Andi Perelman is fascinated by fans, what they want, why they want it and what they do online. It helps drive the tone, content and engagement for Pittsburgh Penguins online.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- Andi Perelman's journey into sports and her current role at the Pittsburgh Penguins
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' three brand pillars
- The role of their fans in building the team's social and digital content
- Their working relationship with the commercial partnerships team to close deals
- How they keep up with social media platform trends
- Pittsburgh Penguins' main focus for the season ahead
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Our fave quote from Andi Perelman interview
“Creating a conversation is kind of what we're going for. We want people to see our content and want to share it on their platforms and we’ll be a reflection of who they are and what they're all about.”
Andi Perelman
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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Andi Perelman on Twitter @AndiPerelman, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Follow Pittsburgh Penguins on Twitter @penguins, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and LinkedIn
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- See the highlights from Sports Geek Nation AMA with Liam Murphy
Highlights from podcast with Andi Perelman
4:11 Andi Perelman shares her sports business journey
7:36 How she handled her first tweet for the Pittsburgh Penguins Twitter
10:08 The Penguins’ three brand pillars
10:55 The role of their fans and focus groups in building their branding content
14:28 What Andi’s role as Director of New Media entails
16:35 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ digital team structure
19:32 What are the tools they are using for their social and digital strategies
23:57 How the Penguins keep up with social platform changes
33:00 Working with the commercial partnerships team to close partnership deals
36:45 How they make sure their social and digital content are aligned to their partners
42:24 The team’s main focus on the season ahead
43:13 How they look into improving their video content and channels
47:02 Sports Geek Closing Five
54:40 Need a keynote speaker? https://sportsgeekhq.com/keynote
57:18 See the Sports Geek Nation AMA – October schedule
Some tweets/posts you may have missed
Nice words from Coach Sullivan
Coach Sullivan: "We believe in this group. We believe we have a chance to contend once again." pic.twitter.com/o7S1JXHq1O
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 5, 2018
That viral Twitter exchange
lol ok https://t.co/3sSJcbLSfF
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) September 24, 2018
Awesome Penguins fans
The 2nd period is a go.#LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/ZRMB5GIzaB
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 7, 2018
#SEATDallas experience
#SEATDallas notes, photo style. 👍 pic.twitter.com/JFBqZtaMpr
— Andi Perelman (@AndiPerelman) July 23, 2018
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Burton Lee from Peterborough Petes takes the Sports Geek Nation Ask Me Anything stage this week.
Burton joined the Peterborough Petes Hockey Club’s Business Operations team in 2013 where he was appointed as the Director of Communications and Game Nights Operations. In 2015, he was named as the Executive Director for Business Operations. Among his responsibilities were leading the business operations team and overseeing all areas including ticketing and corporate partnership sales, communications, marketing, traditional and online merchandising, game operations, and community events. He has previously held positions in ticket sales, marketing, events, and fan relationship management with The Aspire Sports Management Group, the Ontario Hockey League's Sarnia Sting, and the 100th Grey Cup Champion Toronto Argonauts.
Burton holds an MBA in Sports Management from Southern New Hampshire University and a BA in Kinesiology and Physical Education.
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Thanks for the review on Apple Podcasts
Really enjoyable and thoroughly researched poddie!
★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by DanielAP51 from Australia on November 7, 2017
Just started following and really got a lot out of it. Thank you.
