The Cajun softball team spent some time with the reaching in red program going to schools and getting out into the community. That is how you build fans for life at a young age. Nice work girls.
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The Cajun softball team spent some time with the reaching in red program going to schools and getting out into the community. That is how you build fans for life at a young age. Nice work girls.
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Good job young ladies!
Maybe the football operations can take notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunchuck
All our athletes do community service things. The men's basketball team recently spent time in a retirement home. Football does lots of things like this in the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
I understand but doing it during the summer isn't going to get school kids to attend games. Another plan of attack is needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
Great point, timing is everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
You don't know that they didn't. There were athletes in probably every elementary school this week, participating in the Reading in Red program. Softball is the only program I see being recognized but other sports teams participated.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
You wouldn’t know unless you were there. The whole point is promotion which is what this department severely lacks in.Quote:
Originally Posted by moorecajun
Did football participate? Please inform us of all the teams that did participate. If they were there then they did a poor job letting folks know they they were there.Quote:
Originally Posted by moorecajun
I'm not trying to make a big deal out of this, just saying other sports' players participated. Not dissing softball but if you are doing something good just to get noticed, aren't you missing the point of doing something good?Quote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
Keep in mind, our athletic teams lead the SB conference in community involvment, and its not even close.
What other sports participated? You said others did. Once again your missing the point, the lack of promotion which is why we get 4500 folks to a D1 football game.Quote:
Originally Posted by moorecajun
Service to others isn’t about marketing, thou it can be seen by some that way. For example, I don’t envision the retirement home crowd to show up at any games.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
True service is never about the servants, those with a servant’s heart.
I don’t believe this is anything more than getting recognized for doing a good thing. That’s no little thing regardless of the motivation.Quote:
Originally Posted by moorecajun
My former employer used to get gobbs of praise for community outreach. The outreach was employees being leveraged into giving up a day of their weekend time off to make this regional Vice president look good. Ultimately that’s between him and God. Does being leveraged diminish the labor given by employees. Not IMO.
Hitting up schools and getting the Cajun name out is huge. They talk about it and parents will bring them to games. Getting kids to be a fan at a young age is huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
Service isn’t about recognition, or bragging about it.
Marketing is about “hitting up schools and getting the name out is huge.” Polish that however you want for your own use.
As someone previously pointed out UL easliy surpasses our conference mates in community service. It's one thing our cULture gets right.
Again, service is not about me, but thee.
They didn't service anyone. They educated students. Huge difference. Reading to kids educates them on the Cajun product and culture. Going to a nursing home or helping clean up after a hurricane is doing community service. Reading books isn't isn't service.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
Uhhh, if capturing the kids early is the mission, the kids were there…in the room with the players. The kids didn’t need a social media post to make it real.
Promotion is key. The lack of it shows in the CF attendance.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun
That’s the only fans they have left 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
Damn Cajun4life with the low blow.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
Those Young kids aren’t looking at social media, make up your mind…is it important to make the kids fans at a young age? Then actually being there with them is all that matters in that regard. Lack of marketing is a separate issueQuote:
Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS
If it wasn't about promotion UL would never have mentioned that any sport did it at any level.
The whole idea is community goodwill, with as many finding out as possible.