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Season Seven Seat Reservation
Fatcatstu:
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--- Quote from: Des on June 03, 2013, 18:00:51 PM ---
I can switch my energies to looking for a couple of admin volunteers.
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What will his involve Des? I"m happy to help if I can.
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Just seen this, definitely +1 Des if you need my help. Goes for anything really, just ask
Fatcatstu:
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on June 03, 2013, 22:28:28 PM ---
Perceived value is a funny thing...
When I read abut the £5 extra idea I thought, "I don"t like it" and if I"m honest I still don"t primarily for the reasons stated around attracting new members etc.
However I do like the membership idea with a fee attached with one of the benefits being the members-only pre-sale idea. Don R has put this idea forward already and I don"t see why it cannot work (if it can"t can someone tell me why).
I think it should be a straight forward members / non-members approach, getting into associate members, gold, silver, bronze etc. would be complex (don"t walk before you can run).
Most football & rugby clubs do this where there would be one week before the public sale date to but your seat... membership should also carry other benefits e.g. discounts from APAT merchandise (can APAT facilitate this?) and a small limited edition gift.
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A pint from Des?
Des:
--- Quote from: Fatcatstu on June 04, 2013, 20:46:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on June 03, 2013, 22:28:28 PM ---
Perceived value is a funny thing...
When I read abut the £5 extra idea I thought, "I don"t like it" and if I"m honest I still don"t primarily for the reasons stated around attracting new members etc.
However I do like the membership idea with a fee attached with one of the benefits being the members-only pre-sale idea. Don R has put this idea forward already and I don"t see why it cannot work (if it can"t can someone tell me why).
I think it should be a straight forward members / non-members approach, getting into associate members, gold, silver, bronze etc. would be complex (don"t walk before you can run).
Most football & rugby clubs do this where there would be one week before the public sale date to but your seat... membership should also carry other benefits e.g. discounts from APAT merchandise (can APAT facilitate this?) and a small limited edition gift.
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A pint from Des?
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LOL! Thread rocks :)
...and thanks for the offer. Seven volunteer offers and counting now, happy days.
SirPercival:
--- Quote from: 4KSuited on June 04, 2013, 20:00:30 PM ---
It"s a tricky one this. Having just experienced the disappointment of seeing 15 unsold seats at Wembley, I agree that there needs to be a solution that balances APAT's need to cover its costs in delivering excellent value/formatted competitons, with the player"s need for good value & convenience.
It should be noted that having tournaments fully sold is a benefit to the players involved.
However, I think there need to be more benefits than this! Someone"s already posted the idea about an annual membership bestowing benefits. I think that this is the way to go - but with no tier system, just a flat-rate membership fee that would give the following example benefits:
1. Tournament pre-reg preference up to say 10 days in advance of the comp
2. A piece of APAT merchandise - a card-guard; t-shirt; cap; calendar & zillions of other low-cost volume items
3. Staking privelege (?)
4. Monthly email updates on APAT special offers
I can"t speak for everyone, of course, but even those on tight budgets would probably value this at something around £20 p/a - that"s about 3 packets of fags...
It also has the benefit of simplicity, and perhaps the "welcome pack" could include the facility to authorise payment by DD, which I believe would keep transaction fees relatively low - and even offer people the choice to pay by cheque in the post should they so wish (and this is even cheaper for APAT)
Maybe I"m being niaive...
4h Kh
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One of the reasons I suggested a teired membership was to ensure everyone could be a member at no cost (bronze) and a fee could be paid for (silver, gold) some priveleges.
AJDUK:
Any membership fee at least doubles for those of us in multi-player households.
As does any extra fee for that matter.
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