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How Professional Sports Teams Can Use User-Generated Content and Influencer Marketing

Pixlee

The sports industry took a major hit in 2020. According to Statista , the US sports industry lost $2.2 During this time, sports teams globally were scrambling to figure out ways to recoup losses and maintain overall engagement. Many fans simply enjoy the chance to be acknowledged by their favorite team on social media.

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Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt! by cinta5 on September 28, 2009 I cannot help but remember Bob Dylan’s song “The Times They Are A-Changin’&# when I think of how some sports teams are handling social media.

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US Mobile Ad Spending Will Top $4 Billion in 2012

The Realtime Report

Mobile advertising spending will total more than $4 billion by the end of 2012, according to eMarketer estimates. And new research by Millennial Media reveals that certain industries have seen tremendous growth (more than 400% year-over-year) in mobile advertising. sports grew 417%. Where were these mobile ads leading viewers?

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How Could Internet Protocol (IP) Video Play a Critical Role in Overcoming Challenges Within the Broadcasting Industry?

The Realtime Report

As broadcast production teams across the industry act to meet the specific demands of the markets they serve, meeting these challenges will not be easy. Each geographic market comes with its own needs, objectives and limitations when managing everything from network latency and content quality to optimizing financial performance.

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Realtime Olympics: 60% of London 2012 Visits Came Via Mobile; Facebook Was 2nd Highest Traffic Source

The Realtime Report

A new compilation of stats from the 2012 Olympic Games reveals that 60% of visits to the official London 2012 Games website and apps came from mobile devices. There were realtime web scoreboards for all 302 events, and realtime results and live torch relay tracking on the mobile apps. million tweets for 204 teams on desktop and mobile.

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The Power of Mobile

Convince & Convert

With the Internet in your pocket, at almost anytime in darn near any location (subways, wine caves and most airplanes be damned) you can summon information to settle a debate or sports bar argument in a moment’s notice. Only your mobile phone can do that. That’s the power of mobile, and we are just getting started.

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YouTube At A Crossroads: Social Media Network or Streaming Service?

Ignite Social Media

As our teams dove into Q4 research at the beginning of the year, we notice that our data partner, GWI (formerly known as GlobalWebIndex), recently moved YouTube out of the ‘social media network’ category and into the ‘streaming service’ category. Video background plays when you open another app on your mobile device.

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