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- From: earthstar@grumpy.magg.net (Greg_Blanchard)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why not Wal-Mart or Sears!!!
- Date: 29 Jan 1996 08:40:54 -0500
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- >Roger P. Chartier wrote:
- >>
- >> Well, we all have stated a number of ideas regarding marketing strategy
- >> and possible outlets with quite a bit of differences of opinion.
- >>
- >> One thing that we can all agree on is that it is TIME TO DO SOMETHING!
- >>
- >> So far, there have been no news releases to general publications, general
- >> computer magazines, and even more shocking, very little info supplied
- >> lately to Amiga-oriented publications.
- >>
- >> AT has a free worldwide forum right here and they tell us virtually
- >> nothing. Certainly, they shouldn't be expected to divulge every aspect of
- >> their business plans, but some general bits sure would be reassuring to the
- >> Amiga community.
- >>
- >> I'm hoping that this is the calm before the Amiga-storm, as in a short
- >> time, they will certainly have an infomercial, visable advertising
- >> throughout North America, stocks of equipment and software abounding in
- >> retailers, and a stunning success...
- >>
- >> The calm before the storm. What else could it be?
- >>
- >> --
- >> |~~~~~~~//~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
- >> | // | rchartie@mtholyoke.edu | Aprox. 1 in 36000 people will |
- >> | \X/ | | break a leg within 3 weeks |
- >> |AMIGA ENCORE!!| | of reading this post. |
- >> | | Roger P. Chartier |(apologies to Wreckless Eric) |
- >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- >The SMG has generally made press announcements to every computer related
- >publication, all major US newspapers, and a large number of regional / city
- >based newspapers. Additionally, we send an updates, dealer list, regularly
- >to every Amiga specific / related publication. Rarely do these releases get
- >published.
-
- SMG shouldn't be making/sending out announcements. SMG should have an
- advertising agency doing it.
-
- If SMG has an agency doing it, it's time for a new agency!
-
- Cheers,
-
- Greg
-