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Originally Posted by lenny
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Originally Posted by Colo Springs E
But if Gibson is doing something that ultimately:
1) Sells more guitars, and
2) Makes them more money...
...doesn't that actually benefit the employees (more job security, lessened likelihood of layoffs, etc)?
But, I could be wrong!
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no, that's exactly right. but it forgets about those pesky customers. to me, as a customer, this sort of marketing makes me much more likely to say "fu gibson, i'm buying a copy for half as much", than "o boy i'd better scoff up those cool colors " . |
also the sign of a good company is loyalty...people that are successful know how to make money longterm, not all at once ....
i asked my local dealer if they were still a gibson dealer, his whole demeanor changed before my eyes, he recounted how his father had carried gibson forever and would let people pay for years on layaway just so they could have their dream gibson, other tales of how people would drive from far off because they were the only people to carry gibson ...he was shocked at the amount of inventory he was going to have to purchase to keep his gibson dealership ...he said the gibson rep told him they wanted "Rolls Royce clientele" (i paraphrased a lil) anyhoo ...don't be surprised if we see another enron type deal one day from gibson.....seems to me he said he heard that Sam Ash told gibson to stick it when they told them how much they would have to carry, i found that shocking