2014-05-14

The Phone Book May Just Stimulate Some Marketing Ideas!

Below is an outline of various aspects of our society, from businesses and industries to the things we do and need. They are the different headings to listings in the Yellow Pages  phone book. I actually made this list 17 years ago.  If you look closely, you will begin to see ideas for new markets for your books.  It’s a long list, but one worth perusing at least once., just to see what ideas come to mind Ask yourself this question before each listing: Could I sell me book to this market? If so, how? You will soon come to see you have dozens of groups to market to.

Accountants/CPAs

Acrobatic Dancers

Actuaries

Acupuncturists

Insurance Adjusters

Adoption Services

Adult Care Facilities

Advertising Agencies

Direct Mail Companies

Aerial Photographers

Aerobic Instructors

AIDS Counselor

Air Conditioner Sales/Repair

Air Courier Service

Aircraft Charter, Rental & Leasing Service

Aircraft Dealers

Aircraft Schools

Airlines

Alcoholism Treatment Center

Ambulance Service

Animal Hospitals

Animal Removal-Wildlife

Antique Dealers

Apartments

Appraiser - Real Estate, Insurance, Jewelry, Auto, Fine Arts

Architects

Art Galleries/Dealers

Art Restoration

Art Schools

Artificial Flowers & Plants

Artificial Limbs

Artists

Astrologers

Attorneys

            -- Accidents & Personal Injury

            -- Accidents & Property Damage

            -- Bankruptcy'

            -- Child Adoption

            -- Corporation, Partnerships & Business Law

            -- Criminal Law

            -- Debt Collection

            -- Debt Consolidation

            -- Employment

            -- Estate Planning & Administration

            -- General Practice

            -- Immigration Naturalization

            -- Insurance Law

            -- Labor Law

            -- Landlord  & Tenant

            -- Malpractice

            -- Matrimonial & Family Law

            -- Patent, Trademark & Copyright

            -- Product Liability

            -- Real Estate

            -- Social Security & Disability Claims

            -- Taxation

            -- Traffic Violations

            -- Trial Practice

            -- Wills, Trusts, Guardianships & Probate Estates

            -- Workers' Compensation

Auctioneers

Audiologists

AAA

Auto Body & Fender Work

Auto Brokers & Buying Service

Auto Burglar alarms

Auto Customizing

Auto Dealers/Antique & Classic

Auto Dealers/New, Used, Lease, Rent, Trade

Auto Diagnostic Service

Auto Inspection

Auto Insurance

Auto Oil & Lube Service

Auto Painting

Auto Parts/Supplies New & Used

Auto Racing Equipment

Auto Radios/Stereos

Auto Repairs

Auto Restoration

Auto Upholstery

Auto Tags

Auto Truck Brokers

Bagels

Bags/Paper & Plastic

Bakeries

Balloons

Banks

Banquet Facilities

Barbers

Bars & Grills/Bartenders

Baseball Cards

Bathroom Remodeling

Beauty Shops

Hospitals

Beepers

Beds

Beer, Beverage, Wine

Bicycles

Billiard Parlors

Billing Services

Birth Announcements

Beaches

Blood Tests/Donations

Birthday Parties

Blueprinting

Boat Cleaning

Boat Covers

Boat Dealers

Boat Polishing & Restoration

Boat Rentals

Boat Repairs

Boat Trailers

Boat Yards & Storage

Boating Instruction

Bookkeepers

Charter Boats

Boiler Repairs

Book Dealers

Boutique Shops

Bowling

Bowling Apparel & Accessories

Boy's Wear

Brake Service

Boat Insurance

Bridal Shops

Bridal Consultants

Building & Home Inspection

Building Materials

Burglar Alarm Systems

Bumper Stickers

Bus Lines

Butchers

Cabinet Makers

Cable-TV

Cafeterias

Calendars

Calligraphers

Cameras

Campgrounds & Recreational Vehicle Parks

Camps

Candles

Candy

Car Washing

Card Reading

Carpenters

Carpet Dyeing

Carpet Laying

Carpet Cleaners

Cassette Tapes

Cat Food

Cat Hospitals

Catalog Printers

Catalog Shoppers

Caterers

Cellular Phones

Cement

Cemeteries

Check Cashing Service

Chemicals

Child Care

Child Counselors

Childbirth Education Counselors

Children's/Infant's Wear

China & Glassware

Chinese Restaurants

Chiropractors

Churches

Cigars

Civil Engineers

Claim Adjusters

Cleaners

Cleaning Services

Clergy

Clinics

Clock Repair

Closet Designers & Builders

Clothes Dryers

Clowns

Clubs

Cocktail Lounges

Coffee/Tea Supplies/Bars

Coin-op Laundry Mats

Collectibles

Colleges

Color Consultants

Communications Consultants

Compact Discs

Computers/Buy, Repair, Sell, Upgrade, Training, Software

Concert Tickets

Condo Law & Landscape Maintenance

Condo/Co-op Buy, Sell, Rent

Consignment Shops

Consultants

Contact Lenses

Contractors

Convalescent Homes

Convenience Stores

Cookies

Copiers & Supplies

Copy Writers

Copying & Duplicating Services

Cosmetics

Costumes

Counseling/Personal, Family, Professional

Country Clubs

Courier Service

Credit Bureaus

Credit/Debt Counseling

Credit/Debit Cards

Credit Repair

Credit Unions

Crisis Intervention

Cruises

Crystals/Birth Stones

Curtains Blinds/Drapery

Dairy Products

Dance Instruction

Dart Boards

Dating Service

Day Care - Child

Day Care - Seniors

Delicatessens

Delivery Service

Demolition Contractors

Dental Equipment

Dentists

Department Stores

Interior Designers

Desktop Publishing

Detectives

Diagnostic Labs

Diet Programs

Dinettes

Direct Mail

Disc Jockeys

Discount Stores/Clubs

Dishwashers

Divers

Diving Instruction

Dock Builders

Doctors

Dolls

Donuts

Doors -- Garage, Front, Back, Shower/Build-Repair

Dresses/Dressmakers

Driveways

Driving Instruction

Drug Abuse & Addiction Treatment

Drug Stores

Dry Wall Contractors

Duct Work

Dumpsite Service

Educational Consultants

Electric Appliances

Electric Companies

Electric Generators

Electric Motor Trains

Electronic Equipment & Supplies

Embroidery

Emission Control Inspection

Employment Agencies - Temp/Perm

Energy Conservation Consultants

Engineers - Architectural/Civil/Consulting

Engines - Parts

Engravers

Environmental & Ecological Services

Entertainers

Escalators

Escort Service

Excavating & Grading

Executive Search Consultants

Exercise & Body Toning Equipment

Exporters

Exterminators

Eyeglasses

Facials

Facsimile

Family Counselors

Fans

Farm Products

Fences

Fertilizer

Film Processing

Financial Planning Consultants

Financing

Fingernail Salons

Fire Alarm Systems

Fire Alarms

Fire Department

Fire Extinguishers

Fire & Water Damage Restoration

Fire Place

Fish Markets

Flight Instruction

Flood Damage Restoration

Floor Polishing & Refinishing & Waxing

Florists

Freezers

Formal Wear

Fruit Baskets

Fruits and Vegetables

Fund Raising

Funeral Directors

Furniture Dealers Indoor/Outdoor

Garage

Garbage Collection

Garden Supplies

Gas Appliances/Generators

Gems

Gift Baskets

Glass

Golf Courses/Instructors

Government

Graphic Artists & Designers

Greeting Cards

Groceries

Guards & Patrol Service

Guns & Knives

Gyms

Gymnastics Instruction

Hair -- Cutters, Removal, Weaving, Wigs, Shaving, Waxing

Hand-crafted Merchandise

Handbags

Handyman Service

Hardware

Health Clubs

Health Foods

Health Insurance

Hearing Aids

Hearing Disorders/Deaf

Heating Contractors

Herbs

Hobby & Model Shops

Holistic Supplies

Home Accessories

Home Health Care

Home Entertainment

Home Improvements & Modernization

Home Liquidates

Homes -- Built

Horticultural Consultants

Hospital Equipment & supplies

Hot Tubs & Spas

Hotel Reservations

Hotels

Houseware

Housewives

Hurricane Shutters

Ice Cream -- Desserts, Cakes, Parlors

Ice Cube Making Machines

Immigration Services

Importers

Income Tax Preparation Insecticides

Inspections

Insurance

Internet

Investigation Service

Investment Advisers

Investment Properties

Invitations & Announcements

Imports

Janitorial Services & supplies

Japanese Gardens

Japanese Restaurants

Jewelers -- Appraisers, Designers, Repairs

Judaica

Karate

Kennels

Keys

Kindergarten

Kitchen Cabinets

Kung Fu Instruction

Labs -- Clinical, Medical, Diagnostic

Ladies' Wear

Lamaze Instruction

Lamps

Land Surveyors

Landscape Contractors & Designers

Language Schools

Laundromats

Lawn Furniture

Lawn Mowers and Sprinklers

Leather

Letters

Libraries

Life Insurance

Lighting fixtures

Limo Service

Liquor Stores

Loans

Linens

Lingerie

Linoleum & Tile

Locksmiths

Locks & Lockers

Luggage

Machines

Magazine Dealers & Publishers

Mail Boxes

Mail Order Shopping

Management Consultants

Manicure & Fingernail Salons

Marketers

Marriage Counselors

Massage

Matches

Maternity Wear

Meat Markets

Mediation Services

Medical Groups

Men's Clothing

Mental Health Services

Microscopes

Microwaves

Mobile Homes -- Dealers, Parks, Repairs

Modeling Schools

Mortgages

Morticians

Motels

Motorcycles

Motor Vehicle Registration Service

Motor Scooters

Movers & Storage

Movies -- Rental, Theatre, First-run

MRIs

Mufflers

Museums

Music Stores

Musicians

Nail Care

Neon Signs

Newspapers

Night Clubs

Notaries

Nursery Schools

Nurses

Nursing Homes

Occupational Therapists

Office Buildings -- Supplies, Furniture, Rentals

Opthalmologists

Opticians

Orchestra & Bands

Orthopedic Devices

Oxygen Supply

Packaging Materials & Services

Printers

Paintings -- Restored, sold, Displayed, Created

Palm Reading

Parakeets

Paralegals

Parenting Courses

Parking attendants

Parrots

Party Favors -- Planners/Supplies

Passport Photos

Pastry Shops

Patents

Patios

Patrol Service

Pavers

Pawnbrokers

Pensions

Perfume & Cologne

Pest Control

Pets -- Grooming, Sitting, Supplies, Training. Medical

Photographers

Physicians

            -- Adolescents

            -- Alcoholism

            -- Allergy & Immunology

            -- Anesthesiology

            -- Breast Surgery

            -- Cardiology

            -- Child Psychiatry

            -- Chiropractors

            -- Colon & Rectal Surgery

            -- Dermatology

            -- Emergency Medicine

            -- Endocrinology & Metabolism

            -- Family Practice

            -- Gastroenterology

            -- General Practice

            -- Geriatrics

            -- Hematology

            -- Infectious Diseases

            -- Internal Medicine

            -- Nephrology

            -- Neurology

            -- Obstetrics & Gynecology

            -- Opthalmology

            -- Orthopedic Surgery

            -- Otolaryngology

            -- Pain Management & therapy

            -- Pediatrics

            -- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

            -- Podiatrists

            -- Psychiatry

            -- Radiology

            -- Rheumatology

            -- Sports Medicine

        

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