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Offline TheElk

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Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« on: May 26, 2010, 12:12:19 AM »
Hello,

I had an idea and was wondering what everyone thought about it. What if we had a downloadable and editable postcard template with information about MOC and OC in Michigan. Something short and sweet and with links to miopencarry.org and OCDO. I would gladly print out a bunch of post cards and start sending them out to my neighbors. What do you think?

I sent my membership form in today so I should be officially joining the fold soon.

TheElk
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2010, 10:09:46 AM »
I made a post card example for MOC in Microsoft Office 2007. But it looks like I can't post attachments. >:(
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Offline viperar15-member

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2010, 10:14:49 AM »
as soon as i get your membership application, you can post attachments ;-)
you can send it to it@miopencarry.org and i'll get it posted
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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2010, 11:14:19 AM »
here you are
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Offline cabman1

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2010, 11:55:11 AM »
I would say Take the crest out of it It makes it 2 hard to read.

If you want the crest on it put it in the corner on the front!!

I would also say to take out dear sir and ma'am and replace it with dear concerned citizens


But thats just my .02 cents!
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 12:21:56 PM »
Quote from: cabman1 on May 26, 2010, 11:55:11 AM
I would say Take the crest out of it It makes it 2 hard to read.

If you want the crest on it put it in the corner on the front!!

I would also say to take out dear sir and ma'am and replace it with dear concerned citizens


But thats just my .02 cents!

Yeah maybe the crest could go on the other side. I don't want it to look boring, I want people to actually read it. Especially if I'm paying for printing and postage costs.  :) I'm not sure if the person receiving the postcard would be a "concerned citizen" that's why I put Sir or Ma'am. I appreciate the feedback and will continue to improve it. If a few people are interested then perhaps we could perfect this and get some of these sent out. I was thinking I could somehow get a mailing list (through the Post Office maybe?) and then send postcards by street.

Thanks,
TheElk
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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 01:06:04 PM »
If this is going to be a post card for mailing; may I suggest the logo be located in the return address portion of the post card along with the web address of MOC. It shouldn't go in the upper right...stamp goes there.

The post office will not/can't provide mailing addresses, privacy act violation of personal info.

You would have to consult the public records at the city/county level if you want an accurate address accounting...discounting vacant buildings/residences.

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Offline viperar15-member

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2010, 01:12:46 PM »
there are online services we can employ to get mailings done if we want also :-)
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2010, 01:30:56 PM »
Quote from: Warchild on May 26, 2010, 01:06:04 PM
If this is going to be a post card for mailing; may I suggest the logo be located in the return address portion of the post card along with the web address of MOC. It shouldn't go in the upper right...stamp goes there.

The post office will not/can't provide mailing addresses, privacy act violation of personal info.

You would have to consult the public records at the city/county level if you want an accurate address accounting...discounting vacant buildings/residences.

JMO

Interesting. Well with the example that was posted I was thinking on the one side would be the text and on the other side we could have Crest, return address and website. I was hoping that individuals would be able to print them and mail them in their local area. It could be a sort of grass roots effort.  :) I guess I could go for a nice walk and write down the street addresses as I go!
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Offline venator

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2010, 02:53:03 PM »
Quote from: TheElk on May 26, 2010, 12:21:56 PM
Quote from: cabman1 on May 26, 2010, 11:55:11 AM
I would say Take the crest out of it It makes it 2 hard to read.

If you want the crest on it put it in the corner on the front!!

I would also say to take out dear sir and ma'am and replace it with dear concerned citizens


But thats just my .02 cents!

Yeah maybe the crest could go on the other side. I don't want it to look boring, I want people to actually read it. Especially if I'm paying for printing and postage costs.  :) I'm not sure if the person receiving the postcard would be a "concerned citizen" that's why I put Sir or Ma'am. I appreciate the feedback and will continue to improve it. If a few people are interested then perhaps we could perfect this and get some of these sent out. I was thinking I could somehow get a mailing list (through the Post Office maybe?) and then send postcards by street.

Thanks,
TheElk

How about just using HELLO and not using sir or ma'am of citizen....
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Offline Savage.Detroit

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2010, 10:16:58 PM »
Please see attachment.

« Last Edit: May 26, 2010, 11:33:12 PM by Savage.Detroit »
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2010, 10:37:34 AM »
Quote from: Savage.Detroit on May 26, 2010, 10:16:58 PM
Please see attachment.



Wow it looks great! I really like it. The only thing I see wrong is it says "Conceal Pistol License" instead of "Concealed Pistol License"

Maybe you could post the editable version for addresses and such...
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Offline Savage.Detroit

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2010, 01:43:14 AM »
Quote from: TheElk on May 27, 2010, 10:37:34 AM

Wow it looks great! I really like it. The only thing I see wrong is it says "Conceal Pistol License" instead of "Concealed Pistol License"

Maybe you could post the editable version for addresses and such...


OK, corrected the typo.

I did this in Pages 09 but saved it as a PDF and Word file.  I attached both but I am not sure how well the Word version will work. Someone with Word try it out and let us know.
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Offline Bronson

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2010, 01:50:45 AM »
Quote from: Savage.Detroit on May 28, 2010, 01:43:14 AM
Someone with Word try it out and let us know.

When I open it in Word the Michigan Open Carry Inc. after the Sincerely is cut off.

Looks great by the way.

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anetsprungen

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2010, 06:53:35 AM »
I think it looks great too.  I had the same problem as Bronson with the bottom text being cut off.  After changing the point size of the text in the text box from 11 to 10, everything was visible.


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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2010, 01:35:00 PM »
Quote from: Anetsprungenheim on May 28, 2010, 06:53:35 AM
I think it looks great too.  I had the same problem as Bronson with the bottom text being cut off.  After changing the point size of the text in the text box from 11 to 10, everything was visible.


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Yep, I was able to get it all visible as well. What I'm thinking of doing is riding my bike or walking street by street and either writing down the addresses or speaking the numbers into my recorders. When I get home I can enter them into Word and print off address labels, slap some postage on them, and send them out.  Hopefully within the next couple days I can get some going out. Hopefully there will be some new members from Allendale soon! :)
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Offline Evil Creamsicle

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2010, 03:22:36 PM »
Looks good thus far.

If i'm feeling froggy later, may I play with this design some?  ;D
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Offline Savage.Detroit

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2010, 08:27:23 PM »
Quote from: Evil Creamsicle on May 28, 2010, 03:22:36 PM
Looks good thus far.

If i'm feeling froggy later, may I play with this design some?  ;D

Sure, it is not approved by MOC so I guess whatever the final one looks like on this thread we may want to submit to whoever could approve it. Did that make sense, lol!
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2010, 09:15:31 AM »
Quote from: Savage.Detroit on June 02, 2010, 08:27:23 PM
Quote from: Evil Creamsicle on May 28, 2010, 03:22:36 PM
Looks good thus far.

If i'm feeling froggy later, may I play with this design some?  ;D

Sure, it is not approved by MOC so I guess whatever the final one looks like on this thread we may want to submit to whoever could approve it. Did that make sense, lol!

Is there a process laid out already on how literature and material is approved for MOC? We could even have a couple approved postcard designs...
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Offline spikedawg

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2010, 09:10:10 PM »
can or should you print and mail this card out to the public without being approved by moc ? 
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Offline Savage.Detroit

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2010, 10:48:46 PM »
Quote from: spikedawg on June 03, 2010, 09:10:10 PM
can or should you print and mail this card out to the public without being approved by moc ? 

Well, if the postcard is using the MOC logo and being signed as MOC then I say yes.  If you edit it to be from you personally without the logo then I say no.
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Offline spikedawg

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2010, 02:38:54 PM »
ok, so has this been approved by moc inc ?   my point was, should this or anything else with moc logo on it be distribated to the public with out first being approved by moc inc ?  i would think that anything with moc inc logo and /or name on it should be approved by them for wording and content before being distribated to the public.
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Offline autosurgeon

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2010, 03:03:10 PM »
Yes if it uses our LOGO it must be approved before use.
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Offline TheElk

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2010, 08:17:35 AM »
Who approves of this? I'd like to start mailing some out.
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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2010, 08:55:52 AM »
Quote from: TheElk on June 23, 2010, 08:17:35 AM
Who approves of this? I'd like to start mailing some out.

The Board of MOC but I would start by emailing it to our Media Director Jan Jay as they are going to ask his thoughts anyway.
His email is media@miopencarry.org
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Offline jeffsayers

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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2010, 08:55:51 PM »
Great job you guys have done with this. I would like to see us not only approve this for use, but also perhaps to print out a few thousand or so for our members to use. The printing part will take time, but the review and approval for use should move pretty fast.

Would it be possible to reword paragraph two to get rid of the words in parentheses? I hate seeing that on our tri-folds; maybe I'm just weird but it makes it look like an afterthought to me.

Are the words 'Open Carry Rights' in the third paragraph capitalized for a reason?
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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2010, 10:25:08 AM »
Do you guys want me to present this to the rest of the board as is?
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Re: Postcard template for mass-mailing question.
« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2010, 06:32:06 AM »
Whatever became of this?  I don't recall seeing or hearing anything to suggest the postcard was presented to the board for review, copies printed up, etc.  It appears as though another good idea has withered.  Can we jump start this one?

Or can somebody point me to a source for the postcards if they have already been printed up?


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