Saints Membership Commercial

saintbrat · Post: # 1048930Post **saintbrat** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 2:41pm

I'm looking forward to winning this so look forward to sharing with some of you

http://www.saints.com.au/news/newsartic ... fault.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/officialsaintstv

I like it being simple - no glitzy slogan etc-- no cooking or DNA in sight.

Sainternist · Wed 16 Mar 2011 2:59pm

Yeah, probably the way to go. Very economical. No on location shooting at places like a surf beach or Luna Park. Just keep the camera on the tripod, put the talents in front of the blue or green screen and go for an el cheapo out of focus superimposed background. Nice v/o provided by RL. My only complaint is that the music is probably a little sappy for advertising a football club.

St Lenny · Post: # 1048940Post **St Lenny** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 3:19pm

Geeze Lenny and Roo are lookin mighty fine to me

stkildathunda · Wed 16 Mar 2011 3:40pm

Well i guess with the off season we have had, we have to resort to bribing people to come onboard.

You should be signing up cos you love the club, not to win some prize.

Batnoe · Post: # 1048955Post **Batnoe** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 3:43pm

It's boring and dull. If You like it you must be boring to. It's supposed to get new members. If I were a mutual supporter and looking for a team I wouldn't choose saints based on that

kosifantutti23 · Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:01pm

Batnoe wrote:It's boring and dull. If You like it you must be boring to. It's supposed to get new members. If I were a mutual supporter and looking for a team I wouldn't choose saints based on that

How many "mutual" (neutral?) supporters turn on the telly looking for a club to support and base it on the membership ad.

The point of the ad is to turn Saints supporters into Saints members.

kosifantutti23 · Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:02pm

stkildathunda wrote:Well i guess with the off season we have had, we have to resort to bribing people to come onboard.

I'm sure we're the only club in the AFL who is ever given an incentive for people to join.

Leo.J · Post: # 1048994Post **Leo.J** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:42pm

I was disappointed...

I think it was the lame music.

Music can make or break an ad.

Thumbs down IMO.

Batnoe · Post: # 1048995Post **Batnoe** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:46pm

kosifantutti23 wrote:
Batnoe wrote:It's boring and dull. If You like it you must be boring to. It's supposed to get new members. If I were a mutual supporter and looking for a team I wouldn't choose saints based on that
How many "mutual" (neutral?) supporters turn on the telly looking for a club to support and base it on the membership ad.

The point of the ad is to turn Saints supporters into Saints members.

Yeah probably not many, but what about past saints members that want the inspiration to re-join?

Collingwoods is a lot better!

evertonfc · Post: # 1048997Post **evertonfc** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:53pm

Much better than Geelong's horror show.

Clean, simple, cheap and effective. And it involves members, which is always a nice touch. The shots where the bloke says nothing aren't great...his eyes freak me out a bit.

Still, it's not Aaron Hamill chasing down robbers - I've got plenty of time for that (at least it was all filmed in St Kilda).

Spinner · Post: # 1048998Post **Spinner** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 5:56pm

Batnoe wrote:It's boring and dull. If You like it you must be boring to. It's supposed to get new members. If I were a mutual supporter and looking for a team I wouldn't choose saints based on that

Yep!

Im not going to join because of the chance to get a jacket....

Show the product, which is football. Seemed cheap and nasty.

evertonfc · Post: # 1049000Post **evertonfc** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 6:03pm

For the record, the best membership ads invariably show...footy.

The very best was also the cheapest. It showed the Kangaroos belting out the single most passionate and ferocious theme song rendition ever - a round 1 win in 2002 away to Port Adelaide, the first match post-Carey - was unbelievable. You had to turn the volume down it was so loud. Magic.

Carlton's 1996 ad just showing Craig Bradley kicking this goal - - was pretty spine-tingling as well. Their latest one, "No Passengers", is a shocker.

Collingwood's 'The Club' ones were always very effective.

I didn't mind our 'Signed, Sealed, Sainter' efforts. Believe or bum, not so much.

saintbrat · Post: # 1049003Post **saintbrat** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 6:07pm

Batnoe wrote:
kosifantutti23 wrote:
Batnoe wrote:It's boring and dull. If You like it you must be boring to. It's supposed to get new members. If I were a mutual supporter and looking for a team I wouldn't choose saints based on that
How many "mutual" (neutral?) supporters turn on the telly looking for a club to support and base it on the membership ad.

The point of the ad is to turn Saints supporters into Saints members.
Yeah probably not many, but what about past saints members that want the inspiration to re-join?

Collingwoods is a lot better!

and they have $5 Mill to play with - for all the hype, only a few got on the ad- and even players and coaches missed out.. there was much made of the number- but in the ad do you really get the affect? they may have gotten the desired affect just from the promo of the ad making.. rather than the ad itself.

may not be about the 'prize' but given the reaction to not getting a cap this week - it just may get someone to rejoin.
I agree with the above that they are targeting getting those who have not rejoined or who say they are supporters but never been members by offering a little somethign extra.

Interesting stat from sunday was that of those already joind several thousand are NEW memebrs.

stkildathunda · Wed 16 Mar 2011 6:16pm

Last years was great, why couldnt they do something like that...

satchmo · Post: # 1049009Post **satchmo** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 6:28pm

I'm waiting to see the tigers ad before I decide.

kosifantutti23 · Wed 16 Mar 2011 7:58pm

evertonfc wrote: The shots where the bloke says nothing aren't great...his eyes freak me out a bit.

That guy at the start? He really looks like some kind of freak.

saintbrat · Post: # 1049059Post **saintbrat** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 8:00pm

kosifantutti23 wrote:
evertonfc wrote: The shots where the bloke says nothing aren't great...his eyes freak me out a bit.

That guy at the start? He really looks like some kind of freak.

I wonder if it's someone from here

or bigfooty?

wasaintsfan · Wed 16 Mar 2011 8:05pm

so our main commercial is what most other clubs do mid year to boost their memberships... nice

there was no pride no passion :S it was almost like an ad for the brady bunch

oh well im already signed up... bring on season proper

SainterK · Post: # 1049084Post **SainterK** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 8:49pm

The opening is cheesy, it improves with vision of BJ, Joey, Roo and Hayes though.

I do love the way Rossy says 'today' in his best attempt at an enthused voice.

Listen to it, at the end, I wish I could have it as an audio everytime I post.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:08pm

I saw Freo's membership ad on the TV a day or so ago and it got me thinking about what our ad could be like and how we had one of the best opportunities to put some all time great highlights in our one (namely BJ's two screamers from last year).
I thought how great it would be to have some pumping rock music, with short sharp grabs of highlights from 2010, like BJ's marks, one of Lenny's crunching tackles/bumps, Milne's brilliant goal in Adelaide, a top mark or two from Roo, etc. Something to get everyone pumped about watching St Kilda play EXCITING footy, which we're apparently hoping to play this year.
Instead, I log on here and watch this cheesy, lame, cringeworthy and boring ad and ponder how we've really missed a big trick.
Most in the footy world think we're boring and "unwatchable" and this ad probably reflects that perfectly and won't inspire too many who haven't been members to suddenly join, unfortunately.

Bernard Shakey · Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:14pm

Worst ad I've seen in my more than sixty years. Utter rubbish.

wasaintsfan · Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:15pm

shouldve started with either hayes gf goal from outside 50 or goddards mark.....

and gone with "as one we can achieve anything" or "we need you to take the next step" something along those lines... showing the fans etc....

SainterK · Post: # 1049098Post **SainterK** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:16pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:Worst ad I've seen in my more than sixty years. Utter rubbish.

I could make a better one Bernie, that's how bad it is.

Teflon · Post: # 1049102Post **Teflon** » Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:24pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:I saw Freo's membership ad on the TV a day or so ago and it got me thinking about what our ad could be like and how we had one of the best opportunities to put some all time great highlights in our one (namely BJ's two screamers from last year).
I thought how great it would be to have some pumping rock music, with short sharp grabs of highlights from 2010, like BJ's marks, one of Lenny's crunching tackles/bumps, Milne's brilliant goal in Adelaide, a top mark or two from Roo, etc. Something to get everyone pumped about watching St Kilda play EXCITING footy, which we're apparently hoping to play this year.
Instead, I log on here and watch this cheesy, lame, cringeworthy and boring ad and ponder how we've really missed a big trick.
Most in the footy world think we're boring and "unwatchable" and this ad probably reflects that perfectly and won't inspire too many who haven't been members to suddenly join, unfortunately.

Cant disagree with that.

You know apart from winning games of footy lately theres just so much we get horribly wrong....even the ability to win the games of football that actually count we manage to frig up Dont get me wrong, I love this club....but ferk me they make it hard...

I mean the advertising is terrible. We have the best colors. How hard as others have suggested is it to come out with a pumping song and some awesome footage of us playing exciting footy?

How hard is it to have a clash strip that keeps our home strip on front and an all white back? - but no, lets go for a faded friggin apron...

How hard is it for the admin dept to send out 1 membership pack to members and not waste shyteloads sending out duplicates?

Why cant we be innovative and offer something different re family day and recognise that not everyone will get to see N Riewoldt....so do something else where thats not the be all and end all...

Must be hard.

Bernard Shakey · Wed 16 Mar 2011 9:26pm

SainterK wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:Worst ad I've seen in my more than sixty years. Utter rubbish.
I could make a better one Bernie, that's how bad it is. :lol:

Sadly we both could and would do it for free.