Comments on: Your suggestions needed for Colts “Infield Parking” page http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/02/27/your-suggestions-needed-for-colts-infield-parking-page/ "The things we think and do not say," J.M. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rayden http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/02/27/your-suggestions-needed-for-colts-infield-parking-page/#comment-2392 Rayden Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:46:17 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/02/27/your-suggestions-needed-for-colts-infield-parking-#comment-2392 I really believe there are a lot more benefits to swapping profile pages b/t mycolts.net and infieldparking than not. Most fans are not just fans of one particular "thing" and the increase in awarenes created can help with exposure to both sites. I also agree with Joe Price; that it cannot just be a profile page. It has to have involvement. MyColts.net employees should each take turn making contributions via the MyColts profile page by way of be an active member of the InFieldParking site, and vice versa. IT creates a sense of "brotherhood" when nascar fans know that colts fans are also nascar fans, and that colts fans know that nascar fans can also be colts fans :-) I really believe there are a lot more benefits to swapping profile pages b/t mycolts.net and infieldparking than not. Most fans are not just fans of one particular “thing” and the increase in awarenes created can help with exposure to both sites.

I also agree with Joe Price; that it cannot just be a profile page. It has to have involvement. MyColts.net employees should each take turn making contributions via the MyColts profile page by way of be an active member of the InFieldParking site, and vice versa. IT creates a sense of “brotherhood” when nascar fans know that colts fans are also nascar fans, and that colts fans know that nascar fans can also be colts fans :-)

]]> By: Joe Price http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/02/27/your-suggestions-needed-for-colts-infield-parking-page/#comment-2390 Joe Price Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:44:34 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/02/27/your-suggestions-needed-for-colts-infield-parking-#comment-2390 Why are companies creating profile pages? It’s because successful social-networking sites has eyeballs and we want those eyeballs on our site or product. It’s the exact reason Infield Parking has a myspace page (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/infieldparking" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/infieldparking</a>) they want myspace eyeballs. I do believe if you want a profile page to be truly successful you have to become an active participant of the community. Otherwise you become SPAM or offensive to users. I predict you will see social network users become increasingly savvy in dealing with overt marketing attempts and your idea to “reach out” might in fact backfire and turn ugly. My suggestion would be to get heavily involved in the community and subtlety with the sales pitch. Why are companies creating profile pages? It’s because successful social-networking sites has eyeballs and we want those eyeballs on our site or product. It’s the exact reason Infield Parking has a myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/infieldparking) they want myspace eyeballs. I do believe if you want a profile page to be truly successful you have to become an active participant of the community. Otherwise you become SPAM or offensive to users. I predict you will see social network users become increasingly savvy in dealing with overt marketing attempts and your idea to “reach out” might in fact backfire and turn ugly. My suggestion would be to get heavily involved in the community and subtlety with the sales pitch.

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