I liked the Pink as well as my programme, kept me amused until Sportscene came on.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 06:09 PM #151
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14-10-2021 06:12 PM #152
I found the Programme handy for identifying opposition players
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14-10-2021 06:20 PM #153This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
When I moved from being a bit-part member of the media team at the club to a full-time employee I was keen to make the programme profitable and a worthwhile product again. I consulted with the supporters via a survey to understand what you all wanted, spoke to programme/media professionals consistently to understand what is working and what isn't across all UK clubs, and, most importantly, recruited very talented writers and spoke with them about what they wanted to write about - with all of them volunteering to write content. This iteration of the programme won a couple of awards and was popular with the supporters. It had exclusive content unique to the programme, which was in turn adapted for the website during the summer, when football content was leaner, to keep supporters engaged. The current content is poor in comparison and I don't think many of the volunteers were ever really asked back.
I'm a Hibs supporter who buys and reads programmes, so obviously I disagree with the decision on that level. But, from the point of view of a communications professional too, it's a very bad decision.
Straight away you've alienated certain sections of the support who have no desire to be on social media and essentially only engage with club media via the programme on a matchday, lost a (small) revenue source, and your content can no longer be recycled in the way I described earlier in my post.
Considering the expansion in the media team since I left the club in late 2019 it's bizarre that they can't produce a profitable programme with worthwhile content on top of the other content they're proposing. For the record, I fully support modernising the media output.
To round off, I don't think the club has tried enough to save the programme. It's never promoted well, it just gets tweeted about once, usually a few hours before a game when folk are busy doing other things, and then is instantly buried by other content on the social media feed. Additionally, it's not sold at a game, which is standard practice for this sort of product. No wonder it's not done well this season.
I hate sounding so critical of the folk working for the club as I've no doubt they are working to the best of their capabilities and really hard. I also think that the content has improved in some aspects too, especially in terms of actual output when compared to last season. I'm really in favour and supportive of them modernising the approach to media. I really don't mean to sound like I'm being unduly negative towards them and the club.
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14-10-2021 06:25 PM #154This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 06:41 PM #155
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14-10-2021 06:43 PM #156This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 06:59 PM #157This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Sentimental tosh. Nostalgia doing me in. ****ing traditionalist nonsense..
As I’ve said on other media, won’t ever beat a video of Martin Boyle jumping through a hedge.
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14-10-2021 07:10 PM #158
It's such a shame, but times change, and, just like paper tickets, programmes are becoming a thing of the past. I still like to buy them, but it seems they are becoming too expensive for the revenue they generate. Sad, it's but another victim of the digital age.
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14-10-2021 07:28 PM #159This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it" - George Bernard Shaw.
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14-10-2021 07:41 PM #160This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 08:32 PM #161
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14-10-2021 08:36 PM #162
If anyone still reading the thread has any ideas about how they might assist and contribute to collaborative approach on getting a good quality and worthwhile match day programme off the ground then please PM me. I have ideas and so do others.
Please, only reply if you are serious I’m not looking for debate.
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14-10-2021 08:55 PM #163This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 09:19 PM #164This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Representative yer ‘crack’.
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14-10-2021 09:29 PM #165This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 09:41 PM #166This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-10-2021 09:43 PM #167
A fan produced paper program for every home game would interest me far more than any official offering has over my time supporting Hibs.
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14-10-2021 09:46 PM #168This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Time to pick your toys up from round your pram and go to bed, son.
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14-10-2021 09:55 PM #169This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Threads gone, as always.
Waste of ****ing time really.
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14-10-2021 10:10 PM #170This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-10-2021 03:20 AM #171This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-10-2021 05:19 AM #172This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edinburgh City’ have a far superior programme than we did and it’s “fan produced”.
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15-10-2021 06:40 AM #173This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Maybe a fan led programme is the way forward for now, and if it can be done by those who still want it, then why not?
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15-10-2021 07:33 AM #174This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Prize possessions are the two 2016 Cup Final Programmes. Priceless.
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15-10-2021 07:43 AM #175
I've always thought clubs including Hibs over-complicated the programme.
"Exclusive match day content, A4 premium glossy paper".
Surely it can't be hard to copy and paste the fixtures list and results from the official site to the back of the programme, some articles, transcripts, quotes and interviews from the official site and now podcasts, a few pictures from training/matchday with a few ads. Some cheap matte paper, normal programme/fanzine dimensions and sell it from the pie stands for a couple of quid?
Don't buy the programme but can sympathise with those who'll miss it. I much prefer print when reading but unfortunately does seem to be on the way out.Last edited by Antifa Hibs; 15-10-2021 at 07:53 AM.
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15-10-2021 07:47 AM #176
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When I was a lad I pinned all my programs onto my bedroom walls, covered just about every inch so do feel quite nostalgic about them but haven’t bought one for over 20 years. The club is moving with the times, running a loss leading publication to satisfy a very small proportion of fans makes no sense so happy they’re calling time on it.
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15-10-2021 08:49 AM #177
There are moves afoot for anyone interested, to get a programme resurrected amongst the fans. But there will be a lot to do.
I’ll open a separate thread purely for the innovators to get in touch and contribute.
If it’s not something you’re interested in best just to leave that one alone and maybe stick to this one.
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15-10-2021 08:53 AM #178This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It takes a couple of minutes to decide what type of paper to use and the size of it. These are important specifications that can affect the quality of the final product. Glossy and matte were the same price from the suppliers we used and the sizing is relatively similar for every club.
You do need matchday exclusive content too. Why would someone, other than a collector, pay £3 for a programme with loads of content you can get elsewhere at your own convenience? That was what the supporters said when I consulted them back in early 2016. Certain content remained exclusive in the programme, but others would be published online during the summer when football content is harder to come by. This was content that was researched thoroughly by one of the great writers I had recruited.
The interview content also had to be different compared to what you usually get online too. The main feature was usually a really interesting read, with content from both the Development Squad and the Women's team too. You can't just lump up a transcript as that'd be basically unreadable to many. Q&A style writing is okay but lazy, but you add more depth to the articles by adding in a couple of short paragraphs around the discussion topic.
Overall, it's not easy, but, when done correctly, it can be profitable, adds to the club's media output in a positive way, and, most crucially, isn't as labour intensive as some try to make out.
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15-10-2021 09:00 AM #179This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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