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Why no ball company commercials on the PBA tour?
« on: December 02, 2007, 03:50:10 PM »
Now this doesn't make any sense to me. I haven't watched the tour in a while but decided today to tune in. Normal show but after about half the matches were done, I noticed something. I didn't see one, not one ball company commercial. Why not? Don't they pay some huge rate to be on tour with the PBA? Wouldn't you think that in between the wonderful Denny's commercial and Lumber Liquidators I would see "Storm The Bowlers Company" and a commercial about the new ball they have out.

You wonder why the PBA is dying. We have everyone going what was he throwing? Why don't the pros who are on tv that week tell us. Why do I have to hunt a ballreview site or a surf through 10 pages at the pba website to find out what someone was throwing. Insane that's all I could rant for hours on this subject but bottom line. Can someone answer to me why I do not see a ball company commercial on the PBA TOUR during bowling?

PS: To make this post a little more interesting make up your own slogan for a ball company you would like to see a commercial for. Here is mine:

Brunswick: Have a guy with a stand in Mexico selling new bowling equipment and have the product research guys go over and pick a ball up like they are checking for a watermelon. Once they find the one that is round enough they pay the guy 10 pecos and walk it to the plant. You then see them sand it put a big B on it and ship it. Then the slogan pops up "Brunswick, we make cheap bowling balls cheaper" . This post is made to answer a question and have fun don't get all holy on me IT IS FUN!!!!!
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Re: Why no ball company commercials on the PBA tour?
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2007, 08:47:58 PM »
My feeling is that the fees are also not going down any time soon.  Its one thing to support our professional orginazation, but to flat out rape the ball companies for the registration fee currently in place is rediculious.  Think about Ebonite now paying to register 4 different ball companies.  Thats a bit over a half a mil!  Now that could start a whole different arguement so ill leave that as it is...

How many other sports have something like this in play in their professional orginizations?  Does it happen?  I honestly dont know.  In golf (Sorry i had to go there) do the companies have to register with the PGA to have someone use their balls?  I dont know...

There is one solution...ball companies form an alliance to boycott the PBA...if no companies register, what will they do?  Very Unlikely tho...

This topic can go in so many different directions...im just going to stop here
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Re: Why no ball company commercials on the PBA tour?
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2007, 08:58:14 PM »
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there was a time when brunswick, columbia 300, ebonite, and storm had commercials on tv. my guess is they're too expensive.

Agree. I have old vhs video tapes with commercials from columbia 300 for the cuda/c, the fish swimming at the rack under the water, also the commercials with ozio and husted. Brunswick had their commercials with the "get in the zone" then again later with the "trick shot" commercial (ripped off from the AMF Cobra commercial in reality) I remember seeing most of them during world team challenges than pba broadcasts however.
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Re: Why no ball company commercials on the PBA tour?
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2007, 09:00:49 AM »
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In golf, those that are exempt do not pay entry fees. They pay, I believe it is either $100 or $500 a week which goes towards the pension program. The prize monies are paid by the sponsors. All of it.

It was Ebonite's chose to buy Columbia and Track. Do not feel sorry for them. Brunswick pays through the nose, as well as supplying the lanes and machines for arena shows, as well as lane machines and oils. That's part of being the official sponsor of the PBA. The PBA is a necessary frickin evil.



Agreed, but it was also Brunswicks choice to become the official lane maintenance people of the PBA (unless they were "Forced" to)...so we cant really feel bad for anyone...After all is said and done Big B prolly puts out more than Ebonite but no one knows except for the companies themselves...not to mention what the companies pay their staff players.  And your right Ebonite didnt have to buy C300 and Track, thats why i said id leave that one alone

Nessecary Evil is about the best way ive ever heard this whole thing described...good choice of words Ric!
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