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Sports marketing playbooks for social media

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Sports marketing playbooks for social media

Francis Scialabba

Sports teams and leagues around the world are leaving it all out on the field in their efforts to win over fanbases. In this series, Marketing Brew is speaking to some of them about how they leverage social media to keep fans engaged all year long.

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A photo collage featuring New York Mets baseball player Juan Soto on a gridded background with images of Citi field and a close up of a fan holding a phone.
Sports Marketing

How the New York Mets are working to engage baseball’s younger, casual fans

Baseball fandom is as much about vibes as it is about actual knowledge of the sport. The Mets are leaning in.


Social & Influencers

Overtime’s social media strategy is all about next-gen sports fans

The sports media company-slash-league operator’s social content is by Gen Z, for Gen Z. “Don’t tell them what to do,” CEO Dan Porter said.


Social & Influencers

How the Brooklyn Nets became the most-liked NBA team on TikTok

The team’s best-performing content highlights player personalities and aims to “amplify the voices of our organization,” Nets VP of Content Charlie Widdoes said.

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Social & Influencers

A look under the hood of Nascar’s social media strategy

Nascar increased its social follower count by 12% this year, including a 40% increase on Instagram, fueled in large part by Reels.


Social & Influencers

For Major League Soccer, social followers can become real-life fans

As soccer fandom continues to heat up in the US, MLS is using TikTok and YouTube to mint fans from a young age.


Social & Influencers

‘Witty, snarky, a little bit sassy’: The Hartford Yard Goats are trying to make fans feel something

The minor-league baseball team has a quirky social media approach in more ways than one.

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