Re: [AGA-mcm] what to do about Kent?

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Dear Mr. Poole,

We received your recent cancleation notice, dated June 7,
2005, regarding Kent advertising in The Aquatic Gardener
(TAG). We regret Kent's advertising support and hope that,
in the future, Kent will reconsider the value of the
focused market that comprises TAG's reader.

Regarding the advertisement in the second-quarter 2005
issue of TAG (Vol 18, Issue 2), it seems that you
inadvertently neglected to enclose payment when you
returned the invoice and sent the cancelation notice. Of
course, had we received a cancelation notice from Kent
prior to the release of second-quarter issue, we would have
pulled the ad. However, your notice came well after the
release of the issue.

Therefore, we respectfully request that Kent remit the $300
due for its advertisement in TAG 18-2.

Sincerely,
Rupert Egbroth Tweedbottom, 
Director of Arrears
AGA

--- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I completely agree with Kathy. Bill them (Kent), we
> already ran the ad and incurred our expense. I am not
> saying we have to be anything but cordial, but I don't
> think we should just walk away either. 
> 
> Larry
> 
> --- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 
> > I was thinking more like send them another
> > bill....basically for 
> > advertising done.   I don't know, what does everyone
> > else think?
> > 
> > That is what I did with ecosystems, just kept
> > billing them.  Then I 
> > called, then they eventually paid.  Kent has the
> > money, they should pay 
> > for the ads done...
> > 
> > Okay, Milwaukee sounds like our mistake too, so I
> > agree.
> > 
> > What does everyone thing?
> > 
> > K
> > 
> > On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, S. Hieber wrote:
> > 
> > > Milwaukee I let go since they said they had only
> > asked for
> > > 4 ads.
> > >
> > > You folks want I should lean on Kent. One of the
> > cops at
> > > work has a cousin down in that part of the
> > country.
> > >
> > > sh
> > >
> > > --- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I would re bill them....and if they don't pay
> > then call,
> > >> or Phil or I
> > >> could call.  But definitely they should and will
> > likely
> > >> pay for what they
> > >> have already advertised.
> > >>
> > >> Kathy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, S. Hieber wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> In reply to their bill for the ad placed in
> > 18-2, Kent
> > >>> replied that they are not advertising in TAG
> > this year.
> > >>> They sent that reply instead of a check.
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm thinking of changing over to pre-billing so
> > we can
> > >> pull
> > >>> the ads of what in booking terms are technically
> > >> referred
> > >>> to as deadbeats. But that would mean billing at
> > least a
> > >>> month in advance of printing, since it sometimes
> > takes
> > >> the
> > >>> advertisers that long to pay.
> > >>>
> > >>> Mr. Poole was kind enough to note that Kent
> > "will be
> > >> gong
> > >>> over our new advertising budget in Jan. 2007.
> > please
> > >> [sic]
> > >>> contact us then to see if here [sic] is a [sic]
> > new
> > >>> possinlbities [sic] then.
> > >>>
> > >>> I wonder if they meant 2006 instead of 2007. I
> > wonder
> > >> if
> > >>> Poole will still be with the company in 2007. I
> > wonder
> > >> if
> > >>> Taft-Hartley applies to aquatic hobbie
> > manuyfacturers.
> > >>>
> > >>> Sorry folks. I've just been exposed to too much
> > "bad
> > >> form"
> > >>> business acts this week from a number of diff
> > places,
> > >>> including at work. So, in defense of Kent, I
> > would like
> > >> to
> > >>> point out that the letter *did not* come postage
> > due.
> > >>>
> > >>> I'd like to say this is all just tongue in
> > cheek, but
> > >> I'm
> > >>> biting down too hard on my tongue to get it into
> > my
> > >> cheek.
> > >>>
> > >>> sh
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