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Seems a little odd doesn’t it? a local and or national sports franchise, could be your major inspiration, for some potentially profitable, marketing lessons, does it?
So do you (by chance) have a favorite sport, and or favorite team you happen to enthusiastically follow Or have any close friends, relatives, spouse, kids and or live in significant other, who does?
If so, you already know and appreciate, just how far out on the limb, some of them can be right? Especially their team and or favorite sports icon, make it to one of the finals, in their respective sport, correct?
On the contrary, have you ever really stopped and noticed, just how marketing creative, some of this sports franchises can be?
If you’ll start to take serious notice, going forward, can and definitely will, uncover an discovered, some low cost, and potentially profitable, marketing lessons, just waiting to be discovered.
So What Potentially Profitable Marketing Lessons Can You Or I possibly Learn From A Local Or Nationally Televised Halftime Show At A Sporting Event?
On the surface, it may seem a little cheesy, bu rest assured it’s true. There are tons of potentially profitable marketing lessons, you can and definitely should learn, from the halftime show, of (either) local and or nationally televised sporting event.
Case in point; take a local football game, between two cross town, high school rivals.
A local vendor, (sponsor) may sponsor the following challenge. If the cross town rivals, star blank. Meaning, just depending on which particular position they choose.
Such as, the star quarterback, running back, and star wide receiver, doesn’t do X. Like if the star quarter back, doesn’t throw for two touchdown passes, every attendee of the game, whose on the vendors opt in email and or mobile database, will automatically receive an extremely time sensitive discount coupon, where they can save or receive X!
Or, if the star running back, doesn’t rush for over 100 yards, every body in attendance, whose on the vendors VIP, opt in email/mobile marketing list, they automatically receive an extremely time sensitive discount coupon, saving them X!
And a similar offer would apply to a star wide receiver, for a local high school or junior colleges, main cross town rival.
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And many times, you’ll see the exact same type of creative marketing strategy used, whenever, two major, local cross town, high school and or junior college, basketball rivals meet.
Meaning, some local sponsor, will propose, to give every one in attendance, some freebie and or high perceived value, relatively low -hard -cost goody, provided the audience is a subscriber on their list, if the cross town, star basketball player, doesn’t score at least X amount of points!
And of course, this type of proven, marketing ploy, applies equally, to the girls or guy sporting events.
And in and of themselves, these type of low hanging fruit marketing strategies, are great for (either), building your VIP, opt in email/mobile marketing list.
Plus, they’re also great, for inexpensively building, your long term, follow up sales funnel. And at times, generating a little strategic, local viral press buzz too.
Oftentimes, the students themselves, will run with these types of promotions, and getting them circulating, all over social media.
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However, let’s take an even closer look, to discover, some even more hidden, potentially profitable marketing lessons, these type of proven offers, can provide.
Case in point; how many times, have you attended, a local junior and or state college basketball game, where, at least five lucky attendees, will get a chance, (at halftime), to shoot a three quarters length shot, for their chance, (to either) win a free, home entertainment system, valued at $5,000 dollars.
O their chance to win a new car valued at a minimum of $5,000 dollars, or to simply win a cash prize of $5,000 dollars, or free hotel, car rental and airfare, valued at a bare bones minimum of X!
You and I have seen those types of extremely popular, marketing ploys and or tactics, being used by local entrepreneurs, in various proven ways, for years, correct? Absolutely.
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Now, let’s carefully consider the math and science, behind one of these extremely popular marketing strategies.
Why would a local sponsor, be so willing to sponsor, the cost, of someone, shooting/attempting a three quarters length, half court shot, and be liable to pay, should this person make the shot?
Obviously, the vendor is banking on the undeniable fact, statistically speaking, there is a one in one thousand chance, (or more!)the average, (non skilled), person, attending the game, will be able to pull it off, right? Bingo!
In fact,(mathematically speaking), there’s more than enough evidence to prove, the average (non skilled) person, couldn’t hit this type of shot, even if they were given ten chances in a row, to do so!
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Case in point: What do you think your chances are, to run one ad, and have it generate enough business, to justify running it in the first place? No way, right? Exactly!
Entrepreneur, on average, (especially offline), it’s going take, anywhere from seven to twelve interactions of some kind, before your paid advertising message(s), and or promotions, are even able to initially break through all of the advertising/promotional noise!
And if you’re marketing and or promoting, any type of big ticket items, (by now), you’ve come to appreciate and or realize, it will definitely take even more exposure(s), right?
And online, (hopefully) you’ve come to appreciate, at least 99% or more, of your first time visitors, typically don’t buy anything, right?
Which is why, you have to aggressively, go about building your opt in email/mobile marketing list.Otherwise, your chances of consistently making sales, on their very first visit, are basically slim and none!
Hopefully now, you can much better appreciate, the potentially profitable marketing lessons, you can and definitely should learn, from the halftime show, of a local and or nationally televised sporting event. Any questions?
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