A quick hello from your new Hibs content team

[benjacobs]

Hi Hibees!

Just a quick hello from your brand new content team at Hibs.

My name is Ben Jacobs. I am head of communications and content at the club having arrived in the off-season. We have also appointed Adam Tomlinson (communications manager) and Mathew Newton (digital lead).

I hope you have noticed a positive change in our style and volume of content since pre-season started. We have revamped the programme and social graphics and are now offering more website content and in-game video updates. We will expand these areas, as well as the video on Hibs TV, over the coming weeks and months.

I am really keen to connect with as many of you as possible since it's important we get feedback from you. Feel free to email me via [email protected] and I will check this board from time to time.

We are really keen as a team to tell more fan-led stories, too, so please reach out if you'd like to feature or believe the club should be telling your story.

Excited to welcome you all back to Easter Road and I hope those of you able to attend Arsenal are enjoying the match!

Best,

Ben

[theonlywayisup]

Thanks for posting Ben. I'm sure that you'll receive many comments, some may be negative, but I'm sure many will be appreciative of you reaching out at the start of your journey with Hibernian FC. Good luck to you and your team.

Be aware, you may need one of these :tin hat:.

:greengrin

[oneone73]

Thanks for posting. But you should also post on the Bounce.

[Crunchie]

Hi Hibees!

Just a quick hello from your brand new content team at Hibs.

My name is Ben Jacobs. I am head of communications and content at the club having arrived in the off-season. We have also appointed Adam Tomlinson (communications manager) and Mathew Newton (digital lead).

I hope you have noticed a positive change in our style and volume of content since pre-season started. We have revamped the programme and social graphics and are now offering more website content and in-game video updates. We will expand these areas, as well as the video on Hibs TV, over the coming weeks and months.

I am really keen to connect with as many of you as possible since it's important we get feedback from you. Feel free to email me via [email protected] and I will check this board from time to time.

We are really keen as a team to tell more fan-led stories, too, so please reach out if you'd like to feature or believe the club should be telling your story.

Excited to welcome you all back to Easter Road and I hope those of you able to attend Arsenal are enjoying the match!

Best,

Ben
Email forthcoming :aok:

[Brizo]

Thanks for posting. Do you have a football background? I only ask because you use the phrase "off-season" which sounds very USA to me. Most Scottish football fans use the phrase "close season"? Not on the wind-up, genuinely interested.

[Keith_M]

Welcome to Hibs


:aok:

[Mon Dieu4]

Welcome, I have noticed a real difference and increase in quality of the output over the last week or so, keep up the good work :aok:

[superfurryhibby]

Welcome to Hibs Ben and all the best to you and the communications team.

Here's hoping you guys get what Hibs are about and pitch your efforts accordingly. It will be scrutinized and dissected in ways you probably can't imagine :greengrin.

[GreenCastle]

Welcome ! Definitely noticed a difference so far. Improved content - graphics and updates !

Hopefully you have seen the old content we had - Hibs youtube - Outside the box - fun features with players and fans worked really well.

Not sure if it’s your remit but the best half time effort was when Marathon Bet had a large dart board type thing on centre circle and fans had to pass the ball into the middle - the lane on bullseye for different points.

Marathon bet also did some great videos - like player celebrations which were funny to see.

https://www.youtube.com/Marathonbet/playlists?disable_polymer=true&itct=CA8Q8JMBGAIiEwjTwqCpjeLxAhUlKvEFHWcSBcw%3D

Again not sure if this involves you..but hopefully you can work with the Hibs DJ and come up with what the fans want for entrance music / possible goal music / other songs which Hibs can claim and make their own.

[JohnMcM]

If you guys are responsible for the new look digital programme - well done, I think the first one is very good.

[Billy Whizz]

If you guys are responsible for the new look digital programme - well done, I think the first one is very good.

I used to get them by email last season, didn’t get anything yesterday
How did you get your programme

[JohnMcM]

I used to get them by email last season, didn’t get anything yesterday
How did you get your programme

On the Hibernian FC website Billy.:agree:

[Billy Whizz]

On the Hibernian FC website Billy.:agree:

Thanks John

[Brummie_Hibs]

I quite liked the pitch level camera highlights - it gave you a perspective you don't normally get.

[GreenCastle]

I quite liked the pitch level camera highlights - it gave you a perspective you don't normally get.

A tunnel cam would be good.

[Hibee Mac]

Welcome Ben, cheers for the update.

Looking forward to the more interactive approach now. Just to add to what GreenCastle said earlier, some of the stuff from around the 2014/2016 era was great including outside the box.

I think what worked really well back then was the feeling of interaction between the players and fans through some really well produced stuff. I know a lot of fans look back to that era as a great time for feeling a real connection with the club and players since we got to see more of their personalities.

Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with, hopefully a good mix of professional looking stuff but also some light hearted content with the players.

Thanks again!

[benjacobs]

If you guys are responsible for the new look digital programme - well done, I think the first one is very good.

Yes, we create the programme. Keen to hear any ideas/area you want included and glad you like the first issue!

[andrew70]

Yes, we create the programme. Keen to hear any ideas/area you want included and glad you like the first issue!

Ben, I've had email correspondence from you and would just like to say again that the transformation even in just a week or two is fantastic.

I also previously wrote for the programme (until the forced shutdown) and alongside my email just want to offer my services once again.

[GreenCastle]

Wouldn't it be a bit dark?

:dunno:

https://youtu.be/81Pus1qidGE

Man City have a few examples and can be quite interesting at times.

[JimBHibees]

Welcome Ben keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

Whoever was responsible for the Saka tweet top marks.

[Hibiza]

Well done on sending this post Ben ,wish you and your team all the best .

[oneone73]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

[Peevemor]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?In the meantime just copy and paste the OP to the Bounce then Bouncers will have the contact details.

Hopefully he'll register and post on the Bounce in due course.

[benjacobs]

In the meantime just copy and paste the OP to the Bounce then Bouncers will have the contact details.

Hopefully he'll register and post on the Bounce in due course.

I will reach out to the Bounce, too, very shortly!

[Peevemor]

I will reach out to the Bounce, too, very shortly!Good stuff and keep up the good work. Yourself and your colleagues seem to have started well and I'm sure there'll be plenty more to come once you get bedded in.

[Andy74]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

A friendly suggestion would have sufficed!

[Vault Boy]

Welcome to Hibernian and hibs.net, Ben. Best of luck to yourself and your colleagues for the road ahead, looking forward to seeing what's to come.

[Mikey]

In the meantime just copy and paste the OP to the Bounce then Bouncers will have the contact details.

Hopefully he'll register and post on the Bounce in due course.

Nah, he needs to do it himself or he'll have half a dozen very angry middle aged men on his back for the whole of his time here.

[oneone73]

A friendly suggestion would have sufficed!

See post 3, 7am.

[Hibee Mac]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?Chill out mate, jeezo!

Welcome to Hibs Ben, where you'll get hounded out for not responding to a forum poster in a timely fashion.

[Andy74]

See post 3, 7am.

Yes, I did see that one.

[Heckys Wheel]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

😂😂😂 Deary me!

[Ray_]

Welcome on board Ben and also the same to Adam & Mathew.

A sure fire way of getting into the good books would be to persuade Ron to get Bill Gates to plough his money into the club and announce the signings of Mbappe, Ronaldo, Chiesa, Bonucci & Chiellini to add back up after our impressive performance yesterday evening.

Way back in the late sixties the then current Hibs chairman, Bill Harrower, was getting a bit of stick for the sale of ace marksman, Colin Stein, to our big rivals, Rangers, for what then was a record fee between Scottish clubs. A rumour started to sweep Edinburgh that a rich American syndicate was going to buy the club and sign top players for Hibs. Remembering this was a time when you had to check the morning paper to get the previous night's score, if you never got to a game, rumours like this were taken far more serious than if it was today.

History show's us that the American syndicate didn't arrive and that Colin Stein quickly became a hated figure for the Hibs fans, [his hat-trick against us the week after his move wouldn't have helped] and Bill Harrower got his revenge by selling two more of our stars, Peter Marinello & Peter Cormack before he sold out to Tom Hart, who, although he wasn't a rich American consortium, he did bring in Eddie Turnbull less than a year later.

No pressure :greengrin

[Mr. Wonderful]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

Why would they take time posting to 3menandtheirdugmakingjokesabouthertz.com when the fan base is clearly here on hibs.net and you'll all read it anyway??

What a waste of creative time.

[Lancs Harp]

Why would they take time posting to 3menandtheirdugmakingjokesabouthertz.com when the fan base is clearly here on hibs.net and you'll all read it anyway??

What a waste of creative time.

Very harsh but I do find the easiest way of talking to yourself is to simpy look in the mirror 😀

[WellingtonHibby]

Thanks for posting. Do you have a football background? I only ask because you use the phrase "off-season" which sounds very USA to me. Most Scottish football fans use the phrase "close season"? Not on the wind-up, genuinely interested.

He is from Leicester. So no.

[Greenio]

Welcome crew.

Good on you for reaching out to the fans via forums (you might regret it though! ha!)

If you guys were behind the Saka tribute, then props, as that represents everything a communication team should be about.

[The Harp Awakes]

Hi Hibees!

Just a quick hello from your brand new content team at Hibs.

My name is Ben Jacobs. I am head of communications and content at the club having arrived in the off-season. We have also appointed Adam Tomlinson (communications manager) and Mathew Newton (digital lead).

I hope you have noticed a positive change in our style and volume of content since pre-season started. We have revamped the programme and social graphics and are now offering more website content and in-game video updates. We will expand these areas, as well as the video on Hibs TV, over the coming weeks and months.

I am really keen to connect with as many of you as possible since it's important we get feedback from you. Feel free to email me via [email protected] and I will check this board from time to time.

We are really keen as a team to tell more fan-led stories, too, so please reach out if you'd like to feature or believe the club should be telling your story.

Excited to welcome you all back to Easter Road and I hope those of you able to attend Arsenal are enjoying the match!

Best,

Ben

Thank you Ben for posting on Hibs.net. Your effort to connect is very welcome I'm sure to all members. To echo a previous point, to reach out to even more Hibs fans it would be great if you could connect to Hibees Bounce members too.

The other plea I would make to you is to engage with Hibernian supporters constantly to understand our ethos. In my opinion glitzy, fancy, bog standard marketing campaigns won't go down well with Hibs fans generally. We are a unique Club and open, honest communication with fans is imperative.

[Forza Fred]

Hi Ben, and welcome to the boxing ring��

Only thing I would say is please don’t forget us overseas based supporters in any grand plan.

We may not make the matches every week, but we do our best to support the club.

And while I’m on it, it would be interesting to see on a percentage basis, a league table of countries/subscribers to Hibs TV from outside Scotland.

[WellingtonHibby]

Thank you Ben for posting on Hibs.net. Your effort to connect is very welcome I'm sure to all members. To echo a previous point, to reach out to even more Hibs fans it would be great if you could connect to Hibees Bounce members too.

The other plea I would make to you is to engage with Hibernian supporters constantly to understand our ethos. In my opinion glitzy, fancy, bog standard marketing campaigns won't go down well with Hibs fans generally. We are a unique Club and open, honest communication with fans is imperative.

Great post. A individual voice amongst the crowd is exactly what we need

[1 8 7 5]

Why would they take time posting to 3menandtheirdugmakingjokesabouthertz.com when the fan base is clearly here on hibs.net and you'll all read it anyway??

What a waste of creative time.

Think you'd be surprised how many bouncers dont read Hibs.net. Its a pretty reasonable ask for Hibs fans to ask the Official Hibs Content team to reach out to as many Hibernian Supporters as possible.

Yer patter stinks.

[AugustaHibs]

Cringe that fans are arguing over two football message boards

[BoomtownHibees]

Think you'd be surprised how many bouncers dont read Hibs.net. Its a pretty reasonable ask for Hibs fans to ask the Official Hibs Content team to reach out to as many Hibernian Supporters as possible.

Yer patter stinks.

Is reasonable to ask the question but surely should be asked in the right manner no?

[Peevemor]

Is reasonable to ask the question but surely should be asked in the right manner no?

I also think it's quite funny people already trying to tell these guys what to do.

We've all had stuff that we've liked in the past and maybe other things that we'd like to see, but we're not pros - these guys are.

The output over the past couple of weeks is already a step up and personally I'm looking forward to what's coming next. It'll take the new team a few weeks/months to get into full swing and I'd imagine it'll be prettty obvious when it happens. That's when to start giving feedback - not before.

[1 8 7 5]

Cringe that fans are arguing over two football message boards

Not seeing anyone arguing. Looks to me like a poster mentioned to the OP about another Hibernian fans site getting a heids up, and one or two regulars from here took umbrage at it.

[marinello59]

Why would they take time posting to 3menandtheirdugmakingjokesabouthertz.com when the fan base is clearly here on hibs.net and you'll all read it anyway??

What a waste of creative time.

Some fans read here, some read there and some read both. It’s all good. I’m sure those running the Bounce and those using it wouldn’t think it’s a waste of time.
Peace and love. :flag:

[Hibee Mac]

I also think it's quite funny people already trying to tell these guys what to do.

We've all had stuff that we've liked in the past and maybe other things that we'd like to see, but we're not pros - these guys are.

The output over the past couple of weeks is already a step up and personally I'm looking forward to what's coming next. It'll take the new team a few weeks/months to get into full swing and I'd imagine it'll be prettty obvious when it happens. That's when to start giving feedback - not before.

Not sure people have been telling them what to do more just giving feedback/views on what we'd like to see, which they asked for (and I'm glad they did).

I think it makes perfect sense to ask the fans their thoughts before/during working on stuff as opposed to after the fact. There is no one out there who knows more about the club and in particular what has come before than the fans themselves who have lived it, so it makes sense to get feedback from them.

[EI255]

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[blackpoolhibs]

Welcome, already this season we can see huge improvements. :thumbsup:

Make sure you get this posted on facebook and twitter too, or else.:wink:

[Danderhall Hibs]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

Welcome to Hibs Ben!

[Andy74]

Not seeing anyone arguing. Looks to me like a poster mentioned to the OP about another Hibernian fans site getting a heids up, and one or two regulars from here took umbrage at it.

The comments were about the style of interaction rather than the message.

[mcohibs]

OK, I'll say it again, are you going to have the courtesy to post on the Bounce? Still no sign?

Maybe just pass the message on to the Bounce in a post yourself? Could have done that in the time it took to get your knickers in a twist about someone from the club trying to engage with fans and not doing so within your desired time frame.

[EHZERO7]

Pity they didn’t ask the fans about buying the programme at the ground before a game, before deciding that you won’t be able to buy a programme at a game now because we are the greenest club in Scotland.
Absolute nonsense

[Moulin Yarns]

Pity they didn’t ask the fans about buying the programme at the ground before a game, before deciding that you won’t be able to buy a programme at a game now because we are the greenest club in Scotland.
Absolute nonsense

How do you know that wasn't asked?

[1 8 7 5]

The comments were about the style of interaction rather than the message.

You must have an impeccable posting record Andy:wink:

[EHZERO7]

From a email from the club telling me
If you know different I will stand corrected


How do you know that wasn't asked?

[Moulin Yarns]

From a email from the club telling me
If you know different I will stand corrected

https://www.curtis-sport.com/online-store/Hibernian-v-Arsenal-13-07-21-p372960517

But you can still buy one if you want. Did you try the club shop? Things have moved on from the old days of programme sellers on street corners.

[Bristolhibby]

He is from Leicester. So no.

Ex champions of England Leicester?

Seriously though, have a look at the Bristol Bears rugby Twitter feed. Brilliant stuff.

J

[EHZERO7]

I am well aware that I can get one from Curtis Sport.
The club shop don’t stock the programme.
I wasn’t meaning just for the Arsenal game, I am talking about for future games with crowds.
I am getting it that a programme at a game isn’t for everyone but it is for quite a lot and it should be available.
“Old days of programme sellers on street corners”?
Is that like the week before covid kicked in? Old days?
But you can still buy one if you want. Did you try the club shop? Things have moved on from the old days of programme sellers on street corners.[/QUOTE]

[Peevemor]

I am well aware that I can get one from Curtis Sport.
The club shop don’t stock the programme.
I wasn’t meaning just for the Arsenal game, I am talking about for future games with crowds.
I am getting it that a programme at a game isn’t for everyone but it is for quite a lot and it should be available.
“Old days of programme sellers on street corners”?
Is that like the week before covid kicked in? Old days?

Unfortunately I think you'll find that programmes will soon be phased out everywhere, apart from maybe cup semis or finals and maybe testimonial matches (not many of them these days either).

They'll go the way of other printed media as the market just isn't there any more.

[EHZERO7]

I think there is still a market for them, just maybe not near what it was.
My original point was that Hibs aren’t going to sell them at Easter road because they want to be seen as the greenest club in Scotland but you are still able to buy a official club programme from Curtis Sport.


Unfortunately I think you'll find that programmes will soon be phased out everywhere, apart from maybe cup semis or finals and maybe testimonial matches (not many of them these days either).

They'll go the way of other printed media as the market just isn't there any more.

[Peevemor]

I think there is still a market for them, just maybe not near what it was.
My original point was that Hibs aren’t going to sell them at Easter road because they want to be seen as the greenest club in Scotland but you are still able to buy a official club programme from Curtis Sport.

I suspect that if they were profitable then they'd still be widely available - eco-friendly or not.

[Iggy Pope]

There’s still a huge appetite for programmes all over the UK. Some clubs may not do them but they are very much in the minority. Reverting to online only might be a short term necessity in current times but Hibs are clearly still producing a match programme and as its up for purchase online then its widely available. I hope they and all the clubs in Scotland who have produced them every season for decades continue to do so. The Arsenal edition is splendid and Hibs would be making a mistake stepping away from a tradition older than pretty much all of us.

[Peevemor]

There’s still a huge appetite for programmes all over the UK. Some clubs may not do them but they are very much in the minority. Reverting to online only might be a short term necessity in current times but Hibs are clearly still producing a match programme and I hope they and all the clubs in Scotland who have produced them every season for decades continue to do so. The Arsenal edition is splendid and Hibs would be making a mistake stepping away from a tradition older than pretty much all of us.

I hope you're right. Time will tell.

[Iggy Pope]

I hope you're right. Time will tell.

Pretty much the synopsis for everything of course.