Re: [AISdiscuss] [Fwd: Calendars??]

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Terry,

My first question would be, what  would be the most advantageous for AIS
with the less cost?

Do we want to and/or need to do 2 calendars?  I see no problem with doing
2 calendars as long as we are not losing money and  we are making a
profit, or at least breaking even.   I assume that the 2 calendars will
probably be sold in different market areas, is this correct?

Is this going to put a burden on you or whom ever, to gather the
information for 2 calendars?

How much is it costing us compared to what we are getting back?

I have a problem with you using pictures of irises that are currently or
will be in the award system.  Nothing against you but, it is free
advertisement for the iris and you and I think that you and the AIS Board
would be severely criticized for doing it.

Paul

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:38:37 -0800 Terry Aitken <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
writes:
> Hi Board members
> 
>     I have been contacted by Turner Publishing about a 2007 
> calendar. 
> Are we (AIS) interested? If so, with 2006 calendar samples in hand, 
> they 
> would like to start work to see if they can get the 2007's into 
> general 
> distribution through the "wholesale system".
>     I have recieved absolutely NO FEEDBACK - good or bad - about the 
> 
> subject. I think John Ludi is not happy trying to deal with 
> questions 
> about 2 calendars and I need to know more about that. "Confusion" 
> about 
> where to order has to be part of it.
>     For my part, I took both caledars into our local garden center 
> before Christmas. Both calendars sold.(The smaller ones sold for 
> $10.00, 
> the bigger ones for $15.00. My impression, when I saw the calendar 
> on a 
> store shelf, was that it needed to have a flashier, more exotic 
> picture 
> on the cover to compete for attention with other store items. I 
> think we 
> can accomplish that task.
>     While I had hoped to gather a new batch of pictures before 
> getting 
> back into this project, I am reasonably certain that I can round up 
> another 20 pictures of a similar quality and diversity. (I can add 
> rebloom subjects to the mix). I intentionally avoided using my own 
> hybrids as subjects - with one exception. (A political 
> consideration). 
> Question - how would the board feel about my using 1 or 2 of my own 
> plants? I have a spectacular JI picture for one (LADY IN PINK  
> Aitken 
> '06) and another of CODE RED (TB) that do add a lot to the color 
> spectrum that we have to deal with. (I think I can send jpeg files 
> by 
> e-mail if anyone wants to see them)
>     OK, people let me have your thoughts on this subject. I have the 
> 
> hide of an elephant so dont hold back.
> Terry
> 
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