A couple of businesses that are most successful during war time....
 

It's hard to know what to post during war time.... Everyone's glued to their TV screen (me included).

Adam, in an earlier post, wrote about businesses that do well when times are bad, such as during war time. Some businesses which do well in war time are those providing information related to the military. For example, I'm thinking about the membership web site Stratfor , or a publishing company like Jane's which sells a lot of military-related information....

In the case of Stratfor, I know they picked up a lot of new subscribers during the war in Kosovo, and it was probably the same during the war in Afghanistan, and in the present war. Although I don't have any sure way of knowing, I would expect Jane's probably sees the same kind of trends. During war time, there's an insatiable hunger for more of this kind of information....

No matter what the circumstance, there is some kind of business which is catering to the needs of the time. Even during apparently "bad" business times, such as during war time....

Just thought some might find that interesting....

- Dien Rice

What TV news do you favor? [DNO]
 

dno
> It's hard to know what to post during war
> time.... Everyone's glued to their TV screen
> (me included).

> Adam, in an earlier post, wrote about
> businesses that do well when times are bad,
> such as during war time. Some businesses
> which do well in war time are those
> providing information related to the
> military. For example, I'm thinking about
> the membership web site Stratfor , or a
> publishing company like Jane's which sells
> a lot of military-related information....

> In the case of Stratfor, I know they picked
> up a lot of new subscribers during the war
> in Kosovo, and it was probably the same
> during the war in Afghanistan, and in the
> present war. Although I don't have any sure
> way of knowing, I would expect Jane's
> probably sees the same kind of trends.
> During war time, there's an insatiable
> hunger for more of this kind of
> information....

> No matter what the circumstance, there is
> some kind of business which is catering to
> the needs of the time. Even during
> apparently "bad" business times,
> such as during war time....

> Just thought some might find that
> interesting....

> - Dien Rice

Re: What TV news do you favor? [DNO]
 

Boyd:

My pay TV provider only provides a few choices for news - Sky, CNN, BBC, CNBC (MSNBC), Bloomberg.

As each tends to go off on tangents at times I flick between them.

That's as far as TV news goes. I also check the wires and underground news (Freep).

Michael Ross

Re: What TV news do you favor?
 

Hi Boyd,

I get the same news channels as Michael, I tend to switch between CNN, BBC, and Fox, though lately I seem to be watching CNN most of the time.... I tend to like CNN's "military analysis" with Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.). Fox's "analysis" seems a bit too "hypey" for me.

- Dien

War/political response
 

The hype you hear is music to my ears after all the "Un-biased" diatribes of the main-stream news journalists and hollywood media millionaires from Mike Farrell, Jeannine Garofolo, Kiefer, Martin Sheen, Barbara, Baldwin's, yadda, yadda, yadda, ad nauseum that get so much air time in the US.

How un-biased can they be when 90% admit voting for BC.

At least 9/11 and the necessary response didn't occur during his watch. It was bad enough watching his lack of concern with the soldiers and sailors who died during his Presidency. Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and the terrorist attack on the US Cole couldn't motivate him to action. It's no wonder OSB felt we were weak and deserving of his assault on the towers.

JMO!

Dennis Bevers

Re: War/political response
 

Hi Dennis,

I was just talking about the military strategic analysis part of it, that's all. That's the only real part I'm interested in.

As far as I'm concerned, the rest is more or less the same - same images, etc.

- Dien

Re: War/political response
 

I understand. I haven't been able to listen/watch the reporters on the sideline asking dumb, stooopid, idiotic questions of classified nature expecting the office to share secret info with someone who might actually broadcast it to our enemies, back during Desert Shield/Desert Storm of '91.

Instead of the constant re-telling of the activity from the Middle East, I just listened to my big band music between sales calls today.

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I've had it up to my baldspot with all the reporting on the latest barf from one Dixie Chick in Europe to hollywood star visiting Irag and finding no evil there.

Which brings up the question - Where were all these non-existent Scud missiles Saddam didn't have or had supposedly destroyed?

I appreciate the forum here and even hesitated before posting that response. You have my blessing to delete it, not that you need my OK.

Dennis Bevers




Bi-level marketing business for b2b sales.

Re: What TV news do you favor? [DNO]
 

BOYD!

How delightful to "hear" from you.

I have been favoring NBC mostly because I appreciate the teaming of Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. I end up continuing to watch them and the News Team that supports them.

I was watching when all those cruise missiles landed yesterday, it was chilling to hear one of the journalists get jarred by the action unfolding so close to him it was palpable and his responses were palpable.

I found myself logging into MSNBC.com last night to catch up on news, also, after being dissatisfied with CNN.com.

I don't stay in front of the television much because they repeat so much of the same stuff over and over again (I mean how many times can I hear they are almost positive and about sure that it may have been Sadaam or a body double and what was up with those funky glasses? over and over and over.)

What about you, Boyd, where are you getting your information?

With Gratitude,

Julie


Committed to Creating Heaven on Earth

Re: What TV news do you favor?
 

At least with Fox you get SOME opinions from Conservatives.

You don't with the 3 "Majors" and especially you get a ONE-sided, Lefty View from the "Clinton News Network"...aka the "Commie News Network".

Don Alm

I get my news from discussion groups, mostly
 

Hi,

> How delightful to "hear" from you.

Thank you very much for that. I've really been down lately and hearing kind words does me a lot of good.

> What about you, Boyd, where are you getting
> your information?

I read a lot of discussion groups and try to get a sense of the truth. Whenever (usually) I get an "Oh, I see" moment I pop over here to Dien's board and post a message. Which is probably not very smart of me since I don't get anything from it and it could give my enemies amunition to use against me.

Thank you again,

- Boyd

My experience....
 

Right after 9/11/01, I did a show out here...a Sportsmen's show, with my Watkins products. I think it was the weekend following 9/11, if I remember correctly.

The show didn't have nearly as big of a turnout as they expected, and people weren't buying the higher-ticket items. However (and as much as this isn't a plug for my business, it's the truth as I saw it), people WERE buying from me, and the other vendors made comments about it, like, "Maybe I'm in the wrong business!" People were buying the Watkins products. Why? Because they were familiar products, they were products that were similar to what they'd buy grocery shopping, it was stuff they could justify spending on.

I had to admit, I felt pretty special, and felt really bad for the other vendors (who ALSO came over and bought from me, apparently they had to see what the excitement was about!)

During wartime, or any time where people feel the economy is threatened, they will buy what they need, not what they want. They'll buy essentials...so if essentials is your business, maybe you'll do a bit better than the others.

Anyone else want to comment on this?




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Re: A couple of businesses that are most successful during war time....
 

Back on the topic. I think ways of people expressing their opinions sell well in these times. T-shrts with outrageous slogans and pictures, bumper stickers and buttons do well. But I would think that they would sell better on a local basis rather than national basis. Trying out places like the local farmers markets, flea markets and then again everywhere there is a protest march, is a good place to sell T-shirts/buttons etc. Preferably targeted towards the theme of the march.
Just some thoughts..
Sam..
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