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Dec issue of Orchids, anyone?
No, Kath. That wasn't me.
-- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "K Barrett" wrote in message . .. Ray, didn't you have some sort of a statistic about the number of orchid growers and the number in the AOS? I wonder if just placing an ad in all the local societies' newsletters would be a better use of advertising dollars.... but then again we have sooo many societies here in N Calif, which not many other areas can say. ( I think there are 12-15 in my newsletter editor file, and that doesn't include the specialist groups like cymbidium or pleurothallid groups or the groups whose newsletter editors aren't online.) K Barrett "Ray B" wrote in message news:1f3dh.926$R_1.286@trndny08... Yeah Kenni, I agree. Despite some advertising investment, the only business benefit I have realized was due to Charles Rhodes' recent article. I have AOS Bulletins dating back to the late '70's, but find the newer ones far less interesting and worthy of saving. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Ray: I think the dues increase is the biggest factor, but I agree there are probably others as well. You can chalk up at least 50, probably closer to 100, non-renewals to south Florida nursery owners due to (1) AOS behavior when it moved its HQ down here and (2) the increased cost of advertising in the re-formatted version of the mag. I realize that's only a drop in the bucket -- but it ties in with other issues that negatively affect local orchid societies, or at least the ones in this area (IMO). The number will go down by one more when my current membership expires. Not only can I no longer afford to advertise in the mag, I haven't read past the Table of Contents of the last several issues I've received. Nor do I keep them on file any longer; I donate them to anyone who will take them off my hands at every opportunity. I know that the majority of the content (besides ads) needs to be directed to newbies, but back when it was the AOSB, I used to find at least one or two interesting articles in most issues. Kenni |
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Dec issue of Orchids, anyone?
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K "Ray B" wrote in message news:qjpdh.1991$QD3.454@trndny01... No, Kath. That wasn't me. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! |
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