jmac70
On the porch
I think he used the term "vomit" in grudging admiration.
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I think he used the term "vomit" in grudging admiration.
jmac70
On the porch
Go team.
jmac70
On the porch
Wake me up when we get to 100k.
You need to change your username to " sleeping beauty". As you may be asleep for that long.
Good news! Prince Eddie will come and kiss you to break the spell when the glorious day arrives!
jmac70
On the porch
I would prefer Princess Alex.
Williamc99
Rapscallion
Just signed up as a season ticket member. 
I renewed 5 memberships today !
TradeDraft
Premium Platinum
Got My Membership Card Today
- Jan 12, 2011
- 25,401
- 35,580
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
Yep, you will get a couple of them
- Oct 8, 2004
- 1,818
- 2,973
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- COLLINGWOOD
Please tell me they don't count Magpie Insider members in the tally - that really would make the total figure a complete joke
PieNSauce
Norm Smith Medallist
The figure pretty much is a joke but only if you're using it to make some kind of valid comparison between clubs. There is no reason to compare those numbers because no two clubs provide exactly the same product at exactly the same price. Sure everyone wants to have big numbers for pure bragging rights but only children believe that they're actually any kind of real measure of anything much.
TheFreshBanana
Hall of Famer
It's no joke, a member is a member, and 50 dollars is still a contribution.
jmac70
On the porch
The only figure that really matters is revenue, and once the equalisation measures are introduced that won't matter either.
- Oct 8, 2004
- 1,818
- 2,973
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- COLLINGWOOD
Agreed.
And as Jmac said- the only figure of relevance is the revenue from membership which Collingwood is still leading the league (membership revenue divided by number of members) but this isn't the figure the club promote.
Even trying to compare our membership tally with previous years is almost pointless when you start including no game members.
I have no issue with offering all different levels of membership. But if the club want to promote the total tally number as a measure of how successfully they are running the club, the number should be comparable to previous years.
To give the figure any relevance it really should only include home game members and full game members.
Where does it end? Sooner or later they'll include anyone who 'Likes' the Facebook page.
PieNSauce
Norm Smith Medallist
But I think you miss the point. The club promotes the number for one reason and one reason only... to attract sponsorship. There is no future in underselling what you can oversell in a marketing sense.
- Oct 8, 2004
- 1,818
- 2,973
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- COLLINGWOOD
The sponsors are not so easily fooled. They would do their due diligence. Plus they are more concerned with eyeballs rather than how many people who are officially recognised as members. I would suggest that the club promotes the number to the media and the supporter base for one reason only - to promote how well they are running the club. And as they are running the club extremely well, I don't see the reason to artificially inflate the tally.
PieNSauce
Norm Smith Medallist
No suggestion here that anybody is being fooled. The numbers, in a marketing context are absolutely valid as regards market penetration. It's just when 5 year olds use them in dick measuring contests that they become a joke.
Obese Arachnid
Diplomatic Immunity
- Jan 11, 2008
- 24,007
- 87,671
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- There are no other teams.
EFA
Sponsors are more interested in your email address than having you in the G seeing (maybe) their billboard.
