[LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent - radio advertising

Tue Apr 9 19:00:49 CDT 2013

They vote on all items.

They are on this list.

-- In Liberty,

Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
Libertarian Party of Louisiana

On 04/09/2013 06:49 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:
>
> I'm still ignorant of the rules for this sort of thing. Is this 
> something that the parish reps should vote on as well?  Or do they not 
> vote on all items?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Keith
>
> On 2013-04-09 17:11, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> As of right now, there are 4 votes.  three more are needed for a 
>> quorum.  If they are "Aye" then there is an absolute majority and it 
>> passes.
>>
>> I will not vote until two more "Aye" votes are in.
>> -- In Liberty,
>>
>> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>> On 04/09/2013 04:57 PM, Boyd Smith wrote:
>>> Like it. Much better.
>>> bws
>>> *From:* Adrien Monteleone <chairman at lplouisiana.org>
>>> *To:* Mailing list for LPL Board of Directors <scc at lplouisiana.org>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:20 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - 
>>> urgent - radio advertising
>>>
>>> That text looks good.
>>>
>>> I couldn't help myself and tweaked it a bit. (attached)
>>>
>>> These are just suggestions.
>>>
>>> I timed it right short of 30 seconds.
>>>
>>>
>>> -- In Liberty,
>>>
>>> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>> On 04/09/2013 02:05 PM, Boyd Smith wrote:
>>>> The same.
>>>> Look this over and give what ever improvementsthat you can, please.
>>>> bws
>>>> *From:* Keith Thompson mailto:media at lplouisiana.org
>>>> *To:* scc at lplouisiana.org <mailto:scc at lplouisiana.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2013 1:55 PM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - 
>>>> urgent - radio advertising
>>>>
>>>> Would we get a better rate if we produced the spot?  Or is it the 
>>>> same cost regardless of production?
>>>> - Keith
>>>> On 2013-04-09 13:39, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     To all SCC members,
>>>>
>>>>     My apologies for the short deadline of this vote.  I generally
>>>>     do not prefer to make such a request.
>>>>
>>>>     Our Elections officer Boyd Smith would like approval to spend
>>>>     party funds on radio advertising our presence at the
>>>>     Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival this weekend. (to encourage
>>>>     people to stop by, learn more, and sign up as members and
>>>>     change voter registration to LP)
>>>>
>>>>     He would like to run 1-2 commercials per day for Wednesday,
>>>>     Thursday & Friday. (deadlines mean maybe only Thurs. and Fri.
>>>>     are available)
>>>>
>>>>     The cost for 60 second spots is $75.
>>>>     The cost for 30 second spots is $55.
>>>>
>>>>     This includes production, but Boyd will be in charge of the script.
>>>>
>>>>     The spots will be run during the John Osterlind and Denny
>>>>     Shaffer shows on WRNO which have both been friendly to the LP.
>>>>     (I think Osterlind already announced he is "libertarian" and
>>>>     endorsed Gary Johnson last fall)  Their audience is friendly to
>>>>     our message as well.
>>>>
>>>>     On the short side, this will cost $165 for three 30 second
>>>>     spots, or as much as $450 for six 60 second spots.
>>>>
>>>>     It is estimated that this will increase traffic at the LP booth
>>>>     at the festival by about 200 to even maybe 600 people.
>>>>
>>>>     We would need to generate 7 new memberships to break even on
>>>>     the low end, and 18 to break even on the high end. That would
>>>>     at worst be a 10% conversion rate, and at best, only 1%.  I
>>>>     think either number is achievable.
>>>>
>>>>     Additionally, if we vote to do this, donors can be targeted to
>>>>     pledge the extra bucks to cover the cost so there is still no
>>>>     net loss to the bank balance as of today.
>>>>
>>>>     All those in favor of authorizing this expenditure please vote
>>>>     AYE as soon as possible.  Time lost is time missed to run the
>>>>     spots and reach more people.
>>>>
>>>>     Of course, our normal rules of 72 hours to vote still apply,
>>>>     but I urge you to get your vote in sooner if you are able.
>>>>
>>>>     Now that we have 13 members on the Board, 7 will be needed for
>>>>     a quorum and a majority of those voting required for passage.
>>>>
>>>>     If you intend to vote NAY, please also do that as soon as
>>>>     possible so we will know quickly if this measure would fail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     -- 
>>>>     -- In Liberty,
>>>>
>>>>     Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>>>>     Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>>>
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