'Membership sales soar ...'

[Starfish]

This was included in a flyer in the November mailing as well, thanks

[sufcessex]

As mentioned above the school programme is yet to start, it is impossible to target every school as we would need a huge amount of resource however we will do all we can with the schools we work with. The key challenge is getting the school to pass the details to the pupils.

Thanks, Danny

Thanks Danny i do appreciate the County is massive and targetting every school is difficult.  The School in Southend my youngest attend have a good tie in with Southend United who supply free kids tickets etc to encourage youngsters to attend.  They also have also recently attended the England v Italy Six nation match so if you can hit the right schools the information will be passed on.

[Starfish]

Please send us school details, thanks

[Valentines Park]

I bet they wish they'd never said anything about membership now.

Trouble is as the only part of the club that ever communicates anything the commercial team will always be a lightning rod for the idiocies of Larry & Co.

[nat]

Please send us school details, thanks

You'd be far better off using your scarce resources targetting club junior sections where, by definition, the kids have an interest in cricket. Suggest contacting the organisers of all Essex junior leagues, contact names at all related clubs... an E-mail should do the trick by at least starting the process.

What 'special' offer are you giving junior members? It's one thing to recruit them, what will you do to get them to attend games and keep coming back?

[Starfish]

Thanks for above,

Our Junior and Teen Membership priced at £15 offers great value for money, a summer of entertaining cricket we hope, chance to meet the players, be a mascot, train in the Essex a Auto Group Graham Gooch Cricket Centre, meet Eddie and Ellie.

Discount in the shop, exclusive offers plus much more and the pride of being a Member, hopefully for life!

[essexfan548]

This was included in a flyer in the November mailing as well, thanks

Not in my envelope and where is 'as well' ..

[essexfan548]

Thanks for above,

Our Junior and Teen Membership priced at £15 offers great value for money, a summer of entertaining cricket we hope, chance to meet the players, be a mascot, train in the Essex a Auto Group Graham Gooch Cricket Centre, meet Eddie and Ellie.

Discount in the shop, exclusive offers plus much more and the pride of being a Member, hopefully for life!

It was £1 one year for Juniors ....

[nat]

Thanks for above,

Our Junior and Teen Membership priced at £15 offers great value for money, a summer of entertaining cricket we hope, chance to meet the players, be a mascot, train in the Essex a Auto Group Graham Gooch Cricket Centre, meet Eddie and Ellie.

Discount in the shop, exclusive offers plus much more and the pride of being a Member, hopefully for life!

Not enough I'm afraid.

[Starfish]

Please advise how we can cost effectively add value, we have reduced T20 Junior prices to just £10.

Huge family focus and more chances to play on the pitch, a plan to have a Junior open day, free guest tickets. Sorry if that's not enough for £15, we also will have exclusive discounts and offers at other sports teams and values. Thanks

[afinetickletoleg]

Thanks for above,

Our Junior and Teen Membership priced at £15 offers great value for money, a summer of entertaining cricket we hope, chance to meet the players, be a mascot, train in the Essex a Auto Group Graham Gooch Cricket Centre, meet Eddie and Ellie.

Discount in the shop, exclusive offers plus much more and the pride of being a Member, hopefully for life!

Not enough I'm afraid.

What more do you want?

For the sake of £15 I'm thinking of getting one for my boy and just taking him for a few days.

[Slogger]

Junior membership is excellent value. You only have to go twice to make it worthwhile. It's a shame there aren't a few more games in the school holidays but I doubt Essex can do much about that.

[essexfan548]

When my son was younger EVERY ground we went to let him in free for county matches ... including Chester-le-Street, Trent Bridge, New Road, Wantage Road ...

[firehazard]

Junior membership is excellent value. You only have to go twice to make it worthwhile. It's a shame there aren't a few more games in the school holidays but I doubt Essex can do much about that.

Agree on both counts. When my kids were younger all three of them were junior members. It was well worth it - but there was more cricket at suitable times in the school holidays then.

[sufcessex]

Junior membership is excellent value. You only have to go twice to make it worthwhile. It's a shame there aren't a few more games in the school holidays but I doubt Essex can do much about that.

Agree on both counts. When my kids were younger all three of them were junior members. It was well worth it - but there was more cricket at suitable times in the school holidays then.

My son who is now 21 was a member all his younger years but my other 2 sons who are 7 and 8 haven't become members purely because of the lack of cricket they will get to see.  T20 can be too late, so their mother tells me and the rest is during school time.  As i've mentioned on another topic the day they go back to school after the summer a 4 day game starts yet during the summer the only cricket is Colchester week.  Having cricket at a suitable time is something needed to encourage youngesters to attend.