Jabulani World Cup Ball
Marketing Blunders of World Cup by Tanzz Mohd
The month long spectacle of the much followed Football word cup ended in South Africa after much pomp and gaiety last week. The tourney as a whole was a grand success thanks to the hosts who took to the event in such a huge way that the festive environment that persisted throughout truly reflected the rainbow nation in flying colors. Though there was much to boast about the successful event, the first in the African mainland, a lot of stuff could've been handled better. Let's look at a few of the lessons that we can learn from this event from a marketing angle.
Ignore Technology at your own risk: I know that my English pals would still be sulking about Lampard's disallowed goal. Whether that incident would have made a huge impact on the outcome of the game is indeed debatable.
But I firmly I feel that Germany was a much better side on the day and they thoroughly deserved to be the winners.
But what is beyond debate is the fact that the mere use of video referral could've averted the mess completely and everyone would have been content with the final result had it been the case. And the winner would've been pleased that their win did not get sullied in the contention.
* Don't get frightened by technology as it's a great enabler.
Don't alter crucial factors late in the day: The tricks played by the Jabulani ball in badly affecting the matches as a spectacle as well as for the players could've been averted had they not left the selection of the ball to be used till the very last moment.
* Keep faith in the tried and tested accessories when you could do with them.
Don't go overboard with the scarcity card: Well before the sounds of whistles and Vuvuzelas were heard, FIFA had announced that tickets are all but sold. But in hindsight, the claim that 97% of tickets were sold before the tournament began seemed incredible as made conspicuous by the vast empty spaces in the stadiums. Did that put off the potential buyers by playing the scarcity card excessively? Well, the evidences seem to suggest so. Surely, the empty seats told a story.
* Be moderate and credible with claims as it may put off prospective customers otherwise.
Know thy audience: One of the basic things in marketing is that you know your target audience. But the organizers made a basic error in judgement in this factor. Very few tickets were sold over the web, since majority of the football fans in Africa don't have access to internet or the payment options online. Africa isn't Europe and the two needed to be handled differently for optimum results.
*Choose to go online or offline based on the audience.
You can do with a little less greed: The excessive pricing of the trip - travel, accommodation and ticketing aimed to squeeze out the maximum from the eager supporters was met with strong negative response from all around. And instead of making it an affordable proposition for the multitude of fans, the sheer greed on the part of the stage managers fended them off big time.
I'm sure that the cricket fans would agree that on how the West Indies bungled on the same in the world cup that they hosted in 2007 but did well to quickly learn from that mistake in time for World T20 two years later. Hope that Brazil can take a leaf out of their books in time for 2014.
Bigger the market, the more competitive your prices ought to be
But for all the marketing slip ups and hiccups, the joi de vivre that carried through was something to behold. Come let's embrace that vivacity and zing in our marketing life as well.
Waka Waka time mates!!
Cheers
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Tanzz Mohd is the owner of Internet Marketing & MLM Mentoring, an online resource for internet marketers and network marketers. Tanzz has got extensive experience and expertise in the various aspects of internet marketing like SEO, PPC, Social Media, Blogging and Video Marketing.
Jabulani World Cup Ball
World Cup 2010 Adidas Ball by Vladimir Kraev
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* FIFA-Authorised Quality: Decrease of pressure optimum 20%
* Adidas Jabulani: Loss of pressure optimum 10%
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Long lasting Roundness Examination: To signify what exactly a soccer player is capable of toss, the ball have to be perfectly round. Just in case it's perfectly rounded, during which situation it's a lot more well balanced of their fields, much more accurate and also expected with each action while flying in the area. The form of the new 3-D sections contribute to the harmonization of energy shift and reducing the number of formation of angles. The best hit is achievable as a result of larger panels. For making this analyze, World cup 2010 Adidas ball has been measured at Sixteen several points and analyze the average diameter. A distinction amongst the littlest and biggest diameter need to be set in advance restrictions.
* FIFA-Approved Regular: Highest possible 1.5% variation
* Adidas Jabulani: Maximum 1.0% distinction.
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FIFA World Cup - Schedule, Matches, Groups and Online Tickets by Chaman Goyal
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