April 9, 2008

LIKE SO MANY SMALL TOWNS… AUGUSTA PLAYS HOST TO ONE OF THE ARENA FOOTBALL TEAMS….

ON THE FIELD THE TEAM IS DOING GREAT… THREE WINS IN THE FIRST FOUR GAMES…
THEIR BONUS…A WEEK OFF FROM PLAYING LAST SATURDAY…THEIR NEXT GAME…IN OHIO.
OFF THE FIELD…IT’S FOURTH AND LONG…
LAST GAME..THEY FILLED ABOUT 25% TO CAPACITY..ALTHOUGH THE FANS WERE ROWDY…

FOR..THE FIRST GAME…THERE WAS CONTROVERSY ABOUT WHETHER THEY COULD PLAY AT JAMES BROWN ARENA..
THEY GOT UNDERWAY REAL LATE…THERE WAS NO ENTERTAINMENT---GROWING PAINS FOR THE NEW OWNER…
THEY DID HAVE ENTERTAINMENT…THIS WEEK.. BUT THEY LET GO OF A FEW GALS IN THEIR PR\SALES DEPT…
SO, THEY HAVE NO SALES FORCE….
AND NOW THE OLD OWNER IS SEEKING 75 THOUSAND OR SO FOR THE TURF AND EQUIPMENT….
THAT ONE COULD END UP IN A DIFFERENT ARENA…THE COURT OF LAW.

IT COULD BE A BIT OF A MASTERS WINDFALL FOR SOME “OFF THE BEATEN PATH” CAR DEALERS IN THE CSRA---FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE COURSE.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO MASS MEDIA MARKETING…
THEY REPRESENT THE TAYLOR GROUP OF DEALERSHIPS AND MILTON RUBEN…
I WONDERED WHY SO MANY CAR DEALERS ARE TAKING OUT FULL PAGE ADS IN THE AREA NEWSPAPER….SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT A TIME..IN WHICH GOLF IS ON THE MIND OF SO MANY…
MASS MEDIA’S PRESIDENT TELLS ME…THOSE WHO STAY IN TOWN ARE OFTEN OFF WORK…AND NEED SOMETHING TO DO…