't have to!

We run a three month Marketing Campaign for a business and one of our tools is our very own magazine. I guess your business would not be confined to a local area but City-wide? We can certainly help with that exposure. We have a Spanish/Turkish Property Agent working with us and they have asked us to target more affluent areas of the city with our hardcopy distribution. We also have Independent Mortgage Brokers so we have experience in non-traditional business.

Our campaigns are bespoke to try to drive as many potential customers to you as possible. The great thing about us though is that you do not pay anything in advance - no deposit or set-up fee. You simply pay at the end of each successful month were we have generated more turnover for you than what th campaign would cost. The money will be in your account before you have to pay us, therefore you never go into the negative.

There is a lot more I can go into so if you feel we can help then let me know the best way to contact you.

Thanks for your interest,

Alex McElhoney