Burning the CompetitionA Poem by Elton CampONE of these is true. Which?Burning the Competition By Elton Camp Good business ideas sometime travel fast A sure-fire way to increase sales at last Dominoes Pizza showed us the best way By how they handled Papa John today In a Florida town the size of Lake City Too many pizzerias sure seemed a pity They decided of pizza they’d sell more With one less restaurant than before Though some called the idea so lame, They sent the competitor up in flame Other businesses saw what they’d done Decided it was how customers are won Lowe’s set the torch to Home Depot So over there customers couldn’t go Rite Aid figured that for bad Walgreen It was time for some flames to be seen McDonald’s to competing Burger King Decided that some gasoline they’d fling Then it was the manager at Wells Fargo Who decided Regions Bank had to go The owner of the Usury Payday Loan Used the trick to get his competitor gone They all decided there was no better way To get ahead in the bad economy of today ONE OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE. WHICH? © 2011 Elton Camp |
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Added on November 1, 2011 Last Updated on November 1, 2011 AuthorElton CampRussellville, ALAboutI am retired from college teaching/administration and writing as a hobby. My only "publications" are a weekly column in our local newspaper. Most of my writing is prose, but I do produce some "poetr.. more..Writing
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