Originally Posted by
candleman
So far, it's gone pretty well. At least as far as members of the Sirius Buzz community are concerned, we've had several new customers that say the only reason they came in is because someone has to stand up to John and I seem to be doing a great job of it. I've heard the same thing from members of Satwaves and KOATS. I don't go to those sites, but apparently a lot of them have been reading this thread as some sort of a comedy.
At our Outer Banks store we've had the best May, that we've had since 2006. I've hired one new salesperson and three new manufacturing staff. The economy is still pretty weak here on the East Coast, so the only thing I can attribute the growth in May to is the boycott and John's web postings.:) It could be that the Obama Administrations work on the economy has helped too, but I don't want to give them credit for that just yet!
What I find is that if a person is credible and has a lot of followers, a boycott is usually still ineffective. In this case, I don't think John has much credibility, since he can't offer up any evidence against me. And, just judging by the lack of people that communicate with him on Sirius Buzz, I have to assume that he doesn't have many followers either. That is other than people that read his posts for a bit of light humor. And by the way, I think that's why a lot of people read this thread also.
Havakasha, my businesses are always very active in the community. We get involved with the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, Habitat For Humanity, YMCA, the Chamber Of Commerce, and so on. And I think when you have a good standing in the community because of your community service and community activism, people just like doing business with you. So, I never worry about who I piss off. And I never worry about whether customers like my political viewpoints. I just give good customer service and offer top quality products. That seems to be enough to keep my companies going strong.