NTU MAE Dinner 2008 - Offline Marketing at Work
I went for the NTU MAE dinner 2008 just now with my friends. Well, frankly speaking, I went there partly because of the free dinner. I mean you pay $5 for going but the $5 is refundable. How cool is that?
Of course, there is also a lucky draw at the end of the event. The prizes? 10 MAE jackets, a number of thumb drives as well as the grand price of a iPod Shuffle.
What Happened
Alright, we went there. The start of the event was this lady, i dont even remember her name actually. some alumin thing. she’s in charge of some fund raising i think. went up to stage and gave her sales pitch.
“DONATE TO NTU BEFORE YOU GRADUATE”.
“THE GIFT OF 2008″
“YOU MUST BEAT THE PREVIOUS BATCH OF STUDENTS”
By the way, she gave the most enthusiastic speech during the whole event. Her voice was the most energetic.
I think only a couple of us donate. $10 will earn you a badge. $50 your name on some plasma tv which nobody notices? and $75 for something even better. something like a dedication in addition to your name on the screen!
Lesson Learnt - No Free Lunch in This World
So, will NTU MAE Dinner 2009 be the same as this? Well, I mean, underneath all of it. The free dinner to entice you to go for the dinner and maybe a conversion rate of 5%?
Actually not many of my friend donated to the so called gift for our school 2008. I guess we are just not used to getting sales pitch for their funds and scholarships.
Did I donate
I guess they didnt think I was something who would donate. But the point is they didnt ask me.
ONE ADVICE FOR SALES PEOPLE - ASK AND YOU SHALL BE GIVEN. NEVER MIND IF YOU ARE REJECTED.
If you didnt ask, how would you know?
AT THE END OF THE DAY
I guess we students always feel a sense of belonging in school. Especially in engineering, the long hours of tutorials and boring experiments, not forgetting the SUPER DUPER long queue at canteen A(people queue at food that is not even tasting at all, simply becos we have no choice) . You really really do not need a sales pitch to get donations.
Just ask with your HEART(sincerity) and we will donate. After all, we will never forget the times we spend in LTs sleeping and the fun we have at labs. But marketing tactics should never be used in tandem in donations or charity.
If you wish to donate to the school, check this out.
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I asked you!
Would you mind donating for the school? :-p