p20 weekender november 4 1995 partners in success prof ile markham david jacob owner main street travel the markham economist sun davidjacobs partner in success callus- wed tike to become a partner of yours after eight years of experience in the travel business david jacob opened bis own agency main street travel in markbam in 1988 establishing bis busi ness in a 500sqft office main street trav el is now situated in a i200sqft facility and employs six consultants we are agents for a combination of corpo rate and vacation travel but the main emphasis is on vacation pack ages he says service and knowl edgeable and person able travel counsellors who can recommend travel packages based on experience are his recipe for success jacob continues also the fact that i still like to get up in the morning and go to work is important and reflects in the way i do business i love what i still another contribut ing element to the longevity of the compa ny is the consistent advertising main street travel has executed through the markham economist sun mptodaie technology allows for a number of layout choices and com puter printouts of the actual ad i can choose from about three or four variations and there are no surprises jacob says also frequency in advertising is the num ber one thing our pro motions have consis tently been large taking up full pages on the interior or back cover and theyve been suc cessful markbam economist 9052942200 mill v4i or j- a v r o iw