Diamond Red Label, Blue Label, Etc.

[Cmate]

Red or blue you say?

 

[Bob Jewett]

... A true leader in that firm would have pushed for longer term investment - nope - all over again they just chased quick table sales until the bottom started to drop off- get it while you can mentality.

I think the top executives of Brunswick probably did the right thing for Brunswick. Things might have gone differently if they had sold off the billiard/bowling stuff four decades earlier, or maybe five. That part of the company had little chance to get resources when it was under 10% of sales and stagnant. When they finally sold it, I think it was down around 2%.

 

[mikemosconi]

I think the top executives of Brunswick probably did the right thing for Brunswick. Things might have gone differently if they had sold off the billiard/bowling stuff four decades earlier, or maybe five. That part of the company had little chance to get resources when it was under 10% of sales and stagnant. When they finally sold it, I think it was down around 2%.

My point was that they watched the pool resurgence of the early/ mid 60s die out - I’m sure that in the mid 60s pool related products boosted Brunswick profits far more than 10% of total corporate earnings.
So by 86 - as you say , pool was under 10% of total corporate earnings. However, this second resurgence was real, it was right there- they had a choice- INVEST in a long term billiard profitability strategy or just ride the wave again with cursory tournament sponsorship and high profile pro sponsorship.
They decided on the latter strategy- which tells the world that Brunswick did not have any true passion for this game any longer - no one in the top echelons who could stand up and say that they would go all in on a true long term billiard promotion strategy that would have to include long term investment in a youth movement for the game.
I get it, spent my whole career in business strategy and high end corporate sales, so Brunswick milked all they could from pool - Again - fell by the wayside regarding pool branding and in came Diamond - that’s how things work when companies don’t truly have passion for their products- just short term profit motives.

 

[SUPERSTAR]

All diamonds suck. Doesn't matter which label. And whoever designed that extra shelf of slate so that a ball inside the hole wouldn't actually fall in the hole, is retarded.

 

[GoldCrown]

What does all of this label stuff mean?

And will my new Diamond Professional be a red label? blue label? some other kind of label?

What's the difference here?

r/DCP

Red Label means the red label is red.
Blue Label means the label is blue.
No label means there is no label.... Hope this helps.