Gameops.com: What
is Sports Karaoke® and Fantasy Play-by-Play®?
Greene: We
started 13 years ago with the concept of enabling fans
to announce games live at the stadium and giving
them a VHS video tape copy of their performances. That
is Fantasy Play-by-Play®. The concept proved
to be very fresh and different and has become a regular
feature for many teams and events. Sports Karaoke® is
a new project we developed. Sports Karaoke® enables
fans to call great plays in sports history for the enjoyment
of the fans. Sports Karaoke® is better suited
for sports bars. Sports Karaoke® does not provide
fans with a tape of their call.
Gameops.com: Who
are your clients?
Greene: Over the last 13 years we have worked with teams
in 13 different sports including all four major sports. Many
teams bring in Fantasy Play-by-Play® for entire season. We
also do a large number of fan fest-type events. For example,
last month we were in Boston for the Major League Baseball Fan Fest. We
produced about 5,000 VHS tapes for fans in 5 days.
Gameops.com:gameops.com: How
are you able to customize the product to different teams
and sponsors?
Greene: We customize the
product for every team and sponsor. Our product
can feature your sponsors logo or message and the selection
of great plays will reflect your region. For example,
at the MLB Fan Fest we had a selection of topical and
historic plays, from Fisk's home run in the 1975 World
Series to McGwire's 62nd home run.
Our product also has a strong history of satisfying our corporate sponsors
with outstanding exposure, like our 11-year relationships with Anheuser-Busch
in Yankee Stadium and Busch Stadium.
Gameops.com: How
long does it take you to produce these custom shows for
teams or events and is there a set price?
Greene: We are able to produce
our product in about seven weeks. We prefer to customize
our bid for each event since there are so many ways for us
to fine-tune the product and maximize your teams resources.
Gameops.com: We
like to provide teams with example of successful promotional
ideas, have you found unique usages for Fantasy Play-by-Play®?
Greene: The Orlando Magic did
a great promotion using Fantasy Play-by-Play®. Each
month they selected 2 or 3 of the best Budweiser Fantasy
Play-by-Play® performances. During a game they
would play the videos for the fans on the jumbotron. Fans
then voted on the best announcing and the winner had the
opportunity to perform live on a Orlando Magic broadcast. At
the end of the season they also gave away a trip to Miami
for a game against the in-state rival Heat. At that
game the winner participated in the broadcast live on the
Sunshine Network. The contest was very well received.
Gameops.com: Any
other usages for your product?
Greene: Many teams found
that Fantasy Play-by-Play® not only had great entertainment
value for the fans, but had high value for sponsors. The
Pittsburgh Pirates used the Fantasy Play-by-Play® as
inventory for sponsor packages. For example if
a bank sponsored a giveaway night they would package
Fantasy Play-by-Play® reservations with a suite and
additional signage to enhance the value to the sponsor. The
bank could then select eight of their top employees to
perform one inning of commentary. Many times the
sponsor would call the next day to schedule additional
time slots for Fantasy Play-by-Play® when they called
to thank the team for a great night.
Special
thanks to Fred Greene for his time. If you are looking
for more information on Fantasy Play-by-Play® you can
contact Greene Creative Services at:
http://www.sportskaraoke.com
Fantasy
Play-by-Play®, Sports Karaoke®, and Budweiser Fantasy
Play-by-Play® are registered trademarks of Greene Creative
Services.
Other
Karaoke Notes:
Teams across all sports have been finding ways to use Karaoke as part
of their game entertainment.
Joe Mulvihill from the Sports Magic Team has been using a
Karaoke-like promotion successfully for some time.
Joe
Mulvihill: We have a promotion we provide to our teams
called "Sing for your Supper". Our
performers select two members of the audience. Each
member does a quick sing-a-long to a popular song. At
the end we ask the crowd to vote for the best singer. The
winner receives a gift certificate from a sponsor's restaurant
for their effort. The crowd loves it and the sponsors
get a clever plug.
Karaoke
is a fun, inexpensive, and easy way to enhance your game
entertainment. We have found a few good resources
like computer software Karaoke players and song files on
the internet. Those links are listed below. Most
sites also include additional links and information.
Karaoke
Links:
karaokeexplosion.com
freekaraoke.com
midikaraoke.com
sonic.net
(free player and editor)
