Has there been any?
This is not another dig at the club, just a serious question, because I haven't seen any?

Have you carried any promotion for the Catalans game?Distributed any fliers,asked any friends or family?

I'm bringing 3 new people, massively annoyed that the promotion for kids to train with some of the squad pre game has been moved.

Nearly, just nearly.

I understand the importance of supporters doing all they can to help but I think it was a valid question to ask. I've seen or heard very little promotion for the game and it's such a great opportunity with it being a free event. After all we're not an U7's junior rugby team trying to raise money for new tracksuits, we employ a marketing team don't we?

There's a fair/fate in Monton today, just off and I can't wait to see the massive Salford RLFC presence.

Oh if only that wasn't just wishful thinking.

What? In my fish and chip shop in Horwich, the other side of Bolton? Oh aye....
I'm bringing a few newbies don't you worry, but that's not the question is it?
I live in Salford and I have neither seen or heard anything about the game or the fact that it is free to get in other than on here and the official Facebook page. Tell me I've been living in a bubble please, because if not I fear we will be looking at a rubbish gate with all normal payers like myself just getting in for free.

It seems our marketing strategy is to hope people wander over from the air show to watch the game.

its been on radio...twitter.....facebook....posters.......messages on here.....evening news....other than an airplane dragging a banner writing messages in the sky there has been lots of marketing.....i would of said.

I'm coming with a season ticket holder (concessionary)

Hmmm. Well twitter, Facebook and here will reach people who subscribe to those, who undoubtedly are already fans? Not sure which radio it's been on? I've not seen a poster in Walkden anywhere? I don't think there has been in any way enough advertising by the club. We shall see, I hope I'm wrong and I'm locked out at 2.30.

I'm not particularly interested in what northmanchesterdevil has or hasn't done to promote the game. I am however very interested in what the club has done and the likelihood of any fans who get in for free returning with their twenty pound notes for the HKR game.

That quote sums up everything that is wrong with SRD and sadly everything that is wrong with a certain section of our support. You wouldn't be a member of forever reds would you? Or behind one of many, "look I'm a better fan than anyone else" pages on twitter, blowing smoke up Marwan and Martin's on twitter.

As a fan, I pay my season ticket, buy match day programmes, buy club merchandise for my children. That's where it ends. If you want me to start walking the streets, printing and putting up posters, then your having a laugh, suppose that makes you a better supporter than me?

Who is it we support... Salford Red Devils, Profes....

Well for a start I have heard it on the local radio stations,on the TV and I have read it in the press on many occasions over the last few weeks,since the free entry offer was announced. and I have seen a flier in the doctors surgery,in a church and several in the Irlam and Cadishead Leisure centre.

There have been several hundred fliers posted around Walkden and Little Hulton, I was even offered one myself yesterday by a resident who had got one posted through her letterbox,on Windmill Road.

I know at least eight newcomers who will be coming along to the match due to a combination of the the above actions of a couple of people and the club who appear to have been proactive in the schools and clubs etc.

I wont be locked out at 2.30 as I will have been there watching the Under 19s

Fair enough. I've seen nowt. I'll be in the pub til as late as possible because I hate the stadium too, but that's another issue....
Have a great day.

success or not guys?
crowd given as 5,072?? how many of those would be ST holders/regulars and how many would you think were taking up the free entrance?

Reckon the crowd would've been around 2500 if we charged full price, so it pretty much doubled the expected crowd.

I'm sure this will still be mocked however I would consider it a moderate success.

Considered a success by me too. Don’t forget this is a Salford team that before yesterday had won just 1 in 11 games.

For me, this could only be considered a success if Contact details were taken from the people attending yesterday. Would enable follow up, targeted marketing, etc.

However, I took 2 newbies with me and they weren't approached / asked for details. Pretty sure I'd heard that this would be done. How can the investment made by the owner of free entry be deemed a success if no follow up is made?

After the last reduced price entry match (Warrington), I sent a Twitter about this as my brother bought 2 tickets and was not asked for his contact details. Martin vickers told me I was wrong, and that everyone had info taken. My brother must, therefore, have lied to me, even when I specifically asked him again. I passed my brothers contact details to Martin after this, at his request. If you're a gambler, take a bet on whether or not my brother received ANY contact from the club!

I really do worry about the future when things like this happen (or don't happen)

I mentioned this elsewhere, didn't see anything or anyone taking any details.

As I keep saying, nearly - just nearly.

Well you can take Twitter, Facebook and this forum off the list, as despite popular belief, only a small percentage of people use these things, not to mention take everything in. The Evening News I'll give you, although a lot won't buy it any more. The radio depends on the station it was on, and when. Plus, I hardly ever listen to the radio so wouldn't have seen it. Posters? I haven't seen many around.

I plugged the game myself amongst as many people as possible. There were still plenty I've spoken to who had no idea it was free. Whether that's a lack of marketing, not marketing in the right places or down to the individuals I don't know. But it's not something that should be dismissed so glibly.

As it is, it seemed to work quite well as we got double what you'd expect for a Catalans game normally. I also seriously doubt anyone had their details taken, they were just being put through the turnstiles and no one was on the other side to get info off anyone.

I've been through the reasons before but it’s an increasingly hard task marketing Salford. They also face barriers many other clubs don't. Beyond posting a letter through 200,000 homes telling people about last week’s offer, I doubt any other method would have had much effect.