Branded Venues. Whats The Point?

bonerm · 22-03-2011 01:36AM #1

Yeah I know it's called the O2 Arena now or something but it'll always be The Point to me. And AVIVA stadium? Yeah right, shove it up your arse. Lansdowne Road buddy!

TeddyTedson · 22-03-2011 01:38AM

The Point is now called the O2 now -
I don't read posts anymore, just thread titles

Daegerty · 22-03-2011 01:39AM

These new branded names are great

If you find someone using the branded name you know straight away they are an easily influenced sell-out and not to take them seriously

Dean820 · 22-03-2011 01:39AM

Money, baby.

Daegerty · 22-03-2011 01:40AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

The Point is now called the O2 now -
I don't read posts anymore, just thread titles

They should rename it the Ohtue. It rolls off the tongue keyboard better

RussellTuring · 22-03-2011 01:41AM

The point is the sponsors get their name mentioned every time something happens in said stadium. It's all about the brand recognition.

Saila · 22-03-2011 01:42AM

croke park has escaped though :rolleyes:

TeddyTedson · 22-03-2011 01:45AM

Daegerty wrote: »

They should rename it the Ohtue. It rolls off the tongue keyboard better

the iphone too

krudler · 22-03-2011 01:53AM

All the big arenas in the US are brand named, or the majority of them anyway, I loved Ford Field when I was in Detroit, amazing arena:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/1695324406_f03239baa6_o.jpg

RichieC · 22-03-2011 01:53AM

I read somewhere that Aviva wont even insure the locals because it gets flooded so much.

questionmark? · 22-03-2011 02:00AM

I know its for brand recognition and all but to me its always going to BE The Point and Lansdowne Road. I mean what kind of a name is the Aviva???

RichieC · 22-03-2011 02:00AM

questionmark? wrote: »

I know its for brand recognition and all but to me its always going to BE The Point and Lansdowne Road. I mean what kind of a name is the Aviva???

A Sh1te one.

Yakult · 22-03-2011 02:02AM

Have you heard?
Bird is the word!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow

Cianos · 22-03-2011 02:03AM

There are actually talks at the moment to rename "Ireland" to "The Spar".

Capt'n Midnight · 22-03-2011 02:03AM

questionmark? wrote: »

I mean what kind of a name is the Aviva???

temporary

Pauleta · 22-03-2011 02:03AM

I call the point the o2 now unfortunately but i wont even entertain the thought of calling Lansdowne Road the Aviva Stadium.

RussellTuring · 22-03-2011 02:37AM

questionmark? wrote: »

I know its for brand recognition and all but to me its always going to BE The Point and Lansdowne Road. I mean what kind of a name is the Aviva???

Same here. If people don't go along with it, we might not have any more of this nonsense in the future.

lecker Hendl · 22-03-2011 02:52AM

People living in the past. Just move on.

AgileMyth · 22-03-2011 02:55AM

Cianos wrote: »

There are actually talks at the moment to rename "Ireland" to "The Spar".

Due to recent developments they're settling on Eurospar.

TanG411 · 22-03-2011 02:57AM

AgileMyth wrote: »

Due to recent developments they're settling on Eurospar.

They should call it "Europe's Bitch".

upandcumming · 22-03-2011 02:58AM

Daegerty wrote: »

These new branded names are great

If you find someone using the branded name you know straight away they are an easily influenced sell-out and not to take them seriously

You really haven't the foggiest do you?

Jesus Wept · 22-03-2011 03:09AM

Daegerty wrote: »

These new branded names are great

If you find someone using the branded name you know straight away they are an easily influenced sell-out and not to take them seriously

Network 2, live the dream.

johnmcdnl · 22-03-2011 03:13AM

because everytime there's a match in the Aviva stadium Avivia gets a mention...

everything there's a concert in the O2, O2 get a mention...

then your going to get a new insurance premium and you see the name Aviva and for some reason you trust it because it sounds like it's good because you always hear it's name...

or you trust O2 when your going for a new phone because you've heard it's name so much...

you mightn't think it but I'd say you've been influenced by advertising many times in your life without you even knowing...

branded venues is just another form of advertising

kmart6 · 22-03-2011 03:14AM

Everyone will say that they won't change, and will always call venues by the original name, I was the same, but agter doing my thesis on the Landsdowne and now find myself calling it the Aviva.

Captain Darling · 22-03-2011 03:21AM

bonerm wrote: »

Yeah I know it's called the O2 Arena now or something but it'll always be The Point to me. And AVIVA stadium? Yeah right, shove it up your arse. Lansdowne Road buddy!

I see what you did there...

the groutch · 22-03-2011 11:21AM

I will never EVER be an O2 or Aviva customer purely because of this

johnmcdnl · 22-03-2011 11:53AM

the groutch wrote: »

I will never EVER be an O2 or Aviva customer purely because of this

ata boy - fight the power

and when your favourite band in the world play a free gig in the O2 sponsored by O2 your still not allowed go because your still going to be fighting the power

suppose you don't watch any tv either because there's so many advertisements on it too

bonerm · 22-03-2011 11:56AM

johnmcdnl wrote: »

ata boy - fight the power

and when your favourite band in the world play a free gig in the O2 sponsored by O2 your still not allowed go because your still going to be fighting the power

Just go see them in some provincial town in the UK instead (usually works out cheaper than seeing them in Dublin anyway).

suppose you don't watch any tv either because there's so many advertisements on it too

Good idea. I already do that.

Turtyturd · 22-03-2011 12:03PM

krudler wrote: »

All the big arenas in the US are brand named, or the majority of them anyway, I loved Ford Field when I was in Detroit, amazing arena:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/1695324406_f03239baa6_o.jpg

But for every Ford Field there is a Gaylord Entertainment Center.

http://images.travelpod.com/users/bharden/bh-rtw.1170958800.dscf0402.jpg

rainbowdrop · 22-03-2011 12:09PM

the groutch wrote: »

I will never EVER be an O2 or Aviva customer purely because of this

I sold out!!

The lure of being able to get pre-sale tickets for gigs in the 02 swayed me........ Bye bye Meteor, hellllllooooooo 02.

The new 02 is far superior to the Point anyway.

bonerm · 22-03-2011 12:12PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

But for every Ford Field there is a Gaylord Entertainment Center.

http://images.travelpod.com/users/bharden/bh-rtw.1170958800.dscf0402.jpg

I think that place has been de-Gaylorded in recent years, but still.

Here's some others

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%27s_Sporting_Goods_Park

&

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobing.com_Arena
(apparently the pro-wrestling events held here are nothing to write home about).

Branded Venues. Whats The Point?

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