If Fry's won't "join up", give a shot at PC Computer Club on Southern and
Alma School (near Fiesta Mall and the B of A building). They're a small
enough company that exposure like what we could provide would be the perfect
ad campaign. I'd go and ask myself, but my time is rather limited right now.
--
Thomas "Mondoshawan" Tate
mondoshawan@tank.dyndns.org
http://tank.dyndns.org
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 10:15:22PM -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> If you have the ear of the manager, use it! I have been working on getting
> local sponsors for the Install Fest and getting no where. I have talked to a
> sub manager at Fry's, more than a month ago. She referred me to the home
> office in CA, the Community Relations Department. When I finally actually
> talked to the guy after 3 days of long distance calls of trying, he said he
> would have to talk to a VP to see about thier participation. I have followed
> up numerous times since then and either left messages or he says he does not
> know the answer yet.
>
> If you can get in, do it.
>
> As to what we are offering:
> -A complete table display, a "booth" so to speak, if they want it.
> -Banner space.
> -Ad distribuiton.
> -Mention on the Install Fest web site.
> -Verbal thanks as we give/use/display whatever they contribute.
> -Follow-on thanks on the web site and at meetings.
> -Whatever else we can reasonably and legally give as exposure.
>
> If anyone else has some favorite vendor/store they use and has an ear to bend,
> use it. We could really use some refreshment donations like soda and stuff.
> Books, hardware, software a nice chair or anything that can be
> used/consumed/looked at while using Linux would be just fine! Point them at
> me if you like or "sign" them up yourself. Just let me or Bill know about
> what they are going to provide so we can plan for it.
>
> Alan
>
> On Friday 14 June 2002 06:13 pm, Matt Alexander wrote:
> > I'll be meeting with the Fry's (on Baseline) store manager tomorrow to see
> > if they'd be interested in contributing to the InstallFest. I'm mostly
> > interested in getting as many of the Linux quicksheets that they sell as
> > possible. But maybe they could donate books or Linux distros or whatever
> > else. So, what has PLUG been offering to other businesses that are
> > contributing? I'd like to go in and be able to say exactly what we can
> > offer them in return. I'm guessing that other contributors are going to
> > have signs up and other forms of advertising for their business? Anything
> > else we're doing to recognize sponsors, etc.?
> > Thanks,
> > ~M
>
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