Thread: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!
View Single Post
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 23-06-2002, 23:32
archiver archiver is offline
Forum Archival System
#0047 (ChiefDelphi)
  
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Pontiac, MI
Posts: 21,214
archiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond repute
Very True
Posted by Jason Morrella.

Coach on team #254, Cheesy Poofs, from Second Start and NASA Ames/Cypress Semiconductor.

Posted on 8/10/2000 5:48 PM MST


In Reply to: Yes, and it's not just for getting picked posted by Andy Baker on 8/8/2000 3:40 PM MST:



I think Andy points out something very important.

I do agree with those who say marketing your team does very little good in getting picked. The only material which most teams I know paid any attention to, including ours, were flyers which documented a teams performance (place & awards) at a previous regional. If a team had made the finals - we would go out of our way to go watch them. Other than that, we didn't rely on pamphlets which pitched what a robot could do (big difference between what it was designed to do in theory and what it actually does after creation). We rely mainly on what we see robots do in actual matches when it comes to choosing allies (when we are lucky enough to get that opportunity)

However, I still believe in marketing and encourage our team to do it for the very reasons Andy points out(Judge awareness, business skills, communication skills, getting to know other teams, fun, etc.). After all, FIRST is about the real life experience students gain for their future - and all the skills which fall under marketing are valuable in almost any profession a student ends up in. For that reason, not for getting picked, I have am all for teams finding creative and ambitious ways to market themselves.

Jason M.



__________________
This message was archived from an earlier forum system. Some information may have been left out. Start new discussion in the current forums, and refer back to these threads when necessary.