Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: AGA/sfbaaps cooperation]

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

I'm still a little reluctant to guarantee to run it in every issue.  I think
that anything that people see every time they look at the magazine, they are
going to tend to ignore anyway.  What about twice a year?

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: AGA/sfbaaps cooperation]


> Okay, so what about Jeff's idea of a running directory? It could be a
> half-page to list all the Premium Clubs and their web sites.
>
> Cheryl
>
> Karen Randall wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just back for the evening, then back to Maine in the AM.  Haven't had
time
> > to read most of what's been going on yet, and won;t till I'm back for
good
> > Sat. night. (and realistically, it'll be a few days beyond that to catch
up)
> >
> > This one did catch my eye, however.  1/2 page ads for each club annually
> > might be problematic, particularly at our current page count, when we're
> > struggling to make things fit as is.  Considering the size of the
organized
> > hobby in the U.S., I don't think it's unrealistic to think we could
EASILY
> > have 20 clubs sign up to do this.  (we have close to 20 clubs just in
NEC,
> > and most have a strong interest in planted tanks)  That would be 10
pages
> > per year, or 2 1/2 pages per issue, a LOT more "juggling" than with full
> > year/one page ads, AND the headache of trying to get camera ready copy
from
> > each club in a timely manner.
> >
> > I'm not saying that I'm definitely against it, but this is a LOT of
extra
> > work.  If we were able to add 4 pages (another sheet of paper) to the
mag, I
> > could be talked into it. <g>
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com>
> > To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:08 PM
> > Subject: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: AGA/sfbaaps cooperation]
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi Y'all:
> >>
> >>Well, it seems my Premium Club & Group Discount proposals were more
> >>confusing than I thought. I guess I'm a legend in my own mind!
> >>
> >>Jeff says that our offer of 10 free subscriptions to TAG, i.e.
> >>"memberships" (shades of the previous conversation) is confusing. They
get
> >>all hung up on the Premium Club memberships vs the Group Discount
> >>Memberships vs the 11 members of their club who are already AGA members?
> >>
> >>They want enough "subscriptions" to have an AGA membership for each of
> >>their members. I realize that this number may change each quarter.
> >>
> >>Anyway, based on this ongoing conversation with sfbaaps and seeing the
> >>validity of Jeff's point, I would like to revise the "benefits" of the
> >>Premium Club Program thusly:
> >>
> >>-1 free AGA subscription for your club library
> >>-A complete set of available back issues
> >>-1 free AGA convention DVD
> >>-A link to your club's web site on the AGA web site
> >>-A on-time half-page ad in TAG for your club
> >>-Premium Club discounts with sponsors and vendors when available
> >>-Free promotional materials regarding the AGA, its convention, and the
> >>aquascaping contest
> >>-Support and promotion of your local club events from the AGA
> >>
> >>All for the low low price of $100 annually. (Would you cross the road
for
> >
> > a
> >
> >>free marshmallow?)
> >>
> >>Furhtermore, as you will read below, Jeff has additional ideas that are
> >
> > not
> >
> >>without merit.
> >>
> >>What do y'all think?
> >>
> >>Cheryl
> >>
> >>-------- Original Message --------
> >>Subject: AGA/sfbaaps cooperation
> >>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:17:33 -0700 (PDT)
> >>From: Jeff Kropp <jeff_kropp@yahoo.com>
> >>To: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>
> >>
> >>Cheryl,
> >>
> >>I've been mulling over our conversation...
> >>
> >>My original primary question was, "how can sfbaaps be
> >>of assistance to the AGA?" Your premium group
> >>membership plan was a reasonable proposal but didn't
> >>anticipate our shared membership ratios. I think your
> >>proposal has stalled because of our interpretation of
> >>that offer – $16 group memberships and a $40 club fee.
> >>As a result of this ongoing process I see a few parts
> >>that are particularly appealing to the intrests of
> >>sfbaaps:
> >>
> >>*An acknowledged vow of cooperation between local and
> >>national organizations.
> >>*possibility of sfbaaps representation in the AGA
> >>decision making process.
> >>*national club presence in TAG (perhaps a directory of
> >>member clubs in every issue?)
> >>*Reciprocal web links and other reciprocal promotions.
> >>*club library of AGA published media.
> >>
> >>I might suggest, a revised club membership that
> >>included only 1 TAG subscription and 1 conference DVD
> >>for a club's library. Subscription of individual AGA
> >>memberships could then follow the now existing
> >>individual or group rate plans. If group membership
> >>fufilled the above qualifications I think that we
> >>could sell sfbaaps on perhaps a $100 annual fee?
> >>
> >>What do you think?
> >>___
> >>Jeff
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Cheryl Rogers, Membership
> >>Aquatic Gardeners Association
> >>http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org
> >>
> >>
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