FLITE TEST GIVEAWAYS! - Tell us YOUR THOUGHTS!
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DharanFlyer
Active member
I looked at a school near me. About 1/2 of what my private was.
I mean, if PPG ever needed a commercial, seeing the looks on the faces of the FT guys after their first flights sold me. It is time to start storing dollar bucks away in the hopes that one day I can do it. My grandma snowbirds right outside of Lake Wales so I am in the area more than a few times a year.
TazRC
Obsession, not hobby
Praise to JimCR120 and PsyBorg
Stefan: Regardless of how you structure your giveaways, please send something to JimCR120 and PsyBorg for their continued help with forum members. Both consistently go over and above trying to help forum members. I've ran forums for years and know firsthand that folks like this are vital to its existence and should be acknowledged.
Stefan: Regardless of how you structure your giveaways, please send something to JimCR120 and PsyBorg for their continued help with forum members. Both consistently go over and above trying to help forum members. I've ran forums for years and know firsthand that folks like this are vital to its existence and should be acknowledged.
Hai-Lee
Old and Bold RC PILOT
Promotional gifts, (AKA Give-aways), have a target audience and a goal. Massive gifting programs can adversely effect business as limited gifting also can generate adverse public opinion mostly among those that miss out or do not qualify.
Best programs are those that provide incentive for the recipients to engage with the promoted company or service, increase their purchases as well as increase the business's customer base.
Whilst FT could distribute tons of FB kits, trinkets, and the like most would amount to very little in the long term.
To promote the hobby, Flitetest, and the FT store some lateral thinking into increasing the number of customers provides a few ideas as to what could be "Gifted" to promote and increase customers.
Suggestions:
1. A "Learn to fly drones and RC model aircraft" booklet or similar with a rear section (a few tear out pages) of discount vouchers or the like. A CD or USB key copy included.
2. A "Building RC Aircraft from Foam board" booklet similar to the first suggested item with CD etc.
3. (A longer term investment) Buy the rights to an old RC flight sim and have it re-written to have the FT Tiny Trainer as the only included plane. Controller adapter cables available through the FT store and a free add on plane supplied when you purchase a plane. For example: An FT Explorer add on supplied free when you purchase an FT Explorer, Etc.
If there is a requirement for "Prizes" in the future an FT branded tool kit could be considered along with an FT branded field box with battery and FT branded charger. Both the tool kit and flight box could be cheaply sourced from China and should be available through the FT store of course for those that do not win!
Just a few thoughts!
have fun!
Best programs are those that provide incentive for the recipients to engage with the promoted company or service, increase their purchases as well as increase the business's customer base.
Whilst FT could distribute tons of FB kits, trinkets, and the like most would amount to very little in the long term.
To promote the hobby, Flitetest, and the FT store some lateral thinking into increasing the number of customers provides a few ideas as to what could be "Gifted" to promote and increase customers.
Suggestions:
1. A "Learn to fly drones and RC model aircraft" booklet or similar with a rear section (a few tear out pages) of discount vouchers or the like. A CD or USB key copy included.
2. A "Building RC Aircraft from Foam board" booklet similar to the first suggested item with CD etc.
3. (A longer term investment) Buy the rights to an old RC flight sim and have it re-written to have the FT Tiny Trainer as the only included plane. Controller adapter cables available through the FT store and a free add on plane supplied when you purchase a plane. For example: An FT Explorer add on supplied free when you purchase an FT Explorer, Etc.
If there is a requirement for "Prizes" in the future an FT branded tool kit could be considered along with an FT branded field box with battery and FT branded charger. Both the tool kit and flight box could be cheaply sourced from China and should be available through the FT store of course for those that do not win!
Just a few thoughts!
have fun!
Waffleman
New member
I'd rather it be a bit more... personal... than just new-product giveaways. Product giveaways are a promotional tool, they feel "corporate", you know?
I'd rather it be something along the lines of, "you saw it in x episode, now it's up for giveaway" type deal. I know you all don't get the chance to fly all of the old ARFs. PnPs, and DTFB builds that you've done over the years, so why don't you give them away to make room for newer cooler stuff? And I think people would get a lot more enjoyment out of a unique or special airplane/quad/whatever than a generic speedbuild kit or gremlin.
Not that'd I'd turn down a gremlin, those are mad cool
As far as how you conduct the giveaways, you should do some through forums, some through facebook, some at events, etc.
Make it more contest-oriented, like "funniest RC story", "best crash", "What's the craziest thing you've ever flown?" type deals where the community members get to tell you more about themselves and share some really cool things of their own.
I don't think it should be entirely random, because then the awesome community members that really deserve stuff would be unlikely to get anything.
I'd rather it be something along the lines of, "you saw it in x episode, now it's up for giveaway" type deal. I know you all don't get the chance to fly all of the old ARFs. PnPs, and DTFB builds that you've done over the years, so why don't you give them away to make room for newer cooler stuff? And I think people would get a lot more enjoyment out of a unique or special airplane/quad/whatever than a generic speedbuild kit or gremlin.
Not that'd I'd turn down a gremlin, those are mad cool
As far as how you conduct the giveaways, you should do some through forums, some through facebook, some at events, etc.
Make it more contest-oriented, like "funniest RC story", "best crash", "What's the craziest thing you've ever flown?" type deals where the community members get to tell you more about themselves and share some really cool things of their own.
I don't think it should be entirely random, because then the awesome community members that really deserve stuff would be unlikely to get anything.
PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
Stefan: Regardless of how you structure your giveaways, please send something to JimCR120 and PsyBorg for their continued help with forum members. Both consistently go over and above trying to help forum members. I've ran forums for years and know firsthand that folks like this are vital to its existence and should be acknowledged.
Thanks for the endorsement Taz but I am no different then any other person contributing to helping people here. I just have more time available to do so. There are others here far longer and more valuable as a community resource then I am that deserve to be rewarded long before I should. Jim is one of those so I will agree on that part for sure.
I dont know that much about Asperger syndrome, but I can say one thing, get a plane that flys slowly and easily. My easyest and slowest is probabbly the UMX raidian. This costs 90$ BNF, and a transmitter costs 60. https://www.horizonhobby.com/airpla...adian-reg;-bnf-with-as3x®-technology-eflu2980 and https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...ft-transmitters/dxe-transmitter-only-spmr1000 I dont know what your price range is, if this it to much then I would go with scratch building a Tiny Trainer.
F106DeltaDart
Elite member
For anyone who's in the DFW area, I'm giving away of one of my models: http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?35070-Dynam-Cirrus-SR-22-Free-to-Good-Home-(DFW-area). Would love to have it go to someone who is just getting into the hobby. Contact me by posting there or by private message if you are interested.
AviationHobbies
New member
I personally think a custom speed build kit of some sort would be an awesome giveaway. A custom 200% Kraken wouldn't be a bad idea...
Aspieman
I am glad you want to get into the hobby. I would be glad to help you out and point you in the right direction. I work at a school with many kiddos on the ASD including Aspergers. One of them also played soccer when he reached middle school.
What I want to ask you to do is either start a new thread in the New Guy section or make a post in a section that seems appealing. You can also PM me but I really like the newer members to introduce themselves where the forum can get to know them. Our community is a friendly one and the introductions are a great way to get off to a good start and connect.
I will watch for your post. Welcome to the fun.
—Jim
Hello aspieman,
I am glad you want to get into the hobby. I would be glad to help you out and point you in the right direction. I work at a school with many kiddos on the ASD including Aspergers. One of them also played soccer when he reached middle school.
What I want to ask you to do is either start a new thread in the New Guy section or make a post in a section that seems appealing. You can also PM me but I really like the newer members to introduce themselves where the forum can get to know them. Our community is a friendly one and the introductions are a great way to get off to a good start and connect.
I will watch for your post. Welcome to the fun.
—Jim
Ltngstrike
New member
Stefan: Regardless of how you structure your giveaways, please send something to JimCR120 and PsyBorg for their continued help with forum members. Both consistently go over and above trying to help forum members. I've ran forums for years and know firsthand that folks like this are vital to its existence and should be acknowledged.
Well said and +100!
I just saw this today. Thanks Taz and Ltngstrike but really, your encouragement is already enough. Off the top of my head I could honestly name several others who offer much more content that actually solves problems. I wanna be like them.Stefan: Regardless of how you structure your giveaways, please send something to JimCR120 and PsyBorg for their continued help with forum members. Both consistently go over and above trying to help forum members. I've ran forums for years and know firsthand that folks like this are vital to its existence and should be acknowledged.
As for the give aways I would click on the agree button (see what I did there) for what Hai-Lee said regarding focusing on the real purpose for the giveaway whether it wants more people, closer connections, depth of expertise, etc. Keeping the mission, the big picture, in focus will always make how to get there more clear.
jtbluefeather
New member
I agree with Waffleman. If you've got shelves of flying things from old episodes, those would go over with almost anyone who is a Flite Test fan. I also agree with those who think that flying with you guys would be a sweet thing to win. A giveaway with each release of the item being released would be cool, as would going back to the old school challenges where you each competed for someone.
As for a method, lots of good ideas here already, and you should go with most of them. Different avenues will attract a larger audience. Also, one place I worked did a "Secret Reward" system, where we could nominate other employees who went above and beyond and they would be recognized by administration.
See you at FFE'17!
As for a method, lots of good ideas here already, and you should go with most of them. Different avenues will attract a larger audience. Also, one place I worked did a "Secret Reward" system, where we could nominate other employees who went above and beyond and they would be recognized by administration.
See you at FFE'17!
