localyokel Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 no. my POINT was that they are being paid £70,000 to bring extra revenue to the TT and that the easiest way to raise an extra £70,000 next year would be to sack them and save the mony. Or, as the Tourist Board have done, to give them a chance to cover the £70,000 fee out of commission on sales, and keep them if the exceed that or sack them if fail to do that. At least then - even if they don't do £70k in commission - you only write off the balance of what they wrote and the £70k outlay. Not the whole £70k as you suggested. Are you in business at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Surely their 'added value' depends on whether they bring in new money? If they simply target those businesses that are already making money on the island from the TT (that would be just a tax hike surely?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 All they're doing is taking money from manx businesses and giving it to a company in England, and you have to ask yourself why? did anyone ever see the position being publicised for competitive tendering before Signature were appointed?? or is this just another example of corruption???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhoon Boy Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Examiner this week says they received 115 grand for tt 2006, not 70, didn't see any big new sponsors seemed to be less than last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebell Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 All they're doing is taking money from manx businesses and giving it to a company in England, and you have to ask yourself why? did anyone ever see the position being publicised for competitive tendering before Signature were appointed?? or is this just another example of corruption???? It's not corruption....not in that sense anyway. The Government seems to prefer to buy it's communications work from off the Island. As a result, there are no companies on the Island with all the necessary skills to do it, but there could be. If the Government encouraged and supported local businesses in this sector, the skills could be developed and the money kept "on the Island" which is what should happen. Given the "off Island is better" mind set, however, it's a situation that's unlikly to change and we will continue to give money to people who don't know about the Island or probably don't even care. Very sad and very silly. In recent years there has been little point in pitching for this type of work as the result has been a foregone conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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