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Stern Leadership Changes

By CrazyLevi

1 year ago


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    #194 1 year ago

    …and only Gary/decision makers at Stern are impressed by these new hires. They will most likely run Stern somewhat into the ground. Ron Johnson became CEO of JC Penny because that board was so impressed with his experience from Apple. We know the results now, he increased prices going away from core “value for money” and tanked JC Penny. Disney castoff Seth Davis will most likely do the same to Stern.

    These 2 newbies do not get the HUO pinball buying public’s thinking. Recent ridiculous price increases on Pre/LEs for example are killing the golden goose. We’re not talking about a $15 subscription fee to Disney+ or a $60 video game. Seth is now making decisions on $10k + machines. Now thanks to his moronic thinking, they cost $13k plus! Hmmm, expensive pinball machines are a whole different mentality to any of his prior woke experience with Disney and GE.

    Not impressed by any of his so called credentials. He’s a Disney woke cast off. Take a good look at Disney stock to see they know almost zero on how their market once worked. Disney has changed its core philosophy of being a reasonably well maintained vacation destination for families to a now somewhat run down expensive one for the wealthier crowd. Seth is/will do the same to Stern, since it’s in his DNA. Unlike Gary that has known tough times and delivering value for money, Seth has no such understanding. Watch prices continue to soar and many HUO buyers, which is 70% of Stern’s market, walk away from the pinball hobby.

    #197 1 year ago
    Quoted from Black_Knight:

    A lot of your own opinions and assumptions built into that long comment.
    My rebuttal is only the observation that Stern is selling twice the number of LEs at 40% higher prices than just a couple of years ago. So either Gary or Seth is smarter than the Pinside whiner brigade.
    We have no idea how it will turn out but I’m interested in watching it unfold.
    Did Seth sleep with your girlfriend or something?

    Seth is of the same idiot’s crowd destroying Disney right now. He has a long history of involvement there. Maybe you should take a better look at his past experience. Ask Disney stockholders what they think of Seth’s background. He left there only a year ago, so not making assumptions. History demonstrates his 21st century Disney inept woke ways. Titles like MOTU, Venom, Foofighters, will struggle to sellout at a 40% increase over past titles like GZ, SW Mando and even Bond. Second hand market will not be kind to those titles. We are in economic turmoil, so woke/Seth price gouger ways will not help Stern at all. $2k toppers for less than a hundred dollars in parts/development? All done under Seth’s leadership: how much more proof do we need???

    #210 1 year ago
    Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

    1) has already been President for 1 year, since Oct 21. Just is taking on CEO as well
    2) was in charge of the Disney Infinity brand (the amiibo/sky landers physical toy-to-video-game thing that was going on in the 2010s)
    3) managed strategy for Disney+ in its initial rollout
    Those 2 Disney things were major brand expanding concepts,

    1) Seth by obvious dunderhead decisions to date at Stern, caused dissension and upheaval in the minds of anyone that has half a brain, from his distributors to especially Stern’s consuming public. He has helped raise prices across the board 40%, but kept the operators increase on the pros a great deal leaner (most likely Gary’s input). 70% of the market is us, the HUO buyers, taken for granted as Seth and new management thinks we are always going to buy no matter how much they stick it to us. (Spooky, AP, CGC, etc. now’s your chance.)
    2) The Disney Infinity brand was a colossal failure. Having friends laid off that worked in Seth’s division in that phase of his wokeness’s path of destruction, killing the Disney Infinity brand with high prices and subpar product. The word “shovelware leader” should have been awarded to Seth for his anti-achievements there.
    3) Disney+ was somewhat of a dismal failure with real subscriber retention numbers telling the story. Again Seth helped lead a poorly launched, sub tier product out of the gate, with the woke media trying to spin it otherwise.
    Things touched by Seth have turned to custard. Why do you think he finally left Disney??? Don’t tell me this very inexperienced pinball CEO with only 1 year under his belt during peak times, is going to do anything different at Stern.

    #213 1 year ago
    Quoted from John-Floyd:

    Many People talk a big game, but not when it counts. I’d bet most will put money down on the next new game regardless if prices continue to rise. The addiction is real. Stern knows this.

    Don’t be so sure about that. There is a price ceiling for every business and Stern has gone way beyond that.

    #217 1 year ago
    Quoted from pinballaddicted:

    You are absolutely correct.. TBird bought a BondLE.

    Yes Bond is the last one at woke pricing, lol. Davis plundered me on that title. Enjoy your short term gouging profits, but what about all the next one’s not titled BTTF? Nope not at these high prices. I’ve been an LE buyer up till now, on almost every LE.

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    #230 1 year ago
    Quoted from DanQverymuch:

    I remember Six Sigma being shoved down our throats at Motorola Microcomputer in the 80s.
    Not being in management, it sounded like a lot of lip service to us actual workers, who were not being paid nearly enough to even consider the gung-ho emotional investment that would be required to make anything of the sort actually happen. It certainly didn't help that we were being subjected to random urine testing for drugs at the same time.
    In my mind, it was pronounced "Sick Smegma."
    I am surprised to hear it's even still a thing. The idea of Stern implementing it with their largely immigrant labor force seems ludicrous.

    Most likely nothing more than chest pounding by Seth, wanting a Six Sigma commando style workforce. Feeling for Stern’s workforce and management right now. “Six Sigma Disadvantages: Because Six Sigma is applied to all aspects of the production and planning process, it may create rigidity and bureaucracy that can create delays and stifle creativity.” This is just what a creative company like Stern really needs, lol. We’ll increase quality and drive our workforce away at the same time, the “sick smegma” management mongers muse. This is another reason Davis is driving up prices. We as consumers get to pay for this “sick smegma” system.

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