nepal_villan Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Good news hopefully he can grow our commercial revenue overseas. US is a huge market and we have the links there to get a big slice of it. Wrexham and Ted Lasso just further boosting the PL brand there. V Sports need to think big now Reality check is that international revenues, like sponsorship, is really concentrated around the very top clubs. Until we start winning trophies or have a player that really drives a market (like Son at Spurs who is massive in Korea and Asia) any additional international revenues will be incremental and not transformative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, KMitch said: HUGE news for the Villa!!! Chris Heck was the 76ers president for over 9 years: Built one of the largest season ticket holder bases in the NBA Set franchise records for sponsorship growth Huge social media following/growth and brand revitalization for the 76ers org This is a coup for us when it comes to the business side of the club including growing the fanbase and generating money from sponsorships. Trust the process 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Hoch Heck?! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Well this is exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Makes sense to recruit a strong leadership team. This isn’t necessarily all about Aston Villa per se, there’s the whole V Sports portfolio to consider. It’s very reassuring to know we’ve got people in charge that know what they’re doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, KMitch said: Also, before anyone runs to reddit and looks at the 76ers fans not being bothered by his resignation keep in mind a few things: 90% of USA sports fans can't name their team's president (Not their owner, their president). NBA teams do a special jersey each year, which gets a lot of fans hyped up on concepts. One very popular concept with the 76ers fans floating around on social media was bringing back a retro black jersey from the Allen Iverson era, but Chris Heck said that will never happen. This caused fans to solely dislike him for this reason. Wes Edens and his partners helped transform the Milwaukee Bucks into a team punching above their market financially because they followed a similar blueprint to what the 76ers did. If Edens thinks he can help us grow the Villa brand, especially in the USA, it's going to be a good hire for us. Damn I'd be mad too. That was my favourite player and team growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Is this something which is part of Purslow's direct responsibility or do we have a separate head of commercial already who reports to CP and heck is the replacement? Edited May 9, 2023 by Made In Aston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Hopefully Heck can rope in a big American company shirt sponsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 By 'eck lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 From what i've heard he's a bit of a sausage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Might be a good appointment but i heard his brother named Bleedin is the more talented one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, lexicon said: Hoch Heck?! Endut! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkymonkey666 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, KAZZAM said: Hopefully Heck can rope in a big American company shirt sponsor. New away shirt? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 6 hours ago, KMitch said: HUGE news for the Villa!!! Chris Heck was the 76ers president for over 9 years: Built one of the largest season ticket holder bases in the NBA Set franchise records for sponsorship growth Huge social media following/growth and brand revitalization for the 76ers org This is a coup for us when it comes to the business side of the club including growing the fanbase and generating money from sponsorships. For those wondering about Purslow’s role in the other thread, note that the President of the 76ers reports to the CEO of HBSE (which also owns e.g. the New Jersey Devils in the NHL). Not crazy to think we will end up with Presidents of the various teams Edens and Sawiris hope to acquire each reporting in to Purslow - that would be the usual model for multi-team ownership in the States. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted May 10, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2023 He's Chris Heck in the USA. He's known as Chris Hell everywhere else. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) If he can help to make the official AVFC website navigable and integrated then that would be a start. Like others have said in some ways we have made big leaps since 2019 but in areas we still seem a long way to go to catch up with the big boys. Edited May 10, 2023 by The Fun Factory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 22 hours ago, Don_Simon said: Embiid helped, we need to nurture another superstar. It was more than that, the Sixers were a nothing team for years. They sorted out their branding and now have some of the best uniform/branding combos in the league, and became a genuinely massive team. The on court product had to go along with it, but they nailed their identity shift and generally the way they carried themselves as a franchise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 22 hours ago, CVByrne said: Good news hopefully he can grow our commercial revenue overseas. US is a huge market and we have the links there to get a big slice of it. Wrexham and Ted Lasso just further boosting the PL brand there. V Sports need to think big now Heck and Hank banging the drum in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, ThunderPower_14 said: It was more than that, the Sixers were a nothing team for years. They sorted out their branding and now have some of the best uniform/branding combos in the league, and became a genuinely massive team. The on court product had to go along with it, but they nailed their identity shift and generally the way they carried themselves as a franchise. I know its more than that. That's why I said "Embiid helped", not, "this was entirely down to the drafting of Joel Embiid". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 13 hours ago, Don_Simon said: I know its more than that. That's why I said "Embiid helped", not, "this was entirely down to the drafting of Joel Embiid". This is fine, but we're in the Chris Heck thread though, talking about what Chris Heck might bring to the table. Star players are always important but you still need to get things right around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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