Gotham Girls Roller Derby
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Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby Event Report Interleague Bout Gotham vs. Philly Saturday, April 19 2008 @ LIU-Brooklyn Event Summary First bout of 2008. Double-header: Gotham “Traitors” vs. Connecticut (30 minutes) Gotham All-Stars vs. Philly (60 minutes) Saturday Night, April 19 @ Long Island University’s Schwartz Center in Downtown Brooklyn Total Attendance: appx. 1000 831 paid attendance, 629 sales in advance appx 150 skaters / refs / volunteers Tickets: $19.50 in advance, $23 at door Gotham Victory! Gotham’s All-Stars defeated the Philly Rollergirls All-Stars, 145-47 Gotham’s “Wall Street Traitors” defeated Connecticut RollerGirls All-Stars, 68-26 (30 minute ‘mini-bout’) Event Partners Metromix.com 2008 “Diamond of the Derby” Sponsor & Publicity partner Sponsor of the ‘Victory lap’ EscapeMakers.com Sponsor of 50/50 halftime raffle and matching donor J&D’s Bacon Salt, “The Official Condiment of Gotham Girls Roller Derby” Provided raffle prizes Beehive Hair Salon Provided raffle prizes Sponsor Banners Sponsors with trackside banners: Gotham Acupuncture RollerGirlSkates.com SportsInsurance.com EscapeMakers.com Triple 8 Manitoba’s Metromix.com VIP Bags “Goodie Bags” for front-row customers included giveaways from: FUNCTION Drinks – Sports drink samples Sweet Riot Chocolates – Cacao Nibs Cheeks Bakery Cookies EscapeMakers.com – magnetic calendar JaK Designs – pins and stickers Boiron USA – Arnicare first aid ointment, Muscle relief tablets 2008 Season Program Debut of the 2008 season program 2007 season summary 2008 players, teams, and previews Sponsor advertisements Bout Handout Each fan received a 8 ½” x 14” handout with visiting rosters and other announcements Sponsor logos and information from Metromix.com and Manitoba’s On handout reverse: a beginning-of-season marketing survey; 122 returned surveys Announcer Mentions Repeated announcer plugs for all official GGRD league sponsors At left: Scoreboard operator “B.O. Hazard” Announcer “Fuzztone” Announcer “H.P. Shovecraft” Event Promotion by GGRD 2500 full color heavy-stock cards distributed by skaters for 3 weeks prior to event Professional design by national derby artist Whiskey7 (http://www.myspace.com/double_whiskey7) Image re-used in all web publicity (myspace, Facebook, etc.) Partner Bout Publicity “Metromix Pick” at Metromix.com Partner Bout Publicity MurphGuide.com Featured contest on front page Listed in weekly events newsletter Permanent GGRD contest page: http://www.murphguide.com/promo/gothamgirls.htm Print and Web Publicity Going.com Time Out NY April 17-24, 2008 Event listing GGRD E-mail Blast GGRD’s e-mail list has grown to nearly 2,800 addresses of New York derby fans ‘Constant Contact’ on-line message management system (imlemented April 2008) allows GGRD track click-through and impression metrics GGRD E-mail Blast Bout notice included sponsor messaging from Metromix.com (Diamond Sponsor) and Manitoba’s (after-party location) By the day of the event, the Derbytaunt Ball event notice was opened over 760 times, with 58 sponsor click-throughs. LX.TV 1st Look NY The Season Opening bout coincided with a video piece about the Gotham Girls called “Stress Relief Sports,” featured on LX.TV Lifestyle Television 1st Look NY. LX.TV 1stLook NY airs Saturdays on NBC4HD (Channel 4) @ 7:30pm. This piece also aired the week prior to the Season Opening Bout in frequent circulation on the video screens inside New York City taxicabs. WABC-7 Television “Eyewitness News This Morning” Saturday April 19, 7:20am, the morning of the event 3 minute interview segment featuring the Gotham Girls promoting Boiron USA homeopathic products Est. television audience 257,348 (source: vmsnews.com) View at: http://media.vmsnews.com/MonitoringReports/042308/631524/O001388156/ Print - Newsweek Magazine April 28, 2008 – page 4 Video – Newsweek.com April 23/24 – Newsweek.com publishes a two-part video profile of Gotham Girls Roller Derby (two 4 minute segments) View at http://www.newsweek.com/id/133400 Post-Event Publicity Metromix.com – 48 picture photo gallery Post-Event Publicity Metromix.com Photo Gallery Here Comes the Season! Affiliate with one of the hottest amateur sports in America by being a GGRD bout or event partner Eight remaining 2008 GGRD home bouts Partnership opportunities at each: After-party food/drink Bout raffles VIP bag giveaways Video scoreboard messaging Two more 2008 GGRD fundraisers May 10 through October 25 @ Hunter College, 68th & Lex., Manhattan Anticipated audience of 1,000 fans per bout, with heavy press promotion and post-bout coverage Summer Party (August) End-of-Season Awards Banquet (November) To explore promotional opportunities, contact: [email protected]