Mark Davis - Media Sales Consultant S/C Daily
Print Media
Mark Davis has spent the past 11 years working at The Sunshine Coast Daily. He is a Media Sales Consultant. Mark moved from Tasmania to the Coast with his wife Bev so that she could closer to her Mum and Dad. They brought their youngest son with them and their other son lived here already. They spent 20 years working in the family business. Mark has recently nominated to stand in Division 1 for the S/C Regional Council local Government Elections.
Chris chaired the meeting, and welcomed guests Helen, Brian and Mark
Gerry proposed the International Toast to the Rotary Club of Collingwood, Canada
From their brochure:
We are working with various partners on the following projects:•Global Literacy Project-Supplying schools in Tanzania with school libraries and literacy.•Rotary Collingwood Community Hub — Creating a 7,000 sq ft shared space for the use of community organizations and agencies•Supporting Local Students-Providing bursaries to local graduates•Ending polio — Partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization,and UNICEF to end polio, once and for all
President Bernie's main task for the day was to induct (or maybe induce) new member Brian
We also have a BBQ to do for the mountain bikers on 7th June
Mark started with a "buyer beware"announcement. His employer, Sunshine Coast Daily has given him a leave of absence to contest Division One in the up-coming Sunshine Coast Council elections. Of course, today his role was to help us with the media.
He was born in Moree and spent time in Sydney and Tasmania, where he was a councillor for two terms.
With information for the press, remember "no one knows your business like you do" and you need to "set yourself apart" and "engage"
Write in the third person with some quotes from yourself as "the expert"
A typical article is 2-300 words, and include a choice of images in landscape and portrait formats
He mentioned Eden for business reporting and Lacey at the Caloundra Weekly
Gerry appeared resplendent in his best St Patrick's Day shorts to spruik the Golf Day
and be careful fumbling with your phone in the dark - like pressing the start button five times
We have 13 sponsor teams and 16 other teams. Coast is $100 a player, which is good value as a normal round costs $108 and obviously Rotary will throw in a few "extras"
Merv kept us entertained wit two copper coins and a piece of wood