Saturday, September 16, 2006

Ad 2 Tampa Bay - President's Report

Chapter: Ad 2 Tampa Bay
President: Vinny Tafuro, President Dynamic Creations
Current Membership: 28

Programs and events held since last meeting:
Tampa Digital Studios Tour
Meeting Speakers: Hal Vincent, West Wayne; John Trimm, 93.3 FLZ Clear Channel Radio
Past Presidents Panel w/10 Ad 2 Tampa Bay Past Presidents
Beach Social & BBQ/Softball Game vs. TBAF
Leadership Retreat was 24 hours together in Ybor City.
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Emailed our Public Service Application through other groups to over 5,000 people.

Plans/goals for next quarter:
Kick off our new web cast program to highlight events of other young professional groups
Host our 7th Annual Ad Bash
Select a Public Service Client

What is something your club did a good job with that would benefit other clubs?
Outsource the mailing of Membership packets to ensure they are done at a cost of about $6/ea.
We utilized our Job Bank sponsor dollars to provide improved member benefits.
We are using the PayPal “subscription” service to set up auto renewal of members next year.

What is something your club needs help with?
Biggest challenge is to pass institutional knowledge to new members and board members alike.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

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