Being a Wrestling Fan

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Comment by Jim Harshaw- Riot on November 9, 2009 at 7:49am

I think you hit the nail on the head Jeff. Marketing is tough and requires a lot of work. That's the problem that Riot solves in a unique way. We help teams with marketing while not burdening the coach with any more work that's already on his plate- in fact we often make the coaches job easier. Few teams market well since they don't have the expertise or time. We solve both problems.
Whether they use my service or figure it out otherwise- wrestling's survival depends upon how well we market the sport.

Comment by Jeff Pape on November 9, 2009 at 7:17am

I think this should be said to coaches as well. Why not ask their wrestlers to do this? Too often I think we complain about not having wrestling fans at a tournament or dual, but do very little to promote the event. Marketing is tough and requires probably as much work as putting the team out on the mat. Most school don't have the financial resources to have someone dedicated to marketing. So they must find a passionate alum, undergrad, grad student, or fan to help them do some marketing...which college or high school teams do this the best?