tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post9036178454467875471..comments2024-02-05T05:24:18.717-05:00Comments on hosaa's blog: All I Know about Marketing I Learned Watching RCA and American Idol F*ck Up Clay Aiken's Careerhosaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08443786779379939387noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-40837345081754232422011-04-23T13:11:16.001-04:002011-04-23T13:11:16.001-04:00Arden, I don't really see where your bottom-li...Arden, I don't really see where your bottom-line forecast comes from, but I hope you're wrong. <br /><br />As I posted at Clayversity this morning, for the record, I don't think Clay's career IS "f*cked up," but I definitely think he could be a bigger star right now if it were handled differently (by all concerned) early on. <br /><br />Right now, it isn't what I want it to be, and maybe it isn't what he wants it to be. But I think the best is yet to come. <br /><br />After all, Frank Sinatra's career was in the toilet before he won an Oscar for <i>From Here to Eternity.</i> <br /><br />In any case, following Clay's career has been both entertaining and educational to me, which is one reason I blog about him so much! :)hosaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443786779379939387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-90411867017788329752011-04-23T12:40:44.602-04:002011-04-23T12:40:44.602-04:00I don't think Clay asked for Barry Manilow as ...I don't think Clay asked for Barry Manilow as a guest on his TV show. Sometimes credits are just a title. <br /><br />One of the people who works in Decca's marketing department tweeted that she couldn't believe that she had to attend the Clay & Ruben show in NYC.<br /><br />I think Clay as a performer can only do so much. The only blame I place on him now is his withdrawal from the public arena. Unfortunately that may be a result of banging his head on the wall, but having more doors shut to him because of his uncool reputation and old fans. <br /><br />I like him, but don't see him continuing in entertainment.Ardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-72988421141441974882011-04-23T09:41:33.281-04:002011-04-23T09:41:33.281-04:00Deb, to clarify about the tweeter who couldn't...Deb, to clarify about the tweeter who couldn't believe he had to promote Clay: That was actually someone working for my local PBS station, not Decca. When I complained to the station, they said he wasn't a full-time employee and his views certainly did not reflect theirs. <br /><br />I did overgeneralize on that point, which was unfair to those who really did work to promote Clay's PBS special.hosaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443786779379939387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-46985851261524391292011-04-23T09:36:03.407-04:002011-04-23T09:36:03.407-04:00I enjoyed your perspective on mistakes made in man...I enjoyed your perspective on mistakes made in managing Clay's career, and I agree 100%. One thing I didn't know and find outrageous is Decca's tweeting that they couldn't believe they had to promote this guy. Unbelievable, if I am reading that right. I hope Clay catches a break very soon. He is way too talented to not be in the spotlight. Thank you for your thoughts. You make a lot of sense.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-63508940159427107082011-04-23T09:30:24.687-04:002011-04-23T09:30:24.687-04:00You are leaving out one important element of how C...You are leaving out one important element of how Clay's career got f*cked up, and that is Clay himself. For example, you complain about the production of the 2004 Christmas special. Clay was the producer of that show. He once bragged that he was in complete control of the whole thing. Performers are not complete puppets to the recording company. They do have something to say about their own recordings. Yes, Clay's career has hit the skids, but it is unfair to blame it all on RCA and then Decca. Look into why so many ex-fans are no longer fans, and you'll be looking at Clay himself.Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604371946488736066.post-86102130708681974252011-04-22T15:43:31.071-04:002011-04-22T15:43:31.071-04:00I don't know what organization you work for, b...I don't know what organization you work for, but I sure wish YOU had been in charge of handling Clay Aiken's career!!!<br /><br />Everything you say is spot on.<br /><br />Yet, with all the mismanagement and missed opportunites, Clay Aiken keeps on keeping on and his fans keep on keeping on with him. There's something a lot good in that.Patnoreply@blogger.com