To: V$gas.Com who wrote (22412 ) 3/29/1999 12:01:00 PM From: Martin E. Frankel Respond to of 44908
Hi V$gas and Art, You both asked me the same question... so I'll give my opinion in one post. <<No offense Marty, but that's a pretty scarey thought to have this high powered PR firm and not very many non-TSIG shareholders saw it. Sounds like a very BIG problem, wouldn't you agree?>> No, I don't agree. I learned many years ago that if you want to do something right you hire the best professionals possible... and let them do their job. I've had many years of experience in the market and business, but I'm an amateur... a successful one perhaps, but still an amateur. What success I've had in life comes from hiring and using the talents of the best. I still say that the new PR firm did not get their reputation by non-performance and too many "investors" are expecting too much from a PR firm that just came on board. Give them a little time... perhaps to get the PRs on Dow Jones where they will be seen by the world and not just some of the competition. TSIG and Rob Gordon are, IMO, following the well-established doctrine of hiring the best to execute a great gameplan. I'm certainly not going to waste time repeating the PRs about the team that has recently come on board or the contracts and alliances that have already been signed (even without the new site up!) or talk about the many alliances that were waiting to be signed until the new website was up or the multiple domain names which obviously infer new websites in the future (aka.. our own shopping mall) or about the minimal advertising expenses or about John Hwang's new division and his contacts in the field, etc., etc.!! People are watching the tape too closely... again IMO. Just look at how much has been accomplished in such a short time... and 6-9 months is truly a short time! I personally am very pleased with what the Company is doing and the progress they have made to date. So, my answer (and my opinion) to your question is no... I don't see this as a problem at all. But, perhaps my time frame is longer than many! In my opinion... Be Right!!!... Sit Tight!!! Best always, Marty