Richard Clarke is the managing editor for Arsenal Media Group driving all the content for Arsenal fans around the world, we chat with him on ABC Grandstand.  In a recent visit to Perth I sat down with Matthew Gepp to discuss what has worked for West Coast Eagles and what they have planned for 2014.

On this podcast you’ll find out about:

• What are key drivers for Arsenal Media group?
• Why Arsenal is in the global fan development business
• How Arsenal fans compare around the world
• Importance of appealing to your aspirant fans
• How Arsenal integrate players into Twitter engagement
• How West Coast Eagles use Eagles Vision to connect with fans across Western Australia
• Importance of educating athletes on positives and negatives of social media
• Understanding your fan demographic when posting content
• Value of social media promotion for your branded content

Resources from the episode

• Find Richard Clarke on Twitter (@mrrichardclarke) and Linkedin
• Check out Arsenal.com and on Facebook and @Arsenal on Twitter
• Arsenal Slow Motion highlights as discussed on podcast
• Getting ready for an @Arsenal Twitter takeover
• MLB social media stats from World Series
• Fenway goes wild during final out of World Series – check out how many phones out
• Compare with photo from Pope inauguration from 2005 and 2013
• Connect with Matthew Gepp on Twitter (@schismd) and Linkedin
• Find out more about West Coast Eagles, like them on Facebook and follow @WestCoastEagles and how big Western Australia is
• Example of Eagle Vision
• A few tweets from Nic Naitanui makes page 3 news in WA
• Some more posts activations for The Swoop built using Digital Cheer Squad
• West Coast Eagles podcast launched in 2013
• Sounds of the game thanks to Daniel Pinne at the Melbourne Cup.
• Thanks for iTunes reviews in Australian iTunes and USA iTunes.
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Congrats to @Arsenal

The @Arsenal Twitter account hit 3 million during #AFCvLFC. Thanks for making us the most followed PL team #Arsenal3m pic.twitter.com/2HlckpGODJ

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) November 2, 2013

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