Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!hao!boulder!sunybcs!ugmiker From: ugmiker@sunybcs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Marketing suggestion for C-A Message-ID: <3631@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jun-87 03:31:52 EDT Article-I.D.: sunybcs.3631 Posted: Fri Jun 12 03:31:52 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jun-87 20:08:51 EDT References: <1209@spice.cs.cmu.edu> <8706120436.AA07456@cogsci.berkeley.edu> Sender: nobody@sunybcs.UUCP Reply-To: ugmiker@joey.UUCP (Michael Reilly) Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 61 Summary: another ad idea ( A line a day keeps the line eater away... I HOPE ) About the recent advertising ideas... They sound great, I just hope someone at C-A who can do something with these ideas is reading. While reading USA TODAY one day at lunch I saw a chart in thier "snaphots" area about what most businessmen use thier computers for, and a surprisingly HIGH percent of computer usage is for reading E-mail, and also, a good amount of the executives use them for games also. So I think the idea of showing the business comunity the games on the Amiga is a good idea, of course not a conerstone of an ad campaign(sp?), but it helps take the drudgery out of boring computer commercials. Just think about how much of IBM's new campaign is geered to pretty displays. How about a Boss-figure walking through the office checking on his employees, all of which are tired looking, grayed out (through t.v. magic), working on IBM-type computers, but looking like they are doing nothing because of boredom, and when the boss asks them if they are done yet, they say no, but then the boss comes across the final employee, in BRIGHT living color,and joyful (of course), because he is using the NEW AMIGA the company is trying out, when the boss asks him if he is done with his work yet, he says sure, and clicks into a window, to show the boss he is done, then the boss asks him if he finished some other job, and the employee jumps to another window, and says, sure, this is done too, then maybe the employee shows the boss whatelse he is working on, maybe another window, and then by mistake he shows the boss the "game window" with some fantastic "AMIGA ONLY" game. I think this shows the multitasking of the AMIGA, plus the games as an extra to the raw computing power. I HOPE someone at C-A is listening to these suggestions(not necessarily mine) and is thinking about them, but they (C-A) still have to be willing to $pend the money($$$$$$$) to run these ads, and make sure they are run at the right times. Another small tidbit from USA TODAY, IBM budgeted some 30 MILLION (YES MILLION) DOLLARS for the new os/2 campaign. Now I dont expect C-A to do that, but some cash spent on advertising might be cash well spent. --------FLAME ON--------- I still can't figure out how a company that has a GREAT product with good technical support, a good base of P.D. software, a good base of commercial software, and a loyal group of users, CANT SELL A COMPUTER !!!!!!! ???????YOU'VE SUCEEDED IN CONFUSING ME COMMODORE !!!!!!!!!!!!! --------FLAME OFF--------- p.s. hey commodore, how about having a commercial script writing contest, with the winner winning, who knows, maybe an upgrade, maybe a position as head of advertising, but how about doing something to help this computer we all know and love so dearly. ================================================================================ Mike Reilly // ---- ------ // University of Buffalo Computer Science AMIGA// ---------- -- ------- -------- ------- \\// csnet: ugmiker@buffalo.CSNET \/ uucp: ..!{nike|watmath,alegra,decvax}!sunybcs!ugmiker BITNET: ugmiker@sunybcs.BITNET, v107ln7z@ubvmsa.bitnet ================================================================================