Anne Kramer’s DartsMad USA – Darts in The Media
Posted on February 21st, 2012
Hi again and welcome to the second edition of Darts in America. Today’s article is going to focus on a few new methods of darts promotion that have been going strong in all of 2011 and look promising for 2012, with the majority of listeners in America, however, everything is available to anyone in the world.
Introducing, first, the “podcast”. A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio or video files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication. Podcasting is both a converged medium bringing together audio, the web and portable media players.
First, I would like to introduce you to the pioneer podcast group, Darts Around the World. Founded in August of 2010, Darts Around The World was made up of founding members, Evan Waterman, John Ronnholm and David Hascup. The show began with what seemed like morning radio shock jocks hyped up on caffeine with the overwhelming need to upstage each other. Adam Smith, author of The Thorn Report, joined on as a travel writer giving listeners insight into the travel side of darts. L. David Irete joined shortly after taking on the role as Director/Producer of the weekly podcast bringing a much needed balance and direction. Read the rest of this entry »
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Anne Kramer’s DartsMad USA
Posted on September 16th, 2011
Article 1 - The Japanese Influence
Hello everyone! Before I get started on the first topic for Darts in America, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Anne Kramer and I have been playing competitive darts off and on since 1981. I love the game, I love the people and I love to spend my spare time promoting the game on any level that I can. I am also the person behind the darts website SleepyKramer.com. “Sleepy” is a nickname someone gave to me a long time ago. I used it a lot when chatting in online forums and for instant messaging, so when I decided to do my own site, the name just stuck with me. Somewhere along the travels on the internet superhighway, I met up with Lee here on DartsMad. I think it was because he had a player bio for my husband John, who has been playing since 1975. Lee has since asked me to contribute some articles for DartsMad on things going on for Darts in America. And so here we are!
I would have to say the biggest thing going on for darts in America these days is the influx of promotion, sponsorship and products from Japan. The two main companies involved are Cosmo Darts/Fit Flights and L Style. While these companies have developed themselves initially in the Soft-tip darts market in Asia, it appears that their cross-over to steel-tip darts was fast and furious. The players snapped up these new products and appreciated the innovative ideas of their design. Read the rest of this entry »
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