New Company founded by Beta

[rastaone]

oh quick question...are they all shaped as rectangles with transparent tape in the areas that are not printed on, or are these cut to the shape of the the design? (ie is it a rectangle or does it have a precut border which curves around the letters?)

[a.e.B.O.T.]

I feel like with that big of a wall design, you should be targeting chapters, not individuals... but umm, if I wasnt on my way out, I would so get one... they are super cheap, but just not well publicized... ive spent like 4 years looking at online fraternity stuff and NEVER came across your site

These are actual cutouts. So the crest is separate from the dragon etc.

Our company is very young (~10 months old) so thats why many of you haven't found us.

I think you're right about the marketing. The other bad thing is that everyone's going home soon from school. Does it make much sense to think we'll sell a ton over the summer?

I've also been struggling with the solicitation policies of each group. Beta's for example is as follows:

In January 2006 the Beta Theta Pi Board of Trustees adopted the following policy regarding solicitation of members:

"No member, officer, chapter or affiliated entity of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity or the Beta Theta Pi Foundation shall circularize the Fraternity, its chapters or alumni associations, active members or alumni to solicit funds for any purpose including commercial solicitation for products or services (including those provided by members) without the expressed approval of the Administrative Secretary. An exception to this policy applies to chapters, alumni associations and house corporations soliciting their own members for the purpose of obtaining contributions or dues for the benefit of those entities."

[ECUJacob]

I'm going to have to agree with rastaone... if you market it right and get the word out, your sales should pick up. I would assume that many chapters/members that do not own their house(s) would love the idea of transferable Beta artwork or gifts.

You're right regarding the drop-off in summer sales... I would think that your sales would increase during the school year when students are typically buying greek-related gifts/items.

[rastaone]

does your chapter have a newsletter? or is there any way you can advertise your company through beta and market it to other chapters? i know if houses saw this and knew it was run by one of their brothers they would purchase something.

and if theyre saying you cannot solicit as a beta, do it without representing beta. maybe make facebook ads/group, and talk to the house managers of different sororities/frats and dont tell them youre a beta

[uclabru1]

I'm just gonna say thats a great idea. I personally went to those stands in the mall that make printouts to put on your car, and custom made a Beta with 2 dragons on each side of the beta theta pi and it looks amazingly sick. I think you just need to start letting chapter presidents know and send out an email link to the website. With individual chapters buying these you start some kind of profit, If you give me the link i'll send it out on my chapter's server.

"Once a beta, always a beta, everywhere a beta"