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Title: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 03, 2008, 05:08:42 PM
wow, big numbers.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Benito Mutumbo on March 03, 2008, 05:09:57 PM
Solid numbers
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: gordiano on March 04, 2008, 12:40:35 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Monster81 on March 04, 2008, 01:41:26 AM
who cares
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: MAXX on March 04, 2008, 01:51:19 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!
allthough why do you have bodybuildingpro.com in your sig?
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 07:49:08 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!

Quite the fantasy for you, isn't it?
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 04, 2008, 08:00:08 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!

lol... that was funny
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rk272727 on March 04, 2008, 08:32:36 AM
wow that just proves the sport is going down fast 
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Stavios on March 04, 2008, 08:34:29 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!

hahaha  ;D
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rk272727 on March 04, 2008, 08:37:45 AM
wow, big numbers.
   free    viewing     equals   shittty numbers    wow impressive must be some reason people dont watch   maybe the judging criteria 1.  is the athlete a muscletech or md athlete if so top 3 placing 2.  is the athlete dexter   victor or phil   top three 3 if the athlete is the best condition and best physique   then place hime 11th
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Special Ed on March 04, 2008, 08:39:00 AM
LOL! My man Gordo fast becoming a one-man wrecking machine.


Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rk272727 on March 04, 2008, 08:40:23 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!
  should of bought some ky-jelly stock that night  im sure it was the motion lotion of choice
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 04, 2008, 08:46:26 AM
   free    viewing     equals   shittty numbers    wow impressive must be some reason people dont watch   maybe the judging criteria 1.  is the athlete a muscletech or md athlete if so top 3 placing 2.  is the athlete dexter   victor or phil   top three 3 if the athlete is the best condition and best physique   then place hime 11th

if you can get 117,000 people of the same buying demogrpahic to visit your website and spend their saturday looking at a 800 pixel box for 3 hours, you can charge some $ for the little ad spaces around that screen.

That muscletech logo in the top right is burned into my memory.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 08:47:46 AM
LOL! My man Gordo fast becoming a one-man wrecking machine.




That he is....he's wrecked many a man in his day.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Special Ed on March 04, 2008, 09:19:16 AM
That he is....he's wrecked many a man in his day.
Bob, sorry I missed you this year. I just didn't have the time or patience to wade through the throngs of beautiful fitness women surrounding you.

Next year, I'll make an appointment!
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 09:44:22 AM
Bob, sorry I missed you this year. I just didn't have the time or patience to wade through the throngs of beautiful fitness women surrounding you.

Next year, I'll make an appointment!

Sorry, bro....you know how it is.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: The Coach on March 04, 2008, 09:49:44 AM
wow, big numbers.

Thats like the entire bodybuilding world :-\
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: chainsaw on March 04, 2008, 10:42:35 AM
I didn't know there was a webcast.  I looked here the day of it, and saw no comments on this board or on the Main board.  Great job advertising it.  I don't know how 117,000 freakin people new about it, and I didn't and I'm here every day.  Thats bullshit!
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 10:56:29 AM
I didn't know there was a webcast.  I looked here the day of it, and saw no comments on this board or on the Main board.  Great job advertising it.  I don't know how 117,000 freakin people new about it, and I didn't and I'm here every day.  Thats bullshit!

Well, lets see....over 117, 000 people managed to know about it..you didn't.

It's been advertised here on Getbig, Bodybuilding.com, IFBBpro.com Muscle mayhem, Flexonline, hell... even MD had notice of it.

Every wek since we started the new season of PBW, ads in the Magazines, and Ironman/ Arnold video series featuring the athletes prepping for both shows.

Could it be, you just missed it?
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: BEAST 8692 on March 04, 2008, 11:02:43 AM
That's a lot of homosexuals!

maybe they were hoping that kai would do something with a pineapple?
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 04, 2008, 11:05:24 AM
Well, lets see....over 117, 000 people managed to know about it..you didn't.

It's been advertised here on Getbig, Bodybuilding.com, IFBBpro.com Muscle mayhem, Flexonline, hell... even MD had notice of it.

Every wek since we started the new season of PBW, ads in the Magazines, and Ironman/ Arnold video series featuring the athletes prepping for both shows.

Could it be, you just missed it?

In all fairness, Bob, during and before the webcast, I was the only one posting the link on the forums.  I'm sure it was pinned somewhere in the myriad of boards and threads and posts.  But on 'Gossip', the place where all the cool peanut gallerians hang out, there was no obvious "Click here to View the Live Arnold Webcast" option til i posted it.  

For occasional board perusers or those who are too busy to search thru all those places, the times and links weren't obvious.  It's a commonly overlooked yet easily fixable thing.  I'm sure there were a few hundred or more getbig readers who missed it because of this.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: thisiskeith12 on March 04, 2008, 11:27:24 AM
Surprising since BB.com rushes to put a press release when they take out an ad in the USA Today.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 11:53:53 AM
wow, big numbers.


Let's see...  this was on the web, so that's a worldwide audience. Potentially, 6,000,000,000 viewers.  With an actual audience of 117,000, that's a 0.001% capture rate.


Good Job!  ::)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Diesel47 on March 04, 2008, 11:56:59 AM

Let's see...  this was on the web, so that's a worldwide audience. Potentially, 6,000,000,000 viewers.  With an actual audience of 117,000, that's a 0.001% capture rate.


Good Job!  ::)

Goatboy always bringing teh real!  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 04, 2008, 11:57:29 AM
Let's see...  this was on the web, so that's a worldwide audience. Potentially, 6,000,000,000 viewers.  With an actual audience of 117,000, that's a 0.001% capture rate.

The comScore World Metrix panel says that 694 million people currently are online.

So the capture rate jumps a lil bit among potentials.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Diesel47 on March 04, 2008, 11:59:53 AM
The comScore World Metrix panel says that 694 million people currently are online.

So the capture rate jumps a lil bit among potentials.

240 always protecting his interests  :( :( :(  Rob use to bring teh funny  :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 04:19:06 PM
The comScore World Metrix panel says that 694 million people currently are online.

So the capture rate jumps a lil bit among potentials.

Okay, have it your way...   0.01%.   ::)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 04:33:25 PM
Okay, have it your way...   0.01%.   ::)

I guess demographics mean nothing...
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 04:36:17 PM
I guess demographics mean nothing...


Let's see...  117,000 divided by 694 million equals 0.0001.


Mathematics trumps "demographics". 
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 04:42:24 PM

Let's see...  117,000 divided by 694 million equals 0.0001.


Mathematics trumps "demographics". 

I guess anything webcast would fall into the same mathematics then....
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: thisiskeith12 on March 04, 2008, 04:43:51 PM
If there are 117,000 people watching it online, why isn't it on T.V.?
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 04:47:50 PM
I guess anything webcast would fall into the same mathematics then....


Anything webcast has more potential viewers than anything broadcast.


That doesn't change the fact that 694,000,000 people could have watched your little webcast, and 693,883,000 of them chose not to.  :D
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: kiwiol on March 04, 2008, 04:52:46 PM

Anything webcast has more potential viewers than anything broadcast.


That doesn't change the fact that 694,000,000 people could have watched your little webcast, and 693,883,000 of them chose not to.  :D

You're wrong. That 693,883,000 got the results through Muscle Phone, which is why they didn't bother with the webcast 8)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Camel Jockey on March 04, 2008, 04:55:36 PM
You're wrong. That 693,883,000 got the results through Muscle Phone, which is why they didn't bother with the webcast 8)

LOL

I anticipate seeing "Lift Studios" on the annual Forbes World's richest people list. 
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 04:59:18 PM

Anything webcast has more potential viewers than anything broadcast.


That doesn't change the fact that 694,000,000 people could have watched your little webcast, and 693,883,000 of them chose not to.  :D

You could only make that claim if 693,883,000 people were aware of it in the first place...
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 05:01:37 PM
You're wrong. That 693,883,000 got the results through Muscle Phone, which is why they didn't bother with the webcast 8)


Lift Studios Muscle PhoneTM is fast making the Chickster obsolete.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 05:04:01 PM
You could only make that claim if 693,883,000 people were aware of it in the first place...


I doubt they were all unaware.  According to a certain IFBB pro athlete's rep, the webcast was very well advertised:


It's been advertised here on Getbig, Bodybuilding.com, IFBBpro.com Muscle mayhem, Flexonline, hell... even MD had notice of it.

Every wek since we started the new season of PBW, ads in the Magazines, and Ironman/ Arnold video series featuring the athletes prepping for both shows.

Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: TooPowerful4u on March 04, 2008, 05:07:02 PM
You could only make that claim if 693,883,000 people were aware of it in the first place...

Wouldnt being aware of it relate to marketing, exposure...ect...?  Meaning that our sport is not very known at all...haha
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: chainsaw on March 04, 2008, 05:09:03 PM
In all fairness, Bob, during and before the webcast, I was the only one posting the link on the forums.  I'm sure it was pinned somewhere in the myriad of boards and threads and posts.  But on 'Gossip', the place where all the cool peanut gallerians hang out, there was no obvious "Click here to View the Live Arnold Webcast" option til i posted it.  

For occasional board perusers or those who are too busy to search thru all those places, the times and links weren't obvious.  It's a commonly overlooked yet easily fixable thing.  I'm sure there were a few hundred or more getbig readers who missed it because of this.

Thank you 240, I don't visit bodybuilding.com or muscle mayhem like Chick said.  I was looking on the boards, and did not see it. I was disappointed because 2yrs ago I watched Jay win his 1st "O' on the webcast, and it was advertised here on the boards.  Usually it has been boldfaced on the boards advertising it.  So instead of Chick slammin me for not knowing, he should suck it up and just say sorry we didn't post it where WE Have on Every Other Webcast.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 05:13:03 PM

I doubt they were all unaware.  According to a certain IFBB pro athlete's rep, the webcast was very well advertised:



Yep.....all within our demographics.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: TooPowerful4u on March 04, 2008, 05:22:01 PM
Yep.....all within our demographics.

As i said above...probably not very well advertised then huh.  Imagine the money Flex and M&F brings in.  Even a single serious of TV commercials would boost ratings and attraction by a large amount.  Maybe not even as fans, but freaks draw attention.  There will be the select few who become fans of the sport.  Point is...itl grow....and so will the money brought into the sport from this.....it CAN grow...if they REALLY cared to make it and put the money back into the sport....
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 05:29:52 PM
As i said above...probably not very well advertised then huh.  Imagine the money Flex and M&F brings in.  Even a single serious of TV commercials would boost ratings and attraction by a large amount.  Maybe not even as fans, but freaks draw attention.  There will be the select few who become fans of the sport.  Point is...itl grow....and so will the money brought into the sport from this.....it CAN grow...if they REALLY cared to make it and put the money back into the sport....

First off, were a company, interested in promoting business to the company as well as the sport itself..that's why we do what we do for the fans...

THat said, the numbers have increased dramatically since we started webcasting shows 2 years ago, as have the video series, and every content filled page associated with professional bodybuilding. You're right...it can grow, and it IS.

There is a plan in place, and it is being realized one step at a time...

Hardcore BB accounts for about 5% of our total business, that leaves a 95% market thats related, that is where my interests lie in obtaining new business and fan base. Gotta make fans FIRST...then you can turn it into $$$$.

Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Earl1972 on March 04, 2008, 05:31:09 PM
That's a lot of homosexuals!

george michael ;)

E
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: thisiskeith12 on March 04, 2008, 06:07:59 PM
First off, were a company, interested in promoting business to the company as well as the sport itself..that's why we do what we do for the fans...

THat said, the numbers have increased dramatically since we started webcasting shows 2 years ago, as have the video series, and every content filled page associated with professional bodybuilding. You're right...it can grow, and it IS.

There is a plan in place, and it is being realized one step at a time...

Hardcore BB accounts for about 5% of our total business, that leaves a 95% market thats related, that is where my interests lie in obtaining new business and fan base. Gotta make fans FIRST...then you can turn it into $$$$.



Shit I'm somewhat impressed!
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 04, 2008, 06:17:05 PM
Shit I'm somewhat impressed!

Bob's just copying verbatim one of DeLuca's recent memos.  It's not like he has any original thoughts.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rocket on March 04, 2008, 06:22:59 PM
The webcast link should be pinned in G&O.

I always come to it late and struggle to find it in the requisite 1 minute that it should take.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 04, 2008, 06:42:01 PM
The webcast link should be pinned in G&O.

I always come to it late and struggle to find it in the requisite 1 minute that it should take.

or you could simply go onto www.bodybuilding.com to be kept informed...
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rocket on March 04, 2008, 07:15:24 PM
or you could simply go onto www.bodybuilding.com to be kept informed...

I find that getbig is sufficiently informing.  I do not visit MD, mayhem, flex, milos board or bb.com because of how informing this site is.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: onlyme on March 04, 2008, 08:12:38 PM
Not sure but I think place can give you the facts.  http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/bodybuilding.com (http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/bodybuilding.com)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: rocket on March 04, 2008, 08:17:55 PM
Not sure but I think place can give you the facts.  http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/bodybuilding.com (http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/bodybuilding.com)

Alexa doesn't represent anything but trends.  Only the admins of sites know their own traffic details.  Alexa uses data compiled from people who run the toolbar/plugin or whatever to provide information about their browsing habits to them.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: onlyme on March 04, 2008, 08:22:03 PM
Alexa doesn't represent anything but trends.  Only the admins of sites know their own traffic details.  Alexa uses data compiled from people who run the toolbar/plugin or whatever to provide information about their browsing habits to them.

oh, I wasn't sure what it was.  I just saw it seemed to track the traffic to sites. 
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Vince B on March 04, 2008, 11:43:05 PM
It would be interesting to listen in on one of those planning meetings at BB Com. Since buff men appeal to the gay population is there a concerted campaign planned to tap this market? Goodness knows pro bodybuilding doesn't appeal to women. That is sad but true.

Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: gordiano on March 04, 2008, 11:52:41 PM
It would be interesting to listen in on one of those planning meetings at BB Com. Since buff men appeal to the gay population is there a concerted campaign planned to tap this market? Goodness knows pro bodybuilding doesn't appeal to women. That is sad but true.



Holy shit......you're on fucking fire Vince.  ;D
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Matt C on March 05, 2008, 12:04:17 AM
LOL! My man Gordo fast becoming a one-man wrecking machine.




Much like Gandhi:

Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: gordiano on March 05, 2008, 12:06:36 AM
Much like Gandhi:



Loved that fucking movie (UHF), as a kid.....
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: nycbull on March 05, 2008, 07:04:56 AM
It would be interesting to listen in on one of those planning meetings at BB Com. Since buff men appeal to the gay population is there a concerted campaign planned to tap this market? Goodness knows pro bodybuilding doesn't appeal to women. That is sad but true.



i cant imagine a bunch of straight guys brain storming on how to get gay guys to watch their webcast. That would actually be really funny to watch.

Ironicly the industry is so homophobic that they would never actually hire a gay guy to help them with the marketing, which is really their loss, because they could make a lot of money and if they were clever about it still not be a "gay" sport.

They are a bunch of alpha dogs good at selling 'supplements' to unsuspecting kids and teens. Thats about it.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 05, 2008, 08:08:06 AM
It would be interesting to listen in on one of those planning meetings at BB Com. Since buff men appeal to the gay population is there a concerted campaign planned to tap this market? Goodness knows pro bodybuilding doesn't appeal to women. That is sad but true.



Yes, there is Vince....and we were thinking of hiring you and your closet living buddy Gordiano as poster boys.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Earl1972 on March 05, 2008, 08:13:53 AM
Yes, there is Vince....and we were thinking of hiring you and your closet living buddy Gordiano as poster boys.

hahahaha ;D

E
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 05, 2008, 08:36:14 AM
Yes, there is Vince....and we were thinking of hiring you and your closet living buddy Gordiano as poster boys.


Are you suggesting Vince loves the cock?


He's not into buff men, Bob, he's into fat women:

(http://www.cwhyteforpresident.com/images/random%20fat%20people/random2.jpg)
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 05, 2008, 08:40:44 AM
i cant imagine a bunch of straight guys brain storming on how to get gay guys to watch their webcast. That would actually be really funny to watch.

Ironicly the industry is so homophobic that they would never actually hire a gay guy to help them with the marketing, which is really their loss, because they could make a lot of money and if they were clever about it still not be a "gay" sport.

They are a bunch of alpha dogs good at selling 'supplements' to unsuspecting kids and teens. Thats about it.



All the money in this industry comes from supplement sales, not ticket sales to shows.  So, while 2/3's of the audience at a show are gay, 90% of supplement buyers are not.  Intentionally trying to make an already gay sport even more gay will hurt more than it will help.
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: Chick on March 05, 2008, 08:40:58 AM

Are you suggesting Vince loves the cock?


He's not into buff men, Bob, he's into fat women:

(http://www.cwhyteforpresident.com/images/random%20fat%20people/random2.jpg)

Yikes!!
Title: Re: 117,000 people watched the Arnold Webcast
Post by: 240 is Back on March 05, 2008, 10:39:07 AM
All the money in this industry comes from supplement sales, not ticket sales to shows.  So, while 2/3's of the audience at a show are gay, 90% of supplement buyers are not.  Intentionally trying to make an already gay sport even more gay will hurt more than it will help.

but it keeps the evil sport overlords happy.