I honestly think that MM needs to do the same thing as AOL and send out a disk with Macromedia Studio MX along with a presentation. They could send it out to all major companies CIO's Etc... Etc...This would give companies the ability to try something new and possibly make the switch!! It would not cost MM very much $$ to do it either.
Douglas Brown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark A. Kruger - CFG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: RE: Article: A Wealth of Woe at Macromedia > Maureen, > > I agree. There is usually a general disconnect between the folks who make > technology products (developers, programmers and general gear heads) and > those tasked with selling them - marketing folks and the like. It's pretty > rare to find marketing folks selling technology products who have more than > tenuous grasp on what it is they are really selling. > > -mk > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Article: A Wealth of Woe at Macromedia > > > Now that is funny. > > It's my considered opinion that most of the revenue problems at Macromedia > stem from more from a failure of the marketing strategy than from a lack of > demand for the product. > > It's extremely hard to buy something that a company doesn't know how to > sell. > > Of course, that's not a problem just with Macromedia. It is endemic > throughout the technology industry. Pick a web site for any technology > company, go there and see if you can determine 1) what they sell 2) what it > does, 3) what it costs, and 4) how to buy it. > > I just tried this on the Macromedia site, and had to look at over 20 pages > to gather most the information I need, and I still don't know if I can get > a volume discount for multiple purchases, and if so, how much it would be. > > > > > At 10:07 AM 8/13/02, Gyrus wrote: > >I'm no expert, but haven't economist's nerves been a bit too fried of late > >for us to trust their predictions, good or bad? > > > >For a bit of perspective: > > > >http://www.theonion.com/onion3828/lou_dobbs_hosts_moneyline.html > > > >:-) > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
