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THE AUTOMATIC AGE
Vol. 5
CH ICAGO, JA N U A R Y , 1929
No. 6
Extensive Advertising of Detroit Convention
Advertising fo r the Detroit E xpo
sition, February 25-28, has been
placed through the G. Reed Landis
Advertising A gency o f Ch’ cago, in
B'llboard, Novelty News, Opportun
ity Magazine, and Popular Mechan
ics. These magazines will carry dis
play space in various amounts up to
$100, which goes to the Billbiard.
Besides this, classified advertising
Js being used in the best Sunday
morn'ng newspapers, under “ Business
Opportunities,” in the follow ing cit
ies: Detroit, Toledo, Grand Rapids,
Cleveland,
Columbus,
Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, Louisville, Indianapolis,
St. Louis, Chicago, Buffalo, Milwau
kee, Akron, Dayton and probably a
few others.
These magazine} and newspapers
will total fifty million circulation and
will reach fully one-half the adult
Population o f the U. S. W e have
used the biggest dailies in the large
centers within a night’s ride from De
troit, with the hope o f interesting
Uew blood in the coin machine busi
ness, to put out the various new ma
chines that are coming on the mar
ket. This ought to be very valuable
to the Exhibition. Any marufactux-er
Who does not appreciate this service,
against the way the money has
° een dissipated heretofore, does not
aye much foresight or vision into
^ e future.
At the Detroit Convention this
year, the manufacturers will be
called into a room and an itemized
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list o f expense disbursements read
to them.
Every manufacturer will
know the total amount received, what
each paid and will have before him
the receipted bills fo r disbursements.
There is absolutely no graft in this
Expos tion in any way, shape or form.
Ih is v; the first year that the E x
position has been advertised. Here
tofore it has all been left to the
A U T O M A T IC AGE to drum up the
crowd This year the A U T O M A T IC
AGE i3 working as hard as ever to
make a success o f the Convention.
W e are giving freely and liberally o f
our space and time, but we have no
bills o f any kind to present to the
Association. W e are wili ng to give
our space free and let the surplus
money go to other publishers. The
A U T O M A T IC AGE originated the
idea o f the exposition. W e got up
the first one and have been holding
them ever since. Y et we have never
tried to make any money on it. W e
have absolutely no interest except to
see that the Exposition is in honest
and proper hands, that it is ran with
out profit and that everybody comes
in on an equal basis.
Every operator who comes will be
given free acce s to the Convention
and Exposition without obligation.
He does not have to join anything or
pay any fees, likewise every manu
facturer who wants to exhibit is wel
come to come in on the same basis as
any other manufacturer.
It is our idea that this Exposition
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