Just wish I lived in London to do this, have always worked on any PR I can get with colleagues and friends
who I have worked with in media, just wish I could find a sponsor! for the shirts.

I do not know if it will be too late in the season but at the end of July, the olympic Road goes through Richmond,Twickenham ,Hampton Court Teddington even out to Surrey.On the 1st August, the Olympic time trial is based solely around Hampton Court, heading out to Weybridge, Esher,Surbiton,kingston and Teddington.Broncos have two home games soon after these events at home.
Surely this is the perfect time to go out leafleting.When the test event was on, even at Hampton Court Bridge there must have been around 2000 people.On the route down to my house it was full of local people watching the event.The time trial heads through Kingston market square.Get Buck And Dusty down there targeting families who have gone out to watch.Offer them a family ticket for a tenner.The football season will be in its break then so plenty of possible customers.All they have to do is have a team walking amongst the crowds.

Brilliant idea and would cost next to nothing. We are on the cycle route and even the test event a few weeks back had everyone out watching, the actual event should be massive - Gus / RP if you are listening get the flyers and the team organised to do this and also ask for volunteers. There is only one draw back and this is closed roads around the area. You would need to have a central meeting place within walking distance of the route - or a number of selected areas where people could obtain flyers and walk through the crowds. The crowds will be hanging around for a long time before the race so other distractions like Buck and Dusty would be great for families along gthe route. GIve out other cheap to obtain items like pencils, pens, posters anything that will capture childrens imagination

The torch relay is also going through Kingston, Richmond, Kew and Brentford on 24-July. It is then going through Richmond and Twickenham again (this time by boat on the Thames) on 27-July. There is no shortage of events the club could have a presence at in Richmond if only they could be d.

I know no-one is suggesting this happen yet but if it does go further I'd suggest checking out the law specifically passed around the Olympics. Part of the T&C's of hosting the Olympics are that the Olympic authorities are granted all sorts of powers, some breaks on the rules around movement of money and tax, right to guarantee entry to the host nation for any accredited officials even if they wouldn't normally be allowed in etc. A lot of this is to prevent guerilla marketing due to previous work by Nike etc. A suitable law has been passed by Parliament. It was little commented on by the media but has some incredibly illiberal aspects. Whilst it is clearly aimed at the likes of Nike and not London Broncos it would have to be looked at prior to any attempt to market around an Olympics event as getting volunteers nicked won't go down well.

As an aside if you live in an Olympics area I believe that someone, games officials I think but could be wrong, has been granted the power to enter your house and remove posters publicly displayed in your windows etc for the duration of the games. Just in case a non sponsor manages to get posters put up all on the marathon route or some such. Nice eh.

Buck and Dusty being arrested could make for good publicity

Rob Powell should be arrested for impersonating a Super League coach

Forget my idea. Last admissions to advertise was on the 31st March.Having said that if a sports organisation where to apply with it being the Olympics. www.london2012.com/documents/oda ... ations.pdf

Forget my idea. Last admissions to advertise was on the 31st March.Having said that if a sports organisation where to apply with it being the Olympics. www.london2012.com/documents/oda ... ations.pdf

Sounds like something that was done before and tried again only for the club to declare the volunteers were surplus to requirements.
If I were in London, I would no longer offer my services to the club in any way shape or form free of charge. I believe there are other people who previously volunteered who feel the same (apologies to those that don't).

I have been there and done that on 4 different occasions at the Stoop since 2006......each time I met with a representative of the RFL and every time we agreed on certain "actions" and "campaigns" that were designed to increase immediate attendances and raise funds for development of younger players.....
....they were typed up, submitted to the RFL contact and taken back to the club....where they died.

Not one of the discussed proposals would have cost more than 500 quid and would have involved using assets the club already had and volunteers....they involved buy in from the club and no shortage of hard work, but both the RFL and I believed they would work......

It has never been about me RB.......contrary to popular belief!

I have posted literally hundreds of Ideas that all cost next to nothing when it comes to marketing the club, as well as meeting with them and the RFL to try and figure out ways to boost interest, but because I comment on your post of another "call to arms", I am admonished for pointing out past failings in this area?

So far, we've had leaflet Olympic events.....OUTSTANDING STUFF

Get a grip RB......no amount of community spirit is going to help the club this time......less than 140 "guests" have been brought to 5 games as part of the ST offer.......there is an overall feeling of apathy and tiredness surrounding the fans (check out the facebook page.....not 1 positive comment). The Perth Reds have about 8 times as many members as we have ST holders.....and attendances are currently the worst since ESL started.
This is not the London Broncos of Charlton, or Stoop 1, or Griffin Park......this the London Broncos shaped around the business model of Harlequins Rugby League...where there is a barrier between the players and the fans and where there is no need for "volunteers".

Take off the rose tinted specs.....stop looking at Olympic games associated campaigns as being the answer.

I repeat, it was never about me RB......if it was about me, I would chane charged from day 1.