Does anyone know this guy?

Big Mike said:
I got it too.

My complaint is that he obviously used e-mail info from the PWNA archives to submit his junk mail. Not cool, and I thought that info was private? I still get stuff from PWNA even though I haven't been a member for 5 years....
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He may have gotten it here? Dan is a Member of PWI and has access to other members as you do.

That doesnt mean that people should SPAM others. Its actually agaist the rules. We cant blame the PWNA just yet, good question!!!

I will ask Mike H if they allowed this? If they did they will admit it. Mikes a Straight shooter.
 
innovativewash said:
We downloaded the free gift and I started reading it. Let me tell you everyone in sales should read this. It is dead on what our company has been doing in our advertising for years and making us over $500k a year. Its free to download it. Im almost scarred to tell yall this as it may just up the level of my competiters and make it harder on us.

Check this out guys and read it!!
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That book was written in 1923 and has been given away FREE by Marketing folks for years. It is simple Business 101. Some even sell that book.
 
FCPWLLC said:
That book was written in 1923 and has been given away FREE by Marketing folks for years. It is simple Business 101. Some even sell that book.
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This is exactly what alot of these power washing companies need. Marketing 101.
 
innovativewash said:
This is exactly what alot of these power washing companies need. Marketing 101.
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I agree. But if you ever met Dan G, you'd know why this looks like some weird scheme.
 
FCPWLLC said:
I agree. But if you ever met Dan G, you'd know why this looks like some weird scheme.
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Hey Mike I met Dan Galvin and I was good friends with Brian Penney way back when who was a big fan of Dan. Dan was instrumental in getting a few things corrected. Why would you think its shady?? I didn't read the free download but it looks to be free. What are we missing here??
 
I have met Dan also. I personally think he is a stand up guy. I would say he DIDNT use the PWNA as I have been a member for years and didnt get the email. Just because it has happened once guys doesnt mean it wouldnt happen again. Remember and know who the people involved are before thinking poorly.
 
Clean County PW said:
Hey Mike I met Dan Galvin and I was good friends with Brian Penney way back when who was a big fan of Dan. Dan was instrumental in getting a few things corrected. Why would you think its shady?? I didn't read the free download but it looks to be free. What are we missing here??
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I didn't say Dan was shady, but there is definitly something odd about the offering. There is some outside influence. It looks like re-packaged info directed at our industry. Marketing and business is universal. Just a few searches will give anyone here all the info they need to market and learn. Everything I have ever read about business, has been regurgitated by another. Even the info most of us share on here was learned somewhere else. I doubt there will be any unique info coming out. Even my Internet marketing class is full of info that I learned somewhere else. All I am doing is explaining it in a more layman term really.

That book that was given away, has been floating around for years as a FREE gift to get email addresses for trying to sell a marketing guide or info. Most of the time, it is re-written info that is already out there.
The reason I say it looks funny, is that Dan doesn't seem the type to do this. As if he is getting help. Maybe he'll chime in and tell his story. Can't hurt especially if he wants to sell something to folks here.
 
Remember and know who the people involved are before thinking poorly.
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My point is that I have NO IDEA who this guy is, and he's e-mailing me some marketing info. That's called SPAM. I actually like spam in the can, but absolutely despise the e-mail variety....No matter where he got my e-mail address, it's not cool.
 
FCPWLLC said:
I didn't say Dan was shady, but there is definitly something odd about the offering. There is some outside influence. It looks like re-packaged info directed at our industry. Marketing and business is universal. Just a few searches will give anyone here all the info they need to market and learn. Everything I have ever read about business, has been regurgitated by another. Even the info most of us share on here was learned somewhere else. I doubt there will be any unique info coming out. Even my Internet marketing class is full of info that I learned somewhere else. All I am doing is explaining it in a more layman term really.

That book that was given away, has been floating around for years as a FREE gift to get email addresses for trying to sell a marketing guide or info. Most of the time, it is re-written info that is already out there.
The reason I say it looks funny, is that Dan doesn't seem the type to do this. As if he is getting help. Maybe he'll chime in and tell his story. Can't hurt especially if he wants to sell something to folks here.
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Maybe Dan just figured WTF he can make a few bucks by selling Marketing ideas that thousands sell anyway. Maybe he's got a trick up his sleeve to make his the best....I really don't know.

As for taking PWNA emails all of there members are posted on there website for anyone to farm out. Is it spam..Probably but is it Dumb for Dan to this to make money? Why not. It all seems above board. Back in the day the questions about the org was this. Were contracts given out unfairly. That was a different story and all hell broke loose on that one.

Ron call Dan to see if he wants to comment to this thread. I'm sure he got a valid story as to why he is doing this and my guess is because he believes in it and also why not make a few bucks in what you believe in.
 
I interviewed Dan the other day for a profile and yes, I learned that he was starting this endeavor. He has spent a LOT of money on general marketing training for himself. Marketing is something he's passionate about and an area where he feels a lot of pressure washing business owners could use more guidance. So it's my understanding he's going to be offering some new programs (I'm not sure what all this will consist of) directed specifically toward the pressure washing market.
 
Well I listened to most of the call and Mike K was right. It's Adam Urbasnky all over it. I hung up when the sales pitch started. If everyone remembers right, Adam went into partners with Cujo Cooley a few years ago with this. It was a one shot deal and I never heard of it again.

I do know that a competitor of mine went to that training session held by Adam and Cujo. I dont know how his business is doing, but you can google any search terms in our area and find him no where.
 
apple said:
No I get tons of junk mail so I just scanned over the email. I never went to the link.
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Mighty BIG F you in your sig.:smash:
 
I got the same email everyone else did, but it was to an email address that I only use for PWNA stuff, back when I was a BOD, so the PWNA is most likely where he got his "list".

This is a bad version of paint by the numbers marketing, it's a joke, he fell for Adam Urbanski's get rich quick line of BS. I've seen Dan's marketing stuff at PWNA conventions and Dan is not a marketer by any stretch of the imagination. I don't know what you interviewed him for but I hope it wasn't as some type of a marketing guru. Anyone that has seen Dan's stuff would know better.
 
I am a member of Kevin Dubrosky's forum. I really dig having someone with a keen eye to bounce ideas for marketing off of. I do think the forum is a bit undernourished in the way of activity, but maybe that is the time of year(only time will tell) But it is a solid place to grab some ideas and polish them for now.
 
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