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Teardrop Banners give great profile

Gone are the days when Rotary hid its light under a bushel.  We need to grow our wonderful organisation with good strong marketing in this competitive world.  These flags are an excellent start.

• Highly visible
• Simple to assemble
• Remain upright in most wind conditions
• Compact and easy to transport
• Complete with stand, water Bag & carry case

The excellent price has been achieved by bulk ordering direct from the manufacturer. This means you are getting real value for money. Any sale profits go to Plimmerton Rotary Club charities.  Here are some of the real benefits of promoting your club.

• Promote your good works at project sites 
• Encourage membership enquiry
• Advertise your venue
• Fly the flag at functions & events
• Show your pride in Rotary
• Promote Your Club
• Build Your Profile

$150 each or 2 for $280 

Price includes GST Comes complete with stand, carry bag and water jacket for high wind conditions.  Heavy folding metal base is stable in most wind conditions

Contact: Wendy Betteridge on Wendy@LastingImpact.co.nz
Freight Extra - please enquire
Numbers are limited
Exceptionally Good Price - brochure here

"Taking off" with Public Image

Front Row: Kaye Clarke,   Ross Brown, RPIC Howard Tong, DG Roger Miller,
Back Row: David Hulme, DGN Paul Wright, Jock McIntyre,
Cheryl McGregor, DGE Russell Turner (Absent - Kim Livingstone)

Yesterday I was invited to attend a workshop in District 9930 by Governor Roger Miller.  This was an opportunity to look afresh at the steps being taken to connect with their community.  Around the table were Rotarians who have recently joined to those who have spent many years serving their community.  From PR professionals, marketers, newspaper journalists to those involved in local economic development.  This was a group focused at looking how better to promote the image of Rotary in their District.  Also joining the group were the District Governor Elect and Nominee.  The outcome has been for the group to commit to meet on a regular basis to further explore opportunities and to map out an action plan that will link into the work of the multi-District communication group who assist Governors to implement their PR Grant programme.  It is encouraging to see D9930 harness the knowledge and professional skills of their District to focus on how to work for a common goal in the marketing of the wonderful work of their District members.
Exciting stuff! Oh yes, and we met in the newly dedicated 'Rotary Room' at the Classic Flyers facility in Tauranga.  This District is ready to 'take off'.

The Power of a Profile

Otaki Rotarians are active and visible in their community

Otaki President Carol Ward reports:

"Howard Tong, Past District Governor, joined us for the evening & spoke about his time with Rotary (“just a member” for 15 years, becoming more involved by then going to conferences, being club President, accepting positions at District level, then District Governor etc.) and went on to talk about the “Power of P”. There were too many to list here & you will have heard them yourselves, but some were:

• Power in working together
• Profile of Rotary
• Raising Perception
• Privileged to be part of Rotary
• Proud (of Otaki’s Vision, Plan & Putting in place)
• Peace Scholars
• Polio eradication – just a little to go

And an important message for all of us – it is up to us to ensure we increase our membership & ensure the future of Rotary in Otaki. Do people in Otaki really know what we do? Do not assume we know if someone wants to be a member, ASK people if they are interested in joining us and take it from there."

Pin it for profile

You've probably heard the buzz around Pinterest by now. You may already be using it to 'pin' your favorite images from around the Internet to share them with your friends. But did you know that you can use it to market your business (ed. read "Rotary")? Like other social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook, Pinterest is all about networking, sharing new things, and linking to content, which makes it ideal for driving new customers to your product or service (ed. read "Rotary"). Here are three ways to use Pinterest to promote your company's content and website. 

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