B5 Fan Club Addition

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From: SLC <servlrn at pilot.msu.edu>
Date: 15 May 1998 14:56:24 -0600
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Julie (former InfoClub Poobah) is a <b>great</b> choice, Joe.  The MST3K club has
really benefitted from her experience, as I'm sure the B5 club will now.

What a seemingly dream job, to run a fan club like this on a professional, full
time basis.   Just wondering, what kind of background, schooling, experience and
such is normally needed to fall into this line of work?  Any idea?  It's easy to
guess what kind of background a secretary, doctor, lawyer, etc. needs - I just am
curious about this kind of work as a profession, not looking for job advise.

Lori

Jms at B5 wrote:

> As the fan club has expanded and been reworked, we've worked to play catch-up
> on orders, improve the site, and increase the numbers and quality of in-house
> products.  To that end, we've just brought on someone who will run the thing
> full time, instead of all of us pitching in part-time.
>
> The new addition is Julie Walker, previously head of the MST3K fan club.
> Knowing both the fan area and the environment, she should be a huge help in
> getting us to the next level.
>
>  jms
>
> (jmsatb5 at aol.com)
> B5 Official Fan Club at:
> http://www.thestation.com





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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 15 May 1998 17:26:42 -0600
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>Just wondering, what kind of background, schooling, experience and
>such is normally needed to fall into this line of work?  Any idea?  It's easy
>to
>guess what kind of background a secretary, doctor, lawyer, etc. needs - I
>just am
>curious about this kind of work as a profession

It's an odd mix...one has to have a knowledge of the fans that is based on real
experience, but not be a "fanboy" (if I can use that term) where it can become
about self-aggrandizement...you have to want to serve the needs of the fans,
and the company.  Also you have to be a business manager, able to pull together
a real, honest to god company and expand it.  Sort of a fan technomage.  That
she had been involved with a fan club based on a TV series, and made it into a
going concern, was crucial to her selection.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
B5 Official Fan Club at:
http://www.thestation.com
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