Comments on: An Open Letter from Hasbro http://monopolyhq.com/2009/10/an-open-letter-from-hasbro/ Strategy & Tips Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MonopolyHQ http://monopolyhq.com/2009/10/an-open-letter-from-hasbro/comment-page-1/#comment-541 MonopolyHQ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:33:30 +0000 http://monopolyhq.com/?p=214#comment-541 Can't agree more with all of you... I'm thankful for just about any bit of communication at the moment, but this can be so much more. It's crazy for them not to be able to see this at this point. Lo - I'll be sticking out as well - i trust they'll make some good decisions going forward. Can’t agree more with all of you… I’m thankful for just about any bit of communication at the moment, but this can be so much more. It’s crazy for them not to be able to see this at this point.

Lo – I’ll be sticking out as well – i trust they’ll make some good decisions going forward.

]]> By: Lo http://monopolyhq.com/2009/10/an-open-letter-from-hasbro/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Lo Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:16:33 +0000 http://monopolyhq.com/?p=214#comment-533 I most certainly agree with the above comments, but I believe the intention of this post was to quell the angry mob that has gathered at the front steps of MCS. Unfortunately, the writers didn't realize this task is impossible. Rome was not built in a day. I'm willing to stick it out and I appreciate this update. I most certainly agree with the above comments, but I believe the intention of this post was to quell the angry mob that has gathered at the front steps of MCS. Unfortunately, the writers didn’t realize this task is impossible.

Rome was not built in a day. I’m willing to stick it out and I appreciate this update.

]]> By: Bella http://monopolyhq.com/2009/10/an-open-letter-from-hasbro/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Bella Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:20:20 +0000 http://monopolyhq.com/?p=214#comment-532 Yeah sorry but if they underestimated the sheer number of people that would be interested then they really need to fire their marketing consultants. I'm not a marketing guru or a web developer but even I knew it would take off like a runaway train and be massive. There is no way people with expertise in the field should have underestimated that. Not in this day and age with viral marketing and social networking. And frankly, with its current popularity if they are NOT seriously considering a pay to play edition of the game then they are really missing an opportunity for some massive cash inflow. Many people would pay to play as it stands now, so with some development they could have a $$ winning MMOG on their hands. Yeah sorry but if they underestimated the sheer number of people that would be interested then they really need to fire their marketing consultants. I’m not a marketing guru or a web developer but even I knew it would take off like a runaway train and be massive. There is no way people with expertise in the field should have underestimated that. Not in this day and age with viral marketing and social networking.

And frankly, with its current popularity if they are NOT seriously considering a pay to play edition of the game then they are really missing an opportunity for some massive cash inflow. Many people would pay to play as it stands now, so with some development they could have a $$ winning MMOG on their hands.

]]> By: Brian W. http://monopolyhq.com/2009/10/an-open-letter-from-hasbro/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Brian W. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:11:13 +0000 http://monopolyhq.com/?p=214#comment-530 *yawn* Another communication from them that doesn't actually say much. I understand that they never thought this game would explode into what it is - But it did. So there are two things they could have done: 1) Realized that even with all the problems, they have an immensely popular game that has attracted hundreds of thousnds or more people on a daily basis. Do they not realize that companies would pay millions for the page views they are getting? Hell, toss in a few banner ads, make some money and improve the thing. Want to bulldoze hunger? Try Snickers! Click here for a coupon OR 2) Do nothing. And they went with #2. Brilliant. I must have missed that chapter in my MBA classes on turning away consumers that are begging for your product. *yawn*

Another communication from them that doesn’t actually say much. I understand that they never thought this game would explode into what it is – But it did. So there are two things they could have done:

1) Realized that even with all the problems, they have an immensely popular game that has attracted hundreds of thousnds or more people on a daily basis. Do they not realize that companies would pay millions for the page views they are getting? Hell, toss in a few banner ads, make some money and improve the thing.

Want to bulldoze hunger? Try Snickers! Click here for a coupon

OR

2) Do nothing.

And they went with #2. Brilliant. I must have missed that chapter in my MBA classes on turning away consumers that are begging for your product.

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