Why does everyone remember 911? Not only is it widely publicized in the media, but people voluntarily spread the phone number by word of mouth because it represents something of great importance, personal safety in amidst an emergency situation. Perhaps many have even had to call 911 themselves, which makes it even more memorable. The point is, everybody knows what 911 stands for and will ALWAYS remember it when they have an emergency. Through a nationwide marketing campaign, it is the goal of 1-800– FLOODED to put in the minds of American consumers another important emergency phone number, 1-800-356-6333 (1-800-FLOODED). The majority of individuals already equate 800 (not 888) phone numbers as toll free, so that part of the number is easily remembered. The rest of the phone number is a coded acronym that directly relates to the type of service the caller would be expecting, flood damage recovery. We believe that with the right exposure to the market, 1-800-FLOODED will soon become the most memorable of phone numbers to people needing this type of service.

Currently, every major city and county in the US has some type of insurance restoration contractor, flood disaster/ recovery specialist, or cleaning/ maintenance company that local consumers can call in the event of a flood or water disaster situation. Many cities have several of such service companies in their geographical area. But how do consumers find them? If not referred by a friend, usually they turn to the yellow pages and are subjected to a barrage of ads and choices that may or may not fit their needs. Now, informed people will just call one simple, easy to remember phone number to get the best service in their area. What does this mean for your business?

1-800-FLOODED is dividing into geographical regions its phone number and selling it to local restoration companies on a franchise basis. Restoration businesses who want to join the network, can pay a nominal monthly fee and have all 1-800-FLOODED calls routed to their local phone number. The benefits are obvious, more exposure, more business, more revenue! How does this work?

The phone company is able to route all incoming 911 calls to the local phone numbers of local emergency institutions, anywhere in the country. This way, no matter where you are, all you have to remember is ONE phone number and you can expect emergency personnel to answer, even though their local phone numbers all differ, one from another. 1-800-FLOODED has taken this model and applied it to an 800 phone number. They have a nationwide system in place with local phone companies to route 1-800-FLOODED calls to specific blocks of phone number area codes and prefixes in specific areas. This way, when someone calls for flood recovery in an area that belongs to your franchise, the call is routed to your local phone number and the phone rings at your local business! You get the contact; you get the job! These prefixes are automatically assigned to geographical areas by the phone company. 1-800-FLOODED sells both the prefixes and subsequently the geographical area with the franchise. This ensures no overlapping of calls from one franchisee to another.

1-800-FLOODED also includes other optional marketing tools and support for its franchise customers including:

• Printed marketing materials (i.e. post cards, flyers and advertisements promoting 1-800-FLOODED).
• Printed stickers made to apply to phone book covers promoting 1-800-FLOODED as an emergency number. Instead of opening the phone book and scurrying to find the right company, the customer looks at the sticker on the cover to instantly remind him who to call to help with his water damage emergency.
• Pre-made video commercials that can be played on local TV and cable networks promoting 1-800-FLOODED.
• Hats, pens, t-shirts and other novelty products that promote 1-800-FLOODED.
• Customer referrals from www.1800flooded.com to your local business and your existing web site. If you do not have an existing web presence, 1-800-FLOODED can provide web site creation services promoting your local business on their web site.
• Access to support areas of www.1800flooded.com to order marketing materials online and receive technical support.