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I Bet You Can't Call Me On Your Cell Phone! 1-800 Sell Now - Things Have Changed

Recently I purchased a vanity number 1-800-Sell-Now.

Vanity numbers in the past worked really well! In my opinion things have changed! No I am not talking about Obama Bailout Plan, or having A Black President, I am talking about using Vanity Numbers for marketing!

Real Estate In Phoenix, has always been very competitive, i mean the realtors, investors, lenders are all great at marketing. I thought I was very smart. Well these smart phones isn't that smart anymore. I will explain why very soon, well call me if you can and we can talk about it.

In the past I could post bandit signs out, do radio ads, TV ads and i would receive thousands of calls, I mean 1-800-Sell-Now is a very marketable number. Can anyone tell me why I stated that things have changed?

Those dayum PDA phones, you can't figure out what numbers are what! :) If you have a BlackBerry Smart Phone, please look at your phone and let me know if you can dial 1-800-Sell-Now?

Now I spent money on radio ads and bandit signs, plaster 1-800-Sell-Now around town, I found out people wanted to call, but they couldn't figure out the number, go figure. I guess I was dumber then my smart phone, and realized people passing by bandit signs can't figure out my number even with there Smart Phone!

Things have changed!

Life use to be so simple!

(this blog was for entertainment purposes, but you can still call me 24 hours a day.) 1 800-Sell-Now

Posted by Jamar James on 02/22/2009 12:38 AM

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13 Comments on I Bet You Can't Call Me On Your Cell Phone! 1-800 Sell Now - Things Have Changed

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You are right. I can call you on my Centro. I dont have those little letters to tell me what the number

are. What a bummer. Never had that come up but now I know. Wow all that advertising money you

have spent. Progress isn't always good.

Oh wait, I can if I bring up my key pad. Oh good I can call you.

Yes.. I noticed that a while ago. The vanity numbers just don't have the same appeal. Good luck finding something simple to dial... they have almost all been taken as well. One thing to think about though... Most people are now going to e-mails from the internet... so get something catchy and easy for your domain. i happened to just pick up www.IsellBC.com just about a week ago.. If vanity has gone from phones, It is a way of life for the internet...

Good luck in your marketing... Thanks for the post.

Now that I look at my phone, I feel your pain!

Great post Jamar. I haven't really thought about getting a vanity number. But in todays market we need all the tools at are our disposal. I am going to look into a 800# for sure. Thanks

Jamar, you are soo right. There is a Jazz radio station in LA and I was listening to it the other day and then they announced "...be the 20th caller and you can win a trip anywhere in the world..dial 1800TheWave.. I was so excited wow why not give it a try and the Blackbery let me down I could not figure it out....

You are absoluteuly right. I purchased a new cellphone a few months ago and I had to ask my kid to show me where the letters were. And, for as long as I live, my grandmothers number will always b AD4-4064.

I completely agree. I have a smart phone for the past 2 years and it is dumb as crap. It has numbers, but no letters on the digital number pad. So for any number that i am used to dialing by the spelling, it is useless. Also of note, one of my credit cards lists their contact phone number as 1800 4td visa, which is useless to me since i dont know what numbers correspond. It is ridiculous.

ps. Great phone number! I thought I seen some guy selling 'sell now' franchises, but maybe that was 1-888

Hi Jamar - I am glad to hear the vanity numbers worked for you in the past. Personally I disliked them. In fact, they turned me off so much that I rebelled and would refuse to play that game and would not even attempt to use them. I felt it was manipulation. I know I was not alone, because I have often heard others say in a gruff voice " Just give me the NUMBER dang it!"

Jamar,

Tough lesson to learn. I hate wasting money. Hopefully your post will save someone from making the same mistake. I agree with Darren, the internet is the place to focus.

Judy

Congrats on a great vanity number. Funny, I did a post on toll free numbers last night and you point is one of the things I noted.

Numbers like yours will always be good. As for a regular toll free number they have lost their edge

Tony

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