Dave Sjolin on sports website development and fan loyalty

On this week's podcast I preview SEAT Conference in Miami with Al Crombie on ABC Grandstand and chat with fellow sports geek and coder Dave Sjolin about his experiences developing websites and loyalty systems in pro sports.

On this podcast you’ll learn from Dave Sjolin about:

• How Dave got his start in sports, Money Ball
• What the Trailblazers did to engage fans before Facebook
• How fan loyalty platforms have evolved over the past 18 months
• What Dave learned from working with San Francisco 49ers new My 49ers Rewards system
• What we expect to be big topics at SEAT in Miami
• Why selfies can be dangerous in sports

Resources from the episode

• Follow Dave Sjolin @DaveSjolin on Twitter and connect with him on Linkedin
• Find out more about Desalogic and Skidata both SEAT 2014 Sponsors
• Check out Project Blindside
• See what Dave was talking about with Levi's Stadium
• San Francisco 49ers launch 49ers Rewards
• 49ers target fans all year round with rewards system – Ad Week
• Listen to Jeff Eldersveld from the Columbus Blue Jackets talk about Ticketek
• TDF Selfies causing havoc and someone did try selfie at “running of the bulls”
• Check out where I'll be at SEAT in Miami here
• Follow @SEATConference on Twitter and Instagram and like SEAT on Facebook
• Listen to podcast in out SEAT 2014 Sponsor Series
  • 31 – Store Financial on fan loyalty
  • 43 – Wi-Fi Network analytics at Super Bowl with Extreme Networks
  • 49 – Mobilitie help Kentucky Derby fans connect
  • 50 – Stadium and Event Wi-Fi with Horizon
• Sound of the game was LeBron James Instagram at World Cup.
• Connect with all guests of the podcast and check out the podcast archive
• Thanks for iTunes reviews in Australian iTunes and USA iTunes.
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LeBron at World Cup

Only last week we discussed ESPN and FIFA worried about short video clips being shared and then LeBron capture YouTube celebrity who streaked at the World Cup Final as a publicity stunt.

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