This is more of a business-geared infographic, but it very much applies to baseball. I confess there have been times when the primary reason I’ve decided to go to a ballgame was due to the freebie being offered to the first 10,000 fans (or whatever the limit is for that night). I have more than one Royals shirt that I received from going to a T-Shirt Tuesday game. I think it’s safe to say that we don’t need a study to tell us promotional items rarely fail to lure folks in.
I have heard that, as a tribute to the city’s famous stockyards, that “Abattoir Night” is a big draw at Guaranteed Rate Field on Chicago’s South Side, though that probably says more about White Sox Fan than it does the promotion.
Wow, so I had know idea what “abattoir” meant, so I looked it up… and that’s more than a little disturbing… O.O
But fascinating all the same! Thanks for the tidbit
Agreed. I’ve personally gone to specific games on many occasions just to get the giveaway. 🙂
They do come up with some good ones!