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- From: dud@hardy.u.washington.edu (Daniel Aylward)
- Subject: Re: Atari marketing & the Falcon
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.164256.13405@u.washington.edu>
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- Organization: University of Washington
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:42:56 GMT
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- selick@csa.bu.edu (Steven Selick) writes:
-
-
- >I just had an interesting idea. Now that we're all done chastising Atari
- >for not advertising their products properly, why don't we, the members
- >of comp.sys.atari.st, and for that matter, the entire Atari community,
- >advertise for Atari? What I am saying is: Get out your favorite DTP
- >program and your Atari SLM's, and go out there and advertise! Go post
- >your advertisements on your local bulletin boards (physical ones, not
- >electronic ones!)
-
- >Ok. Here's another idea...
-
- >Why don't we all pool our money and get, say, $15,000 and give it to
- >Atari to take out an ad in TIME, or Business Week, or something like
- >that? Maybe that would get the ball rolling? We have to be
- >innovative...we own Atari's!
-
- >-Steve <selick@csa.bu.edu>
-
- I couldn't agree more. The main problem is getting people organized... I
- certainly wouldn't mind donating a few bucks, if a fund is set up & I know
- it'll be put to good use.
-
- Hmmm... anyone know of any other company that leaves it up to their
- customers to advertise?
-
- Dan Aylward
- dud@u.washington.edu
-