Photos and Presentations:
In today's business world the internet, express mail and other communication
resources provide quick delivery of graphic illustrations in photographic
and video form. Buyers and sellers of second hand machinery are best
served by proper presentations of the items offered for sale. Photographs
of the actual machinery with the appropiate key images allow the buyer
to make the decision to 1) buy, 2) further inspect the machinery, or
3) contact the original manufacturer or rebuilders to discuss possible
upgrades to necessary standards for use in their application. "Beauty
is in the eyes of the beholder." What one may find appealing another
may find unappealing. Accurate presentations and descriptions make the
seller and buyer more efficient and effective in communication and in
their use of valuable time. Mohr has vast experience to suit the projects
correctly.
Magazines and Buyers Guides:
Most trade publications and industrial buyer guides are provided for
the advertising of products manufactured new. Readers are therefor more
inclined to use these publications for educational purposes and as sources
for new machinery. While the classified ads sections generally offer
listings of second hand machinery for sale, one might more appropriately
use these as supportive ads in a machinery advertising program rather
than as a single source. Trade publications frequently offer direct
mailing address list and other advertising aids. Most second hand machinery
dealers maintain their own list(s) of existing customers and prospective
buyers or purchase mailing/business lists such as those offered by trade
publications of from companies who sell them by SIC (Standard Industrial
Classification) codes. Target your market. Mohr's high quality of contacts
is established.
Postcards, Mailers and Brochures:
Buyers of second hand machinery generally make their purchases for 1)
quick delivery (compared to a long lead time for a new machine to be
manufactured), 2) lower cost (frequently due to a low budget allocated
for the purchase), or 3) the project itself does not justify purchasing
the machine new. Direct mail is a proven method of advertising that
speaks directly to the prospective buyer and in a manner that brings
attention to the immediate availability and lower price issues. It may
take the form of a standard postcard to a large fold-out presentation.
It is important that the message of the mailer is clear and accurate
and the graphics reflect the machinery as offered. Mohr develops this
material "in-house".
The Internet:
The use of the internet is growing in the second hand machinery market
and is becoming a major tool. It is still, however, an unproven advertising
media for second hand machinery sales regardless of what is said about
one site versus another. Mohr maintains its own web sites that are used
for second hand machinery advertising. Some of these sites do and some
do not have our Mohr Corporate identification. Mohr uses the Internet
daily and continues to grow with it, but we have found that the Internet
by itself cannot support second hand machinery trading. It is a valuable
resource but definitely not the only one to be considered or used. All
Mohr internet advertising and marketing is proprietary to the Mohr organization.
E-mail and Fax Broadcoasts:
With properly directed E-mail and Fax broadcast programs, second hand
machinery sales and liquidation projects can be complimented effectively.
The database must be receptive to your communication and consist of
potential buyers of the machinery you are selling. Such databases may
be maintained by used machinery dealers themselves or purchased from
commercial resources by SIC code of manufacturers. This is developed
and maintained in-house by Mohr.