I remember back in the early 80's when cable television debuted. The premise was, pay a subscription, bypass the networks and get advertising free entertainment... all of which lasted about 1 year.
My magazines have advertising, my newspaper (I don't have) has advertising, and my cable TV has advertising. Why would ANYONE think an advertising revenue source would be ignored by a company who's sole purpose is to make money for it's stockholders.
Three salesman are attending a small town sales convention. With only one hotel, the options are limited. Even worse, the hotel only has one room remaining. When the men enter to stay for the evening, the hotel owner decided to make a few extra bucks on the last room. Instead of charging the usual $25 for a room, he ups the price to 30 buck even. Each of the salesmen forks over $10 each.
The bellboy escorts them to their room, but is stiffed for a tip.
Later that evening the hotel owner realized that taking advantage of the salesmen during their time of need was not the proper way to do business and gives the bellboy the $5 he overcharged to return to the salesmen. As the bellboy makes his way up the stairs, he thinks (a) he didn't get a tip and (b) the salesman can't split $5 evenly, SO he only returns $3 and keeps $2 for himself.
Here's the question. After the refund, each salesman paid $9 for the room, and the bellboy kept $2... where is the remaining $1 from the original $30.
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I remember back in the early 80's when cable television debuted. The premise was, pay a subscription, bypass the networks and get advertising free entertainment... all of which lasted about 1 year. My magazines have advertising, my newspaper (I don't have) has advertising, and my cable TV has advertising. Why would ANYONE think an advertising revenue source would be ignored by a company who's sole purpose is to make money for it's stockholders.
Three salesman are attending a small town sales convention. With only one hotel, the options are limited. Even worse, the hotel only has one room remaining. When the men enter to stay for the evening, the hotel owner decided to make a few extra bucks on the last room. Instead of charging the usual $25 for a room, he ups the price to 30 buck even. Each of the salesmen forks over $10 each. The bellboy escorts them to their room, but is stiffed for a tip. Later that evening the hotel owner realized that taking advantage of the salesmen during their time of need was not the proper way to do business and gives the bellboy the $5 he overcharged to return to the salesmen. As the bellboy makes his way up the stairs, he thinks (a) he didn't get a tip and (b) the salesman can't split $5 evenly, SO he only returns $3 and keeps $2 for himself. Here's the question. After the refund, each salesman paid $9 for the room, and the bellboy kept $2... where is the remaining $1 from the original $30.