tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post114109354344810945..comments2024-03-23T21:43:49.058-04:00Comments on A Bad Idea Poorly Executed: Sports MarketingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10517671984531145034noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068143.post-1141135760082290402006-02-28T09:09:00.000-05:002006-02-28T09:09:00.000-05:00(Wow, I previewed this and it's a long comment.)I'...(Wow, I previewed this and it's a long comment.)<BR/><BR/>I'm kind of surprsied Greenville/Spartanburg made that list. We've got a minor league baseball time starting here very soon (The Greenville Drive) and there's our minor league hockey team, the Greenville Grrrowl. I can't imagine an NFL team in the area. It gets to the whole "butts in the seat" premise you mentioned. The Grrrowl has been having problems getting people into the Bi-Lo Stadium. It's not that their a bad team... from what I understand, they're actually really good. (I don't follow much hockey at all, so I can't really tell you.) To try and fill the seats this season, they've reduced ticket prices, and convinced some local parking garages in downtown to offer free parking for games (some garages already have free weekend parking, which is very nice). I'm not sure how effective it's been, though.<BR/><BR/>As for MLS, I've never watched a game. I have, however, seen one game of soccer over TV while in Europe. The whole first half was pretty slow with no score, but the last ten minutes of the game were amazingly intense, with the Dublin team making a fantastic goal towards the end of the game for the win. All in all, it was a great game to watch.<BR/><BR/>But it just wouldn't work here in America. There were no TV timeouts of any sort, no commercial breaks except when the game itself stopped, which was hardly ever. And I don't see that as something that our TV industry would be willing to do.scanimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713284429269938007noreply@blogger.com