On this week's episode Sean catches up with Chris Harris, Managing Editor (Digital) at Arsenal F.C. Chris is also another guest from the #SportsBiz Slack community with now over 700 people.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- The fight for fans attention
- The importance of storytelling…. players are the key
- How Arsenal are growing their followers on Snapchat and what the fans want to see
- Where growth can come for Arsenal online
- Balancing digital & fan engagement with commercial outcomes
- What is the focus for Sports Geek in 2017
- How you can learn from Sports Geek
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Chris Harris from Arsenal F.C., connect with him on Twitter @ChrisHarris1975 and Linkedin
- Follow Arsenal on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat
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Some tweets you may have missed
When you've just signed your new deal
When you've just signed your new deal… pic.twitter.com/0ECMigQeco
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 12, 2017
Great way to engage fans on Twitter
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We reckon it's time to hear from you
Using only GIFs and pics, let us know your response to this news… https://t.co/z15kSeIVin
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 12, 2017
And one of the fans replies…who doesn't love a Carlton GIF!
literally me right now pic.twitter.com/jkxfOuj1Dp
— Cath [SDMN] (@cathrinekrg) January 12, 2017
When Football meets Basketball
🏀 You've got to see this…
Check out what happened when we teamed up with @BTSport and @DunkingDevils ahead of #NBALondon pic.twitter.com/R34n0Pf4Cy
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 11, 2017
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