Massage therapy ad screw over (kind of long)

[JupiterMoon]

I had just made over my new logo. and called local paper to put it in National Massage Therapy Awareness Week ad. Info of massage on top fourth of page and ad of local therapists on bottom. Didn't place ad last year and glad I didn't. It Sucked!!!!! (Headline : Relaxing , refreshing soothing, picture of girl getting hot stone)
I mention that massage is sooo much more than that. Get a picture of some chair massage or a technique that makes you say Wow, that looks like it would feel awesome. Paper says ,hey, lets send photographer to your office for some shots. Great. And I then proceed to send over an hour getting her info for the upper part of ad.
My ad was to be double my paid for ad (verbal) for all my help. On thurs day, I help another 40 mins. on ad and design my ad with head shot and then go to my office for photo shoot.
Where is the problem you ask. My ad size remained the same as what I had purchased. No biggie, stilla kick ad. However on Friday , I found her boss said I had an unfair advaneforum.xxxe becuse my pictures where at the top.
Now I'm pissed.
So I painted four scenrios;

1) Pull top photos and increase my ad size

2) Pull photos and give me complementry logo ads that appear on the front of paper

3) Pull head shot from my ad and leave photos ( just my clients and friends would know me)

4)Just give my logo ad in the section with address and phone and keep top photos with caption (tell other advertisers I paid for the photos at top)

If you have any other direction I could go with this , I would love to know. By the way, did I mention that everyone who placed an ad last year didn't renew or reduced the size of their ad. Very telling.

 

[Some Hot B*tch.]

You DID pay for that in your time and assistance. There is no excuse for the editor to cry "unfair advaneforum.xxxe". :roll: Sounds like that person is an MT on the side or something.

Can I ask which paper this was? (you can PM me if you prefer) I'd like to be sure not to advertise with them. I think you are right on why last years advertisers either went smaller or didn't bother.

 

[candisaur]

ROS, Thanks for the reply. It's the Janesville Gazette. Talked with them today. They doubled my ad size and offered some free logo ads that help sponser school activities. Did find out that it was only going to run ONE time. For any therapist out there, ONE TIME ADS DON'T WORK. :evil: Its a donation. period.
I think what I had here was a failure to communicate (Cool Hand Luke)

 

[Sissy Smurf]

I think what I had here was a failure to communicate (Cool Hand Luke)

*chuckles*