tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post1108458832866097821..comments2008-10-12T21:40:08.213-07:00The Pearl Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037330464912300202noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-77560695660188736922008-10-12T19:29:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:29:00.000-07:00Well to be very precised the GIE has stoped his comunication activities on the 1st october 2008<BR/>It is still existing till the 1st of January<BR/>There is a very small hope to see it continue but everyone in Polynesia is very pessimistic as the GIE itself<BR/>Yes it is sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-81791605404459390892008-09-14T08:57:00.000-07:002008-09-14T08:57:00.000-07:00Tahitian cultured pearls has once been extremely expensive. Thanks to Robert Wan GIE Perles de Tahiti aggresive marketing as what they said.<BR/><BR/>I think Robert Wan is not the only one who markets his goods. He can just easily afford to hire the best advertising agency and I think they have been succesful only that people's taste in pearls changes and we are now into golden and white pearls. The demand for blacks decreases and so is the price.gia13615093http://gia13615093.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-38699710586880628762008-09-14T06:59:00.000-07:002008-09-14T06:59:00.000-07:00JS is correct, but we should not diminish or minimize the work of Robert. It would be a shame for all GIE's good work to fall by the wayside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-69158867799183493142008-09-14T02:09:00.000-07:002008-09-14T02:09:00.000-07:00<I>He has been a titan in this industry</I><BR/><BR/>And still is.Pêcheur de Perleshttp://perles.effisk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-90169823505225602732008-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:002008-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:00Maybe it's not the worst decision. It is widely believed in Tahiti and the work GIE did was not enough to cover the amount of money the industry poured into it. GIE was a marketing and promotion arm of the industry, but was headed by a biologist with no experience in marketing.<BR/><BR/>Tahiti needs to pick up the pieces, start again, and build a new GIE with a stronger focus and message.JShepherdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-41073043421826228082008-09-13T17:39:00.000-07:002008-09-13T17:39:00.000-07:00I know Robert Wan personally, and "yes" this is a tragic event. He has been a titan in this industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-57816486485928401692008-09-13T14:39:00.000-07:002008-09-13T14:39:00.000-07:00Very sad...<BR/><BR/> It means their website will be gone too and I could no longer watch those beautiful pearling videos they have.<BR/><BR/> I'm so sad.... Look oohh...<BR/><BR/> :-( <BR/><BR/> I'm so sad...<BR/><BR/> How could they do such a do?<BR/><BR/> How could they say such a say?<BR/><BR/> How could they?gia13615093http://gia13615093.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com