The Promotion Department Gets a Zero
August 19th, 2008 . 8:49 am . By: Chamo JonesProps to Bigsoccer poster AHF4FCD for pointing out this promotion on the FC Dallas website for the DC United game on September the 28th.
Not only is the lack of imagination by the promotion department appalling, it is tarnishing the luster of the single greatest promotional event in the history of the FC Dallas Burn: Juan Toja Wig night. Davino is certainly worthy of having a promotional event centered around. However, it would be nice to see an honest attempt at a promotion. Come on 3rd Degree readers help the FO out. Throw out some suggestions. 18 Comments Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI Leave a comment |

FrankenCooper masks!
I thought this was a joke that they are planning this.
They should do a promotion that gets selected fans on the field to take shots on goal or some sort of actual soccer-type activity. Maybe two teams of chosen fans — one defends while the other tried to score. Something DIFFERENT than handing out wigs.
If they must hand out something , make it a t-shirt, or something.
I think T-shirts would be ok, too that seems a little unorginal (Super Cooper T’s excluded). I think they should hand out free FCD flags to the crowd. Imagine a whole crowd of flags waving, that would really make the place seem visually lively.
But really, call me “old fashioned” if you want,
but i’d say TV and billboard adds could work wonders to promote the team.
what about free gas cards!!
Seriously? major league team using minor league tactics. Stick with the t-shirts or soccerballs for the kids. Even the noise sticks are better.
Davino wears a headband no?
At least the Cavaliers had the decency of repeating the event with the same player.
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/f...atures/wig_gallery_061212.html
In case your curious about how many wig night’s there have been…
http://rwlmillennium.com/promotions-fcdallas.html
Maybe they already ordered the wigs for the second Toja wig night, then had to improvise when he left for Steaua.
Eugene – I saw thinking that too.. Maybe they had some left over Toja wigs, gave them a trim and then passed them off as Davino wigs. Ingenious!!!
Do Columbus fans get “Fat Bastard Sigi night” and get free pillows to put under their t-shirts?
Eugene,
you probably are correct. What they should do with them is store them for 5-10 yrs and then start selling them on eBay as collector items.
I’m trying to convince my wife to let me buy a custom “Hoops” lucha mask to wear to the games. Maybe they could do something like that.
you could weave the hair into dreads and make it Adrian Serioux wig night…
Or wear a shower cap and call it Shaved Abe night.
Duilio Davino walker night – the first 500 fans over age 65 get a walker and a gift card to Luby’s.
OK a few ideas for the FO
Players :
guarda/hyndman — mustang night ?? i know its bad
oduro – bird night
Sala “hands night” like the clapper things
now if I were to do a wig it would be serioux or shea
OR
Team playing cards, red/yellow card night, smoke bomb night, start giving out streamers again lke they did (who knows) last year, FC Dallas mini flag, t-shirt, arm band, whatever night, FREE BEER NIGHT… when we play ruiz lol.. ,
OR…
megaphone night, noisemakers, coopers golden boot push.. or something, I like the mask night… maybe stripper night… lap dances for every goal we get…. or team with the lemonade people or whoever and between x and y minute (85-90th) you get a free small lemonade if we score.
I have no idea… just brainstorming.. be nice with the comments
I think a toe cast would be good to pass out along with a banner that say’s, “My Toe Is Broke but Not My Bank Account.”
I’ll just take a few home wins. That seems to get me to the park faster thatn any promotion