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Bud's 3 point plan for turning around BlueStar


That was just embarrassing.

"Advertising more more and better. We're going after the majors folks"

Yeah Bud at NYU your classmates would have crushed you if gave that as a presentation.

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Maybe that speech is when Gekko decided to gut the company. "Why do you have to break up this company?" "Because it's breakable! When I heard your pitch on competing with the majors I changed my mind!"

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I have always thought the same thing. This was a 'plan"? It sounded like common sense & not even very common.

Increase advertising? What, with those 20% pay cuts? Expand terminals & routes? And computerize? Any first year college student (or less) could have come up with this crap.

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5. bigger bags of peanuts! and the good honey roasted ones! we're going after number one people!



I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you've never heard!

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lol- How could he forget about that? "We're going after the majors folks"

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6. all planes are going to have functional landing gears, if we're going after the majors folks, we're gunna have to be able to land safely! each and every time!
7. our pilots will bathe within 24 hours of each flight. no one likes a stinky captain people!


I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you've never heard!

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Don't forget about having only hot airline hostesses! And make sure Alec Baldwin isn't flying with us!

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8: if alec baldwin gets sassy, you throw him off our planes!




I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you've never heard!

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9. We expand to West Africa! You don't charge a guy with ebola $79 if he's willing to pay $379. Come on people! We're going after the majors!

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10. we're teaming up with malaysia airlines! they may lose their planes, but with us? they will find their groove! now we're really going after the majors!




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12. we'll offer free tacos on all flights originating out of mexico city! come on guys, we're going after the majors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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I thought the point about improving the software to automatically optimize pricing was pretty good actually.

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11. We'll land just outside of all the major airports thus eliminating airport fees. Come on guys, we're going after the majors

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Well, he skipped "some" of the details but I like what I heard so far.

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i'm not sure bud can count past 3.



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i'm not sure bud can count past 3.


He was an "account executive". They have to be able to use all the keys from "0" through "9".

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You got your mind right, Luke?

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yes, but 1st he has to understand the num lock key.


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Phase One: Steal Underpants!

Phase Two: umm.... err....

Phase Three: PROFIT!!!


Revenge is a dish best served cold.
-- Klingon proverb

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