[LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent - radio advertising
Adrien Monteleone
chairman at lplouisiana.org
Wed Apr 10 00:15:09 CDT 2013
Thank you Lee, vote received.
Technically, once a motion is made and seconded, it cannot be rescinded by the
mover without a vote to allow such.
However, this is something normally done in a physical meeting. We've adapted
the rules somewhat for email.
Officially, you could say Mr. Smith made the motion and the Chair seconded
it. (which is why I indicated to Mr. Kearney an official second was not
necessary) Or that the Chair made the motion, and Mr. Kearney's second served
that purpose.
Since Boyd will be the person making this happen, if he really doesn't want to
do it any more, and since he was the one who asked for approval to spend the
funds, then I guess the motion has died. But he is still free to change his
mind if he wants to.
In Liberty,
Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
Libertarian Party of Louisiana
On 4/9/13 9:55 PM, T Lee Horne III wrote:
>
> If the motion is still active, I vote yes.
>
> My reason is simple, publicity is important in and of itself.
>
> Anytime we can find the funds to put the party name out for the public to
> see and associate it with some aspect of the philosophy of the party we gain
> recognition and momentum.
>
> *T Lee Horne, III*
>
> Organizer of NAACP Unit 6080, Saint Joseph, LA
>
> President of Brumby Enterprises, Inc. 800-746-1705
>
> Former Chairman of Libertarian Party of Louisiana 2009-2012
>
> Former Candidate for Governor of Louisiana ran a 4 year campaign 2003-2007
>
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> *From:*scc-bounces at lplouisiana.org [mailto:scc-bounces at lplouisiana.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Adrien Monteleone
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:21 PM
> *To:* scc at lplouisiana.org
> *Subject:* Re: [LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent -
> radio advertising
>
> Crowd estimates for 2010 were around 300,000 total.
>
> I didn't see it as redundant. With a large festival, it's quite likely that
> you won't get 100% of the traffic from the entire festival in your area.
> What I saw these ads as doing, was not to get people to GO in the first
> place, but to look for the booth since there's a good chance they'll already
> be there.
>
> People with booths at festivals advertise all the time to make sure they get
> their desired traffic. Especially if you're a newcomer, people don't know
> to look for you.
>
> As well, the amount being considered for spending was small.
>
> But, that's your call to withdraw when working via email. (such is not
> generally allowed in a physical meeting)
>
> -- In Liberty, Adrien Monteleone - Chairman Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>
> On 04/09/2013 08:55 PM, Boyd Smith wrote:
>
> I was not aware of how big this was. If that many people are going to
> be there, advertising may actually be redundant.
>
> I will withdraw my motion.
>
> bws
>
> *From:*Daniel Hayes <sccrep at jefferson.lplouisiana.org>
> <mailto:sccrep at jefferson.lplouisiana.org>
> *To:* scc at lplouisiana.org <mailto:scc at lplouisiana.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:06 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent -
> radio advertising
>
>
> On this matter..this is like advertising that we will be going door to
> door. The Strawberry Festival itself is the advertisement. It attracts
> 500,000 people over the 3 days that it runs..its the largest festival in
> the state. All we will be doing is spending our money to advertise for
> the Strawberry Festival. Nobody is going the head to the Festival from
> New Orleans where the show airs just to go to the Libertarian Party
> booth. Money would have been better spent on professional literature
> with our contact information to pass out at the Festival. David Mounts
> was prepared to buy some of this out of his own pocket to the tune of
> about $700 but I think this suggestion has him so frustrated that he has
> decided to not do so.
>
> On 2013-04-09 19:30, Daniel Hayes wrote:
> > I have to strongly object to this proceeding as most of the Reps from
> > the parishes have not had a chance to even get into their Emails. We
> > also need some time for discussion. This is hasty and ill advised.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2013-04-09 19:07, Boyd Smith wrote:
> >> Is Daniel Hayes on the list?
> >>
> >> Jefferson Parish.
> >>
> >> bws
> >>
> >> FROM: Adrien Monteleone <chairman at lplouisiana.org
> <mailto:chairman at lplouisiana.org>>
> >> TO: Mailing list for LPL Board of Directors <scc at lplouisiana.org
> <mailto:scc at lplouisiana.org>>
> >> SENT: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 7:00 PM
> >> SUBJECT: Re: [LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent
> >> - radio advertising
> >>
> >> 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 mailto:chairman at lplouisiana.org
> <mailto:chairman at lplouisiana.org>
> >>>>> TO: Mailing list for LPL Board of Directors
> mailto:scc at lplouisiana.org <mailto: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 improvements that you can, please.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> bws
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> FROM: Keith Thompson mailto:media at lplouisiana.org
> <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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