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[shri]

Bruce Springsteen!

Bet the AmCham boys would love to rock to "Born in the USAAAAaaaaa"

[rani]

make it a family fest!

lets get the Teletubbies

[shri]

Originally posted by Paul
Er, Shri I think you're missing the point! Lots of people would love to see Bruce Springsteen and The Stones on the same bill. So that doesn't fit with AmCham's marketing strategy of selling two tickets for each seat.

Oops..

Have you been reading the comments by Henry Tang? (Yes, I did log on and read it today?)

Why is the AmCham getting so much flack? They volunteered and Pinky and the Brain did their <sarcasm>due diligence</sarcasm> and figured they were the most competant group to help them throw a mega-mega&trade; event!

Financial Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen said yesterday he was disappointed by poor Harbour Fest ticket sales, blaming the problem on AmCham's "layman" status as a concert organiser.

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Mr Tang said AmCham was a business association and might not have had much experience in putting together such an event.

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Amcham is a layman in organising shows. It has been a big challenge for the chamber," he said, "Rather than criticism, now is the time to give it support and hope that we can sell more tickets.

Hope?!?

Read this brilliant article written up by Nick Willshire... our resident entertainment and immigration guru.

Does correct PR and Marketing Exist in Hong Kong?