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[brokenportal]

a.) Snail mail people. This is probably the most potent option.

b.) Call people. It is much harder to get phone numbers, and it is harder to talk to people, convince them, deal with them, and get them links but try this if you so choose, it could be the key to getting through to a particular person about this crucial cause.

c.) Email people. Emails are easier to find so you can help increase the odds of getting through to people by using this method.


Write what you think works. If you want some ideas then let us know and we can help. Keeping it ultra short is recommended but not necessary.

You can also help by making suggestions of who to write to here: http://www.longecity...bout-the-cause/



You can write to your representative to contribute to this team too:

U.S. https://writerep.hou...p/welcome.shtml

U.K. http://www.writetothem.com/

Edited by brokenportal, 06 February 2012 - 09:03 PM.

[brokenportal]

In January, Droplet wrote to 80 people for this team, wow!

A list with a philanthropist named Larry Thiel (related to Peter Thiel? must be) was suggest by Droplet also last month. I have written to Larry today.

[Droplet]

In January, Droplet wrote to 80 people for this team, wow!

I want someone to beat me. Come on, it's a challenge! One person and the amount of e-mails in one month that must exceed over 80.

[Droplet]

Here is my latest outreach e-mailing to the following band sites:
patsywatchorn.com (I wanted to e-mail The Dubliners cos they're ancient, followed a load of links and this was the first with e-mail)
The Troggs (again, they're ancient)
U2
The Pet Shop Boys (four addresses)
The Uprising Creative (wanted to try The Beastie Boys but they had no address)
The Offspring
Scooter
Imaginistix and Martin Hausler (both had links from Meat Loaf's site but he had no e-mail. Two addresses altogether).
Project Pitchfork (three addresses)
Scottbrown.co.nz (not the one I was looking for but a random)
Scott Brown (the one I WAS after)
Moksha (link found through Kosheen's site)
Faithless
Skinny Puppy (they'd likely disapprove but at least they're aware)
Sash!
Sheep on Drugs
Kula Shaker (three addresses)
Megadeth
Metallica (four addresses)
Website Pipeline and Teal Networks (found via the Metallica site - five e-mails altogether)
Gekko Internet (wanted to mail Space but they didn't provide contact info)

Edited by Droplet, 08 February 2012 - 10:37 PM.

[Droplet]

Sony Music (tried to contact Leonard Cohen cos he's ancient but found this instead)
Enigma (another depressing band like the above)
Dog Eat Dog
Avocado Booking (was found via Dog Eat Dog)
Electronic Saviors (I still think someone from US like Brokenportal would do well to speak to them)

Now up to forty. Don't know if I'll get as many in as before but at least I'm half way there.

Edited by Droplet, 08 February 2012 - 10:57 PM.

[brokenportal]

What do you write to them? Do you copy paste their emails all in to one cc or send them out individually?

[Droplet]

I send them altogether with CC if they are from the same site. Other than that, it is individual. I use a stock letter and send it out to as many as I can but I don't put every single contact in one huge BCC.

[brokenportal]

That should work. How long of a letter? What do you generally talk about in them?

[Droplet]

It's the same letter I sent you ages ago when I asked your opinion of it. Very general. Will PM it to you.

[Droplet]

I have selected a whole list of bands from online. I may not like all of them and haven't heard of some of them but here's my list:

100 Blumen
13^th Monkey
Age of Heaven (four addresses)
Agent Side Grinder (three addresses)
Ally The Fiddle
Alte Der Ruine
Anathema (four addresses)
Andrew King
Artwork (two addresses)
Backworld
Barren Earth (five addresses)
Blind Passenger (three addresses)
Blood Sucking Zombies From Outer Space (two addresses)
Camerata Mediolanance (two addresses)
Camouflage (four addresses).
Capud Draconis (two addresses)
Castrati
Chores der Oper Leipzig (two addresses)
Christian Von Aster
Clemenz Peter Wachenschwanz
Crimfall (two addresses)
Now on 81 contacts. Joy!

[Droplet]

Seied Gegrüßt,

wir haben ihre Email erhalten und werden uns so schnell wie möglich bei ihnen melden.

Ihre Spielleut von
Capud Draconis

Anm: Dies ist eine automatisch generierte Email.
A response from one e-mail. I should really write one in German. I know I could if I had some time spare translate my stock letter. This was from the booking e-mail of Capud Draconis:

[brokenportal]

That would be awesome to get a letter from a Minstrel or to bring one on board. I didn't know they had those anymore.

[Droplet]

Face it...would be good if anyone else got on board.

[Droplet]

Cryo (left guestbook message)
Culture Kultur
Curl

<sub>Homo Futura (two addresses)
Düsterpiano
Deine Laikaien (two addresses)
Destroid
Dimandagalas (six addresses)
Die Guitarreros
Die Vorboten
Diorama
Dirk Ivens
Donner & Doria
Dornenreich (three addresses)

Now on 104 contacts. Beat my record for January 2012! Don't know if I'll ever beat this but nevermind.</sub>