How about a Ron Paul kiosk in the malls

[Exarel]

Awesome idea. I'd donate money and time towards this.

 

[Dustancostine]

opening too. seems like at rolling oaks in san antonio it was like five hundred bucks or something insane.

Rolling Oaks is a little cheaper as there is not that much traffic there now that La Cantera opened. We had to close our location there because of lack of traffic. It will still cost around $2,000 for the holidays though.


If you talk with the leasing manager at the mall if they still have C levell locations left for December you might be able to get a weekend only deal. That way you wouldn't have to have someone there all the time. Also you could negotiate just to have the tvs playing as advertisement without people there all the time since you are not selling anything. You would just have to have someone open and close. Under such a deal I am sure you would be able to have someone there passing out slimjims whenever you want.

 

[DJ RP]

Just to say I love this idea. I'm telling everybody, the absolute BEST WAY there is to get people to support ron paul is to HEAR THE MAN SPEAK. Widescreen TV's in a mall would be THE GREATEST WAY. Imagine it, just a big screen people can stand and watch, with a table beside with materials to take away once you're intrigued. It would be amazing! Think of all the great youtube videos we have that could be used. This idea would CONVERT TONS of people!!!

 

[DealzOnWheelz]

You could also do voter registrations at the kiosk. If that is allowed. Or at least put people on a mailing list.

And you can have a computer there setup so people can donate to the campaign right there in the mall

"Buy Freedom for Christmas Donate to Ron Paul"

By the way I live near King of Prusia mall in PA it's only the 2nd or 3rd largest mall in the country behind Mall of America

 

[Dustancostine]

Also if we need cheap T.V's the hotel that I am staying at is selling 25 in TV's for $25. If someone wants to do this I will ship them a couple.

Also I am talking to a leasing manager tomorrow about opening some new locations. She is also in charge of the mall in Ames, IA. I probably could get a deal on it.

 

[Zarxrax]

This is a GREAT idea. You can help recoup costs by selling Ron Paul merchandise. This is a great way to create EXPONENTIAL growth. You sell people t-shirts and yard signs and bumper stickers and stuff, and that helps to convert even MORE people who see those things!

Many casual supporters of Ron Paul might not want to go to a meetup group or order merchandise online. Something like this can get it out there!

 

[Corydoras]

This idea really is going to fall down on the staffing thing. Money is not going to be the problem.

At my local mall, nobody stops at the kiosks that show anything that requires time to understand or try out, like electric candles that change color, or super-duper little stereos from an obscure brand. They only stop at the kiosks that sell items that are easy to understand, grab and go.

But staffing is going to be the issue.

 

[micahnelson]

They only stop at the kiosks that sell items that are easy to understand, grab and go.

Which is why we could offer free gift wrapping. They have to stand at the booths for a few minutes and they would certainly watch a video that was playing if they were waiting.

 

[born2drv]

Which is why we could offer free gift wrapping. They have to stand at the booths for a few minutes and they would certainly watch a video that was playing if they were waiting.

Or we could pass out short quizes that if they watch the movie clip (like 5 mins) and answer the questions correctly they get a free gift.... like maybe a small box of chocolates for a stocking stuffer.

 

[IHaveaDream]

Just imagine if we had at least one military veteran working each location. That might even draw a local reporter or two.

 

[Dustancostine]

Bump.

 

[doronster195]

bump

 

[coboman]

A mall kiosk is one of the best ways to promote an unknown product (another one is the infomercial).
I have had mall kiosks and is a great opportunity to convince people one on one. Also very effective to hand out fliers.

I don't think that having people in the kiosk would be that difficult, watching the passion of the Ron Paul supporters, you could ask for volunteers on the spot.

This is a great idea, and it should be implemented as soon as possible in the primary states.

 

[Santana28]

you're looking at at least 800 bucks or more a month (depending on the mall and size of the kiosk)...

also, it's probably a little too late for this x-mas.

if you b.s. w/ the security guards for awhile and get on the friendlies, they'll probably let you congregate
in, on or around the information or security kiosks.

might be just my experience, but i've found security guards at simon malls to be more apathetic than others,
i'm not sure what the deal w/ that is.

LOL... as a Simon mall security guard, i find that statement humorous Actually, Simon contracts out - I work for IPC International currently. Before that, i worked with Valor Security.

I would have to agree that right now the cost would far outweigh the benefits. I know our mall jacks up the prices of kiosks in the thousands during the holiday season... you would probably do much more by contacting mall management, and asking permission to hand out political materials and talk to people. We just recieved a memo recently, which i believe went out to all Simon malls, that stressed how labor demonstrations (picketing) and "political speech" are protected and to be allowed. How that will be interpreted at each individual mall is unknown - but it can't hurt to go in and talk to someone about it. As long as you stress that you won't harrass, disrupt, or leaflet the entire area you might possibly get permission.

Now as far as security goes... our mall jumps all over anyone caught passing out literature to people or flyering cars immediately. If you don't stop and leave, you get arrested for trespassing. Including political literature. But standing in areas with literature that has been pre-approved by mall management wouldn't be an issue.

Also, you might want to talk to individual kiosk owners and stores and ask them if they would be willing to put a stack of slimjims or whatnot on their kiosks. Most of them at my mall at least are arab/pakistani immigrants and very sympathetic towards Ron Paul as it is.

 

[Santana28]

You could also do voter registrations at the kiosk. If that is allowed. Or at least put people on a mailing list.

And you can have a computer there setup so people can donate to the campaign right there in the mall

"Buy Freedom for Christmas Donate to Ron Paul"

By the way I live near King of Prusia mall in PA it's only the 2nd or 3rd largest mall in the country behind Mall of America

perhaps you could contact the local GOP and see if they would be interested in funding a voter registration booth that you would volunteer to man. They might make you keep stacks of info on all of the other Republican candidates, but i'm sure they would pale in comparison with your massive Ron Paul display

But that might be a way to get funding or easier approval from the mall with possibly discounted rates.

 

[Eric21ND]

I think it would be worth it simply because you could have two different flat panel tv's set up to play on opposite sides of the display. Have two different DVDs going 24/7. Hearing Ron Paul speak is what gets people to notice him. They can tell he is genuine and honest.

I'd definitely pitch in for this!

What are the most popular malls in Iowa/NH/South Carolina??

 

[coboman]

Go. You can still try to get kiosks for the holyday season.

If not, January is a great month to rent kiosks, because they are much cheaper.

 

[Eric21ND]

Both December and January would be ideal to do this.

 

[Birdlady]

who would work this?

No one seemed to be addressing who would work the kiosk, so here is another post about it.

Let's be very honest. Working in retail during the holidays is HELL. Pure HELL. It doesn't matter if you are trying to sell Ron Paul, diamond earrings, or women's clothes. It will be the same atmosphere and annoying "customers".

This all sounds wonderful and great, but do you want to man this on Christmas Eve or the day after Christmas? Or insert another day that is important to other religions.

To those that say it would be easy to find RP supporters to man it, then that is great ONLY when I see it. Everyone is getting ready for the holiday season and I predict a lot of the support wouldn't work when it got close to Christmas. Most people I know work more during this season to make more money for Christmas, so that means less free time.

Malls are open from at least 8am-midnight towards Christmas. You would need at least 2 people a day for a 17 hour span. That would still be a long 8.5 hours on top of whatever job this Ron Paul supporter is working for money.

The mall nearby that has requirements when you open and close is a Simon's Mall. Unless you follow their rules you get fined big time for each day you don't show up or close early! They are very strict on this too from what I have heard especially on the kiosks.

If we want to promote this idea and spread it further, let's figure out how someone could get this kiosk manned through out the entire Christmas/Holiday season.

 

[Mithridates]

No one seemed to be addressing who would work the kiosk, so here is another post about it.

Let's be very honest. Working in retail during the holidays is HELL. Pure HELL. It doesn't matter if you are trying to sell Ron Paul, diamond earrings, or women's clothes. It will be the same atmosphere and annoying "customers".

This all sounds wonderful and great, but do you want to man this on Christmas Eve or the day after Christmas? Or insert another day that is important to other religions.

To those that say it would be easy to find RP supporters to man it, then that is great ONLY when I see it. Everyone is getting ready for the holiday season and I predict a lot of the support wouldn't work when it got close to Christmas. Most people I know work more during this season to make more money for Christmas, so that means less free time.

Malls are open from at least 8am-midnight towards Christmas. You would need at least 2 people a day for a 17 hour span. That would still be a long 8.5 hours on top of whatever job this Ron Paul supporter is working for money.

The mall nearby that has requirements when you open and close is a Simon's Mall. Unless you follow their rules you get fined big time for each day you don't show up or close early! They are very strict on this too from what I have heard especially on the kiosks.

If we want to promote this idea and spread it further, let's figure out how someone could get this kiosk manned through out the entire Christmas/Holiday season.

From what I can tell there would be no need to be worried about that. I've never been to the US but what with the stories of getting up at 5 to make hot chocolate and tell people about RP I doubt there would be a problem with manning a warm mall kiosk.