Social Media in Sports


Although the predicted acquisition of live sports rights hasn’t shifted over to social media platforms as anticipated their role in sports can’t be overlooked. Whether being used as a second screen mechanism during live broadcast or a medium to share highlights and original content everyone in sports needs to have a layered social media strategy for connecting with today’s modern fan.

Catch up on the Social Media in Sports event which took place on 22 – 23 July.

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Digital Renaissance: Embracing the power of social content creators in sports

22nd Jul | 13:00 BST

Dev Sethi

Head of Sports

Dev Sethi

Head of Sports

Straight from the source: How to quantify data from fan engagement on social media

23rd Jul | 14:00 BST
Dan Ginger

Dan Ginger

SVP, Marketing & Business Development

Dan Ginger

Dan Ginger

SVP, Marketing & Business Development

Scott Tilton

Co-Founder & CEO

Scott Tilton

Co-Founder & CEO

Reaction time: Best practices for using social media to respond in real time to live sports

22nd Jul | 16:00 BST

Jonathan Anastas

Chief Marketing Officer

Jonathan Anastas

Chief Marketing Officer

Stuart Cope

Head of Digital

Stuart Cope

Head of Digital

Attention swarm: Reinventing the social playbook with TikTok

22nd Jul | 15:00 BST

Harish Sarma

Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Development

Harish Sarma

Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Development

Nick Cicero

VP, Strategy

Nick Cicero

VP, Strategy

Joe Pecchia

General Manager, Marketing & Content

Joe Pecchia

General Manager, Marketing & Content

Bleacher Report: UGC and giving voice through social media

22nd Jul | 14:00 BST

Julian Patterson

Senior Director, Social Strategy

Bleacher Report

Julian Patterson

Senior Director, Social Strategy

Bleacher Report