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Subject: 
Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:04:11 GMT
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Hi Brad,

Welcome to our little discussion group.  Make yourself comfortable and stay
awhile!

Build On!
John Matthews

Brad Justus <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message
news:FMHtE5.Kp2@lugnet.com...
To LEGO enthusiasts everywhere:

We hope that we are the bearer of some holiday cheer for you all. For • those of
you who have felt that your love for LEGO was unrequited, this is a new • day.
With this missive, the LEGO Company asks to open a dialogue with you, our
consumers. Whether you are an AFOL, or a parent purchasing a first DUPLO • set,
or a KABOB (Kid with a Bunch of Bricks - we just made that up), here are • some
words that should gladden your hearts: We are listening. And more than • that,
we will endeavor to be very responsive to your needs and desires.  We want • to
have the best possible relationships with all of you who want to have a
relationship with us. That is what LEGO Direct - our new direct-to-you
communications and commerce channel (which I am heading) is all about. • LEGO
Direct embraces all the company's direct-to-consumer efforts on a global
basis, both on- and off-line: Shop@Home, our Internet presence(s), • e-commerce,
LEGO clubs worldwide, community building activities, and more.

In creating this new enterprise for the company, we take one more step • towards
reaching our strategic intent: we want to be the strongest brand in the • world
amongst families by the year 2005. It's a very bold goal, and one that we
believe we can reach - but only if we are capable of listening and • responding
to the people who buy our products. You. Hence the creation of LEGO • Direct.

As a first step, we at LEGO Direct want to participate actively in these
newsgroups from now on - that is, if such participation is something that • you
want. Please realize that it will take some months for all our new efforts • to
be fully visible - we will be redesigning our entire Web operation (as • well as
our offline direct services), and intend to have the first release ready • for
you by late next Summer. But here's a little preview that we think you'll
like: we are planning to make bulk ordering - albeit initially in a • restricted
format - available by then.

We are right now in the process of establishing new office space in New • York
and expanding the LEGO Direct staff. It will take a little time, so please
understand that we're not yet able to handle a deluge of incoming e-mail - • but
we'll be happy to engage in a dialogue with you in these forums. We will • do
our very best to respond to everything that we can in a timely manner. We • want
to be a company with whom you want to be involved. We want to be the • company
you'd like us to be. And to do that, we need your input. What do you love?
What do you hate? How can  we help you? Tell us - we want your input. We • know
you've got a lot to say - we've been reading your postings for a little • while
now. We are very encouraged by the commitment and intensity of the LEGO
community online - and that includes AFOLs. Perhaps, if traffic warrants • it,
we ought to consider creating a new newsgroup (or simply reformat • lugnet.dear-
lego) to serve as the online communication-to-LEGO channel. It's up to • you.

We cannot tell you how excited we are to be working with you all. We hope • you
are equally encouraged by the renewed commitment we are making to you. We • look
forward to a very rewarding collaboration.

Happy Holidays. And Play Well.

- Brad

Brad Justus
Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
legodirect@lego.com



Message is in Reply To:
  Introducing LEGO Direct
 
To LEGO enthusiasts everywhere: We hope that we are the bearer of some holiday cheer for you all. For those of you who have felt that your love for LEGO was unrequited, this is a new day. With this missive, the LEGO Company asks to open a dialogue (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego) !! 

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