Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Subject: Re: CDVT and CD-I Message-ID: <1991Jun29.160508.4486@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University References: <1991Jun26.221453.6865@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1991 16:05:08 GMT In article arctngnt@amiganet.chi.il.us (Bowie J Poag) writes: > >> >> Oh please. Not even a smiley? You blame this all on the >>marketing department? You see, if you don't have any money to >>spend, you can't make a deal. Despite the fact that the US >>departments are underfunded, they've still managed to pull things >>such as Virginia Polytech off. >> -- Ethan >> > >It would be a different argument completely IF Commodore was making a >conscious effort to advertise. Then, I wouldnt get on their case. BUT. THEY >ARENT ADVERTISING >>ANYTHING<stand. Lets say you have the most incredibly potent, great-tasting lemonade on >the planet. > As has been repeated here several times, they are advertising on a regular basis in video, music and Unix magazines. That money is certainly a lot better spent than a TV advertising campaign to try to sell the Amiga to the "professional" market. The consumer market is more reachable via TV, and Commodore has said that they will have TV ads for CDTV this Christmas. I've been trying to make the point for a while that Commodore can't just break into the professional market by advertising on TV, cause no one will believe it. It is hard enough convincing people in person. They certainly won't believe what Commodore can tell them in 30 seconds or less. I will, with this message, take a several month hiatus from trying to defend Commodore, even though I think messages like this go way too far. Like Marc says, why should I do their work for them. 8-) BTW, a marketing department is only as good as the budget they receive. -- Ethan FF buckets of bits on the bus, FF buckets of bits. Take one down, Short it to ground, FE buckets of bits on the bus.