by Kirk Wakefield – November 2016 Leave Emotion at the Door In a scene from the movie Ocean’s Eleven, Rusty (Brad Pitt) is teaching Hollywood actors how to play poker. During his lesson on “how to draw out the bluff,” he asks a player what the first lesson of poker is. The answer: “Leave emotion…Continue Reading 4 Keys to Effective Ticket Pricing
by Alan Seymour – March 2015 The sports fan redefined? Are sports fans changing? Recent history and experience suggests they are, for two key reasons: The power of social media enables the fan experience to enhance the future prosperity of sports brands and properties against competing pursuits. The integration of social media with sporting events…Continue Reading Redefining the sports fan
by Tim Salier – October 2014 Social selling has become increasingly prevalent in the professional sports sales environment. For years, the concept of social media in the workplace has been associated with fears of misuse, poor time management and potential disclosure of proprietary information. However, recent trends have shown that, when used appropriately, social media…Continue Reading 4 Keys to Social Selling
by Alex Stewart – April 2014 Manchester United is a global brand Manchester United, along with Real Madrid and Barcelona, have the most fans outside their own country. They can count on fans in emerging markets, especially Asia and Africa. The Red Devils may be suffering on the pitch currently, with the tenure of David…Continue Reading What can teams learn from Manchester United? How to hang out with fans on Google+
by Neil Horowitz – April 2014 The most eye-popping statistic shared at this year’s National Sports Forum (February 9-11, Dallas) came from Associate Athletic Director and Chief Marketing Officer at the University of South Carolina, Eric Nichols (@ericnichols): A $38,000 digital media budget realized $922,000 in track-able ticket sales. That number is astounding to be sure, but…Continue Reading Digital CRM is the New Ticket Sales
by Alex Stewart – March 2014 #LOVEJU Juventus, la Vecchia Signora of Italian football, may be one of the most established brands in Italy, but she recently showed the sort of innovative approach to earned media that many newer, more agile brands could only sit back and admire. Using a multi-platform approach to social media,…Continue Reading #LoveJu: How Juventus & Jeep Partner to Target the Digital Fan
by Neil Horowitz – February 2014 Before the days of social media, the frequency and avenues of touch points between brands and consumers, and teams and fans, were few and far between. Beyond media broadcasts and ads, team slogans printed, and in-venue experiences, the concept of building a brand and using it to develop fans…Continue Reading How Can Teams Use Social Media To Build Brand, Develop Fans & Tell Their Story?
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2014 We hope you like the new look of the site that allows us to feature the most recent articles on top and to randomly display some of the 110 articles written in 2013 by leaders in the sports sales industry. You can pull up any month’s articles from the…Continue Reading Happy New Year! What’s New?
by Laura Cade – January 2014 Fans today demand access to a second screen experience to stay connected during the game, rather than just sit there and watch the entire event. So how can organizations respond to this trend with a changing viewing audience? They need some fresh legs: Young adults who bring an innovative, creative…Continue Reading What do college graduates have to offer the sports industry? Fresh Legs!
by Wayne Guymon – October 2013 Social Media is all fun and no work, right? Those “millennials” are always on their phones, checking Facebook and “LOL’ing” with their friends. It always seems to be “tweet this” and “hashtag that.” I can hardly understand what they are saying sometimes! The truth of the matter is that…Continue Reading Does using social media in selling increase performance?