🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 2 May 1996, GSCHERL <GSCHERL@FED.ISM.CA> wrote:
>     Mark Olson said:
>
>     >Reducing fees would leave CIPS trapped in the cycle of
>     >low revenue =  few services = limited membership value = stagnant
>     > membership = low revenue.
>
>     The best ways to increase revenue is to increase membership.  The
>     approach of saving money and collecting the same revenue is similar to
>     the corporate strategies of downsizing corporations by streamlining
>     and not passing the benefits onto the ultimate consumers.
>

Hey... I know there's a contest on.  But what about a personal challenge?  If
every CIPS member signed up JUST ONE new member, think of the revenue growth.
 I'll sign up one new member .  Will you?

<good points snipped>

>     Recognize the difference in costs, and allow people to benefit in some
>     small way.  The online members will appreciate a small decrease(they
>     won't get the pictures & graphics as readily), and the people who
>     continue to wish for paper based mailing won't mind the small
>     increase.

There are a lot of ways to still get the pictures, etc. ; MIME, HTML (peek at
WIRED) or PDF for instance.

>
Tom
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