torchomatic
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Simon Gilbert could do an article in the CT. Oh hold on, we want people to go, don't we....
Exactly.
Get some adverts on the CET.
Get some Facebook Ads running, it wouldn't be hard to only show them to Coventry City Fans.
Get it on that big screen by Ricoh
Get flyers made up.
Get Sky Blue Sam in the Ricoh Tesco handing stuff out.
Which is a massive problem. You only have to see what people write on the official CCFC Facebook and Twitter accounts. Ideally, it would be good for Waggot, Fisher, Scope and others to have official accounts on here, an outlet for our questions and queries, but it would turn out the same as when Stuart Linnell came on here.
So, invite Waggott and co to have official accounts. I'm sure they come on here anyway in whatever guise.
I don't even mean Waggot, I just mean somebody who works in the store so if there is a "Where are my tickets" type thing they can check their system and update it. They can post promotions on tickets and stuff.
I have asked them a few times in the past about ways to link up with the site, whether it is offering a little bit of discount on shirts for members, offering a special promotion for members of this site etc. You have to think that these are customers who are posting online about their business, look after them. (Not that they shouldnt look after all of their fans, but you know what I mean).
Not talking any of the politics stuff about "Where is the stadium" or "where are the accounts", just all of the footballing side of it.
I agree, yeah, mainly just the footballing side of things. Even if W and F thinks it's a bit beneath them then Tynan Scope could have an account and all stuff could be moderated first as you said.
Problem with moderating first is as soon as it becomes formalised in such a way, paranoia will ensue...
That said, the club does have a twitter account that they maybe need to be braver about using for anything other than the stock quotes about team news and injuries...
Problem with moderating first is as soon as it becomes formalised in such a way, paranoia will ensue...
That said, the club does have a twitter account that they maybe need to be braver about using for anything other than the stock quotes about team news and injuries...
The club could take some good (non-Brody) lessons from American franchises. One tactic they have to guarantee a full house is a giveaway day: a scarf, a hat, food, a toy. The club could also throw in more perks for season ticket holders, like an exclusive Q&A with the top brass at the beginning of each season with complementary food & drink.
They could even try shaking up the food and drink by offering traditional Coventry grub and beer. Better halftime shows (who wouldn't love to see Dave from Wyken murder some karaoke?) Or how about teaming with cinema chains to offer discounted tickets with every purchase. All that sort of thing. Then, as Nick suggested, greater social media outreach. Get fans involved and have them help spread the promotions.
The club could take some good (non-Brody) lessons from American franchises.
I lived in Ottawa for a year and the promotion for NHL games is relentless. Billboards, print ads, radio ads etc. All but the biggest games (which they know will sell out straight away) have some sort of special promotion. The players are expected to constantly be out in the community helping with promotion.
One thing I particularly liked was the way they treated season ticket holders. You were assigned a rep who was in contact with you throughout the season to make sure everything was OK (and encourage you to bring other people along) and there have a lot of events just for season ticket holders.
Things is none of this is rocket science, in a few hours on here there lots of decent suggestions yet the club doesn't seem to take anything on board.
Exactly, some good ideas just off the top of heads of non PR people. The club should be thinking up much better ways.
The club need to be bending over backwards to get fans back.
Out of the 7,700 fans who went yesterday how many even wanted to. Many on here said they were not even looking forward to it. I don't blame them. Why would you look forward to playing crawley town after 3 straight losses and played crap football all year with average at best players.
The gates will decrease again. Won't get 5,000 for Exeter and that's a £5.
End of the day football is simple and if the football is crap and players are average to crap and the team is losing with a relegation and moving home and all the heart break and stress it caused then and tickets at £22-24 a go to watch dog shit guess what only 7k will go at most. Very very simple. To think some were moaning at 11k against yeovil. I think me and some other were proved right. 11k was actually a good gate. To think otherwise was absurd.
NO. The superfans who bellyached for a fucking year about their undying love for the club but now don't go need to do some bending over.
There was roughly the same number of people there yesterday as at the big protest so it would seem those people you are referring to have gone back. They aren't the problem and will most likely go no matter what. The ones who are more casual fans who only turn up occasionally are they ones they need to be reaching out to and persuading to come every game.
NO. The superfans who bellyached for a fucking year about their undying love for the club but now don't go need to do some bending over.
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There was roughly the same number of people there yesterday as at the big protest so it would seem those people you are referring to have gone back. They aren't the problem and will most likely go no matter what. The ones who are more casual fans who only turn up occasionally are they ones they need to be reaching out to and persuading to come every game.
No, those people don't have to do anything. Just like you didn't have to stay away from Sixfields.
Your choice to go, their choice not to go.
I never went to the protest but went yesterday so big leap of faith is that.
NO. The superfans who bellyached for a fucking year about their undying love for the club but now don't go need to do some bending over.
?....here in lies one of the problems with out club, why exactly do they need to bend over? maybe the superfans who went to sixfields shouldnt have and things wouldnt be as bad as they are now? maybe thats bollocks aswell....but labelling and bitching helps no end.
If the team perform people will come back...simple, to help get support back SISU need to invest or review ticket prices...again simple, bridges need building and so far there is no olive branch
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Of course it is people's choice to go or not, just a bit strange that people were so outraged about something they weren't bothered with anyway?
Problem with moderating first is as soon as it becomes formalised in such a way, paranoia will ensue...
That said, the club does have a twitter account that they maybe need to be braver about using for anything other than the stock quotes about team news and injuries...
No, those people don't have to do anything. Just like you didn't have to stay away from Sixfields.
Your choice to go, their choice not to go.
I'm not saying its an exact match but it seems unlikely to me that the majority of those who went on the protest are the ones not turning up.
Cheaper tickets
Cheaper food and drink even £3 for a bottle if beer would still be a profit
Set yp thier own bookies in the stadium so money stays within the club
Network and liase with schools to increase younger support
Do all that great stuff and we still have less than 10000 gates...what then?
Exactly, some good ideas just off the top of heads of non PR people. The club should be thinking up much better ways.
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