It's been chosen, contract signed...just not announced. Regards, Chuck
On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Has the next WISPAmerica site been chosen, can you convince them to hold > it in SLC? It does seem WISPA has stepped up their game since AF1, the > need for another show/conference may not be as great as it once was. Also > the radio vendor field for AF has grown from 1 to 2 to probably many now > including not just Ubiquiti but Mimosa, Telrad, all the licensed folks, > etc. So it’s not really a Motorola Users Group anymore. > > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2015 1:06 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] To be or not to be > > Dealers simply don't want you to sell direct. The decision is up to the > owners of the company. Do you want to do direct sales (there are pros and > cons, as with everything else). > > What about doing a one or two day event where everyone gets together, > shares food, stories and table space? Vendors would be welcome to set up > and answer questions. Ditch the whole presentation stuff since that's a > ton of work. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> Debating on whether or not to do AnimalFarm again. >> >> My moral dilemma is that I have this nice ecommerce website now but none >> of the ecommerce stuff is turned on. Easy to do. But then that starts to >> erode dealer sales. And also erode the relationship with the dealers. >> >> But it may capture sales that would otherwise be lost. >> >> In any event, if I am planning to do some direct sales, it is not fair to >> ask our dealers to sponsor AnimalFarm - if I am serious about doing this >> that is. >> >> I am half serious. Perhaps 60% serious. As time passes, that >> percentage may grow. >> And the majority of the sponsorship comes from manufacturers, not >> dealers... >> >> And AF is a bunch of work. It breaks even. Not what we would call a >> significant profit center in any way. >> >> But as time has gone on, all of you have been great at crowdsourcing the >> setup.... >> > >
