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I can't speak for who is out there lobbying for pool sponsors right now, but I hope to one day help out on that front. It takes a lot to get a big company to pony up that kind of money! And they will need experienced sponsorship salespeople to do so. But the fact of the matter is, one of...

"The PBA was established in 1958 when 33 charter members banded together to form the Professional Bowlers Association. " (from their website) Denny's signed on just a few years ago. Sponsor Since United States Bowling Congress 2001 GEICO 2002 Pepsi-Cola 2002 Brunswick 2003 Bayer 2003...

It's really not the same demographic as pool. Much more family oriented. They have one major association, the PBA. Their events are televised on ESPN. They have a staff of 32 and 4,250 members. The association was purchased in 2000 by a group of former Microsoft executives who really...

I'm sure he means Alan Taylor Communications, which is a major PR firm headquartered in NYC.

Great info, Mike. I would agree you are very close here with your estimates. BIG $$$, for sure. Requiring either big pockets (like KT) or millions of dollars in sponsor dollars. Out of curiosity... how much is an average sponsorship deal with the Viking Tour?

That's exactly my point... sponsor dollars need to increase exponentially for a national tour to work. It's going to take BIG money for something like that to get off the ground. (And yes, being on ESPN or even ESPN Classic is much more exposure than any regional tour sponsors could ever...

It's more expensive because supporting a tour on a national level is just plain more expensive. Running a tour on a national level is more expensive. To be able to expect turnout from people who are used to traveling only a few hours or less to their respective tours, payouts need to be well...

Sponsorship on a national level is much more expensive and involved than sponsorship on a local/regional level... And starting a national tour requires a huge investment... which has so far been the problem.

Then DCP was a marketing genius too... he used to get the same response!:p

I envy everyone who has the opportunity to play in this tour... Tony is awesome and I have every confidence he will be great at this! He is definitely someone who will have a positive effect on our sport for many years to come.

Hey Spider, no hard feelings... I know there will be opposing views to mine... That's the beauty of a forum like this. He has every right to start as many threads about himself as he would like, but we all equally have the right to question, analyze and respond how we see fit.

I don't think there is anything wrong with making your mark on pool; more power to you if you do! ... but do you really have to announce that you plan on doing it? That's the part that makes it seem like you are full of yourself. Edit: sorry, got ahead of myself here... others have already...

Wow, you really know how to sweep a girl off her feet!;)

It's all good! I look forward to all the words of wisdom everyone is so confident you will provide on here. (but for future reference, I'm a chick... :p )

Justin, I'm not a gambler, but I'd bet money that you knew what my response in this thread was even before you read it! ;) :D Haha, anyway, thanks for understanding, as always!:D

Maybe it's because I am young... but I am a little insulted by this. But if that's the way it has to be around here, please do tell what the cutoff age is from "younger crowd" to "older guys", so that us young folk can sit quietly in the corner and be seen and not heard... Granted, younger...

I also thought that was quite amusing!! :D Just kidding, Jude!

Does anyone have any insider info as to why it was cancelled? Is there a chance that more events will suffer the same fate?

Did anyone see her there?

This is very funny stuff! And so true... don't forget the resident class clown, Smorg! :D (you know I love you, man!) I feel like a lot of categories fit here... the guys who graduated high school a few years back but still hang around... the rebels... the academics... the over-acheivers...