A Trader
wonders how much all the publicity surrounding the String Bean Alley launch
would be worth if we had to pay for it – prime TV time and multiple newspaper
coverage would come at a high price.
Publicity 2 - A Trader noted that Popular Iranian American comedian Maz Jobrani was featured on The Project on Channel 10 on Thursday night, including video of him rocking at the Night Market Silent Disco on Wednesday night. Jobrani said "This winter market in Melbourne is amazing, and I love it."
Another
Trader suggests that we should stop putting a price on our renewal. $250m
scares the pants off most people. It sounds like an awful lot of money and
suggests dramatic change at our market. He proposes that we just talk about CoM
being prepared to invest what is needed to keep our market relevant to future
generations - talk about the features of renewal, not the price.
The
marketing scoop of the week goes to the eye photography people in SBA who not
only got a mention from Lord Mayor, Sally Capp during her SBA launch speech,
but also featured in the Channel 7 news report that evening.
Another scam
has come to light with a trader receiving two online orders paid with PayPal.
PayPal gives strong protection to buyers, allowing them to cancel payments
after the sales event with no questions asked. In the case of these PayPal
transactions, the buyer cancelled payment after the goods had been sent and
then refused to answer their phone. They did it twice so clearly this was a
scam. Credit card providers require the buyer to seek a refund from the seller.
A Trader
asks who is going to air great quality Latin American music in our market now
that Saul & Masha have stopped trading in J Shed.
A Trader
asks if there are any spare jobs going at the Splat Ball stall. There are times
in our market when he wants to throw something really hard and make a mess. It
does look like good therapy.