tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post5657113544696236375..comments2024-03-28T17:43:29.889-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: JCVB rebounds in 2015Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-47723423508344475082016-09-06T08:35:38.916-05:002016-09-06T08:35:38.916-05:00The special tax collection to fund the JCVB is sep...The special tax collection to fund the JCVB is separate from the special tax collected to fund the (massive red ink gulping) convention center.<br /><br />The need for a "large hotel adjacent" is revisionist history from the snow job, er, con job, er, sales job played upon voters in the run-up to the convention center vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68668478537668658732016-09-06T07:29:45.527-05:002016-09-06T07:29:45.527-05:00Marketing is product, place, price and promotion 3...Marketing is product, place, price and promotion 3:18 pm. The advertising can be legitimately seen as separate implementation of the promotional objectives and usually is contracted out for films, brochures, etc. Lobbying and sales costs can be part of promotion.<br /><br />The cost that I found to be " out of line" in dealing with the Convention Centers in Biloxi and Jackson is the food service costs, both to the Centers and customers. The costs are unreasonable especially given the poor quality of the food.<br /><br />The bottom line is that given that Jackson doesn't have a large hotel adjacent to the space and has to compete with other states that provide better and/or less expensive food for events, I think the numbers are very good. <br /><br />As for the convention bureau staffs in Biloxi and Jackson, I found them to be professional in every way and more than willing to put in overtime (for which they are not compensated as salaried employees) to make sure our event ran smoothly. Unfortunately, our state and local governments don't let professionals do their jobs as they know it can be done...not when they can hand out political largesse or receive political support.<br /><br />Our legislature could do a lot to improve how contracts in every area of government are let in this State. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20858964538875560762016-09-05T15:18:26.327-05:002016-09-05T15:18:26.327-05:00Someone want to share how advertising/promotional/...Someone want to share how advertising/promotional/marketing are somehow different and they are spending how much? $1.8MM on what? To whom? The CL?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-18395005758671890462016-09-05T13:33:43.806-05:002016-09-05T13:33:43.806-05:0050 cents of every dollar raised is payroll? They&...50 cents of every dollar raised is payroll? They're visiting Jackson in the prison shower. Nice scam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-6784791214323946842016-09-05T13:25:11.853-05:002016-09-05T13:25:11.853-05:00This seems to be an operational financial statemen...This seems to be an operational financial statement only. Does the tax revenue from the hotel/restaurant tax go to support operations? I thought it was to pay for the construction of the building. Where is that debt service?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com