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What does “McWeddings” and “Would you like Fries with that Cake Cutting” mean?
This is such an awesome phrase. It means I have a chance to dispel a yet another myth or two.
They are word-pictures that are recently being popularized by Mr. Merry more than likely to invoke an emotion of inadequacy in a product decision. Or at worst, they are being used to incorrectly associate “template” to the reality of a customer-designed event. This latter descriptive would be supported by recent phraseology like: “A DJ you recently spoke to states he’s done over 1,000 weddings, yet in reality he’s only the same wedding over a thousand times.”
I’ve got about 900 events under my belt and honestly, no two have even been remotely close to similar - unless one chooses to insult two people with their family and friends celebrating as cloning an event. There are easily another 1,700 jocks under this banner that will claim the exact same thing. McWedding, pfft. The shared knowledgebase of business efficiencies and field experiences would easily demonstrate there are more pro-am DJs out there providing a McWedding than a one provided by CM.
Cloning, well now…
Larry’s thread regarding Peter’s book was simultaneously cross posted to ProDJ the same date as ours was and didn’t quite take off. Maybe because I didn’t poop in it, or maybe because Peter hasn’t pooped in that one, yet. Either case, DJTeddyBear elected to post his own rendition of the book/seminar promo. In that new thread, someone else elected to spout-off about franchising. Specifically, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment about a totally hilarious Merry Weddings Franchise to answer Complete Music.
Until TeddyBear elected to say “Peter doesn't have to stoop so low as to sell his name in that manner.”
Stoop? Selling a name? We are talking about a franchised model that was based upon a working model, not a theory. A working model that opened in ’73, branched in ’77, and franchised in ’80. A model with 10 years operational experience of operations before Teddy even opened his doors.
A franchise that is now 30 years in operation. An organization operating with over 165 owners, none of which have the time nor desire to fiddle with the petty bickering that are played out daily on that board. This is an organization that handles entertainment for close to an easy 100,000 dances nation-wide. That is 100,000 dances of field experience and regional marketing research that is just a small portion of the company’s core competencies - core competencies that span the entire nation. A model that fits where it is integrated into or locates to.
Just CM alone has these rankings:
Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2003-2007
Franchise 500® rank:
#264 (2007); #314 (2006); #302 (2005); #267 (2004); #235 (2003);
Top home based franchises:
#71 (2007); #84 (2006); #82 (2005); #77 (2004); #61 (2003);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#66 (2007); #80 (2006); #79 (2005); #77 (2004); #66 (2003);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#185 (2007); #183 (2004);
This is also a base of operations that has now launched its second franchise. That newer franchise has a projected growth potential for every current owner that dwarfs the DJ service. This second franchise was able to purchase a half a block of real estate and has a two-story structure going up just to dedicate to that venture.
Another poster, -bp-, stated in the humorous context of a MW franchise;
MW is a model based upon strategic pricing with the marketing to support it. Sorry I needed to strip the magic off it. So it's still a thoery.
If money is what’s being sought, with an investment of time and a little capitol, I know exactly what campfire to cling to.
This is such an awesome phrase. It means I have a chance to dispel a yet another myth or two.
They are word-pictures that are recently being popularized by Mr. Merry more than likely to invoke an emotion of inadequacy in a product decision. Or at worst, they are being used to incorrectly associate “template” to the reality of a customer-designed event. This latter descriptive would be supported by recent phraseology like: “A DJ you recently spoke to states he’s done over 1,000 weddings, yet in reality he’s only the same wedding over a thousand times.”
I’ve got about 900 events under my belt and honestly, no two have even been remotely close to similar - unless one chooses to insult two people with their family and friends celebrating as cloning an event. There are easily another 1,700 jocks under this banner that will claim the exact same thing. McWedding, pfft. The shared knowledgebase of business efficiencies and field experiences would easily demonstrate there are more pro-am DJs out there providing a McWedding than a one provided by CM.
Cloning, well now…
Larry’s thread regarding Peter’s book was simultaneously cross posted to ProDJ the same date as ours was and didn’t quite take off. Maybe because I didn’t poop in it, or maybe because Peter hasn’t pooped in that one, yet. Either case, DJTeddyBear elected to post his own rendition of the book/seminar promo. In that new thread, someone else elected to spout-off about franchising. Specifically, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment about a totally hilarious Merry Weddings Franchise to answer Complete Music.
This was gut-busting funny.
Until TeddyBear elected to say “Peter doesn't have to stoop so low as to sell his name in that manner.”
Stoop? Selling a name? We are talking about a franchised model that was based upon a working model, not a theory. A working model that opened in ’73, branched in ’77, and franchised in ’80. A model with 10 years operational experience of operations before Teddy even opened his doors.
A franchise that is now 30 years in operation. An organization operating with over 165 owners, none of which have the time nor desire to fiddle with the petty bickering that are played out daily on that board. This is an organization that handles entertainment for close to an easy 100,000 dances nation-wide. That is 100,000 dances of field experience and regional marketing research that is just a small portion of the company’s core competencies - core competencies that span the entire nation. A model that fits where it is integrated into or locates to.
Just CM alone has these rankings:
Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2003-2007
Franchise 500® rank:
#264 (2007); #314 (2006); #302 (2005); #267 (2004); #235 (2003);
Top home based franchises:
#71 (2007); #84 (2006); #82 (2005); #77 (2004); #61 (2003);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#66 (2007); #80 (2006); #79 (2005); #77 (2004); #66 (2003);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#185 (2007); #183 (2004);
This is also a base of operations that has now launched its second franchise. That newer franchise has a projected growth potential for every current owner that dwarfs the DJ service. This second franchise was able to purchase a half a block of real estate and has a two-story structure going up just to dedicate to that venture.
Another poster, -bp-, stated in the humorous context of a MW franchise;
Really? The only asset Peter Merry posses is an intangible set of credentials and a hunger to do well. Maybe –bp- can explain what story-book he’s reading, but one needs a foundation to stand on to even reach the next. And show me another pro-am jock that doesn’t posses a hunger and refuses to succeed. MW as a franchise isn’t even up to becoming a joking concept. Is MW even through its first year of operations?
MW is a model based upon strategic pricing with the marketing to support it. Sorry I needed to strip the magic off it. So it's still a thoery.
If money is what’s being sought, with an investment of time and a little capitol, I know exactly what campfire to cling to.
