Frank,
THANKS!! With the turmoil and carnage on Wall Street, CTXS was one of my few successes. Not many winners, but some MAJOR losers. I wish I wasn't so fond of the tech stocks. TPRO is lookin' good, however.
I have some info to share with you and everyone on AGTI, but my day is likely going to be interrupted on a hit-and-miss basis. So I may have to send two or more posts during the day. But here goes:
- The Las Vegas show was apparently very successful for AGTI. I was
unable to get any "hard" information, but I definitely have the
feeling that orders have either resulted from Vegas already or are
anticipated as a result of the show. The AGTI folks are a little
tight-lipped about this, and I really don't blame them. You will
understand if you read my comments about Mark Sammon, which will
follow.
- An acquaintance of mine lives in Las Vegas and went to the show.
He was completely impressed with the AGTI booth and said it was
one of the most eye-appealing, spectacular and colorful kiosks to
be found. He even complemented the AGTI guys and they told him
that some of the other BIG gaming industry players -- including
Bally's -- congratulated them on the great display. Bally's and
others also took pictures of our kiosk.
- There has been some occasional discussion about AGTI management, and
I think my last meaningful comments on the subject took the tone
that Bob Silzer/Firoz Lakhani have been building a stronger support
team. In keeping with that theme, here are some observations on
Darren Little, the VP of Marketing and Promotions. I have met
Darren personally and he is quite dynamic and "forward thinking".
I know a little about marketing myself and it is my opinion that
he has many great ideas, some of which are already implemented,
that will help lead AGTI into future profitable years. I picked
his brain in a recent telephone conversation and was struck with
not only his marketing prowess, but also his level of intelligence
about human psychology. I don't want to go much further than that
in discussing details of that telephone conversation, because I
fear I might reveal our entire battle plan to competitors. But I
will tell you that the plan makes perfect sense to me and I support
it 100%. And here's something else I learned about Darren's
background. He was one of the very first promoters of Pamela
Anderson Lee, who grew up in the Vancouver area before vaulting
to stardom and fame. People may or may not like her image, but no
one can question her success. I take comfort in knowing that
Darren was involved in her budding career, in that he apparently
saw a star in the making. I hope his intuitive instinct is as
accurate about the future of AGTI.
Frank, I'm going to send the next post to Brian H. as a courtesy,
to answer a question he has asked several times.
Have a super weekend! No rides in exotics for me today -- it is
just beginning to rain here in Canton. I'm really an Orioles fan,
but since they are eliminated.....GO TRIBE!!!!
Hardrocker |
