K-Factor vision of the future.

[Tony Stillman]

I think all ideas should be out there in the forefront to look at.  I hope
we are able to get a printed version, even better than what we currently
have.  I think that is what everyone wants, really.  Having it ALSO
available on-line is just icing on the cake.

Keep the ideas going, as I'm sure most of the officers are seeing what you
are writing...........

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: K-Factor vision of the future.


> A couple of items rattling around in my (almost empty!) head:
> The K-Factor is pointed right at the market most of the manufacturers who
are
> advertising therein want to hit.  Most of them who are advertising are
> interested in selling their pattern products, specifically, even though
they may
> be in other, more general markets.  In those markets, they will use other
> avenues. (Model Aviation, MAN, etc.)
> The point here is synergism; the advertisers want the K-Factor, as much as
the
> K-Factor wants them.  This is important.  Sure, you could advertise
pattern
> stuff in RCM, and waste a lot of money, because of the small segment of
the
> hobby who are interested in our specialty.  But, it's just not as good a
use of
> the advertising dollar.  So, the sum of advertisers + K-Factor add up to
greater
> than each alone.
>
> Different subject:
> Seems to me that the use of a CD-ROM for the K-F would bring us the worst
of
> both worlds.  You would be subject to the postman, mailing, labels, plus
> production costs, and would still need to access a computer.  Not ruling
out
> anything; just noodling it around.
> What we need is a new, interested, Eric Hawkinson (K-F publisher from a
few
> years ago) who will take over a limited production, and is computer
literate
> enough to get the K-F online at the same time.  He can't be expected to do
it
> for free.  But, he may still be out there, maybe even among our own
number.
>
> Other solutions will probably suggest themselves; it's just a matter of
time.
> How much of that commodity have we?
>
> Hoping to be looked at as helpful.
>
> Bill Glaze
> NSRCA 2388
> AMA 2221
>
>
> Tony Stillman wrote:
>
> > Making the CD's is not a problem.  We can pay a company to make the
(PRETTY
> > CHEAP) or purchase a machine that does 50 copies at a time (also, not to
bad
> > in cost, considering).
> >
> > Keep in mind, this stuff is just being discussed.... As far as I know,
> > nothing has been decided.
> >
> > I have also just heard this weekend about a posibility of having a MAJOR
> > company publish the newsletter for us, at NO or MINIMAL charge.  Their
fee
> > would be to have a few pages to advertise in.  We would still pay
postage,
> > but the printing problem would be solved.  THIS IS NOT IN STONE!!!
> >
> > Just trying to show that we have several options.  The Board is looking
at
> > all options to get this problem solved.
> >
> > Tony Stillman
> > Radio South, Inc.
> > 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> > Pensacola, Fl 32505
> > www.radiosouthrc.com
> > 800-962-7802
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <moleski at canisius.edu>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:44 AM
> > Subject: RE: K-Factor vision of the future.
> >
> > > --On Sunday, September 29, 2002 8:07 PM -0700 Ihncheol Park
> > <PatternFlyer at msn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, I like the idea of using CDRs for mailing.  The media costs
are
> > > > lower than printing.  ...
> > >
> > > We have to factor in the time it would take, too, for someone
> > > to sit by the copier machine and churn out 1000 copies or so.
> > > It's not trivial, and I don't think we should expect a
> > > volunteer to do that kind of work.
> > >
> > > There must be CD "printers" just as there are magazine printers.
> > > We can't be the only people thinking of going this route.
> > >
> > > Marty #2874
> > >
> > >
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