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onetime · 26th March 2007, 16:30

Quote: (Originally Posted by trob09)

Given that Grey Wolf also had a booth at Beneath The Sea, the notion that they were just using OMS's booth to display it and therefore OMS slapped a few stickers on it (you conveniently didn't mention the casting of the OMS logo onto the top...) seems, well, inaccurate.

While I agree that OMS' business is primarily in printing catalogs, putting OMS stickers on product and reselling it, this unit is clearly being marketed and sold by OMS regardless of who designs and manufactures it.

I definitely got the impression that OMS and Grey Wolf were separate entities and it was Grey Wolf that created the unit. Their booths were next door to each other but Grey Wolf wasn't sharing floor space and they were not coordinated in their approach to marketing (if you can even call it that at this point) the Rebreather. The RB was an ornament in the OMS booth it was the whole tree at Grey Wolf's booth.

I don't know what kind of marketing deal they have and whether it's exclusive or not. Sure the OMS logo is stamped into the head but there's a car with a Pontiac Vibe logo plastered on it but it's a Toyota. The Grey Wolf Rebreather could be the same deal.

26th March 2007, 16:30	#45 (permalink)
onetime Classic KISSer #138 Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US, NJ Posts: 673	Re: BTS-saw new OMS/Grey Wolf Quote: (Originally Posted by trob09) Given that Grey Wolf also had a booth at Beneath The Sea, the notion that they were just using OMS's booth to display it and therefore OMS slapped a few stickers on it (you conveniently didn't mention the casting of the OMS logo onto the top...) seems, well, inaccurate. While I agree that OMS' business is primarily in printing catalogs, putting OMS stickers on product and reselling it, this unit is clearly being marketed and sold by OMS regardless of who designs and manufactures it. I definitely got the impression that OMS and Grey Wolf were separate entities and it was Grey Wolf that created the unit. Their booths were next door to each other but Grey Wolf wasn't sharing floor space and they were not coordinated in their approach to marketing (if you can even call it that at this point) the Rebreather. The RB was an ornament in the OMS booth it was the whole tree at Grey Wolf's booth. I don't know what kind of marketing deal they have and whether it's exclusive or not. Sure the OMS logo is stamped into the head but there's a car with a Pontiac Vibe logo plastered on it but it's a Toyota. The Grey Wolf Rebreather could be the same deal.
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