DAYTON ECONOMIC IMPACT

[murphy]

The University of Dayton Flyers’ run in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament generated nearly $73 million in exposure for the city through television and social media publicity, according to a study released Wednesday by city commissioners.
An estimated $36.7 million in cable and television network advertising during the games; $34.5 million in advertising tied to replays of highlights and other television clips; and $726,321 in social media marketing through Facebook and Twitter posts was generated during the Flyers’ upset wins over Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford universities en route to a final showdown against University of Florida in the Elite Eight, the study shows.

But perhaps the biggest benefit of the Flyers’ tournament run for Dayton was boosting the city’s national profile in the eyes of sports fans, event organizers and potential visitors across the country, said Dayton City Commissioner Matt Joseph, who, along with fellow commissioner, Joey Williams, oversaw the study.

“Anything we do now that helps get a positive perception of the city out there in whatever way sort of ads to all of the other efforts we’re doing,” Joseph said. “Something like this; we couldn’t do ourselves. We couldn’t afford a $73 million advertising campaign to make Dayton look good.

“It’s just one piece, but we wanted to make sure people realized and appreciated the impact that it had,” he said. “And we wanted to make sure the University of Dayton knows that we appreciate it, too. They play a big role in our community in a lot more ways than just the basketball team.”

Joseph said he was surprised by the magnitude of media coverage of the Flyers, which appeared in 207 out of 210 major television markets in the United States, in addition to syndicated stories in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, according to the study.

From March 19 until March 30, the Flyers were mentioned on cable and syndicated network television 2,871 times, the study found.

“That’s a lot of value that we wouldn’t otherwise have,” Joseph said.

yers coverage also underscored the value of Twitter and Facebook as marketing tools for the city, according to Hilary Browning, a legislative aide and researcher for city commissioners.

The Flyers were the most “tweeted” about team in the NCAA tournament, according to the social media analytics group Simply Measured

The vast majority of those tweets were originated locally and included a “Dayton” hashtag, Browning said.

“What I found most often was that Dayton was frequently mentioned as a basketball town, as a Cinderella story, and that the team was emblematic of the entire city,” she said. “When one of your most popular hashtags is Dayton that buoys us all because its kind of like a rising tide; we’re bringing recognition not just to the team, but to the entire area.”

The commissioners’ study focused on the increased awareness of Dayton as a result of media coverage and ad spending during the NCAA tournament. The economic impact of the Flyer’s success locally will be measured by the Montgomery County Visitor’s Bureau at a later date.

[Professor_Bulldog]

OK...

[Barley]

OT

[BEX]

A-10 looking very weak. UD should roll even tho they finished 6th last yr.

[ChicagoX]

I think you posted to the wrong conference message board. The is the message board for the Big East...the conference you desperately want to join and are praying for an invitation. Unfortunately for Dayton fans, it won't be happening next year and likely not anytime in the near future.

Here is a link to the A10 board if you want to post this article for your conference peers to read: http://www.basketballforum.com/atlantic-10-conference/

No one on this message board cares about Dayton, nor do we want to hear anything from their fans or about their program. Good luck in the A10 in 2014-15.

[Hall2012]

How is this relevant to the Big East?? This thread belongs on the "Off-Topic" board.

[hoyahooligan]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24568025/daytons-elite-eight-run-cost-the-city-neary-60k-in-taxes

Dayton's Elite Eight run cost the city nearly $60K in taxes

bwhaha

[stever20]

Thought this was interesting about Dayton:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... llion-city

Dayton making elite 8 worth 73 million to the city..

what's interesting to me is the difference between that and the final 4....
George Mason 677 million for the school
Wichita 555 million
Butler 639 and 512 million for their 2 years

note I do think it's kind of apples to oranges- I'd venture a guess for UD it's going to be worth a lot more than just 73 million.