Podcast: Rockets marketing execs on 2022-23 schedule, reveal video

In today’s podcast, Rockets marketing execs Julian Duncan (@jdhtown) and Paul Suarez (@psuarii) share insight on Houston’s new schedule release and the epic video accompanying it.

In Friday’s episode of “The Lager Line” podcast, Rockets marketing executives Julian Duncan and Paul Suarez share their insight on the release of Houston’s 2022-23 season schedule, as well as the epic video that accompanied its reveal on social media.

Duncan is the team’s chief marketing and strategy officer, while Suarez is vice president of digital marketing with the Rockets.

Topics discussed on the podcast with our Ben DuBose include:

  • Highlights from Houston’s new schedule and games of interest in the upcoming season;
  • What the logistics process is like of working with the NBA to put the 82-game schedule together;
  • Behind-the-scenes information on how the release video featuring players, coaches, and executives came to be;
  • What to watch for over the remainder of the 2022 offseason, including jersey announcements, fan engagement strategies, and new digital content on the horizon at Rockets.com and via the team’s official social media outlets.

Friday’s full episode can be listened to below. Each episode of the show is also made available via flagship radio station SportsTalk 790, as well as to all major podcast distributors under “The Lager Line.”

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Rockets earn rave reviews for 2022-23 schedule release video

The Rockets released their 2022-23 season schedule with a hilarious video featuring players and coaches in acting roles, and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive.

The Houston Rockets released their 2022-23 season schedule on Wednesday with an innovative video featuring players, coaches, executives, and more. To say the least, online reviews of the team’s clever and hilarious marketing promotion were quite positive.

The video features rookies Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and TyTy Washington — all selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft — acting as Toyota Center office workers in their first day on the job.

The rookies are mentored in the film by veteran guard Eric Gordon and second-year prospect Josh Christopher. General manager Rafael Stone and head coach Stephen Silas made cameo appearances, and players who weren’t in Houston like Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr., and Alperen Sengun took part by Zoom video.

Throughout the seven-minute film, schedule dates showing when various NBA opponents will visit Toyota Center are shown in the office background. For fans, the Rockets are offering a video quiz on their mobile app, with those who successfully answer questions regarding clues in the video entered into a drawing for free tickets.

Scroll on for a look at the complete video, followed by reaction from fans, media, and consumers in Houston and beyond.