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AM: Summary of Marketing Challenge #2; Atyouroffice.com tag line
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Dear Ad-Marketing Group:
Thanks for all your great replies to my recent request for tag-line
help. To date,
I have gotten over 20 responses & they are still rolling in!! I am
truely amazed
at the response and quality of the suggestions.
My original Marketing Challenge is archived and can be found at:
http://netpreneur.org/ad-marketing/oldarchives/msg00249.html
I wanted to summarize responses received from the group. Enclosed please
find a sampling of responses. So where are we? Our current tag was the
"office products from the web to your doorstep" and it actually received
favorable reviews without being singled out in the challenge.
But we are still not happy with it and are working on a number of
alternatives, including many of the comments and suggestions that
individuals
from the Ad-Marketing Group made.
Our PR, marketing folks are currently working on the tag, I'll be sure
to let
the group know when we make a final decision. Thanks again for all the
great ideas!
Tom Graham
atyouroffice.com
RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM THE AD-MARKET GROUP
Tom,
I'm afraid that none of the tag lines do a whole lot for me. I suggest
that you go back and look at the BENEFITS that you are
delivering rather than the mode of delivery. Let's think about that:
1. Lower cost.
2. Better selection.
3. Easier. Especially for someone like me who works at home. If I have
to buy office supplies it means getting up and driving to
Staples. Buying from my DESKTOP would be super. (Notice I said nothing
about the Internet or the Web, that's irrelevant.) I'll
still have to go to Staples occasionally in an emergency. BUT it's a lot
easier to sit down and order that inkjet cartridge when I
use the last one...
How about:
"Office supplies at the touch of a button: Fast, Cheap, Easy."
"Our store is in your office."
"Order all your office supplies without leaving your chair, and at a
lower cost."
Just some ideas for you... Bob
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Tom,
Sounds like a great idea. Best of luck to you and your business.
My suggestions: 1) 11. Office products from the web to your doodstep
2) 4. 24,000 office products for small business
Chris Hopkinson
Riparius Ventures
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Tom
How about --
"24,000 Office Products -- More For Less!"
(just off the top of my head ...)
David C. Frankil
Partner
V.COM, LLC
the virtual compliance copany
703 533-5550 phone
703 533-5551 fax
703 863-VCOM mobile
www.v-osha.com
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Tom;
Some of the suggestions listed are simply too long, and perhaps too
"flat" or "stilted".
I'm no expert, but have you thought about something like:
"If you need it for your office, we'll have it AtYourOffice ...pronto!
Or,
"If it's for your office, we'll have it AtYourOffice; in a short time
and at a low price!
Or,
"If you need it in a short time and at a low price, we'll have it ...
AtYourOffice!
Or,
"If you need it, we'll have it .... AtYourOffice.com!
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Here are my picks,
8. The PC way to buy office products
9. Wired office products for your growing business
Did you ever get ahold of my counsin, Jeff Waldner?
Laura Weiss
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-----Original Message-----
From: RSWOLFORD@aol.com [SMTP:RSWOLFORD@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 1998 5:27 PM
To: marnowitz@morino.org
Subject: Re: AM: Marketing Challenge #2; Atyouroffice.com tag
line
My suggestion is that you ask your clients or perspective clients what
they
think. It's their opinion that really matters. What tag line is
relavant to
them? What message is most likely to appeal to them and entice them to
do
business with you?
Rich
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Mitch Arnowitz wrote:
> One of our group, Tom Graham has asked for our help. Tom is
> undecided on his company's tag line & wants us to help him make a
> decision.
> ........
> Atyouroffice.com will use, as its first major marketing effort, an
> affiliated sales program in which SOHO sites will promote
Given that AYO is really marketing to web-sites and pushing for
affiliation and
not trying to speak directly to the consumer, all the tag lines seem to
miss
the mark. Maybe something like "Make your website pay, selling office
goods is
only a click away" is more on target.
If, on the other hand, a tag line for the consumer is what is being
sought, I
would prefer emphasizing convenience and savings over selection. My
suggestion
is "The easiest way to save on office goods."
-- Paul Albert, paul@routelink.com
President, RouteLink, Inc.
Internet-Based Freight Matching - "Make Every Mile Count"
(v)703-242-4444 (f)703-242-3998, www.routelink.com
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I agree with those stressing benefits.
"At Your Office Our huge selection of office supplies direct to your
small office with a low price guarantee - honest."
If you're going to be their resource and ultimately their partner in
profitability, take the position.
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"The small office products warehouse on your desktop: 24,000 ways to
keep
you competitive with the Big Dogs, and still not have to wear a tie."
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Ross Stapleton-Gray TeleDiplomacy, Inc.
director@embassy.org 2503 Columbia Pike, Suite 118
Director, Electronic Embassy Program Arlington VA 22204
http://www.embassy.org +1 703 685-5197 / 5257 fax
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Dear Tom,
Thought I would throw my 2 cents in on this one. The bottom-line is
that none of the tag lines "grab" me. The most interesting one is
> 11. Office products from the web to your doodstep
and I assume that "doodstep" is a typo and not a new type of Country
line dance. Seriously, this line has motion to it which I think is
important for your business. However, here are some of my own
thoughts. Please note, I am not an advertising type even though I play
one on TV.....
1) AtYourOffice whenever and wherever you need us
2) AtYourOffice - we're the largest source of office products focused on
the smallest businesses
3) AtYourOffice - efficiency, selection, and price - the solution for
small businesses
4) AtYourOffice - AtYourService, 24,0000 products, 24 hours a day, all
for one business - yours!
5) AtYourOffice - The small business owners choice for office products
and solutions
I hope that this is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Ted Ritter
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Dear Tom,
Thought I would throw my 2 cents in on this one. The bottom-line is
that none of the tag lines "grab" me. The most interesting one is
> 11. Office products from the web to your doodstep
and I assume that "doodstep" is a typo and not a new type of Country
line dance. Seriously, this line has motion to it which I think is
important for your business. However, here are some of my own
thoughts. Please note, I am not an advertising type even though I play
one on TV.....
1) AtYourOffice whenever and wherever you need us
2) AtYourOffice - we're the largest source of office products focused on
the smallest businesses
3) AtYourOffice - efficiency, selection, and price - the solution for
small businesses
4) AtYourOffice - AtYourService, 24,0000 products, 24 hours a day, all
for one business - yours!
5) AtYourOffice - The small business owners choice for office products
and solutions
I hope that this is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Ted Ritter
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Tom,
IMHO I think the focus should be "One-Stop Shoping for All Your SOHO
Needs at the Lowest Prices in the World".
Good luck.
Terry Steichen
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To: Tom Graham
Re: Tagline
Of the offered taglines, only #s 1, 4, 6 and 11 seem to offer something
to the customer. The others are largely about you.
Based on the material you've offered, your web site has three (possibly
four) potentially differentiating things to talk about:
1) Selection (24,000 items)
2) Convenience (free delivery with a lower than industry-standard
threshold)
3) Price (or perhaps value)
You've chosen to target the SO/HO market (which is not synonymous with
small business). I can see how you might have some items especially
suited to this market but how is the whole thing exclusive? A paper
clip is a paper clip is a paper clip. If there are items especially
helpful to this market, they should be talked about as a category and/or
item-by-item.
Putting these things together, the tagline could be something like:
"Buy like the big guys: selection, convenience and value for the small
office/home office."
or
"Delivering big buyer value, convenience and selection to the small
office/home office."
If there is room for more copy, you might say that your web-based
efficiency allows you to offer this kind of value to small-order
customers.
Vernon Guidry
Guidry Associates, Inc.
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