Comments on: CitiWang http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/ thoughts so deep they're written in a diving bell Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: qwerty http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-103 qwerty Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-103 If his office is in the bowels, I think he can appreciate it. If his office is in the bowels, I think he can appreciate it.

]]> By: Ed Darrell http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Ed Darrell Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-102 So, somewhere in the depths of the Citicorp bowels there's a PR guy, either sweating bullets that his boss won't figure out that "Citi" and "Wang" fit together in a humorous way, or chortling evilly that they do.<br/><br/>Which? So, somewhere in the depths of the Citicorp bowels there’s a PR guy, either sweating bullets that his boss won’t figure out that “Citi” and “Wang” fit together in a humorous way, or chortling evilly that they do.

Which?

]]> By: qwerty http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-101 qwerty Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-101 Are you familiar with Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood? As I recall, Sony (or someone way up in the Sony hierarchy) bought the naming rights, and then didn't name it Sony Hall. Instead, they chose to name it after a person who'd been very important to the place.<br/><br/>Wouldn't it be nice if corporations were more concerned with the community than having their name plastered all over the place? I'd be fine with a plaque -- a huge plaque -- in some obvious place at the Wang Centre that thanked Citigroup for their generous support of the arts, but that just isn't enough for their marketing departments. Are you familiar with Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood? As I recall, Sony (or someone way up in the Sony hierarchy) bought the naming rights, and then didn’t name it Sony Hall. Instead, they chose to name it after a person who’d been very important to the place.

Wouldn’t it be nice if corporations were more concerned with the community than having their name plastered all over the place? I’d be fine with a plaque — a huge plaque — in some obvious place at the Wang Centre that thanked Citigroup for their generous support of the arts, but that just isn’t enough for their marketing departments.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Anonymous Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-100 Hey There!<br/><br/> Unfortunately, since 9/11, people have stopped coming to the theatre. So, Non Profit Organizations cannot sustain themselves from revenue, therefore a lot of Not-For-Profits have to look elsewhere for monetary support. Since the beginning of the concept of the non profit performing arts center organizations, like the Citi Performing Arts Center, they have relied on sponsorship money to support their community outreach initiatives such as Free Shakespeare, Dance Across the City, and many other educational and outreach programs. Without sponsors like Citi, the non-profit performing arts centers would no longer exist in America. Hey There!

Unfortunately, since 9/11, people have stopped coming to the theatre. So, Non Profit Organizations cannot sustain themselves from revenue, therefore a lot of Not-For-Profits have to look elsewhere for monetary support. Since the beginning of the concept of the non profit performing arts center organizations, like the Citi Performing Arts Center, they have relied on sponsorship money to support their community outreach initiatives such as Free Shakespeare, Dance Across the City, and many other educational and outreach programs. Without sponsors like Citi, the non-profit performing arts centers would no longer exist in America.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Anonymous Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-99 The Opera House is open, fully functioning, and has been for at least three years. Remember the Lion King? It opened the theatre. It is a Clear Channel/Live Nation/Broadway Across America/whatever-the-real- name-is venue.<br/><br/>And the Paramouint was bought by Emerson College within the past year and a half and is currently being renovated for performance space, rehearsal space and dorms.<br/><br/>PS, no one is giving money to the Arts anymore so they are resorting to corporate naming rights. Would you rather they close? The Opera House is open, fully functioning, and has been for at least three years. Remember the Lion King? It opened the theatre. It is a Clear Channel/Live Nation/Broadway Across America/whatever-the-real- name-is venue.

And the Paramouint was bought by Emerson College within the past year and a half and is currently being renovated for performance space, rehearsal space and dorms.

PS, no one is giving money to the Arts anymore so they are resorting to corporate naming rights. Would you rather they close?

]]> By: qwerty http://www.qwertysqoncepts.com/2007/02/14/citiwang/comment-page-1/#comment-98 qwerty Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.raisemyrank.com/qq/citiwang/#comment-98 Strange but true. My first since last May. The guy who's been cutting my hair since the late 80s probably thought I'd died. Strange but true. My first since last May. The guy who’s been cutting my hair since the late 80s probably thought I’d died.

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