1987 - North Shore News An appreciative Harry Mertin, General Manager of Dick Irwin Chevrolet/Oldsmobile (left) is shown with North Shore News Advertising Consultant Garry Crossley. Together they devised an advertising campaign, the results of which prompted the letter below. Dear Garry, ; — I would like to thank you for the The Great, Great Guy is having a great job the North Shore News is do- G reat Gre iW} ebate y pOUaLE) ing with our advertising. The time and concem you have been devoting to our S AL F J 72 Houts of Fantastic Savings special promotions has not gone un- Fri Fab. 2099, Sal, Feb 2195, Sun Feb, 2108 noticed. As a result of last weeks ad enya nggrygaimts campaign you ran for our ‘Great Great ( Double Rebate’ sale, we enjoyed one “ do with your of our most successful sales promo- rebate? tions ever. We got tremendous return on our advertising dollar — much appreciated. As I've mentioned to you before, the Great Great Guy's objective is not on- ly to sell cars but to establish firm, long-term relationships with residents : of the North Shore. Because of the ex- ane ee AY : Me ce posure the advertising campaign is 1 S ro nie write creating, Dick Irwin Chevrolet /Oldsmobile’s message is getting through. Once again, thanks to you and the staff at the NEWS. THE VOICE. OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER Me wy