The 2009/10 Dublin Golden Pages arrived today and as there appears to be a noticeable decline in the numbers of Photographers listed I checked against last years book.
Six pages of photographers last year and only three pages this year!!!!!
So either photographers are going out of business or they are switching to on-line advertising.
However the Golden Pages on-line option is a non runner, try typing in “photographer” in “…your area” and you will be lucky if you are listed.
I tried “Harolds Cross” no sign of Jim Travers who has been in business there for more years than I care to say.
I tried “Ballybrack” and “No Photographer Found”.... so much for Brigid from Applebee Studios!
Two top Irish Photographers who have been advertising with Golden Pages for yonks and they can’t be found on the Golden Pages search engine!
Some of you will recall a similar blog from me some years ago but the Golden Pages on-line sales rep is still telling me that it will all be sorted within months!
Google.ie is your only man!
With many of us just realising that we have been paying well over the odds on INSURANCE, I also checked their Golden Pages listings. Funny thing is they have more pages occupied this year (33 pages against last years 29) and they clearly have a fortune to spend as many of them are full page ads which cost around 10,000 Euro each.
So now I’m confused, if we are all saving thousands of € on renegotiating our insurance policies, how can the insurance companies/brokers have so much to splash on advertising?
Dominic
Dominic (1)I see your name comes up 3 times, lucky you! and(2)Cus the insurance companies been ripping us off for years and they are still ripping us off.
Mary
Posted by: Mary | August 09, 2009 at 08:32 PM