Archive for April, 2008

That’s it - no more adverts!

When Mr T.P. checks in to the office and asks if their have been many calls you might be surprised at his response.

If I can say - ‘no nothing’ - he is delighted!

It may seem strange, but we are inundated at the moment.

He tells me, “Do nothing to advertise!”

The work just flows or dries up in the slippery world of punning plumbing.  I think I will be out there doing my promotions again pretty soon.

I can’t say too much about how we promote the company, because, in this cut throat business we don’t want to give away all our secrets to the competition. Many local people will be aware of some of our marketing methods. I will say this about how we advertise:

  • We try to be unique by advertising in ways that are not easy to copy;
  • We try to focus on our U.S.P. - yes, our unique selling point - why someone might want us to do the work as oppose to the 20 other local people who would offer to do it…;
  • We do NOT offer discounts, bargains, rock-bottom-prices, special offers, etc. etc.. Instead we focus on why you might want to pay us the proper price to do the proper job;
  • We know our market - there are whole areas of Thanet in which we never work and age is important, most of our clients have a substantial amount of grey hair.

How quickly can I get away?

The fast train London to Ramsgate or Margate. We really could be in (East) London in just over an hour.

Well, the actual timetable is to be confirmed later this year.

All we know for definate is at: www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/main.php?page_id=376

It says:

  • Two trains an hour to East Kent:
  • one calling at Stratford, Ebbsfleet, Ashford, Canterbury West, Ramsgate Broadstairs and Margate
  • With additional trains at the peak period.

The NEW journey time to Ramsgate should be 1 hour 24 minutes from St Pancras Station, via Ashford. The good news if you want East London or the City or anywhere on the Central Line you would get off at Stratford, which would save more time. Yes we would be there in just over an hour!

Currently, the morning commute Thanet - London is over 2 hours! Although later in the day you can travel to either Charing Cross or Victoria in about 1 hour 48 minutes.

The predicted new journey time for London (St Pancras) to Margate is 1 hour 38, just about the same time as the current ‘fastest’ train to Charing Cross but a journey which is about 10 minutes shorter than a typical trip to Victoria Station. Not so much to get excited about!

Whereas Thanet is a mere 77 miles from the Capital, if you were to have a morning commute from York ( 212 miles) the journey would be - less than 2 hours!!!! With later trains taking a little longer.From Bristol (105 miles) you can travel for 1 hour and between 30 - 45 minutes.

And from Brighton (53 miles) less than 1 hour!

www.nationalrail.co.uk/