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Re: [AGA SC] Membership Drive and Robert H
Hey, you're the membership boss! I agree with whatever you say.<g>
Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Membership Drive and Robert H
> We seem to be getting off on a different trail here. Exciting, but
different.
>
> The current "membership drive" ends August 31, 2004.
>
> The limit is four new issues of TAG. That is, no one, whether individual
or
> business, will get more than one year's comped membership. If they get
More
> Than Four, they get a free t-shirt.
>
> What Robert is proposing is more of a mutual advertising deal, business to
> business. Just happens to be triggered by the membership drive, I guess.
>
> I think we should give him the first 25 up front, and if he makes 200 we
> give him a full page ad sometime in 2005. And a t-shirt, just like
> everybody else. But I don't see the need to give him more than that.
>
> Whether we want to turn this into another standing offer with a time limit
> of 12 months and other incentives, I think, is another issue. A really
good
> idea, but beyond the scope of the current endeavor.
>
> Cheryl
>
> Karen Randall wrote:
> > Why not offer him the ad as an added incentive? I agree it would be a
good
> > deal all around!
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> > To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Membership Drive and Robert H
> >
> >
> >
> >>I agree 100% with Karen and Scott. Back issues are essentially taking
up
> >>space at the moment. I would be happy to send him the first 25 even.
If
> >>he got us 200 members, then 200 back issues would be an incredibly small
> >>price to pay. Frankly, if he hit the 200 mark, I'd be all up for giving
> >>him a 1-time free ad. I am skeptical he will be able to get 200, but
I'd
> >>bet he could bring in 25 or 50 without too much trouble.
> >>
> >> - Erik
> >>
> >>On Wed, 19 May 2004, Karen Randall wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>As long as we HAVE 200 back issues to spare without putting ourselves
in
> >>>short supply for other purposes, I see no problem with it, particularly
> >
> > if
> >
> >>>he's using these for promotional purposes as well. I thik dribbling
> >
> > them to
> >
> >>>him is not a good use of time or money, however. What about, as a good
> >>>faith gesture on our part, we send him 25 back issues. When he gets 25
> >
> > NEW
> >
> >>>members (NOT renewals) send him another 25. I'd even be willing to go
> >
> > 50 at
> >
> >>>a time if he can really use them. After all, we just plain GIVE Ray
> >
> > Lucas
> >
> >>>and Lee Finley back issues to help us promote the organization, so this
> >
> > is
> >
> >>>not completely without precedent. It's just that we're playing with a
> >>>little more dangerous animal here.<g>
> >>>
> >>>I also think that keeping a close eye on Robert, as well as maintaining
> >
> > his
> >
> >>>good will are both in our best interests.
> >>>
> >>>Karen
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com>
> >>>To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:44 AM
> >>>Subject: [AGA SC] Membership Drive and Robert H
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi Y'all:
> >>>>
> >>>>Robert H is jazzed about our membership drive and wants to begin
> >
> > promoting
> >
> >>>>AGA in his forums and suchlike. BUT you know he ain't going to want
> >>>>something for nothing...
> >>>>
> >>>>He wants to know, if he gets us 200 new members, will we give him 200
> >
> > back
> >
> >>>>issues of TAG, and he will send the back issues to stores and clubs as
> >>>>advertisements for AGA?
> >>>>
> >>>>Why? Robert says that he has been taking some heat lately from AGA
> >
> > members
> >
> >>>>about competing with the AGA and would like to advertise us as a good
> >>>
> >>>faith
> >>>
> >>>>gesture. BUT nice gestures are no good as PR unless everyone knows
> >
> > about
> >
> >>>>it, right? Makes sense, I guess. So this way he gets to look good.
> >>>>
> >>>>He is sort of intimating that we might give him 1 back issue for each
> >>>>member he refers, but I think we should put a cap on this. On the
> >
> > other
> >
> >>>>hand, I don't want to dismiss him outright and cut off our nose to
> >
> > spite
> >
> >>>>our face. According to him, he has 2100 members in his forum.
> >>>>
> >>>>Cheryl
> >>>>--
> >>>>Cheryl Rogers, Membership
> >>>>Aquatic Gardeners Association
> >>>>http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org
> >>>>
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> >>--
> >>Erik Olson
> >>erik at thekrib dot com
> >>
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> Aquatic Gardeners Association
> http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org
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