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Released: 09-Jul-09

MGA COACH’S LEAGUE

Have a problem? The following MGA members have volunteered to be available for any MGA colleague who has a question or needs some direction with a particular issue. Our membership is fortunate to have these experts willing to support their fellow members. Many thanks to those members who are volunteering their expertise to "mentor" fellow members in need of assistance in the following areas:

  • Overall marketing requirements, list rental/space ads-magazines, card decks/package inserts - JIM ZUCKERMANDEL, Zed Marketing (405) 348-8145, jim@zedmarketinggroup.com

  • Print, Advertising, online marketing, and PR Services – BARBARA EMERSON, Have Green Thumb (978) 526-1145 Barbara@Havegreenthumb.com

  • Catalog, logo and advertising design, ad placement, PR and print services – ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE, Brookside Marketing, (217) 734-9365, brooksid@adams.net

  • List management & brokerage - LAURA SMITH, RMI Direct Marketing (203) 825-4617, lsmith@rmidirect.com
                  
  • List management or list brokerage - JANE McCOY, Chilcutt Direct Marketing (405) 478-7245, janem@cdmlist.com

  • Starting from scratch with a small company and a good product - BRUCE FRASIER, Dixondale Farms (830) 876-2430, onionman@dixondalefarms.com

  • Advertising, shipping, telephone systems, catalog design, marketing - RICHARD CHAMBERLIN (585) 295-3600,  rchamberlin@harrisseeds.com

  • General business resource for gardening cataloger - DICK ZONDAG, J.W. Jung Seed Co., (920) 326-3121, dick@jungseed.com

  • Pre-Media, Printing, Mailing, Co-Mailing and Logistics – Jim Treis, (800) 558-8724 jft@arandell.com , www.arandell.com

  • Marketing, circulation, merge-purge, mailing lists – JOHN LENSER, Lenser, (415-446-2501), John@Lenser.com

  • Research, determining customers’ needs and expectations – LILLIANE LeBEL, Millard Group, 603-924-9262 X 3232, llebel@millard.com

  • Printing/Distribution –GARY MEAGHER, Quad/Graphics, Inc. (414) 566-2064; gary.meagher@qg.com

  • Shipping Issues – KEN LANE – Hathaway and Lane, 860-567-5275, klane@hathawayandlane.com


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