Got my STH survey questionnaire this afternoon, lots of questions about promotions and giveaways at the park. Here are my rankings for several of the questions listed:
Top influences on attending games:
1 Giveaway/promotion (You betcha)
2 Opponent (Sure I'm planning on catching the Yanks, but for the most part I don't care much who we're playing)
3 Weather (Not as much for me as for the wife and kids)
4 Personal/work schedule (Unplanned work requirements are rare but have impacted my Nats schedule)
5 Day/date/time of game (Weekday afternoon games are great, otherwise anytime is fine)
6 Recent team performance (Only in September when the season starts to drag)
7 Ticket discount (Usually I have tickets ahead of time)
8 Post-game fireworks (Great for traffic if I'm leaving during the fireworks)
9 Special event/Concert (Can't remember attending one or being remotely interested)
Best promotions:
1 Kids items (We attend just about every kids game)
2 Schedule magnet/calendar (Got them all 2005-2011)
3 T-shirts (With no giveaways in 2011, somehow I came away from Nats Park with 4 free shirts!)
4 Caps (Sure, always need more)
5 Team branded items (Sounds good on paper, but mostly crap)
6 Rally items (Useless crap that doesn't even sound good on paper)
7 Bobbleheads (Other than the Presidents, don't need 'em)
Best players to link with promotions:
1 Michael Morse
2 Danny Espinosa
3 Wilson Ramos
4 Bryce Harper
5 Jordan Zimmermann
6 Ryan Zimmerman
7 Stephen Strasburg
8 Drew Storen
9 Tyler Clippard
10 John Lannan
11 Ian Desmond
12 Jayson Werth