tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post3289298570646324355..comments2024-02-18T00:31:34.074-08:00Comments on The view from section GG: Outstanding coverageJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619066386334273223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post-55580794976635987912009-03-25T16:47:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:47:00.000-07:00Jim,I understand this year's NCAA tournament broke...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I understand this year's NCAA tournament broke attendance records. <BR/><BR/>What's your thinking on this? Is it possible all this publicity contributed to the record breaking attendance? <BR/><BR/>At a minimum, it doesn't support the position that all this coverage hurts attendance. <BR/><BR/>We even had more live video than ever before uninterrupted by commericials. It was outstanding.Litehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347960851516820404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post-15496310211605770782009-03-18T14:02:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:02:00.000-07:00Will you be at the big show this weekend?Wrestling...Will you be at the big show this weekend?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wrestlingtrainingmedia.com/Champaccess" REL="nofollow">Wrestling Training Moves</A>Curt and Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069734130992638859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post-53350647629883492142009-03-18T14:00:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:00:00.000-07:00Agreed that it was a big weekend for college wres...Agreed that it was a big weekend for college wrestling. Could you say that it is a bigger weekend than the ncaa finals?<BR/><BR/><A> href="http://wrestlingtrainingmedia.com/Champaccess">Wrestling Training Moves</A>Curt and Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069734130992638859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post-90614916359381967132009-03-10T05:49:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:49:00.000-07:00Bill,Thanks for the feedback. In real life I am a ...Bill,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback. In real life I am a marketing consultant and gathering consumer behavior data is part of what I do. It's really too early to measure the impact of the rapid growth of online wrestling coverage. What I have learned over the years is that promotion campaigns can often have unexpected side effects.<BR/><BR/>At my gut level I'm in your camp. That being side, I still want more butts in seats at wrestling events. But I also want more kids participating.<BR/><BR/>The potential for media integration is one of the things I like about the College Wrestling Network. For example - you can watch or listen to coverage of an event on the web and then have the opportunity to read in-depth analysis in WIN or AWN.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line - more coverage is better.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619066386334273223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013796457937538757.post-45581651530343608732009-03-09T18:57:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:57:00.000-07:00Jim,This is a very timely article. As proprietor ...Jim,<BR/><BR/>This is a very timely article. As proprietor and webmaster of Lighthousewrestling.com, there have been suggestions that our live broadcasts of high school events are responsible for a reduction in gate receipts. However, those who level those accusations have little facts to back up their assertions except for perception. They haven't analyzed the data nor have they considered other factors that may be playing a role in any real decline in gate receipts.<BR/><BR/>One of our broadcasts was of a qualifying tournament for the NY State championships. It was held on the evening of Valentines day. A number of people told me they did not attend because they had plans for the holiday, yet the holiday was never offered up as an explanation.<BR/><BR/>Again, on perception, it was also suggested that our small, grainy, and unreliable webcast was responsible for the lower turnout for the finals of the NYS championships. However, there can be other very more plausible and likely explanations for the lower turnout -- if indeed, there was one. Our country is experiencing the deepest and broadest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Couldn't simple economics also explain the lower turnout as many would need to travel and stay overnight to attend the event?<BR/><BR/>During the season, we broadcast a number of dual meets, and one of them had the largest turnout that I've witnessed in many years. BTW, we were also finally unsuccessful with that broadcast as a consequence of network issues. Is it possible our promotion of the event had something to do with the large turnout? I don't know, but I'm sure it didn't hurt.<BR/><BR/>It's my opinion that media connects the fans to the athletes, the coaches, and the programs. The more intimately the fans are connected with the wrestling programs, the more likely the fans will turn out for events. Isn't that the way it works in pro sports?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for giving me the platform to share my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Bill MillerLitehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347960851516820404noreply@blogger.com