Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:11:27 -0600 (MDT) From: Montgomery Gabrys To: Grtbigband@aol.com Subject: Re: State of the Industry Grtbigband (cool name BTW) sez: ------------------------------ The difference I see in the balloon industry is that there is no independent professional organization. QBN is a marketing program for Pioneer. This is a great idea and should be encouraged, it sells balloons for us and Pioneer. It is not, however, a professional trade organization. The other big difference is the CBA designation. This is a marketing tool that is being passed off as professional certification. ------------------------------ GOOD LUCK! Coming from an advertising background I've mentioned the above- obvious for more than 2 years now - ticked off just about everyone here, gotten some bozo at pionner personally spreading lies about me, for saying all of the above. Be prepared to be spamed, banned, tracked, lied about, and flamed. People who spend lots of money being "certified" don't want to hear this. People who market the program don't want it talked about. Hope to hear from you in the future because it's an old can of worms that you re-opened. monty mgabrys@netherworld.com