The document provides experiential marketing ideas to build a passionate fan base for the Chennai Super Kings cricket team. It suggests setting up stores to sell merchandise, organizing games and contests in malls, launching a mobile app, creating social media contests, advertising in TV and newspapers, publishing a coffee table book on CSK's history, and sponsoring school/college tournaments and training centers to develop local cricket talent. The goal is to engage fans throughout the year, not just during the 2-3 month cricket season, and position CSK as entertainment beyond just a cricket team.
3. Activation
Set up Stores to sell CSK tickets
and personalized T-shirts/Cricket
merchandize.
Concept of framed Autographed ticket
for fans to preserve the ticket after the
matches are over as a Memento.
Hoardings in high traffic areas.
Special group Ticket Rates.
4. Stores set up can sell CSK theme toys
and toys can be made part of
McDonalds Happy Meal.
Comics and toys are the best
medium to attract children attention.
CSK Mobile Apps can be launched
with features like schedules, new,
scoreboards, teams, commentary.
5. Hit the Ball Games and
Luck Wall Concepts can be
organized in Malls.
Play ground and Contests in malls
to get the experience of Cricket field.
6. EVENTS
New show can be started include
Expert Advice & behind
the scene fun activities.
CSK Chain Fan event where existing fans can
invite their friends to be part of CSK .
Predict the Highest CSK scorer contest on Face
book to post the replies.
Twitter - encourage bloggers to comment on
CSK and its performances .
7. ≒Know your Super kings well enough?
contests .
≒Roar and be loud and clear
Videos can be uploaded.
Advertisements in TV and News paper
about CSK Struggle.
8. Coffee table book featuring the journey of
CSK [from seed till now & still long way
to go].
IPL season doesnt last for many months and the brand is idle
for the rest of the year.
A brand cannot sustain in a two-month or three-month
window, consumers should always be made aware of the brand
to avoid the brand to fade out or die.
9. SPONSORSHIPS
Initiatives - Inter-school /College ,
Gully cricket tournaments , winner gets
a chance to be part of CSK Team.
Sponsoring Cricket Training centres
to nurture the budding cricketing talent
in the country.
10. FRANCHISING
CSK
=
SPORTS +
ENTERTAINMENT
and not just a
Cricket team.
Editor's Notes
#4: It is not possible for all fans to come to the stadium to support the team but by wearing branded merchandise, they can show support from any part of the country."One ticket for full fun Single ticket for all CSK matches and at discounted price.with Players name can be introduced to improve the brand visibility throughout the year.can be sold which always keep CSK fans close to their brand.