Then draw up shares (for robotech not HG) and sell interest in an initial public offering like any other publicly traded company.
Harmony Gold enjoys being a private company. Harmony Gold (as a business) has been doing very well functioning this way for decades.
Money helps projects get completed in a timely manor. The more money at your disposal typically the higher the quality as well (not an area you guys are suffering).
Your touching on something important here and I’m glad you brought it up.
It’s not the question of how much money you spend its how you spend it. Spending lots of money is not the way to build a successful franchise, spending money in intelligently is.
Back in 2006 our competitors were spending like mad to build brand awareness and get a fanboy accolades online. We were all told that unless Harmony Gold adopted the same approach that was Robotech was doomed.
We purposely took a different approach that emphasized grass roots marketing and a slow and steady approach only ratcheting things up when we were ready to release something. (For the record I, as the person who runs the marketing, was the one who advocated this approach.) This smart approach worked very well for Robotech and helped make the franchise strong player in the anime & SF Worlds.
Yet our competitors who just spend, spend, spend ended up bankrupt, out of business or abandoned those approaches all together. Dont believe me please take a look at how well ADV Films, Central Park Media, Geneon and New Line Cinema are doing these days.
Our competitors spent a ton of money and got into trouble, while Harmony Gold spent money intelligently.
I tell you this to illustrate how spending large amounts of money do not guarantee quality.
No donations then? How about commisions?
Tommy does not do commissions as he is very busy overseeing the documentary, working on animation for the new Robotech production and of course Shadow Rising and the live action film.
Yes he still has time for lunch.
Kevin McKeever
ROBOTECH.com
