Ticket prices

[FatDaddyBull]

To add to above. I joined my sister's season tickets when I graduated starting in the 2009 season. In 2008 they tracked students and knew I went to all but one football game. I never got anything about season tickets from USF after graduation.  

[Bausfkid]

We should not devalue our product by giving it away.  

[BullAdrian]

Less parking price, more tailgating

[Rex Havoc]

9 minutes ago, Bausfkid said:

We should not devalue our product by giving it away.  

Maybe the casual fan doesn't think our product and the teams we play against are worth the money we are charging? 

Edited September 23, 2017 by Rex Havoc

[Rex Havoc]

23 minutes ago, FatDaddyBull said:

To add to above. I joined my sister's season tickets when I graduated starting in the 2009 season. In 2008 they tracked students and knew I went to all but one football game. I never got anything about season tickets from USF after graduation.  

Marketing and ticket sales do a poor job of reaching out to recent alumni and season ticket holders 

[IBulleve]

11 hours ago, Apis Bull said:

And the economics were explained to you back then.

If you offer $10 tickets on game day, less people will buy season tickets.  Also, using your numbers, for every dollar you reduce the ticket price, you'd have to sell 20, 000 more tickets to make up the revenue.  If we received parking and/or concessions, the numbers would change, but not significantly.

You can preach economics when your supply and demand isn't displayed on national television. Especially when this display determines how the country views your product. The prices shouldve been lowered this season. 

[Apis Bull]

6 minutes ago, IBulleve said:

You can preach economics when your supply and demand isn't displayed on national television. Especially when this display determines how the country views your product. The prices shouldve been lowered this season. 

I'm not preaching anything. Just putting the realities out there. 

[IBulleve]

7 hours ago, FatDaddyBull said:

They need to aggressively price and attack recent alumni. The end zone opposite of student section should be the alumni zone with tickets priced for kids who are likely taking entry level jobs. I'd rather break even in the beginning with hopes in a few years they'll be able to pay the normal season ticket prices. 

I think you're on the right track. The factor is by lowering season tix prices you up your retention rate for the next 2-4 years. And lord knows we need it. If we are drawing 17k for a Thursday game this year, what do you think we draw next season? 

Sure you may need to sell 20k more tix to breakeven this year, but isn't our mission for the long term? Come out and see what you're missing? Converting half-ass gator/noles/canes fans to usf fans is invaluable 

Ps. I'm sure someone will want to tell me it's better to make a few K more per game with less people than lowering  the price point. I work in social media marketing. Tell me what trends across the country on Twitter next ESPN game. 

A) usf has no fans 

b) usf only sold out because tickets are $10 

Econmonics works both short term and long term. 

Edited September 24, 2017 by IBulleve

[Apis Bull]

That's easy to say when you're not paying the bills. 

[IBulleve]

3 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

That's easy to say when you're not paying the bills. 

Can you provide the spreadsheet that says it isn't profitable? P5 teams pay the bills just fine. We won't get back there with 20k in the stands. Our demographic is stingy. It's unfortunate, but it's the hand we are dealt. Play to your market.