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by msumpter 2942 days ago
I had a former sales person who worked for the Berry company (who produced the Yellow Pages) tell me the two biggest buyers of listings/ads were doctors and lawyers. So not surprised lawyers may be willing to overspend a bit compared to how much those very prominent ads for lawyers were in phone books (think rear cover or side binding). I assume they still spend quite a bit on the Yellow pages since that may be all that is available to you while you sit in jail and need legal council.
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Last time I was in jail there was nothing with words in my cell except my booking papers. Calls placed out of that jail were collect and didn't show a caller ID. Thankfully I got the number of a bail bondsman from a man who was in there for battery. YellowPages would have been nice.
+1 for "Last time I was in jail..."
Yeah that’s a good point. Might seem like a waste of money but it could be more effective than anything else they’ve tried.