Hi Phil
Rather than ask lots of question please give us your opinion on the NCCA, whether you are a member and why you think CC's are looking elsewhere.
Cheers
Doug
I posted those questions Doug to get the debate going. Anyhow, my views on the NCCA and no, I'm not a member.
The NCCA has been around 43 years and has and is serving it's purpose IMV. It operates effectively internally, it's training is good, and there are some very very experienced carpet cleaning stalwarts on the board. The only thing it doesn't do is advertise on a National scale [NA]. Why, because it's too darn expensive, all their advertising and marketing budget and reserves would be swallowed up easily and very rapidly. However, if members wanted to fork out say an extra £400 p.a. just to cover the NA then the funds would be in place, but that's never going to happen is it?
Maybe members feel 'forgotten' after they've paid their subsciptions? Maybe more work needs to be done in that area? Maybe member's need to be kept up to date more?
I know there are alot of things going on behind the scenes at the NCCA all the time, they are busy and they are working in their member's best interests. Maybe it's time for a change of Officer's in with new fresh ideas?
I'm for the NCCA, it can achieve more if the Director's push the Asscociation forward in a positive aggresive manner!
Are carpet cleaner's really looking elswhere? Those that haved 'joined' TACCA have done so because they are either 'forum mates' of the founder on here, and because it's FREE!! It's so easy to join something that's FREE!!
But wait till they find out the true cost of advertising on a national scale and it won't be free for very much longer. TACCA will never be able to compete with the training at the NCCA. It takes time to build a business, it also takes time to build an Association and the NCCA are 43 years ahead of TACCA. Alot of younger carpet cleaner's (like Paul Moss, Del Boy, etc) are maybe disinfranchised with the NCCA because they maybe would like to become involved on a direct level but they know they can't and wouldn't get voted on the board through lack of experience and youth. That's a shame but that's the way these things work.
Phil.
Attached is a pic of Paul Pearce teaching a class at the NCCA, do you really believe TACCA could espire to this with it's current one man set up?