Comments for Gameops.com Editor Blog http://gameops.com/wp Gameops.com Editor Jon Cudo Blogs on game entertainment, operations, promotions, mascots, and site news...and more Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Fan Survey on SI - Dirty Shirt Night by J. Layman http://gameops.com/wp/2008/06/30/dirty_shirt/#comment-19029 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:01:13 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2008/06/30/dirty_shirt/#comment-19029 Great post. Really interesting data. I agree that the connection back to the players' personalities is key. It seems as though everyone under the sun has their own bobblehead these days. The biggest challenge for sports teams is to find that unique twist on a standard promo that is going to pique the interest of the fans and create the extra "buzz." My vote for best quote from the entire page: # "Best: Barry Bonds bobblehead. The 'Head' was made in actual proportion to his body." Great post. Really interesting data. I agree that the connection back to the players’ personalities is key. It seems as though everyone under the sun has their own bobblehead these days. The biggest challenge for sports teams is to find that unique twist on a standard promo that is going to pique the interest of the fans and create the extra “buzz.”

My vote for best quote from the entire page:

# “Best: Barry Bonds bobblehead. The ‘Head’ was made in actual proportion to his body.”

]]> Comment on War of the Roses by Gameops.com Editor Blog » Building on a Rivalry in California http://gameops.com/wp/2007/04/23/war-of-the-roses/#comment-18710 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:06:46 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2007/04/23/war-of-the-roses/#comment-18710 [...] I wrote about another series in the Atlantic League called the War of the Roses. It’s an easy connection for fans to build on a natural or geographic rivalry and makes a series of game more meaningful and easier to market and promote. [...] […] I wrote about another series in the Atlantic League called the War of the Roses. It’s an easy connection for fans to build on a natural or geographic rivalry and makes a series of game more meaningful and easier to market and promote. […]

]]> Comment on Blog Landmarking by Gameops.com Editor Blog » #300 and #1,000,000 http://gameops.com/wp/2007/08/28/landmark/#comment-18401 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:10:15 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2007/08/28/landmark/#comment-18401 [...] While I love the blog, it has emerged as a large chunk of my efforts….so I like to make sure I thank him on the milestone posts for adding to my workload. (see post 200) If you like numbers we are approaching another milestone at Gameops.com. Sometime around June 10th we will post the millionth banner ad view. To offset some of the costs of maintaining the website we have an ad banner on the top of each page (going back many years). I religiously track the number of views and was excited to have done a million of anything (but not excited enough to give that it’s own blog post). [...] […] While I love the blog, it has emerged as a large chunk of my efforts….so I like to make sure I thank him on the milestone posts for adding to my workload. (see post 200) If you like numbers we are approaching another milestone at Gameops.com. Sometime around June 10th we will post the millionth banner ad view. To offset some of the costs of maintaining the website we have an ad banner on the top of each page (going back many years). I religiously track the number of views and was excited to have done a million of anything (but not excited enough to give that it’s own blog post). […]

]]> Comment on Pass the Gas Night in Orem by Matt http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/23/pass-the-gas-night-in-orem/#comment-18329 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:04:21 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/23/pass-the-gas-night-in-orem/#comment-18329 How does this make the team money? All they do is give out a bunch of free tickets. It's a good idea and good promotion but I'm not sure how it will make the team money. How does this make the team money? All they do is give out a bunch of free tickets.

It’s a good idea and good promotion but I’m not sure how it will make the team money.

]]> Comment on Pittsburgh Gives Fans the Finger by Cudo http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/01/pittsburgh-gives-fans-the-finger/#comment-17922 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:13 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/01/pittsburgh-gives-fans-the-finger/#comment-17922 Ah...good point Glen. I think I agree now that I look at it again. This comment appears to be from the author of the Cleveland Leader, rather than the Pirates Spokesperson. Apologies to the Pirates Spokesperson. Apparently the naivety rests with the blogger, not the Pirates. I thought more about this after posting and I think the Pirates would have been wise to offer an exchange program. Accepting these bobbleheads back from any fan, in exchange for a Team Shop voucher or ticket voucher. It would probably not have been activated by many fans, but would have shown the Pirates to be sensitive to offended fans. -jc Ah…good point Glen. I think I agree now that I look at it again. This comment appears to be from the author of the Cleveland Leader, rather than the Pirates Spokesperson.

Apologies to the Pirates Spokesperson.

Apparently the naivety rests with the blogger, not the Pirates.

I thought more about this after posting and I think the Pirates would have been wise to offer an exchange program. Accepting these bobbleheads back from any fan, in exchange for a Team Shop voucher or ticket voucher. It would probably not have been activated by many fans, but would have shown the Pirates to be sensitive to offended fans.

-jc

]]> Comment on Pittsburgh Gives Fans the Finger by Glen Gower http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/01/pittsburgh-gives-fans-the-finger/#comment-17844 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:32:30 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2008/05/01/pittsburgh-gives-fans-the-finger/#comment-17844 Hi Jon. I read the article / quote a bit different -- I thought that whoever wrote the article was offering his opinion about China, etc. So I agree, it was an irresponsible comment -- but I think it came from the writer, not from the Pittsburgh spokesperson. -G. Hi Jon.

I read the article / quote a bit different — I thought that whoever wrote the article was offering his opinion about China, etc.

So I agree, it was an irresponsible comment — but I think it came from the writer, not from the Pittsburgh spokesperson.

-G.

]]> Comment on New Look Mascot in Tampa Bay by raymond http://gameops.com/wp/2008/04/30/new-look-mascot-in-tampa-bay/#comment-17829 Mon, 05 May 2008 04:48:47 +0000 http://gameops.com/wp/2008/04/30/new-look-mascot-in-tampa-bay/#comment-17829 Hard to tell from video, but the fur went from royal blue to the new darker blue of the new logo (custom dyed fur to match pantone #), smaller shoes, and different eyes. Hard to tell from video, but the fur went from royal blue to the new darker blue of the new logo (custom dyed fur to match pantone #), smaller shoes, and different eyes.

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