  Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 3892 Registered: 10-2003 |
From Woodward Talk quote: | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 3893 Registered: 10-2003 |
I'll try to link. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-sear ch/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_ docid=11D34A39DD404030&p_docnu m=1&s_dlid=DL01071128230733137 61&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecpr odtype=INSTANT&s_subterm=Subsc ription%20until%3A%2012%2F31%2 F2015%2011%3A59%20PM&s_subexpi res=12%2F31%2F2015%2011%3A59%2 0PM&s_username=cgpfree&s_accou ntid=AC0106122119130516735&s_u pgradeable=no | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 875 Registered: 09-2007 |
They will be coming too. It was already a given. Josh is just trying to build up the suspense like Dan Gilbert was. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 2475 Registered: 06-2004 |
Do you know Josh? Have you ever worked for Josh? Have you ever worked with Josh? Have you ever done a deal with Josh? Have you ever even met Josh? Have you ever even seen Josh? Do you know anybody that works there? Have you ever been to the HQ? Have you ever even seen the HQ? Have you ever done anything that would even remotely qualify you to make the statement that you just made? | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 3895 Registered: 10-2003 |
It's his opinion, his hunch. Nothing wrong with that. | ||
Terryh Member Username: Terryh Post Number: 581 Registered: 11-2006 |
John please explain eprize to me. Is it like an ad agency or something? The company 'does promotions'? What does eprize promote? | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 879 Registered: 09-2007 |
"Do you know Josh? Have you ever worked for Josh? Have you ever worked with Josh? Have you ever done a deal with Josh? Have you ever even met Josh? Have you ever even seen Josh? Do you know anybody that works there? Have you ever been to the HQ? Have you ever even seen the HQ? Have you ever done anything that would even remotely qualify you to make the statement that you just made?" Thanks Johnlodge. Dabirch, you don't have to be an asshole because of my opinion on the subject. | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 1013 Registered: 11-2004 |
It's a fair question. If you're convinced this a given, then answering what your opinion was based on shouldn't be problem. (Message edited by eric on November 28, 2007) | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 3921 Registered: 12-2005 |
http://www.candgnews.com/Homep age-Articles/2007/11-14-07/FF- EPRIZE.asp | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 882 Registered: 09-2007 |
He says a move is on the horizon. He's also considering it. I never said when in any of my posts though. My opinion is that he will be moving downtown in the future. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 883 Registered: 09-2007 |
By the way, that's the exact same thing Dan Gilbert and Peter Karmanos did before they moved. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 3101 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hope he isn't joshing us | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4070 Registered: 02-2005 |
Don't worry, Detroitrise, some people don't mistake your confidence and candor with real, accountable, well-document researched. Should each poster on this forum be held to the standards of the New York Times? Eprize may locate in the mixed use development-"incubator" thingy that Gilbert plans for the alternate site he does't build his HQ on. | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 479 Registered: 04-2006 |
Maybe Ray Township will try to lure them now that they're the "big city". ;) | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 461 Registered: 11-2003 |
TerryH (apologies Johnlodge, I saw it and believe I know the answer) E-Prize's big speciality (although almost all interactive companies dabble and do work in other areas) is online promotions, contests, advergames (a very hot market currently) and giveaways. Sometimes they head the projects; but from what I know, they usually work with the agency of record for accounts and companies, as their speciality is complicated as it has lots of legal requirements and some specific technical requirements that the core agency or company just don't want to deal with. I don't see E-Prize moving any time soon. If it does happen, it'll be after Quicken is settled in. And yes, Linkner will play the D card for the press. I'd do the same thing too - if the harmless suspense gets reporters to cover you and mention your company, you should do it. Free advertising. | ||
Ray Member Username: Ray Post Number: 1053 Registered: 06-2004 |
This is very interesting. I happen to know a very high ranking senior quicken exec. A few months ago at a party, I begged him to tell me if they were moving downtown. "No," he said, "It's just not going to happen." I was totally bummed and convinced that this move was going to fall apart. Now, I'm really puzzled. Maybe the head guy keeps things to himself. Maybe he changed his mind at the last minute. Maybe there's a sort of benign conspiracy among the top execs not to divulge their plans. It's certainly an unpredictable group! | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 10892 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: Heaven forbid she contact him. If Kwame makes a comment like this people are all over him for how stupid he is. | ||
Renfirst Member Username: Renfirst Post Number: 136 Registered: 12-2006 |
I'm sure E-Prize isn't getting the tax incentives to justify breaking their lease and moving to the D... It would be nice though to see them bring their company downtown... from what I hear, it's an exciting place to work... | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1114 Registered: 10-2003 |
"Should each poster on this forum be held to the standards of the New York Times?" Mackinaw, when was the last time that the New York Times was held to a standard of any kind? | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 3896 Registered: 10-2003 |
If they have a "few more years" left on their lease, of course they aren't going anywhere yet. Plus it will be at least a few more years before Quicken moves. Could be he figures there's no reason to get his employees or Pleasant Ridge all in a huff about it so long before it is necessary. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4073 Registered: 02-2005 |
Haha, Mafia. You get my figure of speech, though. | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 272 Registered: 03-2006 |
Only rumors I know aboot ePrize are from people who have worked there or are now working there. And those rumors are that ePrize is a sweatshop. Work there only if you like working long hours, in a fast paced environment, for mediocre wages. | ||
Hauntedbeat Member Username: Hauntedbeat Post Number: 25 Registered: 07-2007 |
I went on two or three interviews there and was forced to sit through interrogations from no fewer than five people, all of whom wanted to be assured that I was a "raving fan," a term that made my skin crawl. I think "raving fan" was supposed to mean "rabid with enthusiasm" i.e., what spacemonkey says. I was relieved when they never offered me a job. Although it was pretty close to my house. They have work parties at the Emory sometimes and the place becomes a total sausage fest. A "raving fan" sausage fest. |
