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Mike Petrie (Calgary Stampeders) – Sports Social Media Strategy
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Trevor Turnbull (http://sportfanconnect.com) had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Petrie (Calgary Stampeders – Director of Community and Media Relations) to talk about the Stampeders social media strategy.
They chatted about why the Stampeders got involved in social media, the StampsConnect social media aggregated website, concerns they had when first starting, how they manage all [...]
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NY Jets Experience & Social Media
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
By far, one of the highlights of our Sport Fan Connection Tour was the September 27th NFL game between the NY Jets and Tennessee Titans. The day began early as we made our way to the wet parking lot to partake in some pre-game tailgaiting. We ran into a great group of guys from New [...]
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Video Interview: Kathleen Hessert – Sports Media Challenge
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
As our sports tour has continued to lead through the S.E. USA, we found our way to Charlotte, NC and had the pleasure of speaking with Kathleen Hessert (President of Sports Media Challenge). We discussed the different ways Professional, Semi-Professional and Collegiate athletics are approaching social media and she shared some insights into how some [...]
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Day 3 – Capitals vs BlackHawks (NHL) & Twitter
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Our day began with an afternoon meeting at the ESPNZone with a couple of Sports Social Media thought leaders (Anthony Caponiti and Steve Cobb from Activ8Social). Both of these guys had a ton of insight to offer on the topic based on their own experiences as both fans and through their consulting with their sports [...]
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Day 2 – Nationals vs Dodgers
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Sitting at the Washington Nationals vs LA Dodgers game and figured I would test out the Wordpress iPhone application to upload a post (so I apologize in advance if things look a little out of whack
I visited this ballpark back in February…and to be honest…was not impressed. However, it was the offseason and [...]
