Todd Slater
Todd Slater
Todd Slater is an American poster artist who specializes in concert posters for indie and mainstream rock musicians. The many acts for whom he has produced posters include Jack White, Widespread Panic, Ween, Avett Brothers, Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Matthews, Black Keys, Primus, Muse and Neil Young. He also produces film posters for the specialist Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, USA...
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The company is spending like it's 1999. While the consumer is in a state of partial paralysis, this may not be the best time to put the expense pedal to the metal.
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The looks have become cleaner and more basic. The ramifications for that are lower price points and lower margins.
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For consumers, it's a good time. Procrastinators will be rewarded.
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I think it will be successful initially because it's new and different. But long-term, I don't think the business has a great chance of succeeding in its current incarnation -- not from a design point of view but from a merchandising point of view. I don't know that the merchandise outperformed the competition.
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Clearly the economy is not helping. Consumers are relatively strapped, and they're focusing more of their time and attention on the big discount days, like black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) and today.