Y'know, since I think about what a business has to take in versus what it's able to put out for a living, it's sort of a habit for me. But let me get your point- besides all of the leading indicators that people pay attention to when trying to determine if a professional wrestling promotion is advancing being flat, it doesn't look flat? Yes, they appear to be doing better in other departments, because when we're talking about cash, there aren't any other departments that matter. (Again, unless you're in the crowd that believes TNA is getting far more money per person than they have been. Statistically unlikely.)
You don't understand money, and that's understandable. Most professional wrestling fans get caught up on a guy doing a cool flip, or sneering at a camera, just right. You're in that crowd that acts shocked when WCW goes broke. Does TNA appear to be running out of money OH MY GOD RIGHT NOW!!!? No, I've never argued that, and it's another case of you using over the top hyperbole to try to embellish an already weak point. The whole idea- and this is like Business Economics 101- is that a company has to convince the people that place money into it that they should continue to place money into it. When a business isn't able to turn to those investors and say "this is what we'll get you for your money", those investors then ask themselves "is this a good use of my money?" When that answer becomes 'no', then companies fail.
You mistook all this for Hogan hate. Again, s'ok- anyone criticizes TNA, you get to slurping, and usually miss the points that people are expressing. Go read a book, and we can have this conversation again at a future time when you're ready for it.
Yes, you're a business man or you're involved in those things, we get it. You mention it every second post. That doesn't make you the end-all be-all of knowledge, nor does it make everyone an intellectual midget. I improve companies' business models when it comes to their online presence and marketing strategies. Am I shoving my knowledge on the matter in everyone's face? Hell no. I'm not
that big of a dick.
Here are the facts, pal. The only clear-cut information that you have in order to evaluate TNA's current business state and say anything about it are their ratings. You have no idea what kind of revenue they generate from ANY other department, whether it's Pay-Per-View sales, gate sales, sponsors, online On-Demand content, merchandising, DVDs, live events and so on. You don't have the slightest clue what these numbers are, the only thing you can do is take a wild guess, a shot in the dark based on the ratings and lay a claim that on paper makes sense but cannot possibly be considered truth or fact and is likely to be far from what's really happening. You throw that shit at the wall, hope something sticks.
The whole lecture about the company convincing people to put money into it is
irrelevant right now. It is correct, it is on point, but without proper financial information and factual data that you can base strong argumentation for, it's just a guy jagging his jaw about a possible scenario, sounding smart without accomplishing anything else. It's just a guy pointing at a normal house and saying "If this house is on fire, we should use water to put it out". Yes, master, we should use water to put fire out. Great input. And yes, a company should convince people to invest their hard earned money into it and should provide a service equal to the amount of money paid. If the price doesn't match the quality of the service, people won't purchase it anymore. Big revelation there.
Hold on, everyone turn your TV sets on. The sky is. Wait what? The sky is
blue?! I have to call my grandmother. I'll be telling my children of this day until I die.
Fact is, we don't know what the hell is going on in TNA, and to judge the entire company based on its ratings is silly. They are an indicator, but they don't tell you their whole situation. They wish it were that easy.
You don't think TNA knows this stuff? What are you? Some underground, incognito business mastermind that every huge company has yet to realize existed? Everyone knows the rules, Nancy, but saying it much harder than executing it and making it work. You should know that.
You can't just apply the first theory they taught you back in College and expect it to work automatically. "Well, uh, just make your product good and convince people to buy it and then - money". Well, how does TNA make their product good? What IS "good" these days? Should they cough up thousands of dollars on research in order to find out? And if they do find out what good is, what marketing strategies should they apply in order to get the product out there? The current audience will be in awe, but people won't automatically flock to watch your shit just because YOU think it's good. You need to get it out and you don't do that by pushing AJ Styles. And how do you deal with the crushing competition? WWE has a monopoly on the business and an overly loyal following. How do you deal with that? How do you offer something that much greater? How do you know what these fans want, aside from your own? And moreover, how do you attract foreign audiences, people who are not used to wrestling or haven't seen it in ages? Would a product that caters to the current audience turn off potential viewers? And if you cater to potential viewers would that direction put off the current audience?
SO MANY QUESTIONS! Do you have an answer for those as well, pointdexter? Any other theory you want to share? Some other wise quotes? Quote Churchill, please do it. He always has good stuff.
That's just the TIP of the iceberg. You of all people should know that saying a theory and applying it successfully in an actual business environment with a plethora of factors affecting its potential success or failiure are two DISTINCTLY different things. Notice how they teach us the theories but once we're in the field - "Shit, son, you're on your own. Figure that shit out.". Why? They're professors. They got into academia BECAUSE all they knew were the fucking theories and had no clue how to successfully make them work in the real world.
Are things fuckin' swell in TNA? Eh, maybe. Maybe not. But until they show obvious signs of really having trouble financially I won't worry about it. Frankly, even when they do I won't worry about it. Ultimately, I don't give a fuck. I'm not a share owner, I don't work for them. Do
you, Mr. Trump?
