How to use social media to support pool in the mainstream

justnum

justnum

Billiards Improvement Research Projects Associate
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Instagram and Twitter are basically marketing research platforms.

If you old people with phones dont post photos or videos, it makes the community insignificant.

Please create social media accounts and post photos and videos and using hashtag #billiards or ...

#Mosconicup2020 the biggest event of the year had no one posting to it.

In other online communities posts regularly achieve beyond 10K in the first day.

I know you are old, but young people are picture oriented. Please post pictures and create social media accounts so the young can inherit your photo history of pool

Showing market potential in fan domains is essential for the future
 
jimmyco said:
What's a twitter?
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Twitter is putting the writing on the wall "Pool is Dead" pool isnt trending and its a niche community that does not participate on a free platform where advertising is by choice. Marketing companies know to avoid billiards and billiard related items because they dont trend.

The facts are in the posts count.

you killed pool by neglecting social media responsibilities to the community.
 
justnum said:
Twitter is putting the writing on the wall "Pool is Dead" pool isnt trending and its a niche community that does not participate on a free platform where advertising is by choice. Marketing companies know to avoid billiards and billiard related items because they dont trend.

The facts are in the posts count.
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Niche is nice.
 
Justnum, I reluctantly have to say that what you say makes sense. Not that I like what you say, but your words resound with a tone of validity. The problem is that the lore of pool is bound in oral tradition. What do we players do when we are not playing? We talk about our game and the long gone players who made our sport what it is. We don't resort to photos; we paint pictures with words. In order to really comprehend our words, one must have the proper context in which to interpret them. The aura and mystic of pool is not one which can be learned through study and observation. Pool is a world to be experienced -- it is for the initiated. To understand what pool players have lived, one must enter into and experience their world. The oral tradition of pool is passed around thousands of times each night, before and after games, as players sit around over coffee or beer, sharing common heritage.
 
Biloxi Boy said:
Justnum, I reluctantly have to say that what you say makes sense. Not that I like what you say, but your words resound with a tone of validity. The problem is that the lore of pool is bound in oral tradition. What do we players do when we are not playing? We talk about our game and the long gone players who made our sport what it is. We don't resort to photos; we paint pictures with words. In order to really comprehend our words, one must have the proper context in which to interpret them. The aura and mystic of pool is not one which can be learned through study and observation. Pool is a world to be experienced -- it is for the initiated. To understand what pool players have lived, one must enter into and experience their world. The oral tradition of pool is passed around thousands of times each night, before and after games, as players sit around over coffee or beer, sharing common heritage.
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just give your grandkids instructions to make social media accounts.
they can at least learn the history of the pool family they never met

#myfirstpoolmemory
#billiardsbeforeIwasborn

stuff like that do what pool did bring generations together, just throw in technology
 
I have enjoyed my recent new Site findings on Facebook And if I ever saw anything Pool related on Instagram or Tik Tok, I would follow it. Barefoot Watersking is also a small “niche” sport and it has some awesome Social Media Content out there!
 
When I see people constantly staring at their smart phone I want to slap them silly. It's the folks that aren't needy that don't fulfill themselves on social media.
 
I had a young friend who is very into pool. He brought up The Color of Money. I said yes, I have seen it and suggested he watch The Hustler....a movie he had never heard of. He told me the following week he tried to watch it but couldn't get past the fact that it was black and white and stopped watching after 10 minutes. It may just be that the future of pool is a very different animal than the past and the sooner we accept that, the better.

BTW: call us old one more time and you will find out what a cane upside your head feels like.
 
logical said:
I had a young friend who is very into pool. He brought up The Color of Money. I said yes, I have seen it and suggested he watch The Hustler....a movie he had never heard of. He told me the following week he tried to watch it but couldn't get past the fact that it was black and white and stopped watching after 10 minutes. It may just be that the future of pool is a very different animal than the past and the sooner we accept that, the better.

BTW: call us old one more time and you will find out what a cane upside your head feels like.
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Yes what worked in the origins story of billiards (Mosconi and Fats) was inspirational for your generation.

The current generation currently has Jenn Barretta's movie. I have been working on some art projects to produce something I can't really talk about now.

I will say this the inspiration for the Hustler and Color of Money will be paid homage to by artists of this generation, in the art style that is effective. Just working out some details.
It would help immensely if social media shows a trending movement.

the problem is pool overlaps with other industries. #poolsafety is not the same as playing safe in billiards.
so if anyone wants to help think of a good hashtag that is uniquely cue sports related.

you have to train the generation on how to be interested. and show them how to participate in the community.
art industries have a lot to teach the billiard industry. there model of marketing and promotions is second to none.

did military bases ever have pool tournaments?

don't take the old comment to seriously, I think I meant more stuck in their old ways of thinking.

who thinks the olympics and a new pool movie is realistic right now?
realistically how can the market support pool players or pool rooms in new ways. I hate talking about the end of the world but, its been my thing for while here.
 
Biloxi Boy said:
Justnum, I reluctantly have to say that what you say makes sense. Not that I like what you say, but your words resound with a tone of validity. The problem is that the lore of pool is bound in oral tradition. What do we players do when we are not playing? We talk about our game and the long gone players who made our sport what it is. We don't resort to photos; we paint pictures with words. In order to really comprehend our words, one must have the proper context in which to interpret them. The aura and mystic of pool is not one which can be learned through study and observation. Pool is a world to be experienced -- it is for the initiated. To understand what pool players have lived, one must enter into and experience their world. The oral tradition of pool is passed around thousands of times each night, before and after games, as players sit around over coffee or beer, sharing common heritage.
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Pics of pool tables with cleavage and duck lip poses might help.
 
logical said:
I had a young friend who is very into pool. He brought up The Color of Money. I said yes, I have seen it and suggested he watch The Hustler....a movie he had never heard of. He told me the following week he tried to watch it but couldn't get past the fact that it was black and white and stopped watching after 10 minutes. It may just be that the future of pool is a very different animal than the past and the sooner we accept that, the better.

BTW: call us old one more time and you will find out what a cane upside your head feels like.
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It’s always baffling me how the same folks who revel in these movies then wonder why American Pool is dead at the pro level.

I’d much rather my grandkids have healthy, fitness oriented role Models than scotch guzzling con artists who likely couldn’t run a half mile by age 50 without keeling over.
 
boogieman said:
Pics of pool tables with cleavage and duck lip poses might help.
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just post it and tag it on mainstream social media sites.

there was a suggestion that more lgbt ads be used. Inclusive communities and advertising matters in todays world.

is gay or lesbian lifestyles shunned in the pool world?
 
It looks like Accu-stats does quite well on Youtube (by Youtube standards). Over 1 million views per month according to one of the banners I saw on AZB. Matchroom and others likewise appear to draw impressive audiences. Dr. Dave has 150k subscribers and some of his videos have 500k+ views. I think pool is ideally suited to these new mediums, it's just a matter of getting, producing, and promoting the right content. Perhaps my estimates are wrong, but 500k views of a "long" 5 minute youtube video looks like it would generate $5k to $10k in revenue. Some of Florian's trick shot videos have 10M+ views.
 
justnum said:
just post it and tag it on mainstream social media sites.

there was a suggestion that more lgbt ads be used. Inclusive communities and advertising matters in todays world.

is gay or lesbian lifestyles shunned in the pool world?
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I'm worried about pocketing balls, not if some dude feels accepted for fondling them. ;) I don't understand how non-gay people have time to promote the lifestyle, even if they are totally fine with it. Are they just busy bodies? I work, spend some time with my family, do some work around the house, shoot some pool and that's all the time I have. I couldn't imagine spending time on promoting something I wasn't involved in. I wouldn't promote the game of golf as I don't play it. I guess different people have different hobbies and interests but personally I don't have the time in the day to spend promoting something I'm not involved in. I'm not hateful to gays or anything, just I don't really pay much attention to the subject, I'd rather see a person as a person and not their preferences in the bedroom.

It seems really odd for old timers, but you're right on the social media thing. It influences people's hobbies, the ads they see, the videos they get recommended etc. You really can't understate how much social media influences people getting involved in different activities like pool. You have to play the algorithm, and it's a full time job.

But to further answer your question, I don't think the lifestyle is shunned in the pool world, but I don't think most people playing pool focus on such things, they are too busy trying to improve at pool. It's hard to say, this site is more for pool enthusiasts, I know I forget that some people just go out to the pool hall as a date night activity and such. When I'm playing I study the table and kind of forget the background stuff that's happening.
 
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