Lately I've been thinking about all the money that dedicated rocket folks put into advertising on the Discovery Channel and magazines with FlyRockets.com as the centerpiece of these ads. Im thinking it is again time to re-stoke the rocketry promotion fire to enhance the long-term viability of the hobby at all levels. What would be a neat next step would be a t-shirt campaign which would promote rocketry via the FlyRockers.com web-site. We could wear the shirts when launching, when we do educational/promotional talks, to work on casual Fridays, to our kids soccer and t-ball games; indeed almost everywhere. They would be sort of living billboards. Surely someone could come up with a cool design with the www.FlyRockets.com URL incorporated. The shirts could be sold via the NAR, TRA, and FlyRockets.com sites and possibly by vendors. Even local clubs could be involved in selling them at launches, especially at big events like LDRS, NARAM, etc., if desired. My thought would be to keep the profit margin reasonably low to encourage participation, but any profits could go toward future FlyRockets.com related advertising budget. For really low cost, an option would be for some vendor(s) to underwrite production of the shirts. In that case, their logo(s) could be put on the sleeves.
Ive read posts on various on-line resources about how the general publics awareness of rocketry has been raised by the TV shows and by the added publicity with regard to regulation. Getting the web-site out there will invite the curious to stop by and see what were about. The bait, if you will. It will be left to the local clubs to set the hook and reel in new members.
Is there any interest in something like this? Are here any creative folks out there who can come up with clever design? Who has the resources to be in charge?
Ive sent this to the TRA list, NarPrez, and a few vendors I know. Please feel free to copy it to any vendors or local club lists as desired.
Lance Lickteig
TRA 8569
KLOUDBusters
Ive read posts on various on-line resources about how the general publics awareness of rocketry has been raised by the TV shows and by the added publicity with regard to regulation. Getting the web-site out there will invite the curious to stop by and see what were about. The bait, if you will. It will be left to the local clubs to set the hook and reel in new members.
Is there any interest in something like this? Are here any creative folks out there who can come up with clever design? Who has the resources to be in charge?
Ive sent this to the TRA list, NarPrez, and a few vendors I know. Please feel free to copy it to any vendors or local club lists as desired.
Lance Lickteig
TRA 8569
KLOUDBusters
