On this podcast you’ll find out about:
- How a couple of Canadians and an Aussies ending up hosting a night NBA show
- Importance of diversifying your skills (and working hard) to break into sports business
- Why sports teams need to make sure their content is NOT BORING
- What planning goes into making The Starters work
- How the Seattle Seahawks are connecting fans around the world with their locker room
- How Seattle's coach Pete Carroll was a big driver behind the I'm In activation
- Seattle fans rewarded via Twitter with a Starbucks Coffee
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- Connect with Leigh Ellis on Twitter and Linkedin
- Check out The Starters on NBA TV, here's a link to the episode Leigh was planning when we chatted.
- Like The Starters on Facebook and subscribe on iTunes
- The Basketball Jones former home on The Score including YouTube clips and on Wikipedia
- Dream Team Talk guys following similar steps to the The Basketball Jones with these promo videos for AFL Fantasy
- Connect with Kenton Olson on Twitter (@KentonO) and on Linkedin
- Like Seahawks on Facebook, follow @Seahawks on Twitter and @Seahawks on Instagram
- Check out ImIn.Seahawks.com nearly 25K FB shares via Shared Count (great tool to check any URL)
- Here is #hawkitecture discussed on the podcast with Kenton
- Sounds of the Game was from Melbourne Victory Vs Western Sydney Wanderers game
- Ep #34 dedicated to Chicago Bears Hall of Famer running back Walter Payton
- Thanks for iTunes reviews in Australian iTunes and USA iTunes.
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Watch Kenton's panel from #SportsConf – Engaging Fans With Social In-Stadium
Social Media Post of the Week
Love this shot from @AustralianOpen Instagram account.
Send in your nominations for best social media post of the week – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine… for whatever reason fan engagement, sponsorship activation, cool content….
Good luck to Seahawks Sunday
See you at #SBNight
When: 6pm January 21st
Where: HONEY Bar, 345 Clarendon Street South Melbourne
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Big thanks to James Spinks from Interplay Media for sponsoring #SBNight, we can now offer EVERY attendee a drink upon arrival to get networking underway.
Closing 2 Cents
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