December 31 , 2007
Debating the Need for Speed
To those who bought our
shares back in 2000 and have watched, horrified, at its decline in value and
those recent buyers, who look to the success of an emerging company to gain
large profits, the decision to make spot decisions leaves little room for
procrastination.
On the one hand, I have
felt the ire from shareholders with little patience looking for immediate
profits, as though I had a direct link to the almighty and could wave my magic
wand.. And on the other, I have felt the kindness from those who understood the
series of events that management took to save the company.
All of this is not the subject of this
communication since it is spelled out in black and white in public filings over
the 11 years of our history.
I doubt
that anyone cares to go over the past.
What
is important is where are we heading and the speed with which we are determined
to get there.
We have made no secret
about our cash position and the limits we placed on our advertising programs.
Out of those cash concerns came a program of
testing that minimized the risk of financial commitment.
In short, making sure our advertisements were
targeted to the right people and provided assurance that we had the financial
backing to air with frequency (a must to gain profitability) was a continuing
concern.
Thus, we spent the majority of
2007.
The "big bang" never came and we
spent much of the year re-making and raising capital.and, oh yes, completing
R&D on Fab U LustT.
Recognizing the need for
speed in a show of accomplishment, the launch of several of our products is scheduled
for the first quarter in TV ads, print ads and Internet ads. No medium has been
left out. We [do] expect a growing revenue stream and we [do] expect to have
some
big winners.
I believe
our major decisions will center on reinvesting our cash into additional
advertising to increase revenue or to reduce debt and dilution. This decision
will no doubt cause more ire amongst shareholders, it will not matter which way
we go.
With certainty you can bet on
this, our only goal is to build a strong financially sound company.
To those shareholders who
remain after the sell-off in December, I can promise you that no one in management
will be enriched by further losses.
We
have kept our word about a reverse and you have voted, overwhelmingly to allow
us to issue the shares necessary to honor our commitment to our financial
support group.
A vote "no" would have
forced a share reverse.
Using any
valuation method available to you, I still believe that our shares are very
much undervalued.
Yet, while there is
no denying that value is based more upon perception than reality in stocks like
ours, I intend to work hard to bring our valuation more in line with reality.
More than this I cannot
promise.
I wish you and yours a
very Healthy, Prosperous and Great 2008.
Sincerely,
Paul B. Kravitz
Chairman/CEO