This is a good sign… new sponsor!

garczar said:
Why would Fujifilm be bigger? You talking pool in general or just the women's game? Bud/Inbev has three times the revenue and almost 5times the ad budget. Call me stupid but a beer-pool connection makes WAY more sense than a film/imaging company does.
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It's true that AB InBev is bigger than Fujifilm with larger annual revenue and market size.
But alcohol have been part of billiards in sponsorship from time to time (maybe more in Snooker). getting a sponsor from another field is big.
Even if the Fujifilm sponsorship was just a local Italian rep (like the Budweiser is in Arizona) it is still a big thing in my opinion. If Fujifilm got what it needed from that event, then it's great news and a door opener for more outside sponsorships.
Can't relay on Billiard's industry companies alone, it too small to get the big money that everybody wants to see.
If eyes were to the Snooker world to see how it should be done, nowadays we should look to Chinese pool, because they are definitively doing something right...
 
skor said:
It's true that AB InBev is bigger than Fujifilm with larger annual revenue and market size.
But alcohol have been part of billiards in sponsorship from time to time (maybe more in Snooker). getting a sponsor from another field is big.
Even if the Fujifilm sponsorship was just a local Italian rep (like the Budweiser is in Arizona) it is still a big thing in my opinion. If Fujifilm got what it needed from that event, then it's great news and a door opener for more outside sponsorships.
Can't relay on Billiard's industry companies alone, it too small to get the big money that everybody wants to see.
If eyes were to the Snooker world to see how it should be done, nowadays we should look to Chinese pool, because they are definitively doing something right...
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Chinese pool, both 8b/9b, are heavily backed by the CCP. They don't need any commercial sponsorship to succeed. For companies to get involved pool has to be pretty relevant to what they're pushing. Pool's popularity in nowhere near big enough to pull generic co's like major sports can/do.
 
garczar said:
Chinese pool, both 8b/9b, are heavily backed by the CCP. They don't need any commercial sponsorship to succeed.
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and yet there are a lot of sponsors and commercials running during broadcasts

for instance
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skor said:
and yet there are a lot of sponsors and commercials running during broadcasts

for instance
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I didn't say ALL the $$ came from the CCP but a large % does. If you think that kind of payout comes from selling tables/cloth/cues i've got some Arizona swampland to sell you. Bottom line is its hard(impossible??) for MR or Pred to match those payouts without gov't backing.
 
Good, kinda long, read on China's use of sport as 'soft power' Its mainly about the Olympics but the CCP's reach covers all forms of sport as policy. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-04116-9 Folks, if its a sport going on in China the gov't is heavily involved. Far more than what traditional western national sports federations could ever dream of $$ wise. Its like the old SovietUnion sports programs on crack.
 
garczar said:
What makes u think the WNT is failing? As far as getting more sponsor $$ i don't think you can lay all of that at MR's feet. ANY sponsor is going to look at pool's relevancy to their business/product aka can getting behind pool improve their bottom line. The folks at MR aren't stupid and i'm sure they search for $$$ 24/7.
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I don’t fault MR for anything but it’s possible pool isn’t a sustainable market for a large pro tour. We seem to be going backwards with some of the events (crummier locations, or canceled entirely) and losing good players to heyball because even top 20 players cannot cover their expenses with tournament play.
 
garczar said:
Bottom line is its hard(impossible??) for MR or Pred to match those payouts without gov't backing.
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Perhaps more importantly, sponsorship by pool-related companies ultimately requires non-sponsored pool players to foot the sponsorship bill via higher prices for pool-related products. In the long run, that's bad for pool, unless the goal is to price out non-affluent players.

A sponsor like AB/InBev offers products that may be popular among a substantial proportion of pool players, while the bulk of those products are purchased by non-pool players. That means an infusion of outside money into the pool industry instead of redistribution of money from amateur players to pro players.
 
Chris said:
Perhaps more importantly, sponsorship by pool-related companies ultimately requires non-sponsored pool players to foot the sponsorship bill via higher prices for pool-related products. In the long run, that's bad for pool, unless the goal is to price out non-affluent players.

A sponsor like AB/InBev offers products that may be popular among a substantial proportion of pool players, while the bulk of those products are purchased by non-pool players. That means an infusion of outside money into the pool industry instead of redistribution of money from amateur players to pro players.
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Right now the long-run is, imo, not a huge factor. Pro pool(not Heyball) needs an injection(s) of sponsor $$ now, worry about long term later. Who may those companies be? Probably a mix of outfits that push both white and blue collar products. A big long-term sponsor would be awesome but pool probably should look at smaller outfits and a lot of shorter deals.
 
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