a new marketing strategy I tried...

This is going into the sports talk section because it ties directly into this and I think you all can benefit from this more than anyone else...

So last week, when at the football game, I had gone up to get things going and set up. So up to the press box I went. Typically, I have the announcer announce that I am there taking photos and the parents/teachers, whoever can find the photos on my website. Typical for some or even most of us right?

Well, I had a new Idea while I was up there and I decided to try it out. What I did was I had the announcer announce that I was there, and if anyone wanted photos of their player to please text or call my cell phone throughout the game with the player number and team.

Results:

It comes out to be alittle shaky but from what I gather I got about 10 texts and 8-9 orders. I dont know if they are all directly related but I figure hey that may be a 80-90% rate..

So anyway I wanted to let you all know so maybe you could try this out and see what you get..

Thanks guys. Feel free to post up some stategies that have worked for you on site..

Very smart. Using technology for marketing. Let's know how it goes and thanks for sharing.

Good idea Dave.

Interesting. Please give us a follow up report.

I do like that idea & I'm interested to see how it works out

I will continue to do it for the next few games and see how often those people who send in texts order prints..

ack! you young whippersnappers!

Good idea canonnoob! And how's that? Didn't call you canonloader or canonball er somthin' else this time!
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That's a heck of an idea. I never would have thought about it. I wonder if you would be able to get an abbreviated number (like 9199) so they would be able to text that versus your entire 10 digit phone number.

Never mind. I looked at US Short Codes and it's $1000 per month to lease a short code.

Wow, amazing idea!!!

asysin2leads wrote in post #8889455
Never mind. I looked at US Short Codes and it's $1000 per month to lease a short code.

....Wow

Tumeg wrote in post #8889481
Wow, amazing idea!!!

....Wow

I saw that and yelled, "Holy ----" (fill in 4 letter expletive). My partners at work got a chuckle out of it.

Dave,
This is a good idea. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Great idea! I've never used the phone/text method, but I find that it helps a LOT to have a least some idea of who to focus on. Usually I just do my best getting to know players and people on the sidelines to see who may actually be interested. If someone asks for my card I make sure to ask who the player is (that they are with) and get a few extra shots of them

if your at a highschool ballgame, i don't think i'd do it. I would've been texting the person random numbers all night just to be mean. high school kids are like that, if it was youth it would probably be a good idea.