Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure
Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: chainsaw on September 30, 2007, 12:26:43 PM
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You guys had 3 overhead screens, and only chose to use the middle one so people like me and 5,000 others could see the psyiques, but you all insisted on using the 2 other screens to constantly promote BB.com and Muscletech. I could not get any decent looks at any of the lineup comparisons since you all chose not to add an xtra camera or 2. Especially during the figure lineups. I spent $200 per ticket to see the events, not advertisements.
Anyone else who was there I'm sure will agree
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add that to the list of reasons why the IFBB is a joke
seriously...these guys have major sponsors...charge an arm and a leg for tickets, give out shitty prize money
where the fuck does all this money go?
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add that to the list of reasons why the IFBB is a joke
seriously...these guys have major sponsors...charge an arm and a leg for tickets, give out shitty prize money
where the fuck does all this money go?
I'm sure it makes a profit, but not an excessive one in the scheme of things. With 9,000 people there, less comps, what do you figure the gate was, $1.5 M? If they gave out $600k in prize money, that would leave $900k for expenses. I can guarantee the costs to put something like this on is not cheap. The venue, a few staff members year-round to organize it, many more temps around O time, security, clean-up crew, set-up crew, sound guys plus A/V rental, costs for the fancy "O" displays and backdrop, advertising, travel costs, transportation, etc, etc, etc. Maybe they cleared a few hundred thousand, which in the scheme of things for a company with revenues and expenses like AMI is truly chicken-feed.
I'd love to see a P&L statement for the event, but I know that'll never happen! ;D
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why did you get cheap seates
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I'm sure it makes a profit, but not an excessive one in the scheme of things. With 9,000 people there, less comps, what do you figure the gate was, $1.5 M? If they gave out $600k in prize money, that would leave $900k for expenses. I can guarantee the costs to put something like this on is not cheap. The venue, a few staff members year-round to organize it, many more temps around O time, security, clean-up crew, set-up crew, sound guys plus A/V rental, costs for the fancy "O" displays and backdrop, advertising, travel costs, transportation, etc, etc, etc. Maybe they cleared a few hundred thousand, which in the scheme of things for a company with revenues and expenses like AMI is truly chicken-feed.
I'd love to see a P&L statement for the event, but I know that'll never happen! ;D
We got your point Goat. ;)
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You guys had 3 overhead screens, and only chose to use the middle one so people like me and 5,000 others could see the psyiques, but you all insisted on using the 2 other screens to constantly promote BB.com and Muscletech. I could not get any decent looks at any of the lineup comparisons since you all chose not to add an xtra camera or 2. Especially during the figure lineups. I spent $200 per ticket to see the events, not advertisements.
Anyone else who was there I'm sure will agree
Muscletech spent $500.000 and Bodybuilding.com spent $300.000 to be the main sponsors.