Comments on: Sirius XM Fumbles The Ball Again

By: Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:06:28 +0000

In tonights Bills Vs. Colts game there has been a SIRIUS commercial durring every break. There was 5 in the first half hour alone. Is that enough for you?

By: Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:12:06 +0000

I have seen lots of SIRIUS NFL advertising in the past. Two years ago they sponsored the post game show on the NBC Sunday Night game and they always had on during Notre Dame games as well. Also if I remeber correctly most of their ads were on DirecTV so it might depend on who your TV service is through.

By: Newman

Newman — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:18:45 +0000

Brandon,

If you are a Dolphins fan, you have more problems to deal with than NFL on Sirius…

I agree completely. I have never noticed the issue myself because I am an XM subscriber, and XM is advertised faily decently throughout the baseball season.
Sirius has always had a marketing problem, though. When is the last time you saw a Sirius commercial in the last two years which really emphasized Stern? Or NHL? Or NasCar? The answer: You haven’t. You cannot pay top dollar to recruit this kind of stuff and then not advertise the fact that you have it. It is a waste of money.

By: K_B_COL_OHIO

K_B_COL_OHIO — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:20:12 +0000

Mel stated he was an operator, not a visionary. Doesn’t he have a visionary on staff? Even an operator should have had a lot of things ready just in case this merger was approved. It hasn’t been that long since the merger was approved, but so far it does seem disappointing. And I read a lot of articles and comments where it is clear that a lot of people do not understand the basics of what happens now that the two are merged. I sure hope the holiday season has some great promotions at the retail stores and on TV/radio. I like many things better on radio than on TV, since you can do other things while listening, and avoid those long commercials. They need heavy advertising now while the merger news has created widespread awarness.

By: Rocko

Rocko — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:17:07 +0000

While I agree they should be advertising, I don’t agree that its the same as actually watching the games on TV

By: SiriusXMInvestor

SiriusXMInvestor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:03:34 +0000

BM,

I agree with you 100%. Have you contacted SiriusXM management and voiced your opinion? I have said this right after the merger, they had 17 months to put plans together in the event of merger approval. What have they been doing?

By: friggin

friggin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:01:41 +0000

You could even have Brett Favre or some other NFL star mimic Big Poppy with “EBERY TEAM EBERY GAME!” and then have Big Poppy pop up and say “HEY! Dats my LINE!”

That way it becomes clear that the new company has BOTH the NFL for the new season AND the MLB for the playoffs.

Anyway…whatever. We can only wait and see what Mel has to say after Labor Day.

By: friggin

friggin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:58:43 +0000

Amen brutha.

Been saying this for years now.

They could have gotten Brett Favre to do a commercial saying how XM subscribers don’t have to “switch” teams anymore to listen to EVERY NFL game.

Or perhaps they could have aired a commercial with MAD DOG that not only promotes HIS new show…but the UPCOMING NFL SEASON!!

I’m no marketing genius…but COME ON. Pay me the big bucks…cause this is a NO BRAINER.

Sirius is definitely “dropping the ball” with in regards to the NFL.