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And.... Carlton's single largest financial issue at present is it's deal with Etihad, something we are not alone in.

Our membership growth has not matched the teams we used to be on par with such as Essendon and Collingwood, but it is still nowhere near the bottom compared to Victorian clubs in general. Numbers lifted from the Bulldog's membership thread as I don't have time to chase them down myself this morning:

Saints: 37,566
Dogs: 38,121
Melb: 38,421
LOLNORF: 43,462
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Which has led to situations such as:

North received $2.8 million from the AFL in future fund payments in 2014, with the League having committed to compensate smaller clubs for structural inequities as part of the beefed-up equalisation measures it announced in June last year.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-18/brayshaw-slams-etihad-deal

Now Carlton don't fall into the small club bracket where we would be entitled to equalisation payments but we have lost touch with the top tier clubs and are still locked into a shit Etihad deal. We've slipped between the cracks and are suffering for it.

So has Carlton's marketing department been up to scratch over the past decade? I think nobody would argue that there isn't significant room for improvement.

Are they responsible for the financial hole we are in? I'm pretty sure not.

The club is pushing membership more aggressively now than I have ever seen, we are getting strong on field results... It was never going to be a overnight thing but I feel we are on the right road holistically. This should be a really positive time for the club :thumbsu:
 
We should all buy a 2nd membership...just on the back of what B. Bolton has done for our Club. He has exceeded all expectations and given every fan/member/player a belief that we are a chance in every game. I implore every member/supporter to purchase a (second/extra) membership ASAP to show we appreciate what the Club has done. Our enjoyment of watching the Mighty Blues being Mighty once again, when expectations were so low, has bought us back to our love of our great team (not that it has ever gone away, but how good is it walking into work after our games these days!!!). Go grab the cheapest Membership available and lets smash the record. Just like Carlton are smashing the naysayers... Go Blues!!!
 

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Orlcarltonnose said:
We should all buy a 2nd membership...just on the back of what B. Bolton has done for our Club. He has exceeded all expectations and given every fan/member/player a belief that we are a chance in every game. I implore every member/supporter to purchase a (second/extra) membership ASAP to show we appreciate what the Club has done. Our enjoyment of watching the Mighty Blues being Mighty once again, when expectations were so low, has bought us back to our love of our great team (not that it has ever gone away, but how good is it walking into work after our games these days!!!). Go grab the cheapest Membership available and lets smash the record. Just like Carlton are smashing the naysayers... Go Blues!!!
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Link to sign my dog and 4 cats up?
 
TheSheik said:
Should an existing membership also cover admittance to the Women's League games as well as the VFL ??

In other words, you take out a membership package and it covers all fixtures across the club.
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I think it would be a brilliant move.

Question though, would you see it being a free extra for Carlton Members, or should memberships across the board go up in price a little ($5-$10?) with the caveat that the additional money goes directly towards resources for the VFL/Women's teams?

Not sure what impact it would have on NB membership numbers/revenue if existing supporters who buy both memberships suddenly didn't need to buy an NB membership.
 
Blue__Balls said:
I think it would be a brilliant move.

Question though, would you see it being a free extra for Carlton Members, or should memberships across the board go up in price a little ($5-$10?) with the caveat that the additional money goes directly towards resources for the VFL/Women's teams?

Not sure what impact it would have on NB membership numbers/revenue if existing supporters who buy both memberships suddenly didn't need to buy an NB membership.
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Carlton members currently have free access to NB home games.
 
TheSheik said:
Should an existing membership also cover admittance to the Women's League games as well as the VFL ??

In other words, you take out a membership package and it covers all fixtures across the club.
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I wouldn't be opposed to buying a membership for the womens league if that's what they decide to do.
 

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What do the wise minds of the Carlton board think of a one off $40 1 game membership pack?

Possibly for our home game vs the pies in Rd 15. It could even conveniently coincide with SOS Jrs debut.

Trying to think of a way to re-engage the dormant supporter base who may not have bought a membership in a while, instead of just relying on an "if you build it, they will come" mantra.
 
So a woman at work is a Tigers supporter and has signed her son up to a new on the market four game 'junior membership'. As part of the package, they got an 'inner sanctum' experience this weekend--they got to go into the club meeting room, eat lunch where the footy players do at Punt Road, watch training, meet Bachar Houli and a couple of other players etc etc. It was apparently really well geared towards the kids and all the players and admin staff were super enthusiastic about it.

I reckon Dennis, Daisy etc would be the perfect guys to lead something similar for our young members!
 
MEB_ said:
So a woman at work is a Tigers supporter and has signed her son up to a new on the market four game 'junior membership'. As part of the package, they got an 'inner sanctum' experience this weekend--they got to go into the club meeting room, eat lunch where the footy players do at Punt Road, watch training, meet Bachar Houli and a couple of other players etc etc. It was apparently really well geared towards the kids and all the players and admin staff were super enthusiastic about it.

I reckon Dennis, Daisy etc would be the perfect guys to lead something similar for our young members!
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As much as it pains me to say it, that's a great initiative by the Tigers. That's how you engage and create members for life.
 
TommyMcG said:
As much as it pains me to say it, that's a great initiative by the Tigers. That's how you engage and create members for life.
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Absolutely! She said his favourite part was the canteen which is so cute and funny to an adult but to an 8 year old boy... that's where his sporting heroes eat!
 
Did anyone on here get contacted by the membership department saying that they had to change their reserved seats?
There is a facebook site that has many members pretty angry because apparently the seats they currently have are now allocated to a lower level membership, yes lower level, and they have to move to other sections.
 

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Keyza said:
Did anyone on here get contacted by the membership department saying that they had to change their reserved seats?
There is a facebook site that has many members pretty angry because apparently the seats they currently have are now allocated to a lower level membership, yes lower level, and they have to move to other sections.
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Pretty sure that happened late last year as those with lower priced m/ships that were on level 2 at the MCG/Etihad were moved to the lower level as they made level 2 prime seats.

Maybe it is happening again.

Do you have a link to the F/book page Keyza
 
MEB_ said:
So a woman at work is a Tigers supporter and has signed her son up to a new on the market four game 'junior membership'. As part of the package, they got an 'inner sanctum' experience this weekend--they got to go into the club meeting room, eat lunch where the footy players do at Punt Road, watch training, meet Bachar Houli and a couple of other players etc etc. It was apparently really well geared towards the kids and all the players and admin staff were super enthusiastic about it.

I reckon Dennis, Daisy etc would be the perfect guys to lead something similar for our young members!
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Little disappointed to read Bachar was caning any child he found eating non-halal cocktail franks.
 
Aphrodite said:
Pretty sure that happened late last year as those with lower priced m/ships that were on level 2 at the MCG/Etihad were moved to the lower level as they made level 2 prime seats.

Maybe it is happening again.

Do you have a link to the F/book page Keyza
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No don't have a link. These people had the highest level memberships and had seats on level 2. They were told that these seats were not prime seats now and they have to move to a "better" seat and the ones they have will be allocated to lower level memberships. I would have thought if you were happy to keep yours seats it shouldnt matter if they were considered for lower level memberships.
 
Keyza said:
No don't have a link. These people had the highest level memberships and had seats on level 2. They were told that these seats were not prime seats now and they have to move to a "better" seat and the ones they have will be allocated to lower level memberships. I would have thought if you were happy to keep yours seats it shouldnt matter if they were considered for lower level memberships.
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Exactly! What a joke!
 

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