superwarp1 posted:Yet Rich states going to the Amherst show in January is a money loss for OGR And will no longer attend. You state the same For York. I would argue you are preaching to the choir at York as there really isn’t any one new so to speak and everyone already knows OGR. As for the Amherst show you have young families, young boys and their fathers new to the hobby checking out what there is for trains that have never heard of OGR. So where is the money better spent? Sorry to side track the thread, just trying to understand the logic?
To tell you the truth, if I had my choice and if we had lots of time, staff, and $ to spread around attending events, I would probably lobby for spending it to attend Trainfest in Milwaukee and similar shows. None of these events--train meets or train shows--are ever real revenue generators for publishers, but that "choir" you mentioned is an important one, and the TCA Eastern Div. York Meet traditionally has the largest of the choirs that support our efforts, not only through subscriptions and advertising, but also in terms of providing content for the magazine and in helping to spread the word about the hobby via some of the hobby's foremost practitioners. It would be great to have the resources to participate in a good number of events, but. . .well. . .the real world intrudes.
