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Clubessential Announces Partnership with Elson-Alexandre
Contact Vonda T. Hampton
Marketing Manager
800-448-1475, ext. 0530
(July 31, 2003)
- Clubessential, LLC, and Elson-Alexandre, the most respected and experienced
photography
vendor in the club industry, are working in partnership to
provide clubs member photographs in print format and online. The service
allows clubs to build a beautiful, photographic roster without expending
a lot of effort or cash.
Historically, private
clubs have always used member photos to enhance member recognition
and strengthen their sense of club community. However,
despite the benefits of member photos, many clubs have not taken new
ones for many years, if ever. Club managers have found that scheduling
photo sessions is a thankless chore. Photographers are expensive and
frequently leave painful issues to resolve due to uneven photo quality.
Printing rosters is also complicated, involving negotiations with printers
and the potential for results unsuitable for the club. Additionally,
uploading roster photos to the club's Web site can be tedious and result
in poor quality images if no one on the club's staff is skilled at electronic
photograph manipulation.
The special partnership between Clubessential and Elson-Alexandre solves these issues. The two companies have agreed to provide the following services to Clubessential clients at no charge to the client:
- Take member photos, including logistics of calling members for appointments.
- Arrange appointments to encourage increased member dining.
- Provide an indexed CD of copyrighted member photos, pre-formatted for Clubessential's automatic upload to the Internet.
- Optimize all of the electronic images for display on the CE Series 4 Web site.
- A high quality, printed directory of all photographed members.
- For clubs signing up before September 30, 2003, Elson-Alexandre will quote a price for producing the directory and guarantee the club will save 25% off what they spent for their printed directory last year.
Clubessential is excited to partner with Elson-Alexandre and help clubs increase their sense of community, reduce attrition, increase revenue and improve the appearance of their Clubessential Internet communication system.
Clubessential, LLC, develops, hosts, and manages Internet communication systems for more than 400 of the world's most prestigious private clubs and associations. The company, founded in 1999, is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.