tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post442586233584501809..comments2024-01-05T11:53:12.251+00:00Comments on Irk The Purists: Virgin on the ridiculousIrk The Puristshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617703600027431810noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-50672404461496911122008-04-29T23:34:00.000+01:002008-04-29T23:34:00.000+01:00Zavvi are so shit. All they had to do was post my ...Zavvi are so shit. All they had to do was post my GTA4 last night...not half past 5 this afternoon! Useless shits, Branson wouldn't stand for this shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-51850592413850733212008-02-07T12:40:00.000+00:002008-02-07T12:40:00.000+00:00He is a very smart man.Here's an example;take the ...He is a very smart man.<BR/>Here's an example;take the world famous Virgin logo.If you turn it slighty to the left so that where the underline and tail of the g form an X,you'll also notice the V forms a slightly hidden S and the i,r and part of the g form a broken capital E,spelling the word SEX.<BR/>So you have Sex/Virgin in one word.Very clever Mr.Branson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-69432645132227599712007-10-08T15:01:00.000+01:002007-10-08T15:01:00.000+01:00Here here!!!Competition on high street is what we ...Here here!!!<BR/><BR/>Competition on high street is what we need. If there's a group of guys out there prepared to take the risk of saving the independant retailer than I'm all for it.<BR/><BR/>Lets give music back to the people and take it away from these greedy corporations.<BR/><BR/>the problem is, and maybe I'm well off the mark, but all people want from Music retailers these days is the cheapest CDs/DVDs and least hassle in obtaining them. Am I right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-50745069971895911892007-10-08T14:53:00.000+01:002007-10-08T14:53:00.000+01:00I think they'll do a really well. I know they have...I think they'll do a really well. I know they have a really strong marketing team who can turn this around.<BR/><BR/>Long live Zavvi the 'People's champion'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-19118321818226388332007-09-25T20:11:00.000+01:002007-09-25T20:11:00.000+01:00@anonymous,>>zavvi is never going to sink or swim ...@anonymous,<BR/><BR/>>>zavvi is never going to sink or swim bceause of its name.>><BR/><BR/>Well, I can't argue with that. Otherwise companies like Agilent would have gone belly-up long ago. But, as I hoped I was arguing, the name doesn't augur well for the management's business acumen.<BR/><BR/>>>focus groups cost a fortune and its highly unlikely that a business with limited funds (branson wouldn't have sold otherwise) that will have to spend millions on a re-branding over 100 stores would bother wasting money on a focus groups to come up with a name>><BR/><BR/>If it wasn't the result of a focus group or similar, then the situation's worse than I feared. See this excellent article for more on naming companies...http://salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/11/30/naming/print.html<BR/> <BR/>>>i'd rather see a bit of competition than be forced to shop at hmv>><BR/><BR/>Amen to that. But I can't help thinking that HMV vs Virgin is a bit like McDonald's vs Burger King. Shouldn't we be patronising Sister Ray, Rough Trade, Avalanche, Action etc?? (He says, piously..)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I too hope Virgin survives, even with its ridiculous new name. But if it can only do this by flogging XBox games and DVDs, then maybe it should just get out of the business of selling music.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Mr (Ms?) Anonymous, thanks for reading. Normal service (i.e. me contributing to the demise of record stores by posting mp3s) will be resumed asap.Irk The Puristshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617703600027431810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-90183946945386028102007-09-25T19:46:00.000+01:002007-09-25T19:46:00.000+01:00@aloysius,Thanks for stopping by. A fellow Edinbu...@aloysius,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. A fellow Edinburgh native if I'm not mistaken...<BR/><BR/>>>Interesting fact: Virgin stores didn't make a profit until 1990>><BR/><BR/>I did not know that. But his train service would be in financial trouble without many government bail-outs as detailed by Private Eye over the last ten years... and I can't believe Virgin Cola, Vodka or Weddings ever made a bean...Irk The Puristshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617703600027431810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-49064774735311990512007-09-24T10:16:00.000+01:002007-09-24T10:16:00.000+01:00zavvi is never going to sink or swim bceause of it...zavvi is never going to sink or swim bceause of its name. there are many reasons why it might fail (rise of illegal downloading, smaller margins, less interest in paying for music when you can get it for free and legally via myspace and youtube) but the name isn't one of them. <BR/><BR/>and as for KNOWING that the name came from a focus group? come on. focus groups cost a fortune and its highly unlikely that a business with limited funds (branson wouldn't have sold otherwise) that will have to spend millions on a re-branding over 100 stores would bother wasting money on a focus groups to come up with a name. focus groups for that kind of thing are usually only employed by government organisations or former government organisations. <BR/><BR/>where i shop for my music on the high street depends on my mood at the time but i tell you one thing, i'd rather see a bit of competition than be forced to shop at hmv. sure there's fopp but that's now hmv as well. without another player, it would be like only being able to buy fast food from maccy d or pret. <BR/><BR/>anways, good luck to zavvi. here's hoping it doesn't go the same way as music zone et al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429374.post-40785875142910651132007-09-23T16:33:00.000+01:002007-09-23T16:33:00.000+01:00Branson usually knows the best time to sell a busi...Branson usually knows the best time to sell a business. Virgin Games was sold as early as about 1993. I think he hung on to the Megastores for sentimental/nostalgic reasons. The very fact that he's selling them means they are very close to the end of their life.<BR/>Interesting fact: Virgin stores didn't make a profit until 1990.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com