Serving the Office Product Needs of Select Businesses in Grant & Kittitas Counties
September 2014
“Your Jerrol’s Business Journal” Home of the Rapid Response “Direct to Your Storage Shelf” Delivery System™ Our Iron Clad Guarantee: Orders Placed by 4 pm any Business Day are Hand-Delivered to Your Storage Shelf by 1 pm the Next Business Day Help Us to Improve!.......If we fail to meet your expectations in any way please call me, Rolf Williams, on my direct line at 509 899-0120 111 E University Way ● Ellensburg, WA 98926 ● Phone: (800) 858-2427 ● (509) 925-9851 ● Fax (509) 962-2131 ● www.Jerrols.com
Table of Contents… End of a Chapter ……………....... Page 1 Advertising Victim? .....……….... Page 1 Dress Shirts …................……...... Page 2 Craft of the Month ….………...... Page 2 Back To School …………...…… Page 3 Jerrol’s Expansion ……......……. Page 3 Smokey the Bear ………..……… Page 3 ______________________________
Business Tip Are You Tired of Being an Advertising Victim?
Congratulations?? Daughter Jordan called the first Saturday morning in August to let her mom and I know she was engaged. You might recall this is the kid who graduated in 3 years from WSU with a degree in Journalism and zero debt this summer. After finishing her last classes, she continued to work at Northwest Public Radio through the end of July. Her job was to help NPR host Thom Kokenge with the show All Things Considered. Jordan and fiancé
After that she Israel showing proof packed up her of their engagement meager college belongings and brought them to a 6 x 6 spot in our garage that her mom and I graciously allowed her to use. Temporarily of course.
The Definition of Insanity is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results. Does this Sound Like your Marketing?
It is possible to use your advertising dollars in ways that create a measurable Return On Investment in a very short amount of time. There is a group of business owners that meet once a month to discuss this type of marketing and work on improving our businesses for our clients and ourselves. Some of use have been attending these meetings for close to 8 years.
Thom Kokange and Jordan hard at work at Northwest Public Radio on her last day.
Shortly thereafter she traveled on to the oil fields of Williston, North Dakota to visit her long
time boy friend Israel Lopez. So... she arrived there sometime after midnight on Friday, August 1st, and was calling us less then 36 hours later to gives us the good news.
This group is NOT a networking group. It is not a DO IT FOR YOU group. They are not waiting for the economy to improve.
So I have been telling people that if they know any girls that are looking to get married, tell them to abandon all their possessions and head off to North Dakota!! It worked great for my daughter…..☺
It is about implementation, measurement and accountability. In other words RESULTS.
Now, if she can just find a job in journalism!!
If this might be a good fit, send an email to Rolf@Jerrols.com and I’ll reply back with additional information.
-Rolf P.S. You can contact me any time at 509 925-9851 or 800 858-2427, my cell is 509 899-0120, or email Rolf@Jerrols.com.
Thank You Machelle! Last month Machelle Miller of the Purple Coyote, a full-service print shop in Ephrata, read the August newsletter and noticed the article on the back page mentioning that we are always looking for new businesses that might find Jerrol’s to be a good fit for their office products. Machelle sent over an email mentioning that Corey Carpenter has just started ABC Hydraulics in Moses Lake. She passed on his contact information and we are working with Corey to see if, indeed, we might be a good fit for his business. We truly value that you think so much about us that you would refer your friends and business associates to us. If you know someone that would appreciate everything that you do about sourcing your office products from us, just send over the information to me at Rolf@Jerrols.com ___________________________________
Corrie’s Craft of the Month Homemade Custom T-shirts Want a custom T-shirt to wear? 1. Start with a dark colored shirt and draw your design with chalk. 2. Then trace it with a bleach pen
Your Perfect Dress Shirts So, I have been on the hunt for a decent shirt that will hold up over time and — after half a year of testing a new line of shirts — I can say with confidence that you can now find a quality, basic dress shirt right here at Jerrol’s. With the same non-iron finishing treatment as more expensive brands, it is a twill shirt that will keep you professional looking long past five o'clock. It is a 4oz, 100% cotton shirt. I have been wearing this brand since January and they still look great. These shirts1. Are full length, so YOU WILL NEVER have to tuck back in the sides of your shirt 2. Have full sized breast pockets, 6” deep, so your pen fits all the way in. 3. Buttons that feel like they will last forever. 4. Hold up to regular commercial laundering. In fact, Amy at the dry cleaner’s says this is her favorite shirt to work on. 5. NO pins to remove when you buy them! You will find in stock all six colors shown below in sizes Small through XL from just $31.99 and 2-XL through 4-XL for slightly more!!!
3. Rinse it off after 15 minute. Crazy easy and fun!
White
You can reach Corrie at Corrie@Jerrols.com
$5.00 OFF One Dress Shirt & a coupon at the time of purchase for one FREE Laundering Corrie Ihrke Your Kittitas County Delivery Specialist
Limited to the first 20 12 clients Expires 9-15-2014
Donate Back to Your Kid’s School This year when you make your Back to School purchases you will be able to donate 10% of your purchase back to your school.
________________________________ Sarah Peters - Jerrol’s Help Desk Sarah@Jerrols.com Sarah Peters Jerrol’s Help Desk She can be reached at (509) 925-9851, 800 858-2427 or Sarah@Jerrols.com
Jerrol’s Client of the Month
Brothers N Arms Ellensburg Brothers N Arms is a full service gunsmith shop that also offers a wide variety of firearms and classes taught by certified firearms instructors. Located in Ellensburg and owned by Pete Ross and his family, all of their work is completed in-house by skilled professionals who pay close attention to detail. I have mentioned before how important it is to be a business that stands for something. Here is what Pete proudly displays on his Facebook page-
Give 10% of Your Back To School PurThis will be available for any purchase made in the store through September 12th. It is good for purchases of school related items including teacher products, backpacks, binders, spirals and such. ________________________________
Expansion UpdateAAAAAAAARRRGH!!!!! I would love to tell you the city has signed off on our plans but, I have just returned from a meeting with the building department with a list of minor issues we need to take back to our engineer/architect to revise the drawings (yet again) and clean up some minor typos. The city engineers have also brought up a new concern about a driveway conflict, and a redesign of the of the sidewalk (again). And so it goes on…...again. Our hope at this point is still to be able to complete the project this year, but asphalt becomes a problem after October 15th and we are required to replace both our sidewalks and most of the curbs, which requires asphalt. Don’t get me wrong, the city has been good to work with; it all just takes SOOOOO long. Thanks for your support – we need it!
-Rolf
Brothers N Arms is dedicated to all who have served and stood on the wall defending others while they sleep; to those that have stood together, back to back, watching out for one another, and those who have put the safety of others before their own. We are a company founded by Marines and want to salute every Military and Civil Service member for the time they have committed to serving our county and others. Thank you to all who have stood before us, those currently serving, and those of the future. Many ask the meaning of our Brother N Arms logo. The logo symbolizes two ‘Brothers in Arms” watching over one another. It was created to show the loyalty, commitment, and security one has when your “brother in arms” is standing guard, watching your back, and dedicating his life to protecting his comrades. When you see our logo, remember the men and women dedicating their lives for our safety, watching over each other and our country. If you are interested in talking with Pete and his team you can reach them below. (509) 933-4867 info@eburgguns.com http://www.eburgguns.com
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The Jerrol’s Business Journal September 2014 Do you know another business that might benefit from working with Jerrol’s for their office needs, just like you do? May we ask you a favor? Do you know of someone that might appreciate all things you do about working with Jerrols for you office supply needs? If so, let us know who. You can just send an email to order@Jerrols.com or let us know the next time we see or talk with you. We will do all the hard work of contacting them to see if we are a good fit for them. The businesses that seem to benefit the most from working with us tend have three or more people working in the office who value their time and want to work on their business more then spending hours searching around to save a few pennies. Thanks!!!!!!