The free BU car flags

[Murph]

Sad part of of this is they're actually paying somebody to dream up these ridiculously stupid promotions.

[peoriaspitfire]

Next year...It sounds like a good BU car magnet might be the best option. However, I would like it to not have any sponsor images included.

I always enjoyed the player trading cards. What about somehow teaming up with Fathead, and creating some mini player or team giveaways. In fact, this something I would pay for.

[tornado]

Name another giveaway that you end up seeing paraded around town?

well...since you asked....
I have never thrown away a game program or scoresheet and have multiple hundreds, as well as photo pocket schedules, and the little souvenier basketballs they throw out and sometimes give out for autographs.
I have seen multiple hundreds of people wearing one of the giveaway T-shirts from previous promotions...my own kids wear them all the time...and I not only own hundreds of sets of the player collector cards, I have even sponsored a few of those promotions, and occasionally give away some of the older ones as prizes in the pick-ems, and the winners are often quite excited to get them and are thankful.
All the Braves Club members get the windshield decal and I've seen hundreds, and I still use a BU key chain from so many years ago I can't remember how long...
I have a couple souvenier BU plastic drinking cups from many years ago we still use regularly, and my kids also still play with the gray "Throw me the Rock" basketballs that were part of a promotion way back in the Billy Wright era.

[it's boogie time]

Mine is going up in my office

That's where mine is at. It wasn't the greatest giveaway, but it was different. I liked the 'can the birds' coozie a couple of years ago.

[wily coyote]

Was this the worst promotion ever, or what...?

Last week they gave out BU car flags (sponsored by Methodist) "to the first 4000 people arriving at the arena"..
but one thing I noted, was that even at halftime and on the way out of the arena, the boxes of car flags meant to be given away were still full and stacked at the entryways.....they really didn't find many takers...
Even as I came in, most people were just declined taking one......who wants to roll down your window in this weather and put the thing on, and cause the window to fit poorly and get drafty!


Anyway...now we are several days later...and I tried looking as I drive all over the Peoria area...and I have not seen ONE SINLGE BU car flag yet.
(barring the one sitting on the floor in my car)
And I haven't yet found anyone else who has seen even one in use....has anyone else??

Well...the intentions were good, and I still apreciate that BU gets good sponsors who are willing to help with the promotions....
but I guess this will go down as one of the least popular giveaway promotions........

Went to see the movie Blindside yesterday afternoon and saw one in the parking lot of the Rave. You can find alot of those flags in Door County but they are Packer flags and in the Gulf Shores Al area you see alot of Rebel window flags like the ones given out the other night.

[Da Coach]

Sad part of of this is they're actually paying somebody to dream up these ridiculously stupid promotions.

Actually, every promotion makes money for Bradley.
The sponsors pay for the giveaways, but they pay extra for the right to have the promotion, and advertise their product/service.
Why would anyone have anything against this kind of promotion as long as it benefits BU?
I tried to get an extra car flag after the game, and found out there were none left. They had all been given away. So plenty of people appreciated them.

BTW- we have had posters here requesting that Bradley merchandise sellers make car flags available-

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=81357#post81357

[Tulsa Brave]

We have 3 of the BU car flags. There was no one handing them out at the entrance we came in at, but as we walked aroud the concourse, they handed them to us at another entrance near where our seats were.

[OrangeandBlack74]

Actually, every promotion makes money for Bradley.
The sponsors pay for the giveaways, but they pay extra for the right to have the promotion, and advertise their product/service.
Why would anyone have anything against this kind of promotion as long as it benefits BU?
I tried to get an extra car flag after the game, and found out there were none left. They had all been given away. So plenty of people appreciated them.

DC...not to dispute your comments, but where I exited the CC, there were several boxes of flags still available. I even overheard someone mention that he was "standing guard" over the boxes until they could be picked up.

[BU Grad MBA MA]

They weren't giving them away at the new doorways going into the new edition. As a matter of fact, I didn't see any posters there and they did not give away t-shirts there last year. Does anyone have connections that could find out why the crowd that comes in those doors are left out?

[longtimelistener]

They weren't giving them away at the new doorways going into the new edition. As a matter of fact, I didn't see any posters there and they did not give away t-shirts there last year. Does anyone have connections that could find out why the crowd that comes in those doors are left out?

You must be on double secret probation.

[Double D]

We love the flags. I know many have asked for them when discussing bookstore offerings. We will fly them proudly when traveling to daylight games, road games, MVC tourney, etc.

[Dub]

Love the car flag. This is the best promotion ever in my opinion. You will see me flying one or two on the way down to St. Louis this year, and to other road games if I go. Thanks to the disgruntled fans friday night who left theirs with their empty beer cups, I scored enough to open a small merchandise shop.

[thefish7]

Im glad I got one. They were out at the door I came in by but I found some others later. Only took one but wish I'd taken 2 so I could fly one on each side on theway to st Louis this year.

[real fan]

I got several and will use them when the weather gets better, 0 to 10 above is not great to have air coming in to the car.

[bigdaddystuck]

I went to the game with my son. He enjoyed picking up enought flags for himself, me, my wife, his brother and sister! We will be flying them tonight as we go to the game!!!