Going Pink? (1 Viewer)

[Gary Coal Man]

NFL to Tone Down the Pink, Play Up the Camo

BY PAUL LUKAS, ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2014
Yesterday afternoon I took part in a panel discussion as part of an NYU sports business class. One of the other panelists was the buyer for a well-known chain of sporting goods stores — let’s call him Mr. Buyer — and he had some very interesting things to say, chief among them the news that the NFL will be dialing back the throttle a bit this year on Pinktober. This has nothing to do with the recent domestic violence issues that have been in the news — Mr. Buyer said the league had already planned to soft-pedal the pink months ago. There’ll still besome pink, but not as much. It won’t be used for any nationally televised games, for example.

On the other hand, Mr. Buyer said the NFL plans a bigger push this year for G.I. Joevember. He didn’t specify what the bigger push would involve, but it can’t be good.

 

[False Start]

NFL to Tone Down the Pink, Play Up the Camo

BY PAUL LUKAS, ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2014
Yesterday afternoon I took part in a panel discussion as part of an NYU sports business class. One of the other panelists was the buyer for a well-known chain of sporting goods stores — let’s call him Mr. Buyer — and he had some very interesting things to say, chief among them the news that the NFL will be dialing back the throttle a bit this year on Pinktober. This has nothing to do with the recent domestic violence issues that have been in the news — Mr. Buyer said the league had already planned to soft-pedal the pink months ago. There’ll still besome pink, but not as much. It won’t be used for any nationally televised games, for example.

On the other hand, Mr. Buyer said the NFL plans a bigger push this year for G.I. Joevember. He didn’t specify what the bigger push would involve, but it can’t be good.

How about this...

STICK WITH WHAT WORKS EVERY OTHER SUNDAY THAT ISNT IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.

I did feel the need to yell that.

 

[Insein]

Still no Ball Cancer awareness? I feel like the target audience is watching.

 

[False Start]

Still no Ball Cancer awareness? I feel like the target audience is watching.

They already have them as viewers. they dont need to market to them.

 

[Insein]

Still no Ball Cancer awareness? I feel like the target audience is watching.

They already have them as viewers. they dont need to market to them.

If they were about the awareness (which is what they say), then it'd be a no brainer. Guess its just about selling pink merchandise.

 

[MattFancy]

Probably not a good idea to pander to the female crowd right now NFL

 

[menobrown]

NFL to Tone Down the Pink, Play Up the Camo

BY PAUL LUKAS, ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2014
Yesterday afternoon I took part in a panel discussion as part of an NYU sports business class. One of the other panelists was the buyer for a well-known chain of sporting goods stores — let’s call him Mr. Buyer — and he had some very interesting things to say, chief among them the news that the NFL will be dialing back the throttle a bit this year on Pinktober. This has nothing to do with the recent domestic violence issues that have been in the news — Mr. Buyer said the league had already planned to soft-pedal the pink months ago. There’ll still besome pink, but not as much. It won’t be used for any nationally televised games, for example.

On the other hand, Mr. Buyer said the NFL plans a bigger push this year for G.I. Joevember. He didn’t specify what the bigger push would involve, but it can’t be good.

I read yesterday Proctor and Gamble had developed pink mouthpieces for players to wear during the month of October but like a few other major corporations with their own issues they took the false moral high ground and due to the recent NFL issues cancelled the agreement.

A whole month of a season that is only 4 months long was always to much for any one issue. I'd rather they wore regular uni's every week but if they want to use a 1/4th of the season to alter their uniforms for a cause I'd like to see awareness brought to more than one cause.