Sniper Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Congrats Sniper. I avoided this thread at first because I thought there was going to be a link to the Pixyland guy/person. You're in for a lot of fun and who knows where this will take you. Good luck! Thank you, I put in a lot of hard work to get to this point. It's funny that the Bills brass was throughly impressed with Buddy Nixon, and the amount of knowledge us fans have on the sport and our team. What's funny is during my interview they admitted to checking message boards, and reading topics. The BBMB makes us all look like fools. Hopefully, I can give them a real insight until the knowledgeable fan. Hey, if I'm ever in power to make changes or decisions, I would check here to see if there is any thoughts or ideas. Always know Sniper is watching, and hoping to put in your thoughts and ideas as soon as I can. Wouldn't it be cool to say someday that the fans influenced a pick/team/free agent signing? I can see the headlines now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 To add to that: That Utica band must go....what the heck is that all about? That's Attica, not Utica. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) I figured I would let you guys know first. I have been working on getting a chance to work underneath Littman, and the internal Marketing team. I will be thinking of new ideas to help promote the team, image, products, tickets, stadium ideas and rules. They really liked my knowledge of the league, and the team. It has to be due to so much message board talk and discussions. Any thoughts ideas, questions, or comments will be appreciated and presented to Management! -Sniper If this is real then congrats. Promoting the team is simple? Build a winner. Stop the losing. Kill the notion that the Bills are a cheap, disfuntional organization that has no direction and is run by bean counters that have no interest in winning. You can market to casual fans by doing all the things that Brandon has already been doing. Big deal to that. I am afraid until your boss Littman is gone this will be a tough sell. Let Mr. Brandon know that real fans, the die hards, do not have confidence in this front office. The charade that was a GM job search jaded me forever, and I been have a fan since 1964. Buddy Nix was picked because "Ralph knew him". Great. Before that, how about the announcement that Tom Modrak, who had been the Chief Scout fot ten years was finally going to be allowed into the "inner circle" in draft day. We hear this stuff, quoted directly from these guys, and we lose confidence. The product on the field backs up the disfunction in the front office. Good luck. PS - I don't expect you to help draft better players or bring in better coaches. How about getting rid of the out of control drunks at the stadium and fix up the bathrooms. They both are an embarrassment to Buffalo. Look at Ted Black and copy that. That would be a good start. See if Mr. Brandon can at least do that right. Edited December 14, 2011 by Bob in STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsRUs Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 That's Attica, not Utica. Just sayin' Noted. TY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gap2gap Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Congratulations, Sniper 1) Get off this board and close down your username. Going to the boards and seeing what is said is different from being part of the board. 2) The Buffalo Store and online ordering needs to be addressed. Most of the fans who buy are not as computer perceptive as you might think. The obvious to you is not the obvious to us. Have some older people who you know go on the site and order stuff and tell you the problems they are having. 3) Have cheerleaders promote more woman products with Bills logo. Sleeping socks, comfort-sleeping wear etc. 4) Your E-mails are fine keep sending them. If someone does not want them, they can block or unsubscribe. Good luck, I think the store and the on line aspects of it would be a good place for you to make your bones. Find out how much they make. If you make that a priority than when the Bills start winning again you will look good. Also, see if you can influence the Bills in trading for Tim Tebow. He will fill the stadium. I thought they should have selected him #9 in the draft when he came out but ...what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMan Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Here is a very complex and infallible marketing plan. WIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Here is a very complex and infallible marketing plan. WIN Agreed. Your slogan could be "Winning creates market." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyBacker Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 you will prob be promoted to GM by the end of the season so you had better start preparing for who you want to draft in April. we are all counting on u so make us proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Draft better players. Get better Coaches on D. Keep the good ones that we have now. ( Please resign Stevie and Give Fred Jackson a huge bonus) As the late Al Davis said. "just win baby" the stadium will be full fall and winter no doubt. People around B-Lo just want a winner. The marketing is something we gloss over. Just win baby at all costs. Best way to fill the seats. Edited December 14, 2011 by Bufcomments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Congrats on the job kid and I have no idea if anything but winning will help to sell tickets, but I do know full price for preseason gets under a lot of peoples skin. If you ever get a chance to suggest anything to Chan, I have a lot of ideas. Running Corey would be one. Please provide me his email and I will contact him myself for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPicc2114 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Realistically.. you can do all the marketing strategies you want... but it all comes down to winning games. PERIOD. I'm almost at the point where I am just done watching the Bills all together.. I didn't even watch the game last week against the Chargers.. and I'm glad I didn't. I refuse to waste my time until this team puts the effort in to be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I'll go first. In no particular order: 3) Do not hold events honoring people like Scott Norwood. Fair or not, he is a symbol of failure, not success. SJB - while I think the majority of your posts are spot on this is terrible. Norwood's career should not be defined by one kick. The Bills team lost that game. If you really want to lay blame call out Levy for being flat outcoached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Put the team up for sale without anyone knowing. Then when Jim Kelly puts in a bid, slip it to Ralph for signature. Say its a standard appearance contract or something. That should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 tell brandon that the community is waiting and deserves comments from the "braintrust" on an ownership succession plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Thank you, I put in a lot of hard work to get to this point. It's funny that the Bills brass was throughly impressed with Buddy Nixon, and the amount of knowledge us fans have on the sport and our team. What's funny is during my interview they admitted to checking message boards, and reading topics. The BBMB makes us all look like fools. Hopefully, I can give them a real insight until the knowledgeable fan. Hey, if I'm ever in power to make changes or decisions, I would check here to see if there is any thoughts or ideas. Always know Sniper is watching, and hoping to put in your thoughts and ideas as soon as I can. Wouldn't it be cool to say someday that the fans influenced a pick/team/free agent signing? I can see the headlines now. Congrats. I interned at OBD back in the day after college in Marketing & Advertising. It was Lot's O fun. I'll never forget chatting with Marv Levy in the breakroom on occasion and also hearing Polian going ballistic on the phone with people in his office (often!). I wish i could go back and re-live those days. This was back before internet message boards as well so any feedback was in written letters, the newspaper or people just showing up at reception or the box office. It's a different era now. I would not share too much on a message board... Gathering ideas is fine. Don't give your opinion or talk about sepcific things that you overhear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Wasn't that Week 4? I thought we were 0-3 when we beat the Niners? AFCE had a stupidly early bye week that season in week 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny3000 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 don't ever have the franchise's focus be on anything other than getting the best and brightest upcoming talents in management and coaching. do that and winning will come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 So you got a job that pays you to read this board? Lucky man. + Congratulations and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 The Bills Backers section of the web site needs an overhaul. The locator map is a smear of tiny Bills logos on a world map - it is very difficult to find individual chapters. There is very little interaction between us and the organization. We have been trying to get a Bills personality out here for a charity fundraiser for years now. We raised hundreds last week for a local Denver childrens hospital with just a dunk tank and Sahlens hot dogs. Give us anyone from the team - heck the backup punter - and we will come out in droves with our wallets open. Good luck on the new job sniper, wish you all the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Listen 95%, Talk 5%. The Bills are also going to need a FA signing or a draftee to create some "buzz", not unlike the TO signing or the Dareus drafting. It's called Hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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