Proposal description
My name is Scott Farnsworth.
I am a Dash investor.
And I have an idea to grow Dash Nation… by putting Dash in front of millions of people all across the globe (in a very exciting way).
Here it is:
I own a company called AircraftWraps. We specialize in extreme aero-sports marketing via events like high-speed, low-altitude pylon racing, air shows, and acrobatic flying.
I’m submitting this proposal because I want to introduce Dash to the over 1 million people I fly in front of every single year.
I’m not a writer. I’m a pilot. So let me tell you my plan in the simplest way possible I know:
But why would Dash want to do that?
In a nutshell, Dash will gain Mass Exposure to International Markets.
Are the people who attend air shows a good fit for Dash Nation?
I believe so based on information gathered by the International Council of Air Shows through their Event Organizer Survey. They say:
(I can attest to this. In interview I ALWAYS mention sponsors. And without fail people whip out their phone and download apps for my sponsors when I mention them).
Simply put, I believe this is a great opportunity to put the Dash brand in front of millions of people all across the globe. And to do so in a very exciting and memorable way.
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a Dash investor. This means I have a vested interest in promoting Dash. And I will promote Dash every chance I get.
Here’s how I plan on doing that:
First, I’ll wrap both my planes nose to tail with Dash branding. Here’s what that will look like (pics of planes, and also a pic of a plane surrounded by a ton of people):
Remember, these are massive attention getters. Of course people come to watch the acrobatics while I’m flying. But these planes are also sitting out for the public to touch and see for the entire 4-5 day events. Imagine the impact and conversation starter a huge Dash logo will have on them as they admire the planes.
Second, the entire flight team will be outfitted with custom produced Dash branded flight gear.
This is essentially a walking International billboard for Dash while I or anyone on my team is being interviewed, giving presentations, or just talking with the public at the event.
But promotion isn’t limited to just the event…
Next, and this is what will get Dash in television, radio, and print for a fraction of the price it would cost to purchase advertising space…
Events like these are promoted for 3-4 weeks before the gates open. TV spots, print placement, radio, you name it. The ads prominently display both the pilots and aircraft participating.
What this means is, Dash gets free advertising when the event promoters run all of these ads!
There’s more…
I don’t just fly at these events. My team and I run our mouths too.
During the 4-5 day race are media interviews, public appearances, fan and spectator interactions, etc. - all surrounded with Dash branding.
While being interviewed I will spend no less than 25% of the interview time promoting Dash.
This will put Dash on the map in a huge way.
But don’t take my word for it.
Here’s what my first large sponsor - Matthew Hurley, CEO of U.S. Industrial Tool (a 9-figure supplier to the aerospace industry) had to say about my work ethic when it comes to supporting my sponsors: (In the raw unedited file)
And of course, Dash will be promoted across all of our social media channels.
Furthermore, this will pay Dash dividends for years to come… because Dash will retain all promotional and media rights indefinitely to any and all content created during sponsorship.
Pictures, videos, public releases, interviews, articles written by media, Dash will own it all.
And I’ll make sure my media team sends Dash advertisers everything when directed.
On a more individual level…
I will personally promise to roll out the red carpet for any Dash member who attends an event I’m flying at. If you’ve ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at low-altitude, high-speed airplane racing, here’s your chance.
No promises, but maybe I’ll bring home the National Championship again under the DASH banner!
Bottom line: When you sponsor me, I’ll put Dash in front of millions of qualified users around the globe… and… do everything in my power to promote Dash Nation and bring the evolution of currency to as many people possible.
So, how much is all of this going to cost Dash?
Well, if Dash was to purchase just one 30 second commercial spot during my win at the 2016 European Air Race Championship - paying average primetime rates - the fees would have been a MINIMUM of $120,000 dollars for those 30 seconds.
I’m not asking for that much.
But, keep in mind buying, flying, and maintaining airplanes is not cheap. And Dash will utilize my current fleet and equipment that is worth well in excess of $1 million dollars.
I’m proposing Dash sponsor me at the rate of 287 Dash per month for 6 months.
From talking to members on the Dash forum, I know the MNO community frowns on multi-month proposals from newcomers. But I’m asking for 6 months for the three following reasons:
First, the wraps for the planes are made from vinyl. Retail, for the two planes combined, this would cost one month of the DASH payment alone. .
Now, I own a company that does this so the cost isn’t nearly as much. And I’ve already paid my graphic designers to create the wraps (I showed you the designs above).
But I still have to pay my laborers to print the wraps out and put them on the planes. This takes a ton of time to do right.
Bluntly, it doesn’t make sense for me to put all this time, effort, and money into creating and applying full plane wraps… race one, or maybe two events… and then pull everything off, go look for another sponsor, and start from scratch.
For this reason, our sponsorship contracts are generally 12 months.
Second, ditto what I said above for all of the Dash branded flight gear I’ll have to get manufactured.
Third, Amanda B. Johnson inspired me when she declared that she had “Placed her bet” on the winning Digital Currency.
That simple statement sparked a passion within me to “place my bet” and grow DASH’s value doing the thing I know how to do the best- flying planes really, really fast.
I hope to be the spark within millions of others that join our community. I will assist DASH capture one MarketCap spot to another until DASH emerges as the clear out-performer in this market.
But, as a marketing and racing business we need to plan and budget for events 3,4,6 or even 10 months in advance.
I have a 10 people on my team. They have families and children to support. Some of them have been with me for years.
I fully believe in the mission of Dash. But I have to temper that with my responsibility to the people who rely on me for a paycheck.
I hope you understand why that means I have to ask Dash for a six month commitment.
Please vote yes on this Dash proposal.
Your yes vote and support will unite the fastest digital currency with the fastest sport on the planet.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Scott Farnsworth
Update with pictures of my Air Racing family:


I am a Dash investor.
And I have an idea to grow Dash Nation… by putting Dash in front of millions of people all across the globe (in a very exciting way).
Here it is:
I own a company called AircraftWraps. We specialize in extreme aero-sports marketing via events like high-speed, low-altitude pylon racing, air shows, and acrobatic flying.
I’m submitting this proposal because I want to introduce Dash to the over 1 million people I fly in front of every single year.
I’m not a writer. I’m a pilot. So let me tell you my plan in the simplest way possible I know:
- Roughly 1-2 times a month I’ll fly one of my two planes at an air show, race or exhibition (a minimum of 200,000 people on average attend these events).
- One plane is an XtremeAir XA42. It is the most technologically advanced acrobatic plane currently available.
- The second is a L39 jet - a plane with a rich military history - that I’ve specially modified for racing purposes .
But why would Dash want to do that?
In a nutshell, Dash will gain Mass Exposure to International Markets.
- Last year I won the European Air Race Championship (in front of 450,000 spectators)
- The year before that I was the US National Air Race champion in my class
- Hundreds of thousands of people attend these 4-5 day events in person
- And millions more watch on TV as networks like Fox Sports broadcast them all over the world
- And my exposure is only growing. As I become more successful in my racing career I’m getting invited to more events. Over the next few years I’ll fly in Thailand, China, Central America, Portugal, Croatia, the U.S. and England.
Are the people who attend air shows a good fit for Dash Nation?
I believe so based on information gathered by the International Council of Air Shows through their Event Organizer Survey. They say:
- Air shows attract a well-educated and affluent audience
- Close to 70% has some college education
- More than 54% report a yearly income of $50,000 or more
- And 61.1% of the spectators range in age from 26-49 (because of cryptocurrency inherent privacy, it’s hard to find data on exactly what age bracket uses cryptocurrency the most… but anecdotal reports suggest most people fall in this 26-49 age range).
(I can attest to this. In interview I ALWAYS mention sponsors. And without fail people whip out their phone and download apps for my sponsors when I mention them).
Simply put, I believe this is a great opportunity to put the Dash brand in front of millions of people all across the globe. And to do so in a very exciting and memorable way.
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a Dash investor. This means I have a vested interest in promoting Dash. And I will promote Dash every chance I get.
Here’s how I plan on doing that:
First, I’ll wrap both my planes nose to tail with Dash branding. Here’s what that will look like (pics of planes, and also a pic of a plane surrounded by a ton of people):
Remember, these are massive attention getters. Of course people come to watch the acrobatics while I’m flying. But these planes are also sitting out for the public to touch and see for the entire 4-5 day events. Imagine the impact and conversation starter a huge Dash logo will have on them as they admire the planes.
Second, the entire flight team will be outfitted with custom produced Dash branded flight gear.
This is essentially a walking International billboard for Dash while I or anyone on my team is being interviewed, giving presentations, or just talking with the public at the event.
But promotion isn’t limited to just the event…
Next, and this is what will get Dash in television, radio, and print for a fraction of the price it would cost to purchase advertising space…
Events like these are promoted for 3-4 weeks before the gates open. TV spots, print placement, radio, you name it. The ads prominently display both the pilots and aircraft participating.
What this means is, Dash gets free advertising when the event promoters run all of these ads!
There’s more…
I don’t just fly at these events. My team and I run our mouths too.
During the 4-5 day race are media interviews, public appearances, fan and spectator interactions, etc. - all surrounded with Dash branding.
While being interviewed I will spend no less than 25% of the interview time promoting Dash.
This will put Dash on the map in a huge way.
But don’t take my word for it.
Here’s what my first large sponsor - Matthew Hurley, CEO of U.S. Industrial Tool (a 9-figure supplier to the aerospace industry) had to say about my work ethic when it comes to supporting my sponsors: (In the raw unedited file)
And of course, Dash will be promoted across all of our social media channels.
Furthermore, this will pay Dash dividends for years to come… because Dash will retain all promotional and media rights indefinitely to any and all content created during sponsorship.
Pictures, videos, public releases, interviews, articles written by media, Dash will own it all.
And I’ll make sure my media team sends Dash advertisers everything when directed.
On a more individual level…
I will personally promise to roll out the red carpet for any Dash member who attends an event I’m flying at. If you’ve ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at low-altitude, high-speed airplane racing, here’s your chance.
No promises, but maybe I’ll bring home the National Championship again under the DASH banner!
Bottom line: When you sponsor me, I’ll put Dash in front of millions of qualified users around the globe… and… do everything in my power to promote Dash Nation and bring the evolution of currency to as many people possible.
So, how much is all of this going to cost Dash?
Well, if Dash was to purchase just one 30 second commercial spot during my win at the 2016 European Air Race Championship - paying average primetime rates - the fees would have been a MINIMUM of $120,000 dollars for those 30 seconds.
I’m not asking for that much.
But, keep in mind buying, flying, and maintaining airplanes is not cheap. And Dash will utilize my current fleet and equipment that is worth well in excess of $1 million dollars.
I’m proposing Dash sponsor me at the rate of 287 Dash per month for 6 months.
From talking to members on the Dash forum, I know the MNO community frowns on multi-month proposals from newcomers. But I’m asking for 6 months for the three following reasons:
First, the wraps for the planes are made from vinyl. Retail, for the two planes combined, this would cost one month of the DASH payment alone. .
Now, I own a company that does this so the cost isn’t nearly as much. And I’ve already paid my graphic designers to create the wraps (I showed you the designs above).
But I still have to pay my laborers to print the wraps out and put them on the planes. This takes a ton of time to do right.
Bluntly, it doesn’t make sense for me to put all this time, effort, and money into creating and applying full plane wraps… race one, or maybe two events… and then pull everything off, go look for another sponsor, and start from scratch.
For this reason, our sponsorship contracts are generally 12 months.
Second, ditto what I said above for all of the Dash branded flight gear I’ll have to get manufactured.
Third, Amanda B. Johnson inspired me when she declared that she had “Placed her bet” on the winning Digital Currency.
That simple statement sparked a passion within me to “place my bet” and grow DASH’s value doing the thing I know how to do the best- flying planes really, really fast.
I hope to be the spark within millions of others that join our community. I will assist DASH capture one MarketCap spot to another until DASH emerges as the clear out-performer in this market.
But, as a marketing and racing business we need to plan and budget for events 3,4,6 or even 10 months in advance.
I have a 10 people on my team. They have families and children to support. Some of them have been with me for years.
I fully believe in the mission of Dash. But I have to temper that with my responsibility to the people who rely on me for a paycheck.
I hope you understand why that means I have to ask Dash for a six month commitment.
Please vote yes on this Dash proposal.
Your yes vote and support will unite the fastest digital currency with the fastest sport on the planet.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Scott Farnsworth
Update with pictures of my Air Racing family:

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https://dashvotetracker.com/
1186 masternode owners voted yes
395 masternode owners voted no
25 masternode owners voted abstain
This clearly shows that this budget proposal has wide-spread support under the masternode owners,
has actually been funded through 5 superblocks already and only has 1 more superblock go (6 month proposal).
DashAerosports is also doing a great job at attracting additional businesses which lays outside of their workscope,
which masternode owners are greatfull for.
Is there any information we can add to the conversation to clarify why most MNs rate our proposal as "excellent" or that our team is "an example for other's to follow" regarding execution, delivery of added value based on rising dash value, updates, communication, commitment to cross-marketing with fellow proposals, doubling the global Dash ATM count, Market penetration utilizing our relationships, exposure of the Dash brand to over 1 million live spectators (currently), completely wrapped Dash Bus and trailer that travels coast-to-coast, NBC sports coverage 1st quarter 2018, local media interviews at every attended airshow throughout the US-Brazil-Europe, we purchased control over content creation for our team's Docu-series on our extreme Airrace and airshow team, expert brand development with a focus on brand protection, etc.
I would be happy to answer for our past, current and future actions.
Best Regards,
Scott @TheDashRacer
From my knowledge, a good impression/interaction percentage is about the 3% line... so that means that out of your 200,000 impressions, you will be maybe garnering maybe 3% of those users (at best) into finding out more about Dash (not guaranteed users), and basically this translates to 6000 users a month for 85,000 dollars, or about 14 dollars per interactive user. That's terrible - this number should be in the cents.
I have had my own businesses before and my main source of advertising has always been social media outlets - they're much cheaper and you can track the impressions you make on others. As a general note, I was able to do impressions with over 600,000 users on instagram and 40,000 interactions with $1200 within a DAY.
This idea sounds cool, but if I were to put my vote in (I will have it next year), this would really need to be laid out more professionally and not through a hype video that makes the idea look cool. From a money perspective, this is not a good expenditure or allocation of resource for advertising.
I was going to criticize the airline one too, but this one is twice the price for a fraction of the user base per month. I think you should give your business guideline another look and give these faithful Dash recipients an actual plan of attack that doesnt involve handing 15 dollars for each potential customer (for that, we should just set up a campaign where we give 5 dollars equivalent free of Dash to people if they create a wallet... wait... that doesnt sound like a bad idea lol)
In an attempt to not effect other Proposals we have been sitting on a BIG secret reveal for Dash. With the rise of dash we determined that redirecting additional funds into value added for Dash's growth is our goal. Dash AeroSports is traveling the globe to benefit Dash is both marketing and market penetration. We have utilized our additional funding to purchase and staff our own bus tour from coast to coast within the USA. Dash's rise has allowed us to continue to add additional events and resources benefiting Dash. The new Dash AeroSports bus will travel coast to coast in advance of our team to our event locations. We are announcing the Dash AeroSport's Bus and virtual reality experience is now available to all of our event coordinators . Because of the current volatile market pricing we needed to come up with an asset that can be utilized when Dash is trending favorably and "parked" when we may need to wait out a retrace of movement. The Dash AeroSport bus is complete and ready to accompany our team to the Reno National Air Races in Sept. Thank you to the Dash community for your continued support and trusting us to represent Dash. Best Regards, Scott @dashracer
It's our desire to ensure that all of the Dash community benefits from the great faith and support provided to my team. We will continue our relentless Dash to #1!
Videos and photos available on Slack and Twitter
#dash_aerosports has some updates from the Oshkosh Airshow.
Several new businesses coming into dash, media interviews, wallet presentations (tipped the fuelers and staff in Dash). Great story I just heard about: We were parked in the warbird area and the area has 4 trams that take people around with a narrative tour describing the aircraft. One of the narrators is a crypto guy and when Dash Force One was narrated, the 20-30 riders each ride got the "what is Dash, digital cash" presentation!
Outside of the cockpit:
Sept 13-17th is the Reno Air Races: http://airrace.org/
Dash AeroSports has met with Reno Air Race Association and been approved to have a huge presence at the races. Our team will be providing a unique exhibit free of charge to the Races in exchange to a NBC Sports "pilot interview" to be aired on national TV. In addition, I’ve provided 5 in-cockpit cameras for the jets free of charge. The cameras are provided with the understanding that “DASH†will be posted at the bottom right-hand side of all “In Cockpit†footage aired on NBC sports from the event.
We look forward to seeing every Dash user at the races and introducing new adopters too.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
@dashracer
Thank you for the comment.
New DASH AeroSports contact INFO:
dashflightteam@gmail.com
For general email contact. This email will forward to Keith(Operations Director), Cody(Crypto Specific Marketing) and Scott (Me). Remaining team individual contacts to be added.
(802) DASH-FLY
DASH AeroSports Contact Phone# (Open communications and finding us during Shows/Races)
1pm - 4pm EST US
Sorry for the slight shift. I'll be flying and unable to personally speak until back on the ground.
Thank you,
Scott Farnsworth
No qualifying the audience for interest in finance, technical knowledge, or cryptocurrency awareness. No research into actual conversion metrics for app downloads, usage or anything pertinent.
Scotts Farnsworth - how much Dash do you own? Would you be willing to sign the keys of any of your master nodes?
Ryan Taylor: Are you watching this? Do you have a better plan to deploy Dash's extraordinary budget into effective marketing initiatives? Could you please chime in with your opinion on such a large expenditure at such an exceedingly critical moment in the market?
With respect, the number stated is incorrect.
Please review our proposal and the comments on the forum.
You'll see that we have never discussed one show? We are several shows in the US, 2 in China, 1 in Portugal, 2 more in Europe that the Air Race Championships has not released yet (still in negotiations). This is before we received funding. As funding goes up... we add shows and add exposure level.
3 hours of FOX Sports covering the air races. Pilot profile interview alone is 2 minutes. Equivalent ad spot in a non-sporting event is $120,000 per 30 second spot.
DASH AeroSport Reality TV "Pilot" to be filmed during the Reno National AIr Races.
Film crew that specializes in Motor Sport Social Media filming. Booked within our budget.
Location for DASH pavilion area in Reno negotiated (Not easy) to be placed directly between the elevated location FOX film crew and the jet pits. (Anytime they want to have an image to the racing jets from a higher angle... they have to include our DASH logos on our planes and equipment.
Professional Photographer during Reno: Booked within our budget.
Manua Loa Helicopters in Hawaii integrating DASH into their system.
Strong Parachutes agrees to exclusive DASH payment for their aviation parachutes. Magazine article announcing this relationship.
We also have provided photos and media stories recounting our pavilion setup in which we (4-5 person crew) engage and educate spectators about our sponsor's products. Do to masterminds suggestion, we believe that we can have an ATM present too.
I believe dash is digital cash. Therefore everyone will be using dash. Everyone is a qualified audience by the term "Dash is Digital Cash".
I have provided ICAS statistics indicating a better than 80% sponsor recognition and a 63% try/adoption rate of spectators at an airshow or air race.
I and my director of operations will fly anywhere that the dash core team will meet with us. We would enjoy their direction in how they want us to represent the dash nation. Brand protection and recognition go hand and hand. We are only promoting what the developers are responsible for... this amazing dash.
*We are not funded yet. I have paid everyone out of my own personal dash. Our inter-team relationship will be in dash. (Exception is aircraft designs and studio use was in from my USD)
I think it's very clear based on locations, outlay, planning, resources, the level of aircraft, I will be self-funding a portion of this. I'm sure that is clear given what I've presented? Yes, I want my personal dash to go up in value. However, I want dash in the #1 spot of the marketcap more. Time to get to work.
I am taking my kids flying tomorrow, but my 888 number will be active on sunday between 10am-2pm EST in the US.
Please call if you would like to discuss more. It would be a pleasure. The last call session provided several conversations of support.
It even got us a public statement on the forum from one of our coversations:
"I just got off the phone with Scott Farnsworth of AircraftWraps.com and he is indeed @DashRacer. He said he would also post something on his facebook account.
He sounds like a good guy!"
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
@dashracer
We will be shooting a “pilot†episode for Dash AeroSports - The Flight Team Powered by DASH.
The episode will be produced during the Reno National Air Races. Plenty of drama between a bunch of Type A race pilots and the stresses of running a race team during such a high profile event.
This is not a “hope†or “maybe it will happenâ€. This will happen. This sponsorship is a great storyline to be shared.
Once Cash Alternative TV can have me on again. I would love to discuss the details and overall “pitch†we provided to various content providers and the reason why we choose to go with our selection.
Dash deserves this spotlight.
Thank you to all that came before us. All levels of development, marketing, branding, etc.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
@dashracer
The promotional video for the plane was a work of genius. They tease you for a while, and when they finally reveal this sexy, marvelous airplane emblazoned with the DASH logo it's like a bolt of lightning hits you. I had to stop the video because I was on the verge of shedding tears of joy.
@dashracer
Thank you for your kind words. Your statements are what fills my days with happiness. I try to create exactly what you talk about... internalized reactions that bring you into our would. I truly think the DAO's yes vote is life-changing for my team. We have supported projects in the past that we truly enjoy. Dash combined with our flight team is our ultimate sponsorship. We all believe in dash, but also believe that dash will change the world for the better. My team is working before sunrise and till late into the night right now! We are transitioning the team already on the faith that the vote finishes still in our favor. To make contact with as many individuals during each show day is our focus. Please come to a show or race and watch me dance the skies in the DASH XtremeAir or race to victory in DASH Force ONE racing jet! Then come to our display and event setup and let us talk dash. Thank you to the dash nation for the support and kindness.
https://www.dashforcenews.com/not-waste-treasury-funds-marketing-proposals-20-bounties/
This is good advice, I threw in the shameless DFN plug/link for good measure ;)
"interact with the crowds and help introduce, install a wallet and seed a bit of DASH to the first 100 guest each day."
Hopefully, we can demonstrate that we actually agree... we must interact with our spectators throughout the event to introduce more than just a logo. To introduce and assist adoption.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
@DashRacer
that will be Awsome cheers from Austria
Please don't let this old world money burning continue. Vote NO, too. Let's invest in the future.
From my discussion on Slack:
Imagine the DASH Nation having an Air Force that does not need weapons. Only dash and a message of inspiration and positive benefits for the community that is everyone. Good flows through borders
DASH will make a difference in so many lives for the better. It's an amazing mission we have in front of us!
We are thankful!
Scott Farnsworth
"Does your cash live as fast as you? DASH - Lightning FAST Digital Cash!"
1.) the whole investment would be more than the equivalent of 250,000 USD
2.) going back in history there was a comparable endeavor with the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl - we can remind the results:
- nobody at that event was even aware of what Bitcoin is or even tried to put attention to it - except People who were insiders already
- the money was lost for the investor Bitpay
- Bitpay needed to reduce their staff and streamline processes to remain in business and recover
Farnsworth is an awesome dude, but Dash and airshows are not yet the right fit.
looking for the outcome and wish you will make it :))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_b5Qh3fDfY&feature=youtu.be
Great interview, and you have my entire 2 vote "block" in the yes column. You just can't fake that kind of knowledge and enthusiasm for the Dash product and community.
Solarguy on the forums
Great interview, but for me, it was great to talk DASH with you. In my community, it is still a concept. It's always wonderful to be able to have a conversation and shared our vision and discuss the future. (No telling everyone about my scifi nerd side! Shhhh....)
Please invite me anytime and I would love the update the dash community regularly for events, how we are funding projects and future plans.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
@DashRacer
An easy way to solve this is what i always suggest... giveaway some free Dash to people who set up a wallet app on their phone at the event, simple as that. Get them interested and get them hooked and then they will find a way to buy Dash once they get home and get read up on things.
We will be assisting the setup of wallets on smartphones (Or computer if the spectator brings one). Then we will seed with $5USD in cash to the first 100 per day that comes to hang out.
Once they have dash in a wallet, they are in the club and get access to our VIP area!
https://www.generalbytes.com/products/
Thanks again for an awesome idea for the ATM
A scratch card (below the scratch the private key
And a roadmap off evolution on the back+ other highlights
Article featuring Dash and Strong parachute exclusive DASH digital currency payment.
We should have a Blue Skies Mag article featuring Dash shortly. They are even going to let me review and make suggestions before it's submitted.
My team does not just fly fast. We constantly push our contacts and relationships for sponsor media content.
we are at 0:39 1:37 and 1:55 in this video
Horsepower has agreed to dash aerosports funding their DASH specific race team "Behind the scenes" in their very unique style.
Hopefully, another crew joins us in Reno too.
We will have a phone call tomorrow with NoCoast Productions. They are responsible for the Reality Show "Gas Monkey Garage". My Director of operations has been working on this for over a week now. I've very excited to pitch the Jet and Prop adrenalin show that will focus on the team being powered by DASH.
This is a superb promotion vehicle for the symbolic messages of high performance, ease of use and elegance. Go for it !
But when are we going to get a straight forward marketing proposal for simply google ads, facebook, reddit, is it that hard? I would do it but I have no rep with the community.
To me, this is one of the coolest proposals so far and it literally has the potential to take Dash brand name to the stratosphere of a Red Bull calibre :)
Sponsorships can work to produce a positive ROI, but for an ONLINE product like Dash that is not yet mainstream, the medium must be ONLINE.
Sponsoring circuses, air shows, land based non-crypto events, will not work. They will all lose money, and that's simply a fact.
Dash could produce positive ROI from sponsoring online forums, forex websites, crypto news sites, but not land based events. The one exception to that rule would be a land based event where the people are specifically meeting to discuss or learn about finance or crypto, such as conferences or seminars.
This will lose money and lots of it, voting no.
These people need convincing and a simple logo isn't going to convince anyone.
Before I have had my first DASH deposited that wasn't purchased by me.
We have a Parachute Manufacture now setting up DASH payments
We have the Largest Helicopter Tour and Flight school now setting up DASH payments.
Their pilots will all be able to accept tips in DASH as well. I'll get you a number of their current pilots and how many they hire on a monthly basis. These young pilots will not turn down a tip because they dont have a wallet on their phone.
Either way, with respect... I've generated at least 100 new users in the last 24 hours.
This is my job, this is what I love to do. I take this very serious and demand huge results. (As demonstrated)
If I could be a musician... I'd write a song. If I was a programmer... I would join DASH and program.
I'm not those things... I'm a very capable pilot that has pursued passion first and financial gain thankfully has followed.
Extreme Piloting events and developing brands and brand recognition...
That's what I do... thats what I Love.
And I can tell you one thing for certain. If there is no way for anyone at your shows to get into crypto then there is no point to this proposal. You can accept Dash at every little stand you want but if you don't let anyone know how to get into Dash and buy Dash AT THE AIRSHOW meaning they don't need to leave the airshow and figure it out themselves. Then this is just pointless
This article shows how my team interacts directly with the spectators for 8.5 hours during the show day. The aerobatic flight is only 20 minutes in the day. The surrounding time is spent direct marketing to individuals, encouraging social media photos with brand logo filled race planes and providing media stories such as the one in the link above.
I derived 100 conservatively from:
The number of flight instructors, tour pilots and a small portion of the foreign student base.
you can't expect to sell someone on something and not give them what your selling at that moment , makes no sense. Pictures on twitter that random nobodies post won't get us anywhere.
These events can quickly turn into a crypto meet upheld by DASH. The second largest airshow "Sun n FUN" became an App discussion meeting several times over the 5 day show.
2016 SUN ‘n FUN Numbers Released
The 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by VISIT FLORIDA and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association took place April 5 –10, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. We are pleased to release the following data and fun facts:
Approximately 200,000 guests attended from over 60 countries
Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors
251 attendees took advantage of the free ticket offer for active military available April 5-7
7,530 attendees took advantage of discounted ticket pricing available to active military, retired military and veterans
SUN ‘n FUN Radio stats:
Total connections: 21,774 (up 59% from 2015)
Total unique listeners: 8,402 (up 35% from 2015)
Social Media Statistics:
Total Reach (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) = over 2 million
Total Impressions = almost 10 million
Engagement Rate = more than double the normal amount
Approximately 3,000 new fans were added
2,000 images were posted on Instagram by fans
I did forget to post this news article. It shows my teams setup for MyRadar. We are not subtle in our marketing ;)
http://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20170406/news/170408279/LL/
Online ads for online products work because important data like this can be tracked. Without the most simple tracking metrics like this, Dash could literally lose the entire $175,000 over six months and never even know it. Land based sponsorships are famously unsuccessful and wasteful for online startups, which is exactly what Dash is right now.
If you care about Dash, you'll sell your airshow sponsorship to some other company that will be better fit.
Partnering with IOS or Android wallet app developers will allow us to geo-reference new users within our event area both during the show and a specified timeframe following the event.
Analyzing the data allows us to continue or redirect our future support of that event.
This is exactly how we track our current events with MyRadar (Great app btw, best high definition weather imagery within a single touch!)... sorry... It's the advertiser within me ;)
honestly, this is the type of information I hate divulging about our marketing plans in a public forum. As a business, I rely on these and many other details that provide us with our proven track-record.
However, this is general knowledge within the App space and I thought it might be enlighting to our voters.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
DashRacer
When they get home from your event, they may be in better position to do those things required for proper setup. However, Dash's budget would exponentially be better spent advertising to online groups of people who are already one hop away from becoming a new user.
Successful advertising requires the right medium to the right group of people. This airshow is the wrong medium to the wrong audience.
P.S. I would love to go to one your airshows, talk Dash, and talk about effective ways to harness your resources to spread the word.
To add color: I hope to inspire our spectators to do as I did... visit ABJ's amazing content on YouTube. Not only is she a face of DASH, but the content and educational interviews she conducted took this Cowboy hat wearing, 4X4 truck driving, race pilot into crypto and then convinced me that DASH was the right horse in this race.
It is 10:30am Sunday morning. I will be available to any caller on our *888 number. I will monitor this number today till 4pm EST in the US.
If volume dictates I will try to limit conversation time efficiently so that I can talk to as many MNodes as possible.
I have programmed the phone tree to forward all calls to me personally. If I am on a call with another DASH MN please leave a message and I will follow up either by posting your question and responding or a callback if so directed.
AircraftWraps
888.310.3358
Thank you,
Scott Farnsworth
DashRacer
https://www.facebook.com/AircraftWraps/
https://www.instagram.com/aircraftwraps/?hl=en
Watch the Blue Angles visit and experience flying with me in Virtual Reality! It was a true honor to host our Navy's Demonstration Jet Team!
Thank you so much for your support!
Mauna Loa Helicopters in Hawaii has agreed to accept DASH as payment for flight training and helicopter tours. They will also encourage their tour pilots to have a DASH wallet on their smartphones to accept tips in the form of DASH.
Mauna Loa Helicopter is the largest helicopter school in Hawaii. A large portion of their students are visiting students from china to obtain their ratings. Mauna Loa recognizes the benefits to their students often receiving family financial support from China. This relationship should encourage dash use on both in China and the US (Hawaii).
Recorded Skype interview with Mauna Loa Helicopter's owner tomorrow scheduled.
Recorded Skype interview with Strong Parachutes head of marketing tomorrow scheduled.
I will compile both interviews on Youtube and post for the dash communities viewing.
Please let me know if there are any questions you'd like me to ask?
If you are in Hawaii and looking for a helicopter tour... please support the business that support DASH
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
PS... I've got more ;)
Dash is the wrong product for your medium. A technical, online product like Dash has no synergy with a crowd with no access to their computers.
If sponsorship is to be purchased for land based events, there needs to be a 30 minute lesson/speech/seminar attached where people have the chance to focus and learn.
Our crowds attend each event with a computer in their hand, taking pictures, texting friends about their experiences, calling someone to tell them about the amazing "Thing" some crazy pilot did with his plane -Thats me ;b
I want to be an example of how dash lives off the computer. Fueling-dash, team member lunches-dash, rental car payment-dash, that huge donut my wife tells me not to eat... everyday-dash.
I agree, we will need lessons, but I never did well in a classroom being lectured. I have learned that important specific information can be conveyed and absorbed within the conversations with others. Our team will focus on sharing information for 8.5 hours of a 10 hour event. (1 hour before the flight I remove myself and concentrate on my performance. Engine start to engine stop is 30 minutes of "Ultra concentration" to the flight... and then we go back to shaking hands, picture taking and explaining why DASH is amazing and how it can benefit our audience.
Thank you again for your kind tone and kind words. I hope that I can convince you to come to our event and discuss DASH not only to us, but also to our fans.
Regards,
Scott Farnsworth
DashRacer
I would hope that when Evolution comes out, and the price goes up, and the Treasury budget goes up, and we both need and want Big Marketing, that the owner of the current proposal would approach us again. And perhaps be in conversation with the community on the Slack channel and the Dash.org forum in the mean time.
I always like to have a plan B. And maybe a plan C.
Finest regards, Solarguy
Videos to follow soon as I wrap up DASH exclusive deals from China Air Racing DASH Prize money, to a Parachute company accepting exclusively DASH for digital currency purchases.
Largest Helicopter tour company in Hawaii allowing DASH purchases and tipping of the helicopter pilot in DASH.
If you voted No, please come back and visit our videos that will be published soon. I don't want to tell you what I'll be doing, I want to show you before I even receive a single DASH.
This just finalized while I was typing:
Update: I just completed negotiations with the premium aviation manufacturer of Parachutes. Social media press release and magazine article submitted. I was able to convince Strong Parachutes to accept the digital currency system as payment. I then negotiated the exclusive use of DASH within their aviation and emergency division to enjoy the comarketing benefits joining the DASH AeroSports team.
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I just got off the phone with Scott Farnsworth of AircraftWraps.com and he is indeed @DashRacer. He said he would also post something on his facebook account.
He sounds like a good guy!
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Great talking to you! Thank you so much for your insight regarding what we discussed. I am excited to be able to interact and communicate with our bosses!
I posted a little dash comment that fits perfectly with our 2018 Reno Racing L39 jet that is currently being stripped down for weight and modern Jet engine installed. Solid state electronics and converting hydraulic systems to electric too!
If you are only worrying about your 2017 race... you already lost your 2018 race ;)
Is there a way to confirm the number of people attending an airshow/race/exhibition?
For a land based event with people who are congregating to enjoy airplanes (not congregating to enjoy a lesson in finance) there will no stickiness or virality to the ads.
Voting no. Land based sponsorships will be a vast wasteland of lost investment capital for Dash if this is the type of proposal that passes.
"Furthermore, 87.6% of attendees report recognizing sponsors… and… MORE IMPORTANTLY, 65.3% of attendees report they are likely to try a sponsor’s product or service."
Add in my teams proven effective fan/crowd interaction once back on the ground like this:
http://www.theledger.com/news/20170406/virtual-ride-takes-visitors-up-with-air-race-champion-at-230-mph
I see your wish to keep DASH only on the internet. I'm sorry, but I truly believe that DASH is one of the greatest product/service/inventions within my lifetime. I believe dash will have a positive effect on the world and I want to be part of that. I want to help share that benefits with everyone and anyone that will watch our media interview, watch me fly, come and discuss with my team during or after an event.
I hope you'll come to one of our airshows. I would love to discuss DASH. My team will provide a DASH VIP experience at each show. Every event will have a DASH MEET UP at our reserved area.
Truly... thank you for allowing me to try and convince you that mass adoption will benefit us and society as a whole.
I want mass adoption, too. You'll have a great large audience at your airshows, and they'll have a great time there. They'll be receptive to everything you say, but they won't convert to users because Dash is a more complex product than Coca-Cola. A glance at a logo, and some high profile mentions won't convert.
If you have an email list of high value ticket purchasers, or a way to qualify small groups of large donors and get them in a room for an hour long sit down with a projector, those are the things that could produce a positive ROI.
Within 24 hours I have gained agreements with Strong Parachutes and Mauna Loa Helicopter tours and flight school, Hawaii's largest helicopter operation. They both brought up wanting bitcoin too, I told them if they wanted representation with the DASH AeroSport team that we (DASH) need exclusive access as their crypto payment system.
Crypto is complex.... and that is why dash will be successful. Evolution strips the user of having to understand what is going on in the background. DASH provides an interface that even my grumpy Italian father-in-law seems to be able to use!
There is a broken proposal on the list RIGHT NOW with 450 excess upvotes! (TedX version one)
Thank you for your input. I hope that I have been keeping up with your questions? I did respond in the forum with my personal information to include media article regarding my past representation for sponsors. Hopefully, you had a chance to review the testimonial that I provided from my first large sponsor? If you would like I can try to schedule a recorded skype call with last year's sponsor CTO? I'm confident that as long as his busy schedule on Monday could allow for a 5 minute call he will agree with Matt Hurley's assessment of my marketing work ethic and ability to deliver. Please let me know if that would help clarify any doubts you may have in my character?
But, it's not just decals. The guy owns Dash, he gets it, it's a lifestyle. He took the red pill, he can't stop thinking about Dash, he wants to tell the whole world about Dash.
I think he would make a fine new spokesperson for Dash.
The price is not a trivial amount of money. After the graphics are paid for, any chance for a lower monthly rate?
Also, very interested in your value added proposition if the value of Dash shoots up. I'm thinking yes, but I want to see the answer for how to account for the additional value if Dash doubles, or triples.
Yes, we will be filming me fueling the planes and using DASH debit cards to convey that you can actually spend DASH in the "real world". Interacting with the fueling crew and installing a wallet so that we may tip them in DASH. (we prefer to "storyline" interactions in place of outright adverts)
Thanks for the question: The transition and setup cost will be spent on the first 2 months budget. After that, if we lower our budget below the cost of operations nobody would like the results. I intend to provide everything in the proposal and you may have also seen in the previous post that I am exceeding the proposal with delivering business adopters currently, even before I've received a single DASH.
Needless to say, Yes! I'm a believer. I will exceed the proposal as I have with every marketing relationship in my past. However, it is my desire to prove our worth so that DASH and DASH AeroSports has a relationship pushing into the top spot of CoinMarket cap index. Anyone that rolls their eyes at this statement I offer to provide my personal cell phone discreetly so that I can explain exactly why I know DASH will arrive on top)
On the other side of the payout question. I recognize the need to limit a runaway upmarket. I am currently reviewing solutions so that I can provide what the DAO has indicated as a friction point.
Still to this day, I still think of redbull and the NR1 energy, AAA quality, thanks to its usable even in most extreme situation (red bull is very active in extreme sports).
I know how this marketing game works and it a bit silly that still has that impression on me. I would like DASH to have that impression on people as well. Instant sent and private sent, and the easiest to use wallet (evolution) while still giving you full control.
Aerobatic racing for that reason is a good partner for DASH.
L39 Jet $275,000USD Converted to racing jet through major modifications $250,000USD at least... You are never done modifying in racing :(
I don't post these numbers for any other reason than to be transparent. That is 1 million on me just in aircraft.
Now we need cameras, videographer, still photographer, drone, hotel rooms, crew chiefs, director of operations, transportation of aircraft to locations, etc, etc.
I think the math shows, I'm not trying to make $28000 per month by spending over a million. When I wrote the proposal dash was a little lower and we aggressively worked the cost numbers to provide dash with maximum value to investment.
In this AeroSport team, dash is getting the amazing pricing and we will request participation from storage devices, debit cards, services that provide value to our DASH community.
Copy past of video, at the time they start showing how it will look like:
https://youtu.be/SsUudjhAPeA?t=156
http://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20170406/news/170408279/LL/
You notice in the ledger article photos that we do a FULL display for our sponsorship with team crewmembers engaging clients/adopters with answering questions and helping setup up the app or in this case, setup the wallet and receive a $5 seed deposit (limited to the first 100 per day)
https://www.vrstatus.com/news/myradar-launches-aviation-vr-experience.html
Checkout the camera in the front seat!
http://allthingsaero.com/airshows/g...-2016-wraps-up-another-successful-fly-in-expo
https://macsources.com/myradar-anno...erience-at-sun-n-fun-international-expo-news/
Everything. Has anyone done any due diligence on this?
Someone we've never seen before shows up and claims to love Dash. Then asks for $30,000.00/month. And we just say "Sure, sounds good".
Note that he ignored all comments/question regarding escrow and price fluctuation and just submitted in final.
There is a guy around here who keeps saying "MNO's are stupid". I'm beginning to think he's right.
Thank you for the response and I completely understand your point. If you google "Scott Farnsworth Pilot" my life is basically and open book because of being in marketing.
I just want to let you know that I did not ignore the comments. I am forming a value and plan of how to address this. You'll notice with me, I don't open my mouth till I know I can do what I say I can. Because, once I say I'm Going to do something... I'll spend my own money to complete what I said I'd do.
When I started developing this proposal, dash was $77. At $84 I started typing. A great problem to have is that dash is $103 and going up. I'm developing a plan to mathematically provide longer calendar terms based on dash movement. In turn, I'm looking for non-fixed cost that can be "parked" if dash goes below $78 (there is the margin)
You are an "investor", sign a message with an address that you own please.
L39 - DASH Force One
XtremeAir XA42 - We need a really cool dash marketing name for this plane!
https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/dash-branding-on-race-and-acrobatic-airplanes-how-ill-promote-dash-to-200-000-people-per-month.14975/
I have voted Yes.
Also I am wonder isn't DASH evolution+this type of campaign a better idea, people enjoy these types of events. I have not only been to a few airshows myself, so i can not be certain. But for me this is a yes, when evolution comes out right now I think its to early. At any rate please to make this a one time proposal.
Question)
What is the normal going rate for this type of advertisement ?