RED BULL as a sponsor for pool.
- Thread starter JoeyA
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My selection also.
Dr. Billiards Traveling Trick Shot Show at a mall near you.
Drawings for beginners group lessons, a cue and a soft case. Local Billiards Rooms would benefit from the exposure IF they participated and had a room that wanted and welcomed Noobs and Ball Bangers.
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While pool players suck down Red Bull and other energy drinks (and other things) to keep them in action, going in a tournament, at poolhall longer, etc... The general public doesnt see pool as an extreme sport requiring the energy that Red Bull is marketed to provide.
They sponsor extreme sports and while pool players do some extreme things, it's definitely not an extreme sport.
A beer sponsor is more the way to go then an energy drink (even though it's argued that beer will hurt your game and the energy drink will help it.
They sponsor extreme sports and while pool players do some extreme things, it's definitely not an extreme sport.
A beer sponsor is more the way to go then an energy drink (even though it's argued that beer will hurt your game and the energy drink will help it.
Exposure
The idea of a Traveling Trick Shot Show is to expose Billiards to the average Joe.
Then MAYBE some people will go to the sponsoring Billiards Room to play and ask about leagues.
Then MAYBE there might be some growth in people wanting to keep playing in a league.
Then MAYBE a Sponsor might take notice and promote Billiards.
Exposure is what I am after. Billiards doesn't exist for the majority of the public.
Yes, this is not a "Money Maker". Yes, it's going to cost money to do. But it's an idea.
The idea of a Traveling Trick Shot Show is to expose Billiards to the average Joe.
Then MAYBE some people will go to the sponsoring Billiards Room to play and ask about leagues.
Then MAYBE there might be some growth in people wanting to keep playing in a league.
Then MAYBE a Sponsor might take notice and promote Billiards.
Exposure is what I am after. Billiards doesn't exist for the majority of the public.
Yes, this is not a "Money Maker". Yes, it's going to cost money to do. But it's an idea.
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Take Over
Agreed.
An organized, respected league organization is key.
Time for someone else to take over at the wheel.
Agreed.
An organized, respected league organization is key.
Time for someone else to take over at the wheel.
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Full contact pool!
I know this is a really old thread but I just lol'd becase this is funny. I'm a director in the marketing dept for a fortune 500 company. My boss (head of marketing) and I spend most of our day making jokes.
Again, the problem with pool is the people in pool. They're clueless.
Rackem & Weep
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RE: Red Bull Promotion/Sponsorship
The Red Bull Channel is an action sports channel.
A crazy idea like the plan for the "Pool, Poker, & Pain" might work on such a network.
The harsh reality is that outside of "Pool Players" Pro pool is not a very enticing to neutral viewers. A pro masterfully running a six pack looks too easy & boring to an uneducated observer.
Pool would have to be coupled with either celebrity or an action sport to get the attention of the Red Bull channel.
The Red Bull Channel is an action sports channel.
A crazy idea like the plan for the "Pool, Poker, & Pain" might work on such a network.
The harsh reality is that outside of "Pool Players" Pro pool is not a very enticing to neutral viewers. A pro masterfully running a six pack looks too easy & boring to an uneducated observer.
Pool would have to be coupled with either celebrity or an action sport to get the attention of the Red Bull channel.
Good point. Any more ideas?
How about "Celebrity Pool" with lots of editing?
More talk than action.
Worked for Fats
I still don't get the joke.
In JoeyA's original post, he stated not to make jokes because marketing people don't like jokes.
I am a marketing person and all I do is joke. 90% of commercials on tv use humor to sell products.
I'm trying to say JoeyA doesn't have a clue what he's talking about... which was obvious by his amazing plan to capture the heart of a company who only sponsors extreme athletes and sports to sponsor the slowest moving game known to man. Make sense?
I have not read the full thread here. They sell Monster drinks in my pool room. I do not do the energy drinks but plenty of players do. Redbull is an energy drink. Some players believe it gives them stamina and focus. Why wouldn't Redbull, also an energy drink, be interested in increase in their market share. I do realize that it is a rather small market. To my way of thinking only Cheqio targets the pool playing market.
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LMAO...good one.Johnnyt