Falcons lower concession prices and in turn make more money. KBS could this work? Especially self serve sodas....

[HighlandsApp]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2221 ... oncessions

Falcons lower concession prices and in turn make more money. Could this work at The Rock? Especially self serve sodas....

The only thing that seems really fair at KBS is the Woodlands BBQ sandwich for $6. The $4 water that we have is bad.... Why not sell $2 Cups and have self serve free ice and water? Maybe self serve soda fountains would also be a good idea and go back to selling everyone a plastic AppState cup?

What about gifting season ticket holders a special bottomless cup that they can bring back every game for free refills? Free sodas will lead to spending money on salty food.... Nice perk for YOSEF members with season tickets.

Interesting to see the revenue up but the increase in fan satisfaction is really HUGE!

[WXAPP]

Reasonable suggestions.

[BTK2000]

I think the most important number to take away is the fact that there were 65% more point of sale areas rather than the pricing. If you give people more places to spend money they will spend it. I know I rarely go get a soada at the games because I don't want to sit in line for 20 min. The falcons also designed their concourses to make it easier to spend money which brought 6,000 more people into the game before kickoff. I love the rock but no matter the price is there is nothing to do but sit in the stands and wait for the band. I doubt lower prices would bring me in earlier.

[HighlandsApp]

I think the most important number to take away is the fact that there were 65% more point of sale areas rather than the pricing. If you give people more places to spend money they will spend it. I know I rarely go get a soada at the games because I don't want to sit in line for 20 min. The falcons also designed their concourses to make it easier to spend money which brought 6,000 more people into the game before kickoff. I love the rock but no matter the price is there is nothing to do but sit in the stands and wait for the band. I doubt lower prices would bring me in earlier.

Good point. It is so crowded under the stands that I try to avoid going back down there as well.

[BTK2000]

I think the most important number to take away is the fact that there were 65% more point of sale areas rather than the pricing. If you give people more places to spend money they will spend it. I know I rarely go get a soada at the games because I don't want to sit in line for 20 min. The falcons also designed their concourses to make it easier to spend money which brought 6,000 more people into the game before kickoff. I love the rock but no matter the price is there is nothing to do but sit in the stands and wait for the band. I doubt lower prices would bring me in earlier.

Good point. It is so crowded under the stands that I try to avoid going back down there as well.

I'm hopeful the new expansion will tie the east and west concourses together. To me, the flow in the stadium is confusing and congested which prevents people from going to the concourse unless forced to.

[HighlandsApp]

I think the most important number to take away is the fact that there were 65% more point of sale areas rather than the pricing. If you give people more places to spend money they will spend it. I know I rarely go get a soada at the games because I don't want to sit in line for 20 min. The falcons also designed their concourses to make it easier to spend money which brought 6,000 more people into the game before kickoff. I love the rock but no matter the price is there is nothing to do but sit in the stands and wait for the band. I doubt lower prices would bring me in earlier.

Good point. It is so crowded under the stands that I try to avoid going back down there as well.

I'm hopeful the new expansion will tie the east and west concourses together. To me, the flow in the stadium is confusing and congested which prevents people from going to the concourse unless forced to.

I agree. Hopefully there will be a large concourse on the track a few steps below the current student sections that wraps all the way around three sides so that people in the lower stands can travel about without having to go under the stands. Plus in a big time home game this area can be standing room overflow for students and general admission.

[NO.2]

What about gifting season ticket holders a special bottomless cup that they can bring back every game for free refills? Free sodas will lead to spending money on salty food.... Nice perk for YOSEF members with season tickets.

I know the school is all about sustainability, but the idea of a reusable cup does not sound good to me. You'd have to keep it with you throughout tailgate, keep track of it during the game once you've had your fill and then carry a wet/sticky cup back to your car.

What if you want to walk to get drinks or dinner afterwards? "Sorry guys, gotta go out of the way to stash my Black and Gold Big Gulp."

The better fan experience for unlimited sodas would be presenting your Yosef card for a new cup to use for a single game.


Now if it was a reusable beer stein I'd feel a little differently...

[AppinATL]

I think the most important number to take away is the fact that there were 65% more point of sale areas rather than the pricing. If you give people more places to spend money they will spend it. I know I rarely go get a soada at the games because I don't want to sit in line for 20 min. The falcons also designed their concourses to make it easier to spend money which brought 6,000 more people into the game before kickoff. I love the rock but no matter the price is there is nothing to do but sit in the stands and wait for the band. I doubt lower prices would bring me in earlier.

In the case of our stadium, I agree whole heartedly. I almost never buy anything at the games because I spend too much time in line and miss too much of the game. I am making about an 11 hour round trip to each game, no way am I going to miss anything once I am there. One time my wife HAD to have a ***** funnel cake. I had to go get it. the line was so long I almost missed an entire quarter. I told her never again. I would love to get a woodlands sandwich, but that involves a hike to the west stands and then standing in line, so no way. Make it more convenient with more vendor booths/stands and I would be more likely to spend a little money, but the way it is now, no way. Of course its still way better than the experience at GA State!

[wncapp78]

Food and Beverage and Parking are in many cases one of the biggest revenue drivers for venues. We get our parking money from Yosef Club membership dues required to access parking.
Bottled water is a huge revenue source. $4 is not out of line with other venues. We want a new end zone, concourse, no track etc we have to have revenue. The most important thing we need is more points of sale that speed transactions and lessen lines.

[DaphneUrquhart]

There are a couple of keys to increasing revenue - 1) have a product people want to buy and 2) make it easy for people to spend their money. The second half of that formula is where we're missing out. I don't mind to pay extra for a bottle of water in the stadium. Typically, I'll just do without because I don't want to miss a chunk of the game waiting in line.

[BTK2000]

I think when it comes to expanding KBS for functionality the concourse area is just as important as the seats/ field. We all know we can jam 36,000 people in that place but the Miami game was kind of miserable from a non game standpoint. The concourse hasn't really been updated/ expanded since 2006 and one of the biggest problems is the lines for the concessions under the main grandstand are in the way of people walking through. I have recently seen more 3rd party food trucks utilized behind the hill which makes me think athletics is aware of the overcrowding under the stands and utilizing a short term solution until they can fix it. Also, the bathroom behind the videoboard is nice but out of the way and under used which leads to the others being packed.

moral of the story is im finding problems with overcrowding that most programs dream of having.

[Yosef]

One of the reasons they are so profitable off of lower prices is they are doing it all in house as opposed to contracting out. An entire middle man has been removed from the process at their new stadium.

[pbscotts]

Many games we refuse to be ripped off and pay $4 for water. Reduce the price and come out ahead. Don’t get me started on hot chocolate.

[NewApp]

Many games we refuse to be ripped off and pay $4 for water. Reduce the price and come out ahead. Don’t get me started on hot chocolate.

My only problem with the hot chocolate is that it should be called warm chocolate.