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Title: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 19, 2014, 05:16:48 PM
Weve been working on a bit of marketing lately with the adidas team and came up with the concept of going back to the drawing board to help explain the reasons we designed the helmet as we did. Below are the results of this.

I think they are pretty cool and something different to what you usually see out there.....but then i am rather biased :)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/923539_10152324268791354_298918683_n.jpg) (http://s444.photobucket.com/user/tom_ayrtek/media/923539_10152324268791354_298918683_n.jpg.html)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/923539_10152324268786354_1387423725_n.jpg) (http://s444.photobucket.com/user/tom_ayrtek/media/923539_10152324268786354_1387423725_n.jpg.html)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/923539_10152324268796354_344775364_n.jpg) (http://s444.photobucket.com/user/tom_ayrtek/media/923539_10152324268796354_344775364_n.jpg.html)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/923539_10152324268801354_130990648_n.jpg) (http://s444.photobucket.com/user/tom_ayrtek/media/923539_10152324268801354_130990648_n.jpg.html)

It would be great to hear the forum members thoughts on these and the impression you get when they will hopefully appear on your facebook/twitter feeds (if you follow us or adidas cricket).

Cheers

Tom
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: uknsaunders on March 19, 2014, 05:21:46 PM
Looks good and explains it in simple terms  ;)
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on March 19, 2014, 05:22:36 PM
Nice bit of marketing :)
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Neon Cricket on March 19, 2014, 05:23:21 PM
They look fantastic, great idea that
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: fasteddie on March 19, 2014, 05:24:31 PM
Infographics work if they are clear, simple, tell a coherant story, and answer questions along the way.

I really like this one. Very good. Some of the text is hard to read at pace.

Great work.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: jwebber86 on March 19, 2014, 05:28:45 PM
i think its a good idea. explains the fundamentals of the helmet in simple to understand terms
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Nickauger on March 19, 2014, 05:33:56 PM
I'm with Eddie that some of the text is a little bit difficult to read. Will you not get called up for using pics of masuris and GM though? Regardless of the lack of branding on them, their marketing guys will see this and cry foul won't they?
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Buzz on March 19, 2014, 05:38:08 PM
I really like the pictures and the advert - very effective.

my only comment is that can you use pics that are clearly competitors (Masuri/cough Shrey lid and Ravi Bop GM gear)?

Again - well done this is such an exciting time for you.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Ryan on March 19, 2014, 05:39:28 PM
Top work Tom, very clear and simple. 
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 19, 2014, 06:04:58 PM
The competitor question is one for the adidas marketing team as the person who did the sketches has no knowledge of the cricket market so i guess looked up a generic helmet when doing his re-search using the WWW.

As you say without knowledge of the market you would immediately associative them with the named brands and it isnt a slur upon them simply the need for the illustration of a more traditional shaped helmet.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: RossViper on March 19, 2014, 09:02:39 PM
Anything that shows swanny getting hit in the head is OK by me!
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Colesy on March 20, 2014, 01:48:24 PM
Anything that shows swanny getting hit in the head is OK by me!

*Bopara, check the pads ;)

I'd like a Ferrari FF too please
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Kulli on March 20, 2014, 02:02:55 PM
Like the concept, needs to be done by someone with better handwriting though  ;)
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: MD2812 on March 20, 2014, 02:28:04 PM
Are the designs copyrighted by those brands?

Could easily be a slazenger and a shrey helmet etc etc
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: RossViper on March 20, 2014, 07:06:13 PM
BOPARA, even better!

Yeah, I think you can use other peoples products in your own avderts, its rare beacuse people don't want to even show other products, there's no such thing as bad publicity etc. I don't think you can say anything you like about your competitors though, it has to be fair... Ish!

Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: GarrettJ on March 20, 2014, 07:57:04 PM
Create a ramp on the top so you can get it for 6 off your helmet
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 20, 2014, 10:27:21 PM
Iv seen Sangakkara have a one Bounce 4 off of his :)
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Number 11 on March 21, 2014, 02:11:56 AM
Interesting seeing those sketches.

I was thinking, looking at my Ayrtek, that the flat grill attachment plate screws onto a curved part of the helmet. Why not either curve the plate to match or block up the side bits flat? Just thought it would take out any adverse tension on the studs.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Nmcgee on April 04, 2014, 12:30:01 PM
Helmets look great.  References to F1 technology sound like pure, unadulterated fluff.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: smilley792 on April 04, 2014, 12:38:29 PM
Helmets look great.  References to F1 technology sound like pure, unadulterated fluff.

The helmet is made from carbon fibre. F1 cars are made from carbon fibre. Not quite fluff.
Title: Re: Back to the Drawing Board....
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 05, 2014, 04:27:55 PM
The people we have making them also make F1 parts using the same manufacturing processes.