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How to use social media in sports to keep fans engaged

Sprout Social

The integral role of social media in sports is hard to ignore. Meanwhile, real-time sporting events and competitions are prime for social media engagement. From team news and trash talk and beyond, sports-related topics are almost always trending on Twitter. The current state of social media in sports.

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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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NCAA Influencer Marketing and What It Means for Your Brand

Likeable

In a momentous change that will significantly alter the college sports landscape, the NCAA has announced that it will finally allow student-athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness. The Name, Image, and Likeness Policy, or NIL for short, is an interim policy until federal legislation or new NCAA rules are adopted.

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Sports and Social Media-What have We Learned?

Direct Marketing Observations

Team coaches need to have the social media talk with their teams. Organizations both large and small and teams of all sizes, have to have social media governance and policies that extend to their players and coaches, managers and staff. What do you do about the athletes who dis another player or team via Twitter?

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Sports and Social Media-What have We Learned?

Direct Marketing Observations

Team coaches need to have the social media talk with their teams. Organizations both large and small and teams of all sizes, have to have social media governance and policies that extend to their players and coaches, managers and staff. What do you do about the athletes who dis another player or team via Twitter?

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Sports Can Learn a Few Things From Gov 2.0

Social Media Strategery

Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Development Social Media Sports Can Learn a Few Things From Gov 2.0 Imagine an Intelink-like service where every MLB team’s communications staff could log in and share information with each other. Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof.

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The Social Media Press Box

Direct Marketing Observations

There is not a “stated&# policy in place that requires them to say positive things, but I can see it now… The Indians are down 6-0 in the 3rd but there seems to be a lively game of keeping the beach ball alive in left center#Indiansrock. But unlike the traditional press box, they don’t get any access to players or managers.