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Gen
Member
08-22-2003
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 10:56 am
I think the editing is making it look like John and the others laid down on the job. We saw Book Smarts putting their golf course together and doing the exclusive marketing with the other vendors. BUT, we never saw the same with the Street Smarts. The golf course just magically appeared, we don't know who put it together. We never saw anything to do with marketing. To me, Book Smarts won because of the savvy move to work with the other vendors at the park - closing those doors to the Street Smarts making them have to market away from the park. I don't see that as all John's fault or as a move on his part to make the team lose.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 11:13 am
I don't think that John laid down on the job or tried to make the team lose, but I do think he was playing games with Audrey. Part of this was her fault imo, she incited him half wittingly but he had similar issues with Brian so there's a pattern here.. 
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Seabreeze
Member
09-05-2004
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:43 pm
I don't know how long they were jailed. The article I read did not say.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:47 pm
I've been trying to catch up, and was about to post an "I'm not really understanding Audrey" post with an "didn't anyone else find John just a bit disgusting?". And FINALLY Reader posted something that I was gonna say. I thought the guys intentionally did things to lose this challenge, so that Audrey would go. I understand somewhat what she was trying to do (you all are leaders, you should be able to make a decision). But she did it all completely wrong. At any rate, although I really liked John earlier in the game, I've since decided that he only acts honorably when he's dealing with other men. He has a distinctive condescending tone when dealing with women. I've worked with too many men like him. If he wins the apprenctice position, I am definitely not watching this show any more. (Something about a boys' club just rubs me seriously the wrong way!) At any rate, book smarts won this one hands' down! The exclusive promotional agreements that had was brilliant (although to be honest, I never saw Net Worth attempting to promote with the other businesses). At least things will be mixed up next week! Time to shuffle the corporate structure!!!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 2:29 pm
I like John but he dodged a bullet IMHO 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 5:44 pm
I agree there was some editing going on too. John supposedly offered a discount for anyone with a flier, but we never saw any of that.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 8:21 pm
Since the Networth Team had the market/sponsors in their pocket there was virtually no way that John could have done a better job of advertising. Audrey blew it, in my eyes, when she had the guys on the phone and couldnt make up her mind what they were to do. To keep saying "you make a choice - you handle it" showed that she didnt have a clue how to direct them. I feel the guys seemed like they were just dragging their butts as they were not given adequate direction AND didnt feel like going out on a limb to try something risky...ALONE. looking forward to NEXT WEEK~!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 9:08 pm
It wasn't Net Worth, it was Magna. And they didn't have the "market/sponsors" in their pocket. They just made exclusive deals to advertise their mini golf course within their facilities and use their facilities to pass out flyers/coupons. There are a myriad other things they could've done, including going outside the pier area.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 1:45 pm
Neither of these teams seem to know how to do anything except pass out fliers, no matter what the task. Magna did a good thing with the deals with the other places this week but I am so sick of hearing about fliers as their only means to promote. This is the Apprentice- surely one of them can think a little bigger or more original than that. Mind you, I have no better ideas right now but i am not a contestant...lol
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:43 pm
Oh Fab, I've thought of that numerous times! There is so much else they could do. I don't know what their budgets are each time but they could use... Banners Billboards Sandwich boards Posters (plastered everywhere) Magnetic signs on their vehicles Personalized handouts (coasters, pens, candy) Newspaper advertising Email blasts Radio and/or TV spots And that's just a few ideas! Some are not so expensive, some are. But creating/printing 8.5" x 11" flyers with coupons is just so overdone on this show! That same print shop that they use for the flyers could easily do posters or banners!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, March 07, 2005 - 12:40 am
whooops//////// Used the wrong name of the team THX Costa i do agree that they could have gone outside of the pier area, if Audrey had actually considered it. I meant the immediate vicinity was prettywell in Magma's pocket. Yes, John COULD have gone out on a limb and done everything on your list but realistically I think he just wanted Audrey gone.
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