December 2006

In this issue...

OSSN Home
Destination: Japan
by John Hawks
President's Message
by Gary Fee
Untangling The Agency Codes
by Melody Fee
How I Missed The Boat
by Patrica Bannister
Your Travel Rights
by John Hawks
Don’t Stop Sending Brochures
by Ken Hall
Selling Cruises
by John Hawkes
OSSN Agents Send Soldiers Socks
by John Hawkes
Managing Your Travel Business
by John Hawkes
Selling Travel 101
by John Hawkes
OSSN Sets Sail with Fam Cruises


Don’t Stop Sending Brochures!
by Ken Hall

You haven’t stopped sending me brochures, have you? Please, no matter how much you want to do everything on the Internet, don’t stop sending me brochures.

They grab my attention; they paint beautiful word pictures of exciting destinations; they give me a better feel for the life and spirit of the places I want to visit. They make me “want to be there.”

These, days too many companies rely on the Internet to reach me. They think that, because I do a lot of shopping online, it is the only medium I look at. The problem with this thinking is it misses how I really see the Internet.

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OSSN Home  |  Destination: Japan  |  President's Message  |  Untangling The Agency Codes
How I Missed The Boat  |  Your Travel Rights  |  Don’t Stop Sending Brochures |  Selling Cruises
OSSN Agents Send Soldiers Socks  |  Managing Your Travel Business |  Selling Travel 101
OSSN Sets Sail with Fam Cruises