Wally B Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Traveled throughout Ohio a couple of weeks ago while attending an international rhino management workshop hosted by the Columbus Zoo. (Turns out ol' Jack is a zips fan.....well maybe not). While there I stopped in a local mall and found Zips hats! Couldn't belive it. They had a wide assortment of MAC teams incl OH, MOH, BG, Tol, and yes even Can't. :blink: Then I travelled up to Akron, and NOTHING Checked out a few mall stores and was repeatedly told, you have to go down to the university to find ANYTHING! I don't get it! If the zips want to increase attendance they will have to increase their presence within the community! Yes, Gozips.com has great merchandise, but where are my blue-roo dog bandanas? What about my A/blue-roo car magnets?? Hell, even where I now live in -F NCarolina the highschools and local soccer teams have those! and some items can be found at our local WallyWorld. I live in the biggest city in the county w/ only 20,000 people, so if rural school districts can do it, why can't the Zips I may be wrong, but if there are other places to find Zips gear I'd like to know for my next visit! Would love to get my brother a T-shirt...... has that been copyrighted?? I love the new merchandise. It's much better than the old running A which was about as stupid as the Temple T Improvements have been made, but we'll have to do better if were going to help JD succede! BTW, as long as I'm ranting, I don't agree that fans of certain teams travel better than others. The VAST majority patrons will always root for the home team, (AKRON@Can't is an exception ) VT at the bowl, Miami at Temple, etc. the fans still didn't show up. The key is to build a fan base, field a competitive team, and host several quality opponents that help you get to a bowl game. From there you build on history and the fans will still come in your lean years (aka Browns). ANY thought out there from the Summit? Our promotions have imropved steadilly since the 90's, I just want more! Go ZIPS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 E-mail marketing dept, maybe they can answer your question (ranting) I'm surprised that there was stuff avbl outside confines of U of A!!!!!!!!!! WBALAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Wally B, We have this new thing now called the "internet". You used it to post your message. You can use this new technology to buy merchandise and hve it sent to your house using this fancy new service called "UPS". GP1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 There's a hat store in the Chapel Hill Mall that has some nice Zips hats (Lidz?). I like them better than the designs sold directly via the University. In general, I get your point. But until there is a real "demand" you won't see much supply in Akron area stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally B Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 There's a hat store in the Chapel Hill Mall that has some nice Zips hats (Lidz?). I like them better than the designs sold directly via the University. In general, I get your point. But until there is a real "demand" you won't see much supply in Akron area stores. Thanks Capn'! I figured there had to be one somewhere, I just wasn't able to get over to the hill. There are several "Lidz" stores down here in NC and they do a great job of promoting local institutions. I'm sure I could get my A hat though them. I prefer to try these things on first before ordering over the web, whether it's their site or gozips.com. GP1 relax, reading classes will come in your sophmore year! Community pressence isn't just about sales. Having items in local stores and available to the general public creates presence and attracts passers by who wouldn't scour the WWW or travel down to Spicer Village looking for stuff. How much did the University spend on our new logo and uniforms and why We missed a golden opportunity by not having Charlies #5 available. Those who new, may have bought one. Public seeing the uni generates interest, and they might go to the game to see what the fuss is about. Hell, I'd buy a classic Taylor#33 or Smith#15 while i'm at it. Without these items very few people realize they even played for the Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZips Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Another good store is Cracker Barrel in Montrose off I 77. Lots of Zips stuff there, and not too bad prices either. The bookstore at the Student Union is also another good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally B Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Another good store is Cracker Barrel in Montrose off I 77. Lots of Zips stuff there, and not too bad prices either. Never would have thought of that one! Great Find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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