I do not understand those posting negatively on the Progpower Forum towards us. After years of service to Progpower USA (over 12 physical shows), their staff and visitors, I have viewed in disbelief, the insensitivity and cruelty some of the repeat visitors to this forum have been allowed to direct at me, or what we have created, and that repeatedly continue to be allowed to try and destroy the businesses we have created by posting here.
In an effort to rebrand and bring bigger faster databases, better store fronts (the 5th created) and better offerings of IMPORTS to larger audiences, I cannot believe the incredible LITERAL HATE that has been directed our way EXCLUSIVELY on this forum. Its happened no other place. You shop our stores for years, you visit us with a smile at Progpower and take advantages of our sales and then you HATE us behind our backs,?
and this is because our new business requires funding and we felt you would be there to help support us after all these years?
For any of you whom think shutting down a former business of hundreds-of-thousands of dollars a year and having a backend database full of clientele that have bought from your company for over 14 years, should be able to just fund itself, I am sorry, thats not reality. For those of you that think its OK to troll behind your home computer and talk negatively about a business and that it wont destroy a new venture, well you are wrong. Our new team attempted to rebrand and bring something better to music lovers, and we based it around you. We catered to your direction so that you (again) could have a BETTER one stop shop. Now through the Progpower Forum, you are being allowed to and live behind a screen and slander us repeatedly? Its the SOLE reason why we (logically) are unable to attend Progpower USA this year. With over 2100 visitors to the last negative Progpower Forum slander event towards our funding campaign, it was very evident that we were not wanted at the show any longer. Now do you wonder why only $310 was raised? Thank you for the help.
Both my wife, my staff and myself have worked with many of you for years and were counting on business investors to help us startup our new store: yes John (madman, whatever
), companies need financial backing, especially when being out of service for a year or starting a net-new venture!
and this is called crown funding and youve helped destroy the funding for us! I worked very hard over the past years to bring you GREAT products, a HUGE music booth and to team-up with Progpower, to bring you the sampler over the past 3 years, free of charge to you. I also worked hard to make sure the show was promoted well with EVERY phone call and sale we had. I simply do not understand YOUR HATE, but I feel it.
Some of the visitors on the forum, such as John Cassara (ok I need stage nameThe Mad Man), former Ned whom felt the need to chime in because he's so MUCH more experienced, Troy Marchant and others, seem to think its ok/or their entitled to make up something to hurt others. I dont understand your HATE, motives or ill will towards us. Some of you list shady business ventures but what were they? Was it that we could not get your order to you fast enough? Was it that I personally did not answer your phone call? Was it because you knew my name and had someones name to direct your hate towards? Or was it because we interacted with you on a forum.
Whatever your reason, the reason we will not be attending Progpower this year is because of those that have created a large HATE towards us on this forum. If that was your ultimate goal, you have succeeded.
