| Bobble heads have been playing an important role | | | | are usually named after animals and even mythical |
| in sports since 1960. This was the time when | | | | creatures. Using mascots give the team |
| Major League Baseball started using these dolls of | | | | personality and basically shows how the team |
| popular baseball players to promote the sport and | | | | looks. So if you see custom bobble heads of an |
| the league. While it's true that they are not | | | | eagle holding a ball, you can easily assume that it's |
| mascots, they basically do what the mascot does. | | | | for a sporting team named "The Eagles". That's |
| They represent their sport, league and respective | | | | why it makes better sense for a team to be |
| teams. | | | | named after the city or state that it's for and |
| Other sports soon followed the trend of using | | | | another word that best describes the team. |
| these custom figurines to help the athletes | | | | 4. Mascots promote the team. |
| represent their sports. Aside from the mascots, | | | | Mascots are a big part of the team. That's why |
| players are also great in representing their sport, | | | | they are usually a part of the team's promotional |
| league and respective teams because they're | | | | efforts. You'll often see them in shirts, caps, |
| popular figures and bobble heads are just that - | | | | posters and even TV commercials. Players come |
| figurines of popular figures. | | | | and go especially if they're traded, so they are |
| But let's talk about mascots. In terms of | | | | usually more focused to promoting themselves as |
| popularity, they obviously take a backseat to the | | | | a part of the team. Mascots stay longer and are |
| athletes. But why do teams bother getting | | | | easily recognizable. Sometimes, it's even the team |
| mascots? Here are some reasons: | | | | itself personified. |
| 1. They have their own fan base. | | | | So with these reasons, you can easily see why |
| This is especially true for the more popular | | | | using these figurines of your team's mascot is |
| mascots. Some popular ones even have their own | | | | important. Making custom bobble head dolls out of |
| set of bobble head dolls. Their fans are usually | | | | them is a great way to promote your team. You |
| children. | | | | can easily sell them because they have their own |
| 2. They are entertaining. | | | | fan base and it will also help entertain the fans |
| One of the mascot's jobs is to entertain the | | | | outside the stadium. So if you have a team that |
| crowd especially during a lull in the game. It can be | | | | you want to promote, make sure to make these |
| during time-outs or the half-time break. They do | | | | dolls an official part of your merchandise. This will |
| their job in making sure that the crowd is in high | | | | help you reach out to your fans and at the same |
| spirits all throughout the game. | | | | time, help you out with your promotional efforts. |
| 3. They represent the team. | | | | I'm sure you know that when it comes to |
| Teams are usually not named after human beings. | | | | promotion and marketing, you shouldn't leave any |
| While they are usually named after places, there | | | | stones unturned. |
| should be another name that comes after it. They | | | | |