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Re: Market

Posted By: neontek
Date: Sunday, 18 July 2010, at 6:25 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Market (Stephan Krasner)

> I didn't suggest that benders drop their
> craft all together. I suggested that benders
> offer LEDs in addition to glass work BECAUSE
> they are so easy. If a customer comes in to
> your shop asking for LEDs in a sign.
> Obviously the first thing you will tell them
> is that LEDs aren't going to last, they
> aren't as bright, and they don't save
> energy. If they insist that LEDs are better,
> you can sell them LEDs anyway or send them
> off to another shop. Either way, if you are
> right, who are they going to come back to
> when their LED sign breaks? And what kind of
> sign do you think they are going to want?
> They will see you as the authority on both
> LEDs and neon.

> I get that neon purists are set in their
> ways and they have been in the same business
> doing things the same way for a very long
> time. It may be impossible for some people
> in this category to do anything with LEDs.
> But the alternative to taking control of the
> LED conversation is a purely defensive,
> scathing position that will drive people
> away from neon. It would behoove the whole
> industry to take a deep breath and admit
> that LEDs have their place, talk about the
> useful applications and refute the false
> claims that they are effective in regular
> sign applications. It makes you look silly
> when you say they are completely useless
> junk, this in its self is a false claim.

> I can also understand that you
> misinterpreted the intent of my first post.
> It was a shout out against complaining
> publicly about a problem everyone already
> knows about, and use better argument
> tactics, not a call to ditch neon.

*********

All other arguments aside.

Take a look at what site you are on.
"The Neon Benders BBS" (sounds pretty damn "TOPIC SPECIFIC" to me).

If you're looking for a receptive audience to your mindset, I would suggest a "full service sign shop" related site.

You might as well be spouting verse from the koran to the pope.

Tony D.

Messages In This Thread

• Market -- Eric R -- Wednesday, 14 July 2010, at 8:38 p.m.
  • Re: Market -- Stephan Krasner -- Wednesday, 14 July 2010, at 10:07 p.m.
    • Re: Market -- neontek -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 2:47 a.m.
      • Re: Market -- Darryl Thompson -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 2:59 a.m.
        • Re: Market -- neontek -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 3:18 a.m.
      • Re: Market -- Stephan Krasner -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 8:33 a.m.
        • Re: Market -- neontek -- Friday, 16 July 2010, at 3:53 a.m.
          • Re: Market -- Stephan Krasner -- Saturday, 17 July 2010, at 2:33 p.m.
            • Re: Market -- neontek -- Sunday, 18 July 2010, at 6:25 p.m.
  • Re: Market -- stampeder -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 7:21 a.m.
    • Re: Market -- Eric R -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 10:23 a.m.
    • Re: Market -- Dana -- Wednesday, 4 August 2010, at 7:12 p.m.
  • Re: Market -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Thursday, 15 July 2010, at 3:03 p.m.

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