Re: Giants and Social Media : Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:02 pm  

Brearley, do you really think we will attract new fans by posting things on twitter and Facebook?

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:33 am  

Hyde FC on Twitter started posting funny but relevant things a bout the club and it went viral! Their crowds almost doubled for about 3 months after it happened!

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:36 am  

Due to followers, every time they tweet and advertisement or an offer they reach 45,000 people, compared to the others in their league, that's an extra 40,000! You can't honestly say social media won't impact crowds, too much evidence to support it! Hull KR is another point I made earlier!

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:36 am  

meast wrote:

Brearley, do you really think we will attract new fans by posting things on twitter and Facebook?

yes

leeds post something and potential for 192k to see it and spread the word

giants do same and only 19k

all for free, what better way to spread the word and gain exposure, people need to look at the bigger picture

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:47 am  

i understand how it works, i don't use twitter myself but how would posting something on social media site attract fans who have so far failed to be attracted by a team who won the league leaders shield and are regulars in the play offs and later rounds of the cup?
i know what you're saying regarding the lack of things..but i just don't see how it would attract new fans?

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:12 pm  

Interesting views guys. Take my example - been Taking my little lad Since he was a baby.

He is 12 now and He loves the Giants. He is surprised with the lack ofsocial media. How he is he meant to spread the word amongst his friends who all live on social media?

His expectations as a fan/customer are different to mine. And he is the future.

we cannot stop that - we should embrace it.

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:25 pm  

I don't know how you could say it doesn't help? An extra 100 and odd thousand seeing we have a game... We have an offer... We've won the game.... We've won the league leaders...! I've read a paper about 5 times in my lifetime yet I inow exactly what's going on all around the world because of social media! Would I know if people didn't tweet or share... NO!

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:07 pm  

I guess it's a generation thing, so far the club have failed to attract new fans despite relative 'success' on the pitch, now we know its because they didnt put a twitter or whatever on not because people werent interested .

Seriously, i don't do the twitter thing so don't really know how it works but i'm presuming its like anything else - Website, Examiner, posters etc that its only gonna get seen by people looking for info anyway, how would it make more people see the offers the club are peddling through the usual outlets ?

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:12 pm  

....because daz , my son would favourite it, and 1,500 of his 'friends' who all Live on their iPods, ipads and iPhones.....would all see it.

+1,500 new pairs of eyes seeing something about the Giants, can't be a bad thing.

Re: Giants and Social Media : Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:18 pm  

Yes but 'seeing' it and being interested and coming to a game aren't the same....what percentage of those 1,500 would be interested enough to take up the offer ? i dunno, maybe it could/does work who knows ...worth a try i suppose !!