Are you waiting for ideas before you take over or will you take over and then hope ideas will help you do a stellar job? I'm not a marketing guru or a social butterfly but when the right people are part of an organization - any organization or company, things happen - for whatever reason.
Our family contains some interesting talent which you may or may not be interested in but here might be something for you to consider. I'm not sure where the money would come from but the new Canadian legislation in the works to motivate people to pay for music downloads might have some strength. Talking about music and family talent, have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjmX1lngK0