The Allentown Sucked thread sparked me to try out a little market research. Let’s get some data around why people attend pinball shows.
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The Allentown Sucked thread sparked me to try out a little market research. Let’s get some data around why people attend pinball shows.
Quoted from whthrs166:You need an all of the above catagory
That would ruin the research.
Quoted from whthrs166:but it is a reality!
Agreed but guys like Ivan have limited funds and space to put on a an event. To find out how they should allocate space, they need to make tough decisions and a poll like this will be super helpful.
Quoted from DaWezl:Each of the various shows I’ve gone to has something they do REALLY well, and things that aren’t as critical. TPF has a great free play room. VFW has an astounding number of rarities. Allentown has the incredible flea market. Pinburgh is about the tournament. Is it nice when there’s a rarity at Allentown or some cool stuff at the TPF swap meet? Of course! But how will this data give any particular show actionable data? If it averages out that only 1% consider a flea market important, but 95% of the Allentown attendees consider it important, then it would be a mistake for Ivan to cut back on that space allocation.
My recommendation is that show organizers should continue to lean in on the specific things their shows are known for, and just see how to balance out the other parts that people like.
I think it helps from a marketing standpoint. If Allentown is pinball flea market first and foremost it really limits his target audience. It also is going to create disappointed attendees based on how he promotes it. I go to play games. As more people attend but the number of free play games stays the same, I’m going to stop going. It’s a better use of my time and money to do something else. I feel like if he wants to grow the show, based on the responses so far he would severely limit his audience by keeping the flea market at its current prominence. But that’s only if his goal is to grow the number of attendees. If he wants to keep it the same that’s totally cool, but he needs to promote it differently.
Quoted from hocuslocus:could rephrase it, and say what's the MAIN reason you attend.
From a methodology stand point, it wouldn’t change responses. I think people are answering it that way anyway.
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