Ad Placements on Other Major Sporting Leagues Survey (NFL, MLB, and NHL)
By PepMan33Conde, August 12, 2018 in Sports Logos
PepMan33Conde 263
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Location:Great White North
To mods: please place this in the correct section if this is not supposed to be a thread for the "Sports Logos" section:
Anyway, I have a feeling that ad placements on uniforms will be the norm in the future, with the NBA and MLS doing their thing on it. I don't like it, but it's what's happening right now. Textbook capitalism at its best. If it was up to me, it should be placed at the back.
Now I thought - what if I ask you guys as to which part of the jersey do you think the other big North American major sports leagues should place their teams' sponsors on?
Let's start with the NFL? Pick your choice.
A - Upper left portion of jersey (wordmark moved from middle to upper right portion)
> If there's no wordmark on the jersey, then place sponsor on the upper middle portion
B - Middle portion of helmet
> unique case: Steelers
C - Lower middle portion of jersey
D - Other (suggest where)
E - None
A - Upper left portion of jersey (works even with logo on right side of jersey only)
B - Other (suggest where)
C - None
A - Upper left portion of jersey
B - Lower middle portion of jersey
C - Helmet in place of team logos
I'd love to know what you guys think...
Edited August 12, 2018 by PepMan33Conde
Added Steelers' helmet, offered opinion on ad placements, and forgot to tell everyone that if they choose D, they should state where.
Denver_The_Sinaloa 65
Favourite Logos:Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Kings,Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Lions
A for the NFL.B for the MLB. And A for NHL
MCM0313 1,980
Favourite Logos:Indianapolis Colts; Kansas City Chiefs; Green Bay Packers; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (nothing below the neck, just the logo and helmet); Ohio State; UCLA script; Tulane; Portland Trail Blazers; most of MLB's "interlocking letters" logos; Seattle Mariners.
E, C, E, respectively. I'll be the grumpy old man of the thread.
BringBackTheVet 10,897
El Demonio Azul
Above the NOB, but obv they want they logo on the front. In that case, helmet bumper? Right below the shield (replacing team wordmarks)? Either of those would be pretty non-intrusive since we're used to things there anyway.
bwburke94 207
Location:Belchertown, MA
#NoUniAds
(double post)
flyersfan 366
Location:Penn State University - University Park
Favourite Logos:Penn State, Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers, Phillies, Eagles, Tottenham Hotspur, Hawthorn Hawks, Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL: A. But I'd never want them in the center of the uni.
MLB: suggesting on the arm like the postseason patch in the pics. I'd want commemorative patches to be where option A is
NHL: c. Keep it off the jersey if possible. I like it on the helmet
seasaltvanilla 535
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Ashes of Astroworld 214
Location:Missouri City, TX
Favourite Logos:Houston Astros (All) Houston Rockets (1972-95, 2003-Pres) Houston Texans Houston Cougars (2012) Arsenal
If the unthinkable happens, B for the NFL, since it'll only be bad in closeups. B for MLB on the arm since remember the Yankees of all teams did this, and C for the NHL.
Placebo 293
5 hours ago, flyersfan said:
I hate it on the helmet. Too prominent.
Old School Fool 2,340
AstroBull21 1,721
Location:Tampa Bay
Nothing on the unis....if they end up on the field/ice/court so be it. Dont mess up the unis.
Gothamite 14,937
five boroughs, one City.
1 hour ago, AstroBull21 said:
I won't even go that far.
hjwii 54
Location:New Orleans
You probably shouldn't have given the option of "no ads" because most of your audience here is against it. The results of your survey will look like a Russian election: 99% for no adds with a smattering of votes for the optional ad placements.
WBeltz 274
Favourite Logos:Minnesota United, Notre Dame, Toronto Blue Jays, Golden State, Minnesota Timberwolves
None if it was possible, but for the sake of it:
A (NFL) - In theory it works the best, but teams with a patch there (Jets, Jags, etc.) will have to either do away with the patch or use opposite side for it.
B (MLB) - Move to sleeve where there is no patch.
A (NHL) - See NFL reasoning.
jonny24 9
CFL does front shoulder, and I very rarely notice them, so I think that would be okay for NFL too. As long as they're not on the replicas we buy.
insert name 3,734
Location:In The City
Ads on jerseys?
QueenCitySwarm 370
Location:Charlotte, North Carolina
Favourite Logos: Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Wild
I'll be bold here: I don't mind jersey ads, so long as they don't draw attention away from the jersey itself. Excellent examples include the Lakers' Wish patch, the Hornets' LendingTree patch, and even the Bucks' Harley-Davidson patch. It works surprisingly well. If the logos are recolored to look like they belong, then it's not a problem. Poor examples of this include every soccer jersey with an ad front and center. While I understand that it maximizes profit, it looks awful. Often they will get in the way of the kit's design, and while there are exceptions, as always, it makes it seem like the sponsor should be what you're paying attention too, not the team and its own design. (This also happens in the WNBA, but those templated jerseys are already a lost cause.)
That having been said, A, B, C. Given that the NBA already does the patches on the top right of the jersey, the NFL could work it with no problems. For the MLB, I'd rather they put it on the sleeve, but the top right could work, so long as there's not a patch already there. Finally, for the NHL, I'd say that the helmet works the best, even though I'd prefer the top right, where the captain patch is.