Groupanizer has an internal blog function we use, and I write in it about
once every week or two to update the chapter on things we need to
accomplish and interesting events which are coming up. I try to write it in
an upbeat, humorous, or quirky fashion so that it actually gets read.  So
far, it's been effective and I've gotten mostly positive comments.

Jordan

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:30 PM, chordsrus <chordsrus@...> wrote:

> Has any chapter had success using a blog in their chapter?  Please post
> pros and cons to the Harmonet.
>
> Amos Glanz
> Bari, Davenport Chordbusters
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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If there's anyone in Harmonet land from the Sunrise, Florida chapter, could
you please contact me privately?

Thanks!

Jeremey Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699


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Revolution - home businesshttp://ifet.com.ar/rkka1.php?jslinkFriend=5yr4

I don’t know if anyone has posted this earlier.   If so, my apologies.

The University of California---Santa Barbara has a project to preserve old
cylinder recordings.  They have quite an extensive library.  There are many of
the old quartets such as the Edison, the Peerless and the Premier quartets.

They can be streamed and/or downloaded as an MP3 file.  The sound quality is
pretty good, considering that these recordings are 100 years old +/-.

Check it out under www.cylinderpreservation.ucsb.edu/search

Blessings, enjoy,

Montana Jack, keeping the faith and keeping it barbershop

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Montana Jack Fitzpatrick <mtjack@...> wrote:
> I don't know if anyone has posted this earlier.   If so, my apologies.
> The University of California---Santa Barbara has a project to preserve
> old cylinder recordings.  They have quite an extensive library.
> There are many of the old quartets such as the Edison,
> the Peerless and the Premier quartets.
> [...]
> Check it out under www.cylinderpreservation.ucsb.edu/search

That link didn't work for me.   This one however, DOES work:

... http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/

BTW... If you search with the key "quartet", there are over 500 hits...
Happy listening!

- Keith "What part do you need?" McClary
---
<Blows Bb> "The old songs, the (OMG Very Very Very Very Very) old songs, the
good old songs for me!"

The first thing I would do is to hire on a top tier, young, quartet to act as
full-time liaisons for the society (i.e. Vocal Spectrum, Prestige, After Hours,
Da Capo, The Crush, etc.).  The purpose of this would be to go around to high
schools and colleges across the nation to show them that barbershop is not just
for old people.  A Capella music is becoming increasingly popular across the
nation these days.  We need to show the nation that barbershop does it best.  We
have gradually seen a couple quartets doing this on their own, but if we had a
hired on quartet who would act as the spokesmen for the Society, our credibility
would increase ten-fold.

Also, I think trying to improve the small, dying choruses is a great idea that
doesn't provide much benefit in the long run.  Instead, I think we need to
embrace the development of newer, younger chapters.  The youth chorus festival
is one of the best things going on right now.  In many aspects it is more
entertaining than the big boy chorus contest.  Focusing on building this up and
increasing its popularity is key.  In order to do this, I think the hired on
quartet mentioned above would be a great resource to spread the word about how
students in high school and college could get involved.

Along the lines of the youth chorus festival, I think combining the youth chorus
festival and the CBQC into one event/weekend would be huge.  Many of these young
people may get involved with choruses, but yet have little understanding that
they could also compete in a quartet if they wanted to.

One last thing I would do is to change the "Youth Membership Dues" category to
be 30 and under instead of 25 and under.  I think increasing that age range
makes sense because anyone 30 and under is allowed to perform in the youth
chorus contest, so why not allow them the youth discount, too.  Also, the 26-30
year old people are in a tough situation as they have recently graduated from
college.  Most of them are still paying of student loans, so they aren't
necessarily in the best position financially.  Increasing the Youth Membership
Dues age range is key to getting more young people in.  The society is blessed
that we are getting in more young people, however, the 26-30 age range is not
increasing nearly as fast as the 25 and under age range.  The best part about
accommodating for these folks is that they will decrease the average age of the
society by a significant amount.  Right now, the dues (society, district, and
chapter dues) full price are very difficult for some people to afford,
especially that initial payment upon joining.

Along the same lines, I would change the dues process to allow for a payment
plan from the start of joining the society.  Right now (someone can correct me
if I am wrong) new members have to pay the full price right from the start and
for the next year's dues can set up a payment plan, but not for the initial
payment.  The initial payment, at least in my time as Membership VP for my
chapter, has seemed to be somewhat scary for most incoming members.  This can
scare some people off, especially those in that 26-30 year old range mentioned
above.

As you can see, my ideas focus on the youth aspect a lot, which makes sense as I
am in that youth category.  I know, for me, the moment I reach 26 will be a
frightening one because now my dues will suddenly double.  I am only 23, but I
still have a year's worth of college left until I graduate, and not long after
than, my dues will suddenly double right around the time that student loans will
be raring their ugly head.  I know for a fact that my situation is not unique. 
I have seen the effects and faces of those in that 26-30 year old range when
they find out that they have to pay around $200 for a year.

Anyways, those are just my thoughts.

Alex Donaldson
Membership VP
Great Northern Union
www.gnusings.com

Tonight, I'm doing a test program from 7:30-10:00 P.M. playing the best of
Acapella, Barbershop Harmony, featuring Vocal Jazz tonight, come and listen....
www.midnightcaferadio.net

Vinny Haynes
Big Apple Chorus

Hi all,

I need to compile a list of Georgia songs.  They can be about the state, or
just use the name Georgia.

Here's what I have so far:

Georgia (on my mind)
Sweet Georgia Brown
Devil Went Down to Georgia

Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Jeremey Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699


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"The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Jeremey Johnson <
highnotemusicindustries@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to compile a list of Georgia songs. They can be about the state, or
> just use the name Georgia.
>
> Here's what I have so far:
>
> Georgia (on my mind)
> Sweet Georgia Brown
> Devil Went Down to Georgia
>
> Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeremey Johnson
> Composer/Arranger
> High Note Music Industries
> www.highnotemusicindustries.com
> 765-313-1699
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
*
Alexander Boltenko
Russian Bass from St.Petersburg, FL
russkibass@...
singing with Compound Interest quartet
http://barbershopquartet.us
Cell 269-501-SING (7464)
"Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four
individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement."
                                                                  Meredith
Willson

*


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Rainy Night in Georgia

Doug Rhoads
Tucson, Az

>

Two more: Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia.
Hard Hearted Hannah

JAP :-})
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

-----Original message-----
From: Jeremey Johnson <highnotemusicindustries@...>
To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 25, 2012 11:39:34 EDT
Subject: [bbshop] Georgia songs

Hi all,

I need to compile a list of Georgia songs.  They can be about the state, or
just use the name Georgia.

Here's what I have so far:

Georgia (on my mind)
Sweet Georgia Brown
Devil Went Down to Georgia

Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Jeremey Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699


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I just did a search in Google for “songs about georgia” and there is plenty
there.

Keith Eckhardt

From: johnpousa@...
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:16 AM
To: Jeremey Johnson ; bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [bbshop] Georgia songs

Two more: Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia.
Hard Hearted Hannah

JAP :-})
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

-----Original message-----
From: Jeremey Johnson <highnotemusicindustries@...>
To: Harmonet <bbshop@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 25, 2012 11:39:34 EDT
Subject: [bbshop] Georgia songs

Hi all,

I need to compile a list of Georgia songs.  They can be about the state, or
just use the name Georgia.

Here's what I have so far:

Georgia (on my mind)
Sweet Georgia Brown
Devil Went Down to Georgia

Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Jeremey Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699


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Roll Along Old Georgia Moon – 1913

Mark Rusch

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Then go to
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?query=vocal+quartets
A search on barbershop quartet didn't show any hits.
I guess they don't subcategorize quartets except as vocal and instrumental.
Paul

On Apr 25, 2012, at 12:26 AM, bbshop@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Re: The Old Quartets
> Posted by: "Keith Mc" acti@...   acti42
> Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:35 pm (PDT)
>
> Montana Jack Fitzpatrick <mtjack@...> wrote:
> > I don't know if anyone has posted this earlier. If so, my apologies.
> > The University of California---Santa Barbara has a project to preserve
> > old cylinder recordings. They have quite an extensive library.
> > There are many of the old quartets such as the Edison,
> > the Peerless and the Premier quartets.
> > [...]
> > Check it out under www.cylinderpreservation.ucsb.edu/search
>
> That link didn't work for me. This one however, DOES work:
>
> ... http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/
>
> BTW... If you search with the key "quartet", there are over 500 hits...
> Happy listening!
>
> - Keith "What part do you need?" McClary
> ---
> <Blows Bb> "The old songs, the (OMG Very Very Very Very Very) old songs, the
good old songs for me!"



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Or hire four or more quartets part-time, so they can keep their day jobs.
Wasn't there already an offer to send quartets to do just that?
Paul

On Apr 25, 2012, at 12:26 AM, bbshop@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Re: CEO for a day
> Posted by: "beardedtree28" beardedtree28@...   beardedtree28
> Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:39 pm (PDT)
>
> The first thing I would do is to hire on a top tier, young, quartet to act as
full-time liaisons for the society (i.e. Vocal Spectrum, Prestige, After Hours,
Da Capo, The Crush, etc.). The purpose of this would be to go around to high
schools and colleges across the nation to show them that barbershop is not just
for old people. A Capella music is becoming increasingly popular across the
nation these days. We need to show the nation that barbershop does it best. We
have gradually seen a couple quartets doing this on their own, but if we had a
hired on quartet who would act as the spokesmen for the Society, our credibility
would increase ten-fold.
>
> <snip>
> Anyways, those are just my thoughts.
>
> Alex Donaldson
> Membership VP
> Great Northern Union
> www.gnusings.com



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My wife coaches a Special Olympics Unified volleyball team that is self-funded
and they have been invited (again) to the
US Volleyball Open Championships, this year being held in Salt Lake City over
the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  Most of
the arrangements have already been made, but the team is looking to save money
by asking for help with transportation
between the airport and the hotel - 11 adults and a child in car seat, plus team
baggage and equipment.  If you are in
the SLC area and could help with this endeavor (church bus, maybe?), please
contact my wife, Lindy, directly, using the
email address specialteachr "at" hotmail "dot" com - note the lack of a last "e"
in specialteachr.

Thanks for your help,

Paul Blazek
Director, Choo Choo Chorus
Assistant director, Sound of TN
VP Financial Development, DIX
MUS judge candidate
Bass whenever possible

Everything Is Peaches Down In Georgia - 1918

John Burri
Portland, OR

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Jeremey Johnson <highnotemusicindustries@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to compile a list of Georgia songs.  They can be about the state, or
> just use the name Georgia.
>
> Here's what I have so far:
>
> Georgia (on my mind)
> Sweet Georgia Brown
> Devil Went Down to Georgia
>
> Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeremey Johnson
> Composer/Arranger
> High Note Music Industries
> www.highnotemusicindustries.com
> 765-313-1699
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

… and there’s “Georgia Honeymoon” by Carter Benson and Bobby
Lee, 1919. 
 
JOE JOHNSON
House of Joseph Music
www.bbsmusic.com




________________________________
  From: jburri62 <burritone@...>
To: bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Georgia songs


 
Everything Is Peaches Down In Georgia - 1918

John Burri
Portland, OR

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Jeremey Johnson <highnotemusicindustries@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to compile a list of Georgia songs.  They can be about the state, or
> just use the name Georgia.
>
> Here's what I have so far:
>
> Georgia (on my mind)
> Sweet Georgia Brown
> Devil Went Down to Georgia
>
> Any additions you make to the list would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeremey Johnson
> Composer/Arranger
> High Note Music Industries
> www.highnotemusicindustries.com
> 765-313-1699
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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Hi Netters,

This is a quick note to let you of a new arrangement site:
www.ChordsUnlimited.com.
Welcome to some great singing opportunities.  I am putting some of the best
barbershop songs from past years into new arrangements.  The list of available
songs is small now but will be growing weekly.  Those available now are mostly
in the public domain, songs from a time when some of the most memorable music
our hobby has enjoyed were written.  As far as possible, all arrangements will
be for both men and women.  Check out the site and check back often.

Many thanks.

Mark Rusch

In Northern California the D040 Nevada Placer chapter has for many years held
the Somewhat Serious Quartet Contest and Bean Feed.  This is a popular
multi-chapter event held the first week in June.  It all starts at 6pm for hot
dogs, chips, beans, and cold drinks--Donations greatly appreciated.  During this
time pickup quartets form and practice, then choose silly names and register to
compete with one song.  At 7:30pm the contest begins with a well known district
quartet acting as judges.  There’s a playful thing that happens now and then
when a quartet member very openly hands money to the judges before they perform.
It goes to our YIH fund.  Just about any kind of silliness happens, but singing
quality does matter.  The top three quartets get medals made from canning lids. 
These are highly cherished awards.

One of the unusual quartets was where a college age Society Associate assistant
director teamed up with 3 college men and they sang a polecat with the pitch
raised so that she could sing Bass.  They took second place as I recall.

This event was quickly purloined for our district conventions.   In the Spring
we typically hold the contest part (no bean feed) at our Spring district prelims
convention and in the Fall it becomes a Woodshed Quartet contest.  In both of
these contests the judges are the audience.

For the woodshed contest I provide 20 or so melodies and the quartets have up to
3 hours to perfect their harmonies, tiddlies, and tags (optional).   The
quartets are asked to choose a melody that they haven’t sung as an arrangement
before.

In both cases the audience has judging pads and they can select Excellent, Good,
or Fair.  Poor is not an option.  The top sheet of the judging pad is torn off
and handed in after each contestant.  Computing each score takes about as long
as the next song.  Somehow this simple scheme always picks the correct winners.

In these informal contests everyone has the opportunity to compete, listen, and
judge.  It’s all in good fun and the winners proudly wear their canning lid
medals all weekend long, right along with the men wearing their hardware from
International.

Keith Eckhardt
FWD Convention Activities Chairman

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savannah in the rain


In a message dated 4/25/2012 11:39:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
highnotemusicindustries@... writes:




Hi all,

I need to compile a list of Georgia songs. They can be about  the state, or
just use the name Georgia.

Here's what I have so  far:

Georgia (on my mind)
Sweet Georgia Brown
Devil Went Down to  Georgia

Any additions you make to the list would be much  appreciated.

Thanks!

Jeremey  Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music  Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699

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Hard Hearted Hanna the Vamp of Savannah


Bill Kruse�- 50 Year Member Barbershop Harmony Society
Westchester Chordsmen / The Alliance / Freshmen Again!
�Music & Performance VP/ Chapter Counselor MAD


________________________________
  From: "BSA787@..." <BSA787@...>
To: highnotemusicindustries@...; bbshop@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [bbshop] Georgia songs

savannah in the rain


In a message dated 4/25/2012 11:39:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,�
highnotemusicindustries@... writes:




Hi all,

I need to compile a list of Georgia songs. They can be about� the state, or
just use the name Georgia.

Here's what I have so� far:

Georgia (on my mind)
Sweet Georgia Brown
Devil Went Down to� Georgia

Any additions you make to the list would be much� appreciated.

Thanks!

Jeremey� Johnson
Composer/Arranger
High Note Music� Industries
www.highnotemusicindustries.com
765-313-1699

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Yahoo! Groups Links



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We are thinking about complementing or maybe substituting the regular
mailings with email marketing tools like ConstantContact or iContact. Can
anybody share their experiences and thoughts about these newer online
services?

Thanks

--
*
Alexander Boltenko
Russian Bass from St.Petersburg, FL
russkibass@...
singing with Compound Interest quartet
http://barbershopquartet.us
Cell 269-501-SING (7464)
"Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four
individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement."
                                                                  Meredith
Willson

*


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At A Georgia Camp Meeting - The Swedanes
Back to Georgia - Loggins & Messina
Bringing In The Georgia Mail - Norman Blake
Burn, Georgia, Burn - Alabama
Don't Want To Die In Georgia - Brewer & Shipley
Georgia - Acker Bilk
Georgia - Boz Scaggs
Georgia - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Georgia - Coinbird
Georgia - Kilo
Georgia - The Righteous Brothers
Georgia Blues - Bill Helms and His Upson County Band
Georgia Grind - Louis Armstrong
Georgia In A Jug - Johnny Paycheck
Georgia It's On - Pastor Troy
Georgia Lee - Tom Waits
Georgia Mail - Lonesome River Band
Georgia On A Fast Train - Billy Joe Shaver
Georgia Overdrive - Fred Eaglesmith
Georgia Peach - Acoustic Alchemy
Georgia Peaches - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Georgia Rae - John Hiatt
Georgia Rag - Blind Willie McTell
Georgia Rain - Joshua Kadison
Georgia Rhythm - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Georgia Rose - David Grisman
Georgia Swing - Jelly Roll Morton
Georgia Women - R.L. Burnside
Georgia Yellow Hammers - The Moonshine Hollow Band
Georgia's Song - The Wiggles
Glory, Glory to Ole' Georgia - Lewis Grizzard
Going Back To Georgia - Nanci Griffith
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia - Gov't Mule
I'm Goin' To Georgia -
Macon Georgia Blue -
Macon, Georgia County Line -
Marching Through Georgia -
My Little Georgia Rose -
Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia -
Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech -
Slow Train Through Georgia
Southern Fried Chicken in Macon, Georgia
Over Georgia -
Tall Trees in Georgia -
The Devil Came Back To Georgia -
The Moon Over Georgia -
Back To Georgia -
Walkin' Back To Georgia -
Watermelon Time In Georgia
Why Georgia -
Georgia Blues -
Georgia Grind -
Georgia In A Jug -
Georgia It's On -
Georgia Lee -
Georgia Mail -
Georgia Overdrive -
Georgia Peach -
Georgia Peaches -
Georgia Rae -
Georgia Rag -
Georgia Rain -
Georgia Rhythm -
Georgia Rose -
Georgia Swing -
Georgia Women -
Georgia Yellow
Georgia's Song
Glory, Glory to Ole' Georgia
Going Back To Georgia -
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia -
Macon, Georgia County Line -
Marching Through Georgia -
My Little Georgia Rose -
Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech -
Slow Train Through Georgia
Southern Fried Chicken in Macon, Georgia
Tall Trees in Georgia - Eva Cassidy
The Devil Came Back To Georgia -
The Moon Over Georgia - Shenandoah
Back To Georgia
Walkin' Back To Georgia -
Watermelon Time In Georgia -
Why Georgia -




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My gosh, Ed...you must have overworked your search engine!!!�� :)
Norm

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Anyone out there ever sing a Barbershop arrangement of "coming in on a wing and
a prayer"?  I see the Society has 3 arrangements of this song. Looking for an
easy version and a recording of a Quartet singing the song.  Any help would be
appreciated.

Steve Isherwood
Ocean State Chorus
Lincoln, RI Chapter

A great idea!!  Another one would be to enlist the entire membership of the AIC
to act as ambassadors for the Society, and get them to visit chapters in every
district.

Doug Johnson
Robbinsdale, Minnesota

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Paul Girard <paul.e.girard@...> wrote:
>
> Or hire four or more quartets part-time, so they can keep their day jobs.
> Wasn't there already an offer to send quartets to do just that?
> Paul
>
> On Apr 25, 2012, at 12:26 AM, bbshop@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> > Re: CEO for a day
> > Posted by: "beardedtree28" beardedtree28@...   beardedtree28
> > Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:39 pm (PDT)
> >
> > The first thing I would do is to hire on a top tier, young, quartet to act
as full-time liaisons for the society (i.e. Vocal Spectrum, Prestige, After
Hours, Da Capo, The Crush, etc.). The purpose of this would be to go around to
high schools and colleges across the nation to show them that barbershop is not
just for old people. A Capella music is becoming increasingly popular across the
nation these days. We need to show the nation that barbershop does it best. We
have gradually seen a couple quartets doing this on their own, but if we had a
hired on quartet who would act as the spokesmen for the Society, our credibility
would increase ten-fold.
> >
> > <snip>
> > Anyways, those are just my thoughts.
> >
> > Alex Donaldson
> > Membership VP
> > Great Northern Union
> > www.gnusings.com
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hello, Alexander!

I highly recommend MailChimp -- www.MailChimp.com. It is free for most (up to
2000 list members); extremely easy to use; provides excellent support and
education; and has the best features in the marketplace.

We convert a ton of clients from Constant Contact to MailChimp.

Hope this helps!
Beth
---------
Beth Snider
Baritone, Cashmere Quartet
www.CashmereQuartet.com

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Boltenko <aboltenko@...> wrote:
>
> We are thinking about complementing or maybe substituting the regular
> mailings with email marketing tools like ConstantContact or iContact. Can
> anybody share their experiences and thoughts about these newer online
> services?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> *
> Alexander Boltenko
> Russian Bass from St.Petersburg, FL
> russkibass@...
> singing with Compound Interest quartet
> http://barbershopquartet.us
> Cell 269-501-SING (7464)
> "Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four
> individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement."
>                                                                  Meredith
> Willson
>
> *
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thanks for the replies. I'm all set now. If interested, try
verticalresponse.com

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Alexander Boltenko <
russkibass@...> wrote:

> We are thinking about complementing or maybe substituting the regular
> mailings with email marketing tools like ConstantContact or iContact. Can
> anybody share their experiences and thoughts about these newer online
> services?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> *
> Alexander Boltenko
> Russian Bass from St.Petersburg, FL
> russkibass@...
> singing with Compound Interest quartet
> http://barbershopquartet.us
> Cell 269-501-SING (7464)
> "Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four
> individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement."
>                                                                  Meredith
> Willson
>
> *
>
>


--
*
Alexander Boltenko
Russian Bass from St.Petersburg, FL
russkibass@...
singing with Compound Interest quartet
http://barbershopquartet.us
Cell 269-501-SING (7464)
"Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four
individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement."
                                                                  Meredith
Willson

*


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Has anyone considered doing a cost-benefit analysis on this proposal? Namely,
how much would it cost, how would it be funded, and what the return on
investment would be? It's great to jump on the bandwagon, but bandwagons have
been dropped because they cost money; they don't pay the bills. Only the
performances pay the bills. And as time has shown us, even those are gradually
disappearing.

Recruitment is fine: We need to get them inside the tent. Retention, though,
keeping them there, is even better.

Stephen
STEPHEN RAFE

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