Sean catches up with Jeremy Butler, General Manager of Sale Sharks Rugby Club on the latest podcast. Jeremy chats with Sean about his role at the Sharks to restructure their internal operations in order to change the way they engage fans and fill stands. On this podcast you'll learn about:
- How Jeremy's background in journalism led him to working in sports
- What the Sharks did to identify their customers
- What their target customer looked like
- The importance of data in their rebuild
- What it's like being the one of the leading professional Rugby Union clubs in Europe and the pride of the North West
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Jeremy Butler from Sale Sharks connect with him on Twitter @JezButler and on Linkedin
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Want to meet Sean in USA on #SportsGeekTrip?
From July 4 to July 21 Sean will be in the USA, he'd love to catch up and meet with listeners in:
- Chicago – July 4-10 (attending Podcast Movement #PM16)
- Toronto – July 10-12
- Denver – July 13
- Las Vegas – July 14-21 (attending SEAT Conference #SEATVegas16)
Some tweets you may have missed
Assembling the cast
Sale Sharks are assembling quite a cast for next season's show…. #JoinTheHunt pic.twitter.com/MvET6GsxHa
— Sale Sharks (@SaleSharksRugby) March 31, 2016
Game Day
Good Morning Sharks Fans! It's @premrugby game day as we take on @bathrugby …. again! pic.twitter.com/nkEonIyjzz
— Sale Sharks (@SaleSharksRugby) April 23, 2016
Working hard
Week 2 of #SharksPreSeason has begun! pic.twitter.com/dPwbFOP9MY
— Sale Sharks (@SaleSharksRugby) June 27, 2016
World Champion
We've spoken to a very happy @GeorgeNott1 🍻🏆#WorldChampion pic.twitter.com/wmok1IWpL7
— Sale Sharks (@SaleSharksRugby) June 25, 2016
Game of Scrums
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Essential Listening
in iTunes by Tmurdz from Australia on February 3, 2016
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