Update Time Part 2 - 2011 - Mondeo ST Owners Club

Hi all,

I promised a quarterly roundup, giving you all an insight into the goings on behind the scenes.

A great deal of time has been spent around Club Merchandise, Organisation of Ford Fair and Expansion of FiestaSTOC.com and FocusSTOC.com Forums.

Ford Fair

Its clearly the biggest show of the year and one the club puts a great deal of time and effort into.

This year has seen a 100% increase in interest in the show, resulting in 420 cars on the club display stand across the four clubs. As you can image, this is created a big challenge for the show organisers trying to find us a big enough space... likewise, for us, when it comes to displaying all the ST/RS's on the day.

We are currently in the process arranging the inter-club competition. This year we are introducing a new style voting system, so will be an interesting test with such large numbers!

All those participating will be getting their tickets soon, along with a letter with plenty of information to digest.

We will have a brand new Club Marquee at the show... you won't miss it!

Club Merchandise

A task that eats up so much time I cannot begin to explain.

I do however have some great news... we have listened to the comments and feedback.

We already offer:

Dolomite Keyrings
Air Fresheners - (FiestaSTOC & FocusSTOC Only)
Old Style Mugs - (FiestaSTOC & FocusSTOC Only)
Mouse Mats - (FiestaSTOC & FocusSTOC Only)
Old Style Plastic Pens - (FordSTOC and FordRSOC Only)
Keyring Coins - (FordSTOC Only)
Writing Pads - (FordSTOC and FordRSOC Only)

We do now have stock of new Club Merchandise that is branded separately with each club. Initially only available at Ford Fair, with it to be placed into the club Shop in mid September, we will have the following items:

New Style, Modern, Mugs
Metal, Laser Engraved Pens
Richbrook Titanium Tax Disc Holders

I purposely allowed the club money to build up over the last few years in order that we could be in a position to purchase such a large quantity of stock.

I have worked hard to find a balance of good quality items at an affordable price for you all. I have tried to allow the club to make £1 to £3 profit per item. I therefore hope you agree when the prices are announced, they will be attractive.

Further to this, we will be offer a new range of Club Clothing, offered in Male and Female, XS-4XL sizes, in four colours with three position embroidery:

Polo Shirts
Micro Fleeces (Half Zip)
Winter Fleeces (Full Zip)
SoftShell Jackets
Winter Jackets

Finer details are yet to be finalised, so I do not wish to commit to providing any further information at this time.

We plan to allow the build up of orders over a 10 day period, they will then be sent off to our new supplier and the orders processed with a 10 day turn around... so ideally within 20 days you will receive your orders.

A specific announcement will be made, once I know more.

A massive thank you to Amanda (as always) for spending time to organise the clothing.

PLEASE NOTE - NEW MERCHANDISE WILL INITIALLY BE AVAILABLE AT FORD FAIR ONLY, THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE CLUB SHOP FROM MID SEPTEMBER 2011.

We have also purchased six new flags, some of which have gone to live in Scotland as we felt the transportation of existing flags was getting too expensive.

Club Sponsors

You will have noticed a steady increase in Club Sponsors across the Network.

I'm pleased to say, the majority have contacted us, rather than me chasing them. In some cases I have a big thank you to our members for their encouragement and passing on the word about us.

As I've said previously... the more Club Members we have, the more likely Sponsors are to sign up... the more Sponsors, the more discounts you guys receive... you only need an 8% discount on a £100 purchase to cover your membership fee in one hit. It really is a case of spending money to save much more.

Website and Forums

I have been developing a new front page template, unfortunately my time has been eaten up with other things and yet to have the time to add it to the clubs... this will eventually happen, along with some new pages with various information on them.

We have recently had a handful of fraudulent transactions within the classifieds. To say I am gutted and angry is an understatement. In response to this, we have issued some new guidance as an initial measure. In the long term, I am yet again looking in to how I can improve the classified, along with some form of feedback/rating for classifieds transactions only. This will not be a quick change, so please bear with me.

Club Members will have noticed that the Technical Handbook section of the forums have been expanded offer more sub categories, along with the addition of Reviews and Guides sections. I hope you all find this addition easier to browse.

Club Membership

There is currently a membership option called 'Enthusiast'. It was previously called 'Collective'. I created this in response to feedback by non ST owners who wanted to be part of the club.

I have decided, mainly due to a poor response, to cease offering this membership. All current Enthusiast Members will be moved into the Club Members group. There is no loss or gain. This will happen in the next few months.

Club Member Membership - This is currently offered per year. Following feedback I am now looking into offering additional periods. At the moment 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and Lifetime. They would all be without any included merchandise and discounted as you increase. If anyone has any further feedback or comments, please let me know by replying to this thread.

Twitter!

I've given in and accepted, like it or not, much like facebook, Twitter is a massive social network... you can now find MondeoSTOC.com on Twitter:

@MondeoSTOC

As a reminder, our facebook page is here: http://www.facebook....136944336340341

Please follow us and help to spread the word!

And Finally...

I will again leave this thread open to hear any feedback or suggestions, based on the information above, or any other subjects related to the club.

Regards

Jim

Update Time Part 2 - 2011

#1
Jim

Posted 12 July 2011 - 17:44

#2
Amanda

Posted 12 July 2011 - 20:38

#3
dazza1066

Posted 12 July 2011 - 21:46

#4
Mike O

Posted 12 July 2011 - 21:55

#5
Jim

Posted 13 July 2011 - 06:40

#6
dazza1066

Posted 13 July 2011 - 15:13

#7
Rich

Posted 13 July 2011 - 15:19

#8
Amanda

Posted 13 July 2011 - 21:50

#9
Chris

Posted 13 July 2011 - 21:53

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Update Time Part 2 - 2011

#1 Jim Posted 12 July 2011 - 17:44

#2 Amanda Posted 12 July 2011 - 20:38

#3 dazza1066 Posted 12 July 2011 - 21:46

#4 Mike O Posted 12 July 2011 - 21:55

#5 Jim Posted 13 July 2011 - 06:40

#6 dazza1066 Posted 13 July 2011 - 15:13

#7 Rich Posted 13 July 2011 - 15:19

#8 Amanda Posted 13 July 2011 - 21:50

#9 Chris Posted 13 July 2011 - 21:53