Benin Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Okay let's have your CV as you have worked in every single industry known to man. It's TheMan from TowersStreet and I claim my £5... So now it's because the billboard is 'old hat'... Yeah, of course, because it's a old system of advertising it makes it unlikely to get to the masses that walk past it anyways... As an advert, it gets through to a hell load of people EVERY... SINGLE... DAY... End of... What a perfect place to be positioned to extend the reach of the park to the masses who may not be scouring the internet for information about the park, indeed, how many people visit parks on a whim? Probably a fair amount, so perhaps this 'out-of-date' method of advertising to the masses isn't as bad an idea as before... Even I know from an advertising point of view that you need to get an image out to as many people as possible using AS MANY METHODS AS YOU CAN... Indeed, just step back and think, Piccadilly Circus is a place full of tourists AND commuters, constantly busy for hours every day... All they have to do is plant the name of the ride/park into the minds of people... It's that simple, then word of mouth takes over... Advertising is so simple... There is no master method of doing things that us none-advertising experienced people cannot understand... Quite clear from the stuff tonight, the majority of us 'non-knowing' people know a lot more than the apparent experienced one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://www.piccadillylights.com/content/pdf/research.pdf Just saying.... over 650,000 pedestrians alone walk through Piccadilly. Mr Fish thank you for the PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Park put advert on big screen for people. Big screen located somewhere where 650,000 pedestrians walk through daily. People see big screen. People acknowledge Thorpe Park and The Swarm. People tell/ask other people about it. People go on internet to research Thorpe Park. People go to Thorpe Park. Thorpe Park makes more money. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bang. Power cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Would like proof of a powercut at Piccadilly Circus, If I remember correctly they have back up generators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 OK guys, I've had to delete a few posts in this topic where things were getting out of hand. Can we keep it civil even if you can't get on. Thank you. Smidget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hold on this was the civil version I was reading?! JoshC., Mer, Doc and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I just can't believe Thorpe Park are advertising in Piccadilly Circus on a HUGE LED billboard and someone is complaining about it.... But this is the internet and there are "enthusiasts" with access to a keyboard, it's a toxic combination I think it's a good move by Thorpe Park personally - no stupid tabloid gimmicks, prominent location, and a target audience that are at least in the locale of Thorpe Park itself. I do question how much it costs, but then, Coca Cola are the exclusive drinks provider at Thorpe, so methinks there'll be some sort of discount involved there, as it's "their" part of the billboards at Picadilly Circus. PS. Looks like I missed out on some drama last night whilst in the land of nod! Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 They are advertising The Swarm on the side of youtube videos now, I would say that good advertisement, cos according to youtube: Over 800 million unique users visit YouTube each month Over 4 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube In 2011, YouTube had more than 1 trillion views or around 140 views for every person on Earth Millions of subscriptions happen each day. so a not every country will see the advert, but a lodda lodda people are still gonna see it. I did do a print screen of the advert, I dont know how to get it on here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I just can't believe they would advertise in such a busy area, And if anyone is interested one of the photoshoot images are being used on the 2 FOR 1 website, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Merlin Ricky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy3112 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I love the constant advertisement I do wonder how much You Me At Six are getting for the use of the song though (I know it was done in collaboration with Thorpe, but they must get a cut?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Queues were horrendous today for Swarm. The announcements around the area were saying 35 minutes for forwards, 30-45 minutes for backwards. Reality was 70 minutes backwards and something around the hour mark for forwards. The backwards queue system also fails when staff forget to hand out tickets and those who are queueing to go forwards in the station are able to go to the backwards rows and say they weren't handed a ticket... I do dread how this is going to end up on busy days. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Queues were horrendous today for Swarm. The announcements around the area were saying 35 minutes for forwards, 30-45 minutes for backwards. Reality was 70 minutes backwards and something around the hour mark for forwards. The backwards queue system also fails when staff forget to hand out tickets and those who are queueing to go forwards in the station are able to go to the backwards rows and say they weren't handed a ticket... I do dread how this is going to end up on busy days. :/ Just out of interest, is the second train back on the track again yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Only one train operation today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Queues were horrendous today for Swarm. The announcements around the area were saying 35 minutes for forwards, 30-45 minutes for backwards. Reality was 70 minutes backwards and something around the hour mark for forwards. The backwards queue system also fails when staff forget to hand out tickets and those who are queueing to go forwards in the station are able to go to the backwards rows and say they weren't handed a ticket... I do dread how this is going to end up on busy days. :/ Well who could have guessed that would happen, huh?!! Regardless of ride experience, this is why it was, and remains, a stupid idea that should never have happened. BigBobJones, MattyMoo and dragon2000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Went to thorpe Yestoday, running 2 trains and was a walk on que all day! It did close for a while though because someone was sick on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Sick, depends how much of it, whether they've got the equipment to hand and if the staff are competant. I've seen sick be cleaned up within 3 or so minutes on Rush, however inferno took more than 15mins. Mainly due to their staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm sticking my head in the sand here, I know it happens, but have never seen it happen and the last thing I want to think about is "Have they cleaned it well enough, is there still some sick on the seat or the bit I'm holding on to or will some sick hit me in the face when the ride is going" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Once cleared up some sick that looked like an egg. Another time this little lad had obviously had a good amount of chocolate, took a spin on Fury and well... the car was more brown then yellow when it returned. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sometimes you do get a whiff of puke on some of the restraints... I've definitely smelled it on Samurai's restraints... Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 What a lovely discussion Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 So it appears the discussion has mutated in to themepark vomit. I remember Saw closing once when I was there because someone churned red. Another time, I was paying for goods in the big shop Legoland and while I was paying, a little kid chucked up on the floor a couple of metres away. It definately wasn't pleasant witnessing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 X was the worst for puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Dragons Playhouse... [/end discussion] Pickles and Inferno 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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