Sports Marketing 2.0

Re-thinking sports marketing now that fans are in charge

Ashley Read
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  • Ipswich, Suffolk
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Hi Folks, Just a quick up-date on FundSport. We've been working hard on the site and now expect to launch in February. As a brief taster of what's to come we've uploaded a new holding page complete with our new brand identity and eNewsletter sig...
November 24
Hi Aileen, Thanks for your comments! Please get in touch if you would like to discuss anything and let me know if you ever want to contribute anything. I'll keep you up to date with things at FundSport and let you know when we launch. Thanks, ...
November 4
Hi Bob, We are located in the East of England. I'd love to hear your ideas on possible partnerships and also anything you could contribute to FundSport. Give me an email on ash@fundsport.com and we can discuss things from there. Thanks! Ash.
November 4
I'll definitely have some items to contribute Ashley. I work a fair bit in this space and am working with a couple of clubs right now. We have a few products in development as well, so longer term can provide some case studies. My company is prett...
November 4
Ashley: Let me know how we can help....we have been in business now for over 7 years and our business mission is staging successful sport non-profit fund raising at a low cost...we guarantee the cost is just 20% or less of the gross to the charit...
November 2
Jason Peck and Ashley Read are now friends
October 30
Ashley, I'm working on a sports non-profit site, and we'll be aggregating content from a variety of sources. I definitely want to include your feeds on sports non-profit programs and projects in our news section. Please keep me in the loop as yo...
October 30
Thanks for the reply Jay. We've had a great response to the site so far, we started looking for contributors around a week ago and we already have quite a few people interested in cortibuting to the site with around half of them commited and writ...
October 30
Wow! Big chance on this venture. I love the concept. I am not sure of a response on contributions that you may get. Most people that offer this help have their own personal financial ties. As one that is involved with non-for-profit administratio...
October 30
Hi Howard, Thanks for the reply. We will look to cover sports non-profit/CSR. If you have any suggested articles/blog posts please let me know. We will have an RSS feed available. Nice find on the "Baseball Promos Go Way Out Of The Box" articl...
October 30
Ashley, 2 quick questions for you about SportFund.com... - are you going to cover anything in the sports non-profit/CSR space? - will you have an RSS feed of your content available? Thanks, Howard
October 30
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We're soon to be launching FundSport.com, a new blog site focussed exclusively on the development on grassroots sport across the globe. We are currently looking for contributors to write posts for the blog. We are looking to help clubs with artic...
October 29
Sport Driven is the first dedicated online sports marketing platform allowing sponsors and advertisers to easily find new commercial opportunities within the sport industry.
October 29
Sport Driven is the first dedicated online sports marketing platform allowing sponsors and advertisers to easily find new commercial opportunities within the sport industry.
October 28
Sport Driven is the first dedicated online sports marketing platform allowing sponsors and advertisers to easily find new commercial opportunities within the sport industry.
October 24
Sport Driven is the first dedicated online sports marketing platform allowing sponsors and advertisers to easily find new commercial opportunities within the sport industry.
October 22

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What kind of company do you work for?
other
What is the name of your company?
Sport Driven
What is your job title?
Managing Director
What is your job function?
management
Company Website
http://www.sportdriven.co.uk
Personal Website
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ashley-read/13/363/948

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At 4:48pm on July 20, 2009, ArLena Richardson The ePublicist said…

Hi Ashley,
I stopped to say thanks for joining the Twitter Sports Connect Group.
Leaving Encouragement and Applause.
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Joe Gill

Seeking advertisers for Boston Sports Website 2 Replies

Looking for partners to advertise on http://boston.sportsthenandnow.com/. This site is unique due to its mix of current and historical sports content. We also have rates for our National, Chicago,...

Tagged: webadvertissers, boston, sportswebsites, sportsmarketing

Started by Joe Gill in Sponsorship Strategy. Last reply by Joe Gill Nov 17.

Mark Gleason

Atlanta Astros 09 MSBL World Series Champs

Phoenix, Arizona October 25th, 2009Two C.H.A.M.P.S. Athletes Help Win MSBL – The Atlanta Astros, Norcross, GA. Coached by Mr. Marty Kelly, won the 2009 MSBL World Series by defeating a team from Ca...

Tagged: Athletics, Arizona, Phoenix, Baseball, MSBL

Started by Mark Gleason in Web 2.0 general ideas Nov 6.

Pat Coyle

How are golfers and golf courses using social media & mobile? 20 Replies

I have to speak to a group of golf course owners next week, and I'd like to show them examples of how social media and mobile are being best utilized in golf industry. Does anyone know of any case...

Started by Pat Coyle in Killer Apps. Last reply by Miklós Breitner Nov 16.

Ladi Moradi

Sports marketing in London

Looking for a sports marketing role in London, any advice?! Cheers, Ladi

Started by Ladi Moradi in Job Openings Nov 2.

Ashley Read

Fund Sport - Grassroots sports blog 10 Replies

We're soon to be launching FundSport.com, a new blog site focussed exclusively on the development on grassroots sport across the globe. We are currently looking for contributors to write posts for...

Tagged: Marketing, Fundraising, PR, sports, grassroots

Started by Ashley Read in Web 2.0 general ideas. Last reply by Ashley Read Nov 24.

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