JOIN US! the BF olympics campaign!

*kwun* · 07-22-2004, 05:23 PM

here is a little campaign i'd like all BF'ers, members or guest to participate.

the Olympics is coming up soon in 3 weeks. there is an unprecedented amount of coverage on the Olympics, especially in the US when badminton is debuting on prime time coverage. this is thanks to i am sure hard work on the part of IBF and other badminton associations across the world.

and now that we have availability on TV, it is time for us badminton fans to do our work in return. aside from supporting the TV stations by actually watching the broadcast, which i think we all will, we need to spread the word to potential fans!

so here is a suggestion, if you are a member in any forums/community on the web, they probably will have some off-topic/chit-chat forum, spread the word there, let ppl know that badminton is being shown and let them know that it is a great sport to watch.

a small contribution on our part can go really far. there is no other time than now!

any other suggestions are, of course, welcomed. the key is to spread the message to potential fans.

cooler · 07-22-2004, 05:53 PM

also, after the olympic, give positive feedback to NBC and IBF (by emails) to show that there are people actually paying attention to badminton.

Dill · 07-22-2004, 06:23 PM

Spot on Cooler

Even if the coverage is crap we should still get in touch to let them know they done a good job otherwise they will not bother doing it again and we will have no baddy on TV

*kwun* · 07-22-2004, 06:29 PM

agree, and not just after, but also during the Olympics. even after the first day, we should start sending emails to them telling them how exciting the matches are. if we have enough quantity, it will make a difference.

cooler · 07-22-2004, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwun

agree, and not just after, but also during the Olympics. even after the first day, we should start sending emails to them telling them how exciting the matches are. if we have enough quantity, it will make a difference.

LOL, we'll bombard them with compliments

We might even ask them to adjust the lighting and camera angles so we can tape and view them again later

Brave_Turtle · 07-22-2004, 10:05 PM

My friend use to think badminton is a sissy sport. I showed them a badminton match (Gave vs Lin Dan) and they were all

The olympic coverage is a great time to advertise our sport!

07-22-2004, 05:23 PM	#1
kwun Administrator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA Posts: 19,889	JOIN US! the BF olympics campaign! here is a little campaign i'd like all BF'ers, members or guest to participate. the Olympics is coming up soon in 3 weeks. there is an unprecedented amount of coverage on the Olympics, especially in the US when badminton is debuting on prime time coverage. this is thanks to i am sure hard work on the part of IBF and other badminton associations across the world. and now that we have availability on TV, it is time for us badminton fans to do our work in return. aside from supporting the TV stations by actually watching the broadcast, which i think we all will, we need to spread the word to potential fans! so here is a suggestion, if you are a member in any forums/community on the web, they probably will have some off-topic/chit-chat forum, spread the word there, let ppl know that badminton is being shown and let them know that it is a great sport to watch. a small contribution on our part can go really far. there is no other time than now! any other suggestions are, of course, welcomed. the key is to spread the message to potential fans.

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07-22-2004, 05:53 PM	#2
cooler Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Used gopher hole Posts: 19,811	also, after the olympic, give positive feedback to NBC and IBF (by emails) to show that there are people actually paying attention to badminton.

07-22-2004, 06:23 PM	#3
Dill Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,915	Spot on Cooler Even if the coverage is crap we should still get in touch to let them know they done a good job otherwise they will not bother doing it again and we will have no baddy on TV

07-22-2004, 06:29 PM	#4
kwun Administrator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA Posts: 19,889	agree, and not just after, but also during the Olympics. even after the first day, we should start sending emails to them telling them how exciting the matches are. if we have enough quantity, it will make a difference.

07-22-2004, 10:05 PM	#6
Brave_Turtle Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Montreal (514) Posts: 1,225	My friend use to think badminton is a sissy sport. I showed them a badminton match (Gave vs Lin Dan) and they were all The olympic coverage is a great time to advertise our sport!