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

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

Ray's is a voice heard many places. ;-)
 
If we have someone "permanent" to make the calls, we have a vendor/ad rep.  for 
now, we just need someone that put out some charm and persuassion in a short 
time, even if it's not a long term commitment. I would have guessed that the 
problem with phoning the vendors is not that there are so many to call but that 
they need to be called so many times, at least until a relationship is 
established.
 
If we look for contest sponsors, does anyone what to deal with goods as prizes? 
Unless we get them shipped to the convention for goodie bags instead, we're 
probably better off, logistically, doing the cash prizes like we finally did 
for 2005. Much easier to avoid delays, too. The goods aren't much value in 
auction, we don't usually lack for items but have too many and the last hour or 
two is a series 1 dollar winning bids.
 
sh

----- Original Message ----
From: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2006 2:59:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: RE: The Aquatic Gardener ad submission deadline]


Thoughts:

BECAUSE the convention begging and the TAG ad begging are so closely 
timed right now, I'm okay with combining the begging, but I do not think 
it would be out of line to do a mail-out twice a year to potential 
advertisers with phone follow-ups. So I think we should beg for TAG ads 
again in the first quarter of 2007. (Honestly, I don't think Phil had 
time to do much in 2005 but e-mail the old stand-bys.)

Assuming there is going to be a convention program, one of the perks 
could be an ad in the program as well as an ad in TAG.

I think Scott's prices are fine, as an experiment to see what happens.

Ray could also be bad publicity if crossed. Now might not be the time to 
cross Ray.

Cheryl


S. Hieber wrote:
> - we normall charge $300 for a vendor table sponsorship but I' wouldn't mind 
> going down to $100 if I thought it would bring in more vendors. I wonder if 
> it will affect how many vendors we get if charge $100, $250, or $300.
>  
> Here's what sponsors paid in 2004:
>  
> Seachem Platinum $650.00
> AH Supply Silver $299.00
> Kent Marine Silver $400.00
> Milwaukee Instruments Vendor table $250.00
> Carib-Sea Full page ad 
> Tropica 1/2 page ad 
> 
> Assuming we do well, I'd like to try lower prices and hopefull see more 
> vendors.
>  
> suggeted edits, coments, questions below
>  
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Erik Olson erik@thekrib.com
>  
> * Vendor table $100 (includes two tables, mention & in TAG and on the website)
> 
> * Vendor table $200, (includes 2 regs, two tables, mention & logo in TAG and 
> on the website)
> 
> * Vendor table $300, (includes 2 regs, two tables, one-issue full page TAG 
> ad, mention & loge on the website)
> 
> * Contest category sponsors $50 per category, $75 for best of show
>    Will be announced at convention, and promoted on website just like this
>    year
>  
> * Plantinum sponsor (Seachem) $500 (includes 2 regs, the table space, 2 Banq. 
> one-issue full page TAG ad, mention & loge on the website, credit as 
> hospitality room sponsor)
>  
> Other thoughts:       
>  
> Claus offered for Tropica to make a small donation also, but maybe they've 
> done enough already? Besides, this next TAG issue I will be hitting them up 
> for their semi-annual TAG AD payment.
>  
> Is DG going to expect a freebie to sell whatever?
>  
> What about Ray? He costs about $1,700 (inlcuding room and meals) as I recall, 
> less what we can get from the items auctioned, which probably is less than 
> $1,700
>  
>  
> .
>  
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