LZIp Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 10 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Opening the article I expected to Wisconsin. To my surprise they were referencing App State. Definitely, and as an aside, I think a lot on here are underestimating Appy State this season. An 11 win season is impressive no matter the conference you play in. I think we have a better chance against Marshall than them. Quote
zippy5 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 55 minutes ago, LZIp said: Definitely, and as an aside, I think a lot on here are underestimating Appy State this season. An 11 win season is impressive no matter the conference you play in. I think we have a better chance against Marshall than them. Agreed. They've been very good. I wish they had more of a brand name because I don't think many people around Akron know what kind of game they're going to be missing when they don't come to the Info that day. 1 Quote
Steve1982 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 If you get a chance in 2017 to go to the game at APP State take it! Awesome atmosphere, not so much tailgating but the shops and restaurants are packed. I you plan on going to the Daniel Boone Inn get there early. Quote
LZIp Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 I couldn't find a thread, but has anyone noticed a seemingly huge marketing effort to sell football season tickets? Quote
kreed5120 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) 32 minutes ago, LZIp said: I couldn't find a thread, but has anyone noticed a seemingly huge marketing effort to sell football season tickets? I've certainly noticed an uptick in marketing over years past. I still don't expect attendance numbers to be great, but it won't be because of a lack of effort. I've tried talking some college friends into buying season tickets, but by their reaction one would think I was asking them to attend a ballet recital. It will take a few years of consistent winning for people to forget about the 4 year span that Akron combined to win 6 games. Edited July 12, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote
ComettoZip Posted July 12, 2016 Report Posted July 12, 2016 23 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I've certainly noticed an uptick in marketing over years past. I still don't expect attendance numbers to be great, but it won't be because of a lack of effort. I've tried talking some college friends into buying season tickets, but by their reaction one would think I was asking them to attend a ballet recital. It will take a few years of consistent winning for people to forget about the 4 year span that Akron combined to win 6 games. Going to take some time but they seem to be recruiting some good local talent & that will help over time if they keep winning 1 Quote
zipsfan33 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 2:36 PM, LZIp said: I couldn't find a thread, but has anyone noticed a seemingly huge marketing effort to sell football season tickets? I have noticed a huge upswing especially on Twitter. I saw on July 4th weekend they offered 4 season tickets for the price of 2. I replied to them and said they were stabbing longtime STH's in the back and they replied back with they are just trying to reach out to get new fans to come in and that the seats were from the 20 yard lines out. I appreciate the effort, but again as a long time ticket holder throw us a bone sometime.... especially after removing our concession vouchers (reserved sections). Quote
kreed5120 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Posted July 13, 2016 1 hour ago, zipsfan33 said: I have noticed a huge upswing especially on Twitter. I saw on July 4th weekend they offered 4 season tickets for the price of 2. I replied to them and said they were stabbing longtime STH's in the back and they replied back with they are just trying to reach out to get new fans to come in and that the seats were from the 20 yard lines out. I appreciate the effort, but again as a long time ticket holder throw us a bone sometime.... especially after removing our concession vouchers (reserved sections). I've noticed all kinds of free giveaways, raffles, and some price cuts like you mentioned. At this point prices kind of are as cheap as they can get. I can get season GA tickets cheaper than what it would cost me to attend 1 Browns game. Hell students can get in for free and they still can't fill that section. Cutting prices further really isn't going to encourage more people to attend as price really isn't the deterrent. They need to work on improving the atmosphere to get people to feel attending a game is a quality use of their time. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Posted July 15, 2016 Akron has to bribe students to show up, meanwhile, Nebraska has a problem of students breaking in during the summer. http://www.12up.com/posts/3457568-nebraska-opens-memorial-stadium-to-pokemon-gamers Quote
AyYo Posted July 15, 2016 Report Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 2:36 PM, LZIp said: I couldn't find a thread, but has anyone noticed a seemingly huge marketing effort to sell football season tickets? I've noticed it. I like what they've been doing. And for soccer too. Edited July 15, 2016 by AyYo Quote
Hilltopper Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 15 hours ago, AyYo said: I've noticed it. I like what they've been doing. And for soccer too. On 7/12/2016 at 2:36 PM, LZIp said: I couldn't find a thread, but has anyone noticed a seemingly huge marketing effort to sell football season tickets? They fired IMG and all the marketing is being done in-house now. 2 Quote
Section210Zip Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 also Terry has been on WAKR every Wednesday talking zips football and pushing season tickets. Quote
AyYo Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Hilltopper said: They fired IMG and all the marketing is being done in-house now. I thought IMG was for ticket sales and they already had/have a internal marketing department? Quote
Blue & Gold Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Section210Zip said: also Terry has been on WAKR every Wednesday talking zips football and pushing season tickets. Any specific time slot? Quote
gozips19 Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 7 hours ago, Hilltopper said: They fired IMG and all the marketing is being done in-house now. Their 5 year contract wasn't renewed at the end of June. They were not fired. The University has always had a separate marking department. I'm honestly a bit worried that the U will have grad students selling tickets moving forward. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 30 minutes ago, gozips19 said: Their 5 year contract wasn't renewed at the end of June. They were not fired. The University has always had a separate marking department. I'm honestly a bit worried that the U will have grad students selling tickets moving forward. I'm not worried if that's the case. They'll probably me more enthusiastic, and more creative. Quote
AyYo Posted July 16, 2016 Report Posted July 16, 2016 1 hour ago, ZachTheZip said: I'm not worried if that's the case. They'll probably me more enthusiastic, and more creative. I think we've already seen that a little bit. Quote
Section210Zip Posted July 18, 2016 Report Posted July 18, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 1:28 PM, Blue & Gold said: Any specific time slot? Its during the Jason Sokol show. I believe Terry comes on around 1pm 1 Quote
Dr Z Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 21 hours ago, Section210Zip said: Its during the Jasen Sokol show. I believe Terry comes on around 1pm Coach visits with Jasen (from June 29th.) 4 Quote
kreed5120 Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 52 minutes ago, Dr Z said: Coach visits with Jasen (from June 29th.) 1st time I've heard one of his weekly radio appearances. Love how honest he is. He doesn't try to sugarcoat anything. Quote
Section210Zip Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Dr Z said: Coach visits with Jasen (from June 29th.) Thanks for posting that site. I was able to find a few more of the interviews. It always seems when Terry is about to go on, crap hits the fan here at work so I miss bits and pieces. 1 Quote
MDZip Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 11 hours ago, AyYo said: This is one fine looking ad. Arrgh- except for the Bolwing Green - at least they could have made it Blowing. 2 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Seems like the Zips campaign isn't the most original design in college football... No rip-off could be this blatant, could it? Quote
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