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Message: [QUOTE="fairfaxcuse, post: 1193056, member: 353"] My suggestion to Dan is to read suggestions like the one above from Tom and get the higher ups to come up with an action plan that shows [I]why [/I]we should buy tix and donate money. I view the ad dept as quite distant; not unfriendly, but i also question their basics of selling their product. This is not just three game packages, discounted tix, etc (though these can be part of a broader solution). Its more about a bigger strategy to convince your base that the dollars are being invested wisely. As noted above, it includes investing in upgrading the dome experience itself, developing other plans to fix season tix plans, getting people into the seats (i don't care if a kid comes in for free and i have to pay...) and introducing transparency in how the dollars spent are being used (e.g., do my season tix donation really go to the football program? if so, why do my physical seats look the same as they did in 1980? why does su send me surveys about marketing campaigns rather than, say, the tradition of 44?, etc). Sadly, this year I didn't renew my seasons tix after holding them since 1980. I felt terrible about doing so as the tix were an extension of games w/ my dad and grandfather, but the travel was expensive with my kids. Truthfully though, I would have probably stayed, at least in some capacity, if someone at SU said, what can be done to get you to come back even on a more limited scale because here is what we are trying to do here. With that said, I have a strong desire to see you succeed despite my current grim outlook and am encouraged specifically by your efforts to reach out to the fan base. The good news is that you are starting to ask the right questions and reporting back on some notable progress (kudos on the teacher initiative). [/QUOTE]

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