Lapsed Storm Memberships

[mrpc]

Hey folks,

Last year when I renewed, the Storm gave me a different membership number.  One of a litany of errors with my renewal this year.  As such, their computers think I didn't renew my old membership.

Today at work I noticed that I had received an E-mail saying the Storm will be calling me tonight.

8th April 2009

The Melbourne Storm players will be doing their bit tonight to help the club reach it's target of 10,000 Members in 2009.

Over the course of the evening players will be assisting the Membership department in contacting unrenewed Members in a bid to get them back on board for the 2009 season.

If you are an unrenewed Member and haven't yet heard from the club, you could be receiving a call tonight!

Click http://bigpondvideo.com/NRL_Storm/11932 here to view Storm Captain, Cam Smith's message to unrenewed Members.

On the bus home at 7:30pm or thereabouts, I got a call from someone who claimed to be (and presumably was) Joseph Tomane.  I politely pointed out that I had already renewed but they gave me a different membership number and thus the computer thinks I didn't renew, then mentioned I'm looking forward to the Panthers game, and that was it.

Regardless of the error, that's a novel way to reduce attrition

[Andy]

My housemate got a call from Greg Inglis!!!!!  She hasn't renewed, but I told him I had!!!! 

He sounded really nervous though....poor darl.

[nacho]

thats a really good idea that the club came up with
how about the cheergirls come and thank renewed members, im not fussed with what they do though

[Super Cronk]

ill buy 10,000 memberships if the cheergirls come to my house 

[AAS]

thats a really good idea that the club came up with
how about the cheergirls come and thank renewed members, im not fussed with what they do though

So Sorry we could not get the storm cheerleaders but he is the the Rabbitohs cheerleaders of 1959 for you Nacho.



The morale of the story.... Becareful what you ask for.

[CooperCronk]

BTW does anyone know what our membership figures are atm?  Ta.

[Didgi]

Is there not a membership counter in the memebership section of the Storm website?

[Tigger]

It's not a new thing for the players to call lapsed members, they've been doing it for years, most people here renew early anyway so don't get the call   

[Insomniac]

It's not a new thing for the players to call lapsed members, they've been doing it for years, most people here renew early anyway so don't get the call    

Where's the reward for loyalty in that - we should be getting thank you calls from the players!

[Tigger]

It's not a new thing for the players to call lapsed members, they've been doing it for years, most people here renew early anyway so don't get the call    

Where's the reward for loyalty in that - we should be getting thank you calls from the players!

That's a bloody good point 

[mrpc]

Does anyone remember that Simpsons episode with the auto-dialer?  Or how about John Howard's recorded message spam about two elections ago?

These things are scalable and a thank you from Cam or someone else could be done for next to no cost.  Some might disapprove but surely it's the thought that counts.

[Bourbon Rat]

Some might disapprove but surely it's the thought that counts.

WRONG

For me it's honesty & a personal touch that count - I didn't get membership,so 'dial India' could call & piss in my pocket.

[Cowbell_Mark]

Got a call from will chambers, we still haven't renewed but we will be fairly soon

[CooperCronk]

Is there not a membership counter in the memebership section of the Storm website?

No.  Would love to find out what nos. we have, if anyone can help. Ta.

[Super Cronk]

have any of the interstate members got their away tickets sent to them yet?