A New Perspective on Mason Sporting Events
Presented by THE Sport Marketing Team
 James Madison University @ George Mason
University
 Date: 2/12/2011
 Location: Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia
 Attendance: 9,804 people
 Game Sponsors: Chick-fil-A and Chevrolet
 GMU Security and Police
 Student volunteers
 Ushers
 Loose security
 Medical care available
 Promotions: Game of the Week
 Giveaways: Hoop Hat

 Sponsor Signage: Hard Times, Toyota, Papa
John’s, JK Mowing, Intellidyne
 Communication: Facebook, email, flyers and
signs
 Ticketing
 Parking: Parking decks and Mason Lots
 Food Concessions: Chick-fil-A, Nachos, Pizza, etc.
 Alcohol unavailable
 Clean facility (no maintenance or construction within
venue)
 Lighting and sound appropriate for game environment
 Tense
 Excited
 Competitive

 Amplified: Patriots had won 11 straight games
 Hoop Hat Giveaway and Pep Band increased energy
 Organized and put together well
 Could be promoted on a larger scale
 Improvements could make the experience
more enjoyable
 Parking
 Pre-game events
 Updated sign board
 Allow for advertising
and more sponsorship
details
 Pre-game and half-time
events
 Sign board
 Pre-game and half-time
events

 Limited parking
 Entrances
 Updated scoreboard
 Allow for advertising and sponsorship details
 Parking
 Bigger lots
 Discounted rates for garages

 Shuttles
 Pre-game events
 Music
 Games

 Vendors
 Face painting
 Half-Time

 Charity events
 Utilize fraternity/sorority life
Facilitate access to games
Promote, promote, promote!

Engage the audience
Questions?
Comments?

Concerns?

Sporting Event Analysis Powerpoint Presentation

  • 1.
    A New Perspectiveon Mason Sporting Events Presented by THE Sport Marketing Team
  • 2.
     James MadisonUniversity @ George Mason University  Date: 2/12/2011  Location: Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia  Attendance: 9,804 people  Game Sponsors: Chick-fil-A and Chevrolet
  • 3.
     GMU Securityand Police  Student volunteers  Ushers  Loose security  Medical care available
  • 4.
     Promotions: Gameof the Week  Giveaways: Hoop Hat  Sponsor Signage: Hard Times, Toyota, Papa John’s, JK Mowing, Intellidyne  Communication: Facebook, email, flyers and signs  Ticketing
  • 5.
     Parking: Parkingdecks and Mason Lots  Food Concessions: Chick-fil-A, Nachos, Pizza, etc.  Alcohol unavailable  Clean facility (no maintenance or construction within venue)  Lighting and sound appropriate for game environment
  • 6.
     Tense  Excited Competitive  Amplified: Patriots had won 11 straight games  Hoop Hat Giveaway and Pep Band increased energy
  • 7.
     Organized andput together well  Could be promoted on a larger scale  Improvements could make the experience more enjoyable  Parking  Pre-game events
  • 8.
     Updated signboard  Allow for advertising and more sponsorship details  Pre-game and half-time events
  • 9.
     Sign board Pre-game and half-time events  Limited parking  Entrances
  • 10.
     Updated scoreboard Allow for advertising and sponsorship details  Parking  Bigger lots  Discounted rates for garages  Shuttles
  • 11.
     Pre-game events Music  Games  Vendors  Face painting  Half-Time  Charity events  Utilize fraternity/sorority life
  • 14.
    Facilitate access togames Promote, promote, promote! Engage the audience
  • 15.