Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: RE: The Aquatic Gardener ad submission deadline]

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

OK, if we do this then what do we charge Seachem who
is sending a speaker? $649 for what will amount to
just the hospitality naming rights? They are already a
full page TAG advertiser. I am not sure this works but
I will go with it if you guys think we should.

Also make it we need to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR to Gary
that he gets two registrations free but NO FT OR
BANQUET. I have had this problem with him before.

I don't think we can afford Ray. We can't shell out
the cash just to hopefully recoup it in auction
proceeds. Rays stuff is mainly for the fish folks and
since most people will be flying they won't be bidding
on the big stuff.

To be honest at this point, I really am not concerned
about the vendor room. It is a "nice to have" but not
a prerequisite for a good convention experience. If
the vendor room does not pay for itself then it is IMO
just another thing for us to worry about. 

If it is just Seachem there so be it. Maybe we will
have the actual hospitality suite down there as we had
discussed.

Seachem - I will call Greg next week to confirm him or
his research director and get their bios. 

A question; Should these discussions be on MCM or
should they be Board only (SC)? 


Larry
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> OK, that sounds great!  Let's figure out the
> specifics, get our story 
> straight, and then we can reply to folks like Gary
> and Ray, and it doesn't 
> matter how we divvy the jobs up.
> 
> I'll just throw some numbers out:
> 
> * Vendor table $250, includes 2 convention regs (but
> not banquet or FT)
> 
> * Free vendor table for full-page TAG advertisers
> (incl the regs, but
>    again, no FT)
> 
> * Contest category sponsors $50 per category, $75
> for best of show
>    Will be announced at convention, and promoted on
> website just like this
>    year
> 
> What do you think sirs?
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> On Sat, 3 Jun 2006, Karen Randall wrote:
> 
> > I'd kind of rather offer them a FREE table at the
> convention for a year of
> > advertising.  Our vendor area will look more
> attractive to OTHER vendors if
> > it is seen as a busyling place where they are
> likely to get their products
> > noticed.  Our TAG advertisers are already our
> biggest suporters.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> > To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: RE: The Aquatic
> Gardener ad submission deadline]
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
> >>
> >>> Didn't Erica somebody volunteer for this?
> >>
> >> Hm, yes, seem to recall that.  I put her in
> contact with you for the list,
> >> perhaps? :)  Now I'll have to go back and check
> my old e-mail.
> >>
> >>> However, I have been feeling the need to
> formally contact vendors again
> >>> regarding TAG advertising. Do we coordinate or
> hit them twice? While it
> >>> would be cheaper to coordinate, I think we
> should hit them twice from
> >>> different "departments." Otherwise we give them
> the option of thinking
> >>> it's an either/or situation when actually they
> can support both TAG and
> >>> the convention/contest.
> >>
> >> I dunno about that... I find it's probably easier
> to explain both
> >> situations at the same time.  I mean, we had the
> same issue with the
> >> contest/convention.  Didn't want to hit them
> twice there either because
> >> some places had limited PR budget and felt we
> were double-dipping.
> >>
> >> So I would think a prospective contact would be
> asking for any of the
> >> following:
> >>
> >>   1. TAG ad revenue (the most helpful to us, also
> most costly)
> >>   2. Monetary sponsorship (contest or convention)
> >>  What are the categories?  How much?  How much
> for a comp reg?
> >>   3. Vendor tables at convention
> >>  How much?  Includes comp reg?
> >>   4. Auction donations?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hey! How about we work them a deal that if they
> buy a table at the
> >>> convention they get a 10% discount on a yearly
> TAG ad?
> >>
> >> Seems OK by me if we don't end up losing money...
>  remember though that
> >> theoretically for that $120 table, half the money
> goes to SFBAAPS (ho ho
> >> ho), so it's not really a wash for giving them
> 10% off.
> >>
> >>   - Erik
> >>
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