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Who owns Marquee
Hire Info? |
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The marquee
directory is owned by Regency Events Ltd. We are a
long established Channel Island events company with
the Editor based in Poole in Dorset. |
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Q: |
Why is Marquee Hire
Info different to other directories? |
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The major factor
which sets us above other directories is the sheer
number of page one search results. We are Internet
marketing professionals. Search on just about any
relevant search term with Google or any other search
engine and you are likely to find us on page one.
With 1,200+ page one results we can guarantee
advertisers maximum exposure in your local market.
More importantly, solid quality bookings.
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Q: |
Some other internet
directories advertise on Google, why don't you
advertise? |
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The main difference
is Google pays us to display ads, rather than the
other way around. We don't advertise with the search
engines because
customers will find us anyway. In fact internet
users are twice as likely to click on the natural
search results as they are on the paid search
results. |
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Some other internet
directories provide customer sales leads, why don't
you? |
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Personally we
wouldn't complete a form on line with personal
information and agree to have it sent to a number of
businesses who we don't know. The benefits of this
type of marketing are debatable. We prefer to
re-direct potential customers directly to our
advertisers own websites. |
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I advertise with
Yellow Pages or Yell.com, so why should I bother? |
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Again, it's a
question of being found on the web. Where it really
counts (in the search results) these types of
directories are nowhere to be seen. Printed
telephone directories are dead in the water compared
with the growing number of internet users.
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Some other internet
directories offer a free trail, why don't you? |
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We don't feel we
need to, although from time to time we may have
special offers. We have a steady stream of new
advertisers willing to pay and the vast majority
are pleased with the results and renew for a second year. |
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Q: |
I don't have a
website, can I still advertise in Marquee Hire Info? |
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Yes you can. If you
advertise in 3 or more counties (minimum £120), we will provide you with a
free one page website. Your webpage can include your
business name, address, phone number, email address,
logo, details about your business and several
photos. (You will need a few digital photos and be
able to email them to us). Please
contact the Editor to
make arrangements. The webpage service is free, all
you pay is the standard advertising rate. |
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How can I get free
exposure for my business on Marquee Hire Info? |
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There are two ways
to promote your business free. Firstly, we publish
articles about the events industry. If you would
like to write an informed article about almost any
subject of interest to do with the events industry,
we will consider publishing it (with a free link to
your business website). Ideally, you will also need
a couple of images to go with the article. Please
click here
for more information.
Secondly, we have
various image galleries.
We are keen to expand these image galleries and
companies with really interesting photos can have
them
published with a link to your website. (All
copyrights are fully protected). Our image gallery can provide some
valuable free exposure and you don't need to be an
advertiser to submit images. |
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What else if free? |
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Existing advertisers
can advertise their used hire stock or surplus
equipment for sale for free,
click here for
more information. |
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How do I arrange a
business listing with Marquee Hire Info? |
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Select the page you
want to list your business. On the page you will
find a link to the advertising booking form. |
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How can I pay for my
listing? |
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We offer two
options. Firstly, you may pay by cheque. Just select
the cheque payment option by email or by post.
Secondly, we offer a secure payment on line option
with 2Checkout using your credit or debit card. |
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When will my
business listing be live on the site? |
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We create business
listings / advertisements as soon as you have made
payment, usually within 24 hours. |
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How long will my
business listing be displayed on Marquee Hire Info? |
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All listings are for
12 months. We will invoice you for the second year
after the first 12 months (there is no obligation to
renew listings). |
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Q: |
How many enquiries
will I get? |
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This depends on how
many counties you list under. For an example, one of
our advertisers receives between 170 and 280
referrals a month. Success rates will vary, but our
click through rate is extremely high. |
