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What kind of company do you work for?
software service provider
What is the name of your company?
KickApps Corporation
What is your job title?
EVP of Business Development & Client Services
What is your job function?
management
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http://www.kickapps.com

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Phoenix Suns PlanetOrange Site Wins and EMMY

Who hasn’t wanted to say the words: I’d like to thank the Academy. While that day may never come for most of us, it happened for our client the Phoenix Suns. The Suns won an Emmy Award for their team’s social network, PlanetOrange.net last week (one of twelve that the organization won). Jeramie McPeek, vice president, interactive services at the Suns, and his team won the award in the Advanced Media category.

PlanetOrange.net has been a success from day one. In fact, it has attributes which any… Continue

Posted on October 22, 2008 at 3:32pm — 2 Comments

David George

Professional Sports team continue to offer social media capabilities on their own site

In a trend that has been picking up steam over the past six months, more and more professional sports teams are tapping into social media to engage their fans online. Whether to provide the ultimate destination for fans to share their passion for their specific team, to grow audience, or to create new revenue opportunities, sports organizations are creating communities/social networks on their own site. The latest team to do so is the New York Knicks. You can check out their new community on the… Continue

Posted on July 23, 2008 at 2:30pm —

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At 6:07pm on July 27, 2008, David George said…
Hi Tim,

Let us know how we can help.

Best,

David
At 12:57am on July 27, 2008, Tim Horton said…
Hi David,
I am currently using Kickapps for our community at soccerinteractive.com. We are about to make some changes to to the site design and will probably have the community as a stand alone site called connect in sports.com. I look forward to hearing more about your input on this site.
Tim
At 5:34pm on March 9, 2008, Stewart Whicker said…
Hi David, Thanks for joining the group. I hope we can get some good ideas coming from the people that have joined.
 
 

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Romi Mardela

Sports Marketing in Indonesia 2 Replies

I am a graduate student at the University of Padang, Indonesia. I want to do research on sports marketing at the Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia (KONI/National Sports Committee of Indonesia), a fo…

Tagged: indonesia, marketing, sports, study, research

Started by Romi Mardela in About Sports Marketing 2.0 - news from the admin. Last reply by Romi Mardela 13 hours ago.

Andrew McConachie

Social Media within Football (Soccer) - is there a place for it? 11 Replies

Within the current climate, is there a place for social media within football clubs who cannot control the views of the public. With such outrageous views such as racism, sectarianism, sexism - How c…

Started by Andrew McConachie in Web 2.0 general ideas. Last reply by Andrew McConachie 1 day ago.

federico smanio

sports sponsoring by a bank 7 Replies

Hello! I am studying how a bank could sponsor a sports event or championship. Do you have any ideas? It's the first italian bank and they are targeting young people age 6-18. The bank is very well kn…

Tagged: Italy, youngsters, sport, sponsor, bank

Started by federico smanio in Sponsorship Strategy. Last reply by federico smanio Dec 19.

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, a…

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 Cali…

Tagged: Athletics, Arizona, Phoenix, Baseball, MSBL

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

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Pepsi moves away from Super Bowl to create its own movement, online

MILWAUKEE – Pepsi’s Super Bowl streak is over after a 23-year run. Ads for the drinks won’t appear in next year’s Super Bowl on CBS. Instead, the company plans to shift ad dollars to a new marketing effort that’s mostly online. “In 2010, each of our beverage brands has a strategy and marketing platform that will be [...]

Thanks to Facebook, (and IKEA and Intel), the Era of Social Commerce is upon us

In the very near future, I foresee sports and entertainment properties selling tickets via promotions like these. Stay tuned.

RCA earns fan love and generates Word-of-mouth on MyColts.net, Facebook

This is NOT your father’s register to to win program MyColts.net launched a new promotion last week in which title sponsor, RCA, is giving away flat-screen TVs for the fans who write the best blogs. RCA is asking Colts fans to talk about what it’s like to watch Colts games on TV, and how much [...]

Sponsor Tweets from SBJ in NYC today

Kathleen Hessert @kathleenhessert is live blogging from SBJ’s Sponsorship Symposium today in NYC. She has posted some juicy tidbits about sponsorship and social media. Here are some of my favorites: “Sponsorship hasn’t changed. The world has changed.It’s been a sobering year” AmEx Rich Learfield VP Global says Social Media allows them to gain scale & engage passionate [...]
 

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