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Post by northernspirit on Jun 25, 2007 10:45:59 GMT 10
Ive noticed a couple of other A-League supporter groups are starting this for v3 and i think itd be a great idea for our group, particuarly to help communicate news on our new CCLC sub club and merchandise we have available plus generally spread the word about the Marinators and perhaps introduce new chants/tifo ideas.
It could also potentially contribute some funds towards the Marinators cause.
Id be happy to produce it, (presumably we would only do issues for home games?)
i have plenty of experience in designing flyers, banners, scarves as you all know, just wondering if its something we would all be keen to produce and your feedback on several issues
Names
* Fever Pitch
* Yellow Pages (or something slightly different
* Marinators Telegraph
* Other ideas?
Content
* News on Marinators club & events
* Marinators merchandise
* New chants/tifo displays
* Competitions
* Interviews with CCM players
* Discount coupons
* Match preview
* A-League table, results and fixtures
* News from the club
* Other ideas?
Production
* B&W photocopies - a few members print off some each
* Local printing business to sponsor the fanzine and print them for us
* Other ideas?
To do this id basically use a template and just change the content each issue as i do have a life outside of football too lol
so yeah - thoughts people?
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Post by Pete on Jun 25, 2007 10:56:00 GMT 10
I think this was tried as something to inform those who didn't look at this forum, but were in bay 16, back in v1.
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Post by DJ on Jun 25, 2007 11:03:18 GMT 10
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Jun 25, 2007 11:06:43 GMT 10
this sounds like a good idea. there's no better way to publicise/proselytise our songs and support and the marinators club + merch + events, plus the website and forum.
this obviously won't be competing with the full90 either, as it's going to be a very different sort of production, with grassroots focus, aimed at better support more than better $$$ for the league.
[practical considerations]
we're going to need a steady supply of content from people who are keen to write.
if people fancy their writing ability (in a somewhat journalistic, rather than 'once upon a time' or 'to be, or not to be' sense) then they should be keen to get involved.
there might be a bit of planning (both long term and week to week) involved as well, in:
content - building a stock of content that can be used at one time or another as well as the more time-critical news and reviews type content.
editorial - layout, proofreading, etc
sales - rostering people to sell it at (both of) the gates and in the ground. might be worth asking if it's possible to set up a stand inside the ground, though that might cost a bit. another option is to sell inside the leagues, though that would also be a point to negotiate with the CCLC. being an official sub-club now will likely help, as it has for other things.
[/practical considerations]
[orwell mode]i propose that we dub the editorial team either the propaganda department or the ministry of truth. nothernspirit shall be hereforth known as the secretary of information.[/orwell mode]
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Post by northernspirit on Jun 25, 2007 11:07:09 GMT 10
i shoulda used the search i know but its hard @ work lol
cool
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Post by Effin' and jeffin on Jun 25, 2007 11:28:42 GMT 10
If you guys need any help in regards to the production and printing of the magazine, give us a call @ Kwik Kopy Gosford on 43224100...
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Post by alicia on Jun 25, 2007 11:38:05 GMT 10
Shouldn't something like this be taken care of by the Marinators Vice President of Marketing, then a sub committee formed to carry out actions as suggested by Dibo?
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Post by northernspirit on Jun 25, 2007 11:46:40 GMT 10
yeah it probably should be
im just raising it as an idea
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Jun 25, 2007 12:07:08 GMT 10
Shouldn't something like this be taken care of by the Marinators Vice President of Marketing, then a sub committee formed to carry out actions as suggested by Dibo? don't get too hung up on process, t's can be crossed and i's dotted as we go. |
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Post by brett on Jun 25, 2007 13:08:45 GMT 10
The idea of the committee isn't to slow everything down and prevent ideas or projects.
Any person is still more than free to brainstorm and put anything out there. In fact we need this to happen if we are to move forward and stay fresh.
Also, using this fanzine as an example, our committee don't necessarily need to 'take care of' everything that the Marinators sub-club does. The right people need to give things the 'OK' of course, but we need people like NS and many more to take on the work load as well.
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As for the fanzine idea, imo it isn't necessary.
We will be relaunching marinators.net and our focus should be on that in terms of messages we need to deliver to the fanbase.
It's also looking likely that we'll have a column in a newspaper throughout the year, similar to what the Cove has with the Daily Tel. This will be an ideal medium to get our news out to the masses, raise our profile and promote our website further.
I was one of the few who picked up and ran with this idea when it was first introduced in V1 and before the first 'issue' was even out I'd realised it was going to be a lot of work for little result. We all only have so much time to dedicate to marinators things and we need to ask ourselves how it can be best spent.
I reckon using the website as a one stop shop for all our information would be the most effective thing.
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Post by alicia on Jun 25, 2007 14:10:34 GMT 10
It was just a question people.
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Jun 25, 2007 15:04:47 GMT 10
It was just a question people. chin up, we just responded.  |
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Post by Auburn Mariner on Jun 25, 2007 17:24:53 GMT 10
Macari and I produced a couple of different versions of a flyer a while ago. It is a LOT of work, particularly if you do not know how to use Publishing Software. The problem with flyers is many people flick them almost immediately, thereby nullifying the usefulness of the document.
Given that basically everyone is on the Net these days, I agree with Brett that utilising and promoting our website is the way to go. It is much easier to keep up-to-date, we can provide a myriad of pages & items AND we save heaps of paper.
Teriyaki, I think that fanzine idea has a lot of merit, but I think that an online fanzine would be a more effective use of our resources.
Regards,
AM
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Post by forzamariners on Jun 25, 2007 17:46:51 GMT 10
Just make sure there are a lot of advertisements in it
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Post by bobandbill on Jun 25, 2007 18:01:49 GMT 10
Hmm, using the website as our one and only base may not be viable as I know many from school who haven't even heard of the website (...) but still go to matches frequently. I guess that would be the case for a lot of people. Of course if we find another medium to 'spread the good word' accross to those who get to games then it will be all good  |
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Post by Bearinator on Jun 25, 2007 18:37:57 GMT 10
Spread the word anyway possible. I think of it this way. If 1 kid picks up 1 flyer thats dropped by someone that didnt read it, that 1 kid nags his parents and comes to 1 game with his parents, they love it, and become season ticket holder, its worth it.
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Post by bobandbill on Jun 25, 2007 19:15:02 GMT 10
So we should drop flyers in places where kids are prone to see it and pick it up |
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Post by Jeff (LouMacari) on Jun 25, 2007 21:11:00 GMT 10
Brett, I intitially had the same thoughts as you in as much as we already have this forum / the new marinators.net and the upcoming sun weekly articles. BUT, on thinking about it a bit more I think there is a need for something like this. Plenty of mariners fans out there don't get on here, or even know about it or don't even look at the internet in general. Also, we can't go promoting /selling marniator merchandise in the Sun Weekly either, so a fanzine may just fill that void. As Bear said (quiet intelligent when he wants to be, its just that most the time he doesn't want to be ) - there's your 'wink' Bear! LOL... "spread the word anyway possible..." and if there is someone who is willing to help us in the printing dept (Gill or Kwik copy?) and someone willing to put something together (NS & others) I say lets go for it. Teriyaki, I see your point but there's only 6 of us and the Marinators desperately need the likes of NS to step up like he's doing, so I'm more than happy for him to take the reigns and run with it if there is good feedback on here and these are the things that can also be brought up at marinator club gen meetings also to get an instant concensus. |
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Post by northernspirit on Jun 25, 2007 22:24:55 GMT 10
cheers jeff well anyway the offers there |
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Post by marinermick on Jun 26, 2007 9:17:51 GMT 10
Brett, I intitially had the same thoughts as you in as much as we already have this forum / the new marinators.net and the upcoming sun weekly articles. BUT, on thinking about it a bit more I think there is a need for something like this. Plenty of mariners fans out there don't get on here, or even know about it or don't even look at the internet in general. Also, we can't go promoting /selling marniator merchandise in the Sun Weekly either, so a fanzine may just fill that void. As Bear said (quiet intelligent when he wants to be, its just that most the time he doesn't want to be ) - there's your 'wink' Bear! LOL... "spread the word anyway possible..." and if there is someone who is willing to help us in the printing dept (Gill or Kwik copy?) and someone willing to put something together (NS & others) I say lets go for it. Teriyaki, I see your point but there's only 6 of us and the Marinators desperately need the likes of NS to step up like he's doing, so I'm more than happy for him to take the reigns and run with it if there is good feedback on here and these are the things that can also be brought up at marinator club gen meetings also to get an instant concensus. Agree with some of the comments above. Effin and jeffin has kindly offerred print support and coupled with an emailable (sic) copy we can reach a wider audience. I think people underestimate the importance of tangibility in marketing, especially now as many things are going online. If people have some physical to hold they will treat it with greater value. I know many who would appreciate reading the fanzine as they get comfortable in their seats. I agree with Brett - let's not get stifled in process and get this thing happening for every home game. Scott, are you able to start coordination and we will put this on the agenda for tomorrow's night Marinators Club exec meeting to see how the club can assist in the process? I also have some ideas about distribution. |
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