Baffled by Acronym

[raghorn]

I see the term "ELU" used a lot on this forum. From the context I've seen, I gather that it refers to the end user/consumer/targeted market demographic. Could someone please tell me what the letters stand for? Thanks in advance.

 

[Harry Callahan]

End line user.

(Dats us)

 

[raghorn]

Thanks!!!

 

[thombrogan]

I think we're an odd tangent of end-line user. I think that only a vocal minority of Spyderco owners are Spyderknuts. Sure, we talk with our wallets, too, but we're a happy anomaly.

 

[Sal Glesser]

Hi Raghorn.

There is a "business chain" that exists. From the iron that's dug up out of the ground to the foundries to the suppliers to the makers to the distributors and dealers. Tack on the advertising, marketing, R&D, trains, boats, planes & trucks. Add accounting departments, customer service departments, shipping and receiving departments.......all because an ELU wants to buy something.

The ELU is the most important part of the "business chain". Take them away and the entire chain falls like a house of cards.

We all work for the ELUs.

sal

 

[raghorn]

Thanks for the perspective, Sal, and thanks for keeping your ear to the ground.