(10-09-2017 12:06 PM)otown Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 08:28 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 08:23 AM)otown Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 08:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 07:54 AM)otown Wrote:  What you are confused about is what this P6 marketing scheme is all about. Its about perception. Its planting seeds for the future.

The risk with that strategy is what might grow from those seeds. The perception at the moment is that the AAC is a wannabe. The longer that persists, the more likely it becomes the permanent reality.

That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a while.

Do you have anything to offer besides insults?

Nothing insulting. Its called marketing oneself for the future. Its called building your resume. Its called drawing attention to yourself to highlight the distinct differences in the quality of the conference compared to the other non contract conferences. This is business and marketing 101. Build the perception. Highlight your positives to separate oneself from the others.
So one does market yourself through the press, plant those seeds so to speak, because you don't want to be though of as a "wannabee". Yes, I'll say it again, that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in a while.

If you don't believe "ridiculous" is an insult, then your command of the English language is weak. Try having a civil conversation. It works better.

All I was suggesting is that calling attention to yourself in this way is risky. Surely you are aware of the derision hurled at the AAC over their decision to self-style their league as P6. When you couple that with the fact that the league's best programs are very publicly scratching and clawing to leave it for greener pastures, the P6 claim takes on a "whistling past the graveyard" quality.

If the league continues to perform well on the field, and fannies in the seats, and eyeballs on the TV screens, perception will take care of itself. If it doesn't, then people will just laugh all the harder at P6 stickers on helmets.