I CONSULT WITH SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES ON ADVERTISING. I PAY A
SERVICE OUT OF ARIZONA THREE THOUSAND YEARLY TO ACCESS THEIR WEBSITE
OF SOME SIXTY THOUSAND ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR AD RATES. I KNOW THEY
DID NOT PUT THIS TOGETHER. THEY HAD TO EITHER STEAL IT FROM SOME ONE
ELSE, GET IT FROM AN ASSOCIATION OF ASSOCIATIONS, OR THE GOVT. THEN
THEY RESELL IT AT A TREMENDOUS MARKUP. MY QUESTION IS....WHERE CAN I
FIND A LISTING OF ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT HAVING TO
PAY TOO MUCH FOR IT. I'VE LOOKED AT ASSOCIATIONS ON THE WEB TILL MY
EYES HURT AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING MUSELF. THANKS, RANDY |
Request for Question Clarification by
bitmaven-ga
on
25 Dec 2004 23:42 PST
Just curious ... What's the website of the service you currently use?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 05:58 PST
Hello Randy, and Happy Holidays.
It may be possible to find a low-cost list of associations, but NOT
with their add rates.
Are you looking ONLY for a list of associations, or must it also
include rate information?
And if it's only a list of associations you need, what are you
after--just the names, or mailing information, or....????
Let us know.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 10:16 PST
THE LIST I HAVE AVAILABLE TO ME THRU THEM INCLUDES ASSSOCIATION AND
NEWSLETTER NAMES ADDRESSES PHONE NUMBERS TYPE AND FREQUENCY OF
PUBLICATION OF THEIR MAGAZINE OR NEWSLETTER...MOST HAVE THE ANNUAL
DUES STRUCTURE TO BELONG TO ASSOCIATION AND ADVERTISING RATES AND WHO
TO CONTACT. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE...I'M TRYING TO FIND NAME BUT HAD
RATHER NOT BECAUSE IF I TELL YOU THEN SOMEONE READING THIS WILL PICK
UP PHONE AND TELL THEM WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO AND THEY WILLL CUT ME
OFF...IF I CAN'T FIND ANOTHER OUTLET, I WILL HAVE TO STAY WITH THEM.
IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO CONTACT ME, I WILL TELL YOU THE
CONMPANY......A
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 10:18 PST
I USED TO BUY A BOOK LISTING ALL THE INFORMATION I JUST NAMED FOR
ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT ITS TOO CUMBERSOME....IF YOU LOOK UP
ASSOCIATIONS YOU WILL FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR I THINK.....THEY
ARE GETTING THEIR INFO FROM SOMEWHERE FOR FREE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
LOOKING FOR....THIS PLACE I BUY FROM IS RUN BY ONE LADY AND HER SON
AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO FORMAT A DISK WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PIECES OF INFO....
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 10:20 PST
BY THE WAY, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR ME. I WISH IT WERE POSSIBLE TO
MEET YOU BUT I KNOW ITS NOT. I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN BUSINESS WITH
ME..........MABEY YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE THAT'S AS SMART AS YOU AND
REFER THEM TO ME.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 13:50 PST
Randy,
Thanks for the kind words. It's a two-way street, you know. We
appreciate having you here at Google Answers as one of our esteemed
clients.
As for your associations question, I've been wondering what the best
source of information for you might be.
There are commercially-avavailable lists that can be purchased in
several formats (CD-rom, print, online access) for around $600. They
provide tens of thousands of association records, a typical one
looking like this:
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AARP Grief And Loss Program
601 E STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC, 20049-0001
Contact: Ms. Susan Eckrich, Manager
Phone: (800) 422-3410
URL: www.aarp.org/griefandloss/ Email: member@aarp.org
Reach: National Staff Size: 7
SIC Code: 8300 Category: Medicine - Aging Year Founded: 1973
Publications: Directory of Services for the Widowed in the U.S. and Canada
Conventions: regional meeting
Description: Provides resources and informations on grief and loss
issues, as well as technical assistance in the development of local
community bereavement programs. Provides widowed volunteers to assist
new widows and widowers cope with the change.
=====
Is that the sort of thing you're looking for...? If not, what else do
you need to have, to make it fit your needs?
Let us know...
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
26 Dec 2004 16:03 PST
I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. SOME OF THE LISTING WE
USED TO USE FOR ADVERTISING WERE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
VEGETARIANS....THE AMERICAN BOWLING LEAGUE...THE BLOOK HORSE BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION...AND JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER ASSOCIATION YOU COULD THINK
OF. I THIINK IF I COULD LIVE MY LIFE OVER AGAIN, I WOUOD BECOME AN
ASSOCIATIN EXECUTIVE..SOUNDS LIKE A BIG RACKET.....EXCUSE SPELLING
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
08 Jan 2005 16:56 PST
well, this one is very important to me if you can help......when i was
in business we advertised in a great many trade and association
magazines...there are tens of thousands of them...such as....the
american bowlers association...the american vegetarian society...the
retired navy officers association...the blood horse breeders
association...and on and on....they worked because no competition
advertised in them and if they did, we'd just find another one...the
book we used to buy and the service we currently have lists tens of
thousands of associations, with location, telephone, email, annual
dues, and ad rates....can you find me something like this for less
than the three thousand dollars im paying now...thanks, randy
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
08 Jan 2005 17:01 PST
Happy new year, Randy.
Quite possibly we can find an alternative for you. It would help if
you could tell us what web service you're currently using, so we can
compare it against other possibilities.
paf
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
08 Jan 2005 19:24 PST
paf..is there a way i can email you the website i have now without it
being public..i dont want someone alling them saying hey, this guy is
trying to go around you..randy
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
09 Jan 2005 06:00 PST
Sorry, buddy, but the only way of communicating is right here...!
Perhpas someone will come up with something, even without knowing your
current service.
All the best,
paf
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
17 Jan 2005 12:25 PST
i'm currently using oxbridge communications mediafinder.com
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Clarification of Question by
211563-ga
on
22 Jan 2005 09:46 PST
I found what I needed...it wasn't one of the ones you told me about
but a referral from one of those..it doesn't matter, i got what i
wanted as always...someone please help me on my marketing
question...randy
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