Re: How secure are we? : Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:25 pm  

[quote="Faxfan1999"]Does make you wonder financially how stable the club is - I always wonder why the club doesn't do more marketing especially of the big games like last week v Fev BIG MATCH but yet no posters , flyers , billboards and nothing in Courier - not everyone is on social media.
Last few weeks there has been a full page advert type thing by fax in the courier.

Re: How secure are we? : Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:44 pm  

HXSparky wrote:

I've said it elsewhere that the club seem to be making it up as they go along, and seem to think they know better than everyone else when it comes to marketing. Big screen (fail) and Fax TV Pro (fail) spring to mind.

At least I'm not getting recorded phone messages imploring me to attend a game I was going to anyway!

May I ask why you label the big screen and Fax TV Pro as fails?

Also, what's the difference between getting a phone message asking you to attend a game you were going to anyway, and seeing a poster inviting you to attend a game you were going to?

Re: How secure are we? : Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:31 pm  

Officeboy wrote:

May I ask why you label the big screen and Fax TV Pro as fails?

Also, what's the difference between getting a phone message asking you to attend a game you were going to anyway, and seeing a poster inviting you to attend a game you were going to?

So what are you saying?

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:15 am  

Officeboy wrote:

May I ask why you label the big screen and Fax TV Pro as fails?

Also, what's the difference between getting a phone message asking you to attend a game you were going to anyway, and seeing a poster inviting you to attend a game you were going to?

The difference is that your that phone messages are only likely to go to already committed fans whereas highly visual media might just attract those not connected to the club#

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:40 am  

Cast your net wide and you'll catch more fish.

And so ends today's sermon.

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:37 am  

Higgin34 wrote:

The difference is that your that phone messages are only likely to go to already committed fans whereas highly visual media might just attract those not connected to the club#

Beat me to it, spot on.

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:47 am  

Officeboy wrote:

May I ask why you label the big screen and Fax TV Pro as fails?

Also, what's the difference between getting a phone message asking you to attend a game you were going to anyway, and seeing a poster inviting you to attend a game you were going to?

...and Fax TV Pro. It's the "Pro" bit that's the "fail". No reliability about when, and if, games come online, and poor camera angles etc (such as folk walking in front of the camera, or parts of the stand blocking certain shots) - mainly for away games admittedly.

As a free service it was pretty good, if unreliable. As a paid for service (unless it's magically changed since this happened?) it needs to be more reliable - games available within 24 hours, both full games and highlights, ideally more than just the one camera angle (so you can show tries from different viewpoints). Am I asking too much? Maybe, but it has to be better than it is to justify charging for it.

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:20 pm  

Officeboy wrote:

May I ask why you label the big screen and Fax TV Pro as fails?

Also, what's the difference between getting a phone message asking you to attend a game you were going to anyway, and seeing a poster inviting you to attend a game you were going to?

I think this response smacks of the complacency and lack of direction form the club.

Whilst we are not doing that bad on sponsorships. Over 200,000 people live in Calderdale. Less than 1% are regular attendees at the games. So I would say that there is a need to reach out and improve the pathetic level of marketing.

Fax TV Pro is off such a low standard you would need to be either nuts or a dedicated fan to pay for it. The service will certainly not attract new fans and in my view, with the present standards, is a sinical attempt to extra addition money from fans.

The big screen, well it's good for sponsors to see their names up. But it does add little else.


A good team, playing attractive rugby will attract fans, but at £40 plus for a family of four (for someone who wants to go and look at the odd game not a season ticket holder) plus snacks, beer, program etc. It's not a cheap day out. I have to work best part of day to be able to afford to take family and there are lots of other places to spend my money.

Re: How secure are we? : Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:26 pm  

I hope Office Boy doesn't work in the office at your club. If he does, he needs to think about how he words his questions to the fans!