Since I sent requests out to all counties in the US starting with the letter 'A', I thought I would go through my database and pull a few statistics to see what I came up with.
(All stats refer to counties that start with A only)
Overall:
Total Number of Counties: 112
Total Counties that sent postcards: 41 (36.6%)
Requested/Received from:
-Chambers of Commerce: 19 out of 61 (31.1%)
-Tourism/Visitor's Bureaus: 12 out of 37 (32.4%)
-Historical Societies/Museums: 6 out of 7 (85.7%)
-Government Offices/Parks: 0 out of 6 (0.0%)
-Individuals: 0 out of 1 (0.0%)
So if the stats tell me anything, I should try for Historical Societies first, then go to Chambers and Bureaus, which have roughly the same response rate. I should also only try governmental contacts as a last resort (my postcard from Kalawao County, Hawaii from was a National Park, so it's not quite 0%, just for letter As). However, in Massachusetts, I started with Historical Societies, and out of 8 requests sent, I got 2 back. So I guess in the end, it doesn't matter too much, it will be based on the individual who gets my request!
Ok, I realize my math may not add up quite right. I missed 4 received postcards, I think two from Chambers and two from Bureaus. It still should be approximately the same.
ReplyDeleteI also write chamber tourist bureaus too and get cards. It fun to see who will send I also send emails to different palces to and get cards.
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