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Childminder's Club: OK I'm on the advertising trail again...

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KatyMac · 06/07/2005 21:11

After a fairly sucessful summer holiday campaign, I am advertising for babies again

So far I have

Childcare Vacancies Currently Available

  • due to children starting school and nursery

A team of trained and qualified childminders ensuring constant, reliable care for 50 weeks of the year. We are Special Needs aware, and have attended many relevant training courses.

A caring, home environment, with an emphasis on home-cooked nutritious meals.

A purpose built playroom enabling both structured and free play. An outside playarea designed with children in mind.

What do you think??

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katymac · 14/07/2005 19:52

Thanks you Alibubbles, I'll have a good look

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alibubbles · 14/07/2005 14:21

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KatyMac · 08/07/2005 09:36

Thanks Alibubbles

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alibubbles · 08/07/2005 09:27

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KatyMac · 08/07/2005 07:44

I quite like the idea of sponsering the team....lots of money tho'

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blodwen · 07/07/2005 22:04

Oh dear - that's quite a few! As I say, our local group ordered them and us cms bought 3 or 4 each. We use them when we go to busy parks, leisure centres, etc. Makes the children with us easy to spot, and advertises childminding as well! Ours say "I am with my (local group name) childminder". Another benefit is if a child is being particularly stroppy/foul, people know they are not our children!

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 21:00

Oh Bu&&er I've got to order 25 - it looks like I might have to sponser the schools netball team in order to get the right number

But for £50 I'll get some advertising and some good will.

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:50

Wow Blodwen that's a great site

Thanks loads

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blodwen · 07/07/2005 20:41

Try www.schoolshirt.co.uk
They are a Norfolk company and they supply us and the local playgroup. Tshirts wash well too!

blodwen · 07/07/2005 20:33

Am finding out right now ... watch this space!

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:30

Thanks Blodwen....appreciate it

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blodwen · 07/07/2005 20:29

I will find out the details for you tomorrow

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:24

That's really cheap....where/how/when??

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blodwen · 07/07/2005 20:24

Our cm group had tshirts printed. They worked out about £3 each for the logo and wording.

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:19

I thought I'd ask the crafty M/Ners and see if they had an idea

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Xena · 07/07/2005 20:11

Katymac Dh organised to get the Boys brigade some tshirts made up as there supplier was costing them a fortune. I don't think it would be too expensive but i'm not sure if that is a good idea re advertising. What about putting on a special theme day that the local paper could do abit for you?

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:09

Do you think it would cost a lot to get tee shirts or polo shirt printed or stencilled or embroidered?

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Xena · 07/07/2005 20:08

Our school has a weekly newsletter, haven't advertised anywhere else except the CIS for a couple of months.

HB he runs the NAmbulanceS so has had to goto the Royal Free in London to coordinate the ambulances they were so short that they bought their fleet in from essex, used double deckers (and also DH's car).
He was in Essex at the time the bombs went off I was upset that he was going into London incase there was anymore, i feel selfish and embarrased but I just wanted him home... ffs what if all the doctors and nurses partners said that.

HellyBelly · 07/07/2005 20:07

KatyMac, you will see I have my own thread about advertising and I've listed where I do mine. Still looking for more idea's though!

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 20:04

Where do you guys advertise?

We are puting ads up in the back of all our cars

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HellyBelly · 07/07/2005 19:59

Oh Xena, where's dh then?

Xena · 07/07/2005 19:54

I'm on mumsnet otherwise I'd be going stir crazy waiting for DH to come home

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 19:52

Thanks Xena and HB I feel a bit bad about going on about this today - but I can't do the other stuff at the moment - I don't want to think about it

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Xena · 07/07/2005 19:51

I like the second advert with HB outdoor rather than outside.

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KatyMac · 07/07/2005 19:49

Advertising is a major pain....
I hate it - but there is not much point advertising - if you don't get it right

I agonise over it

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