Here’s a quick round up of 100+ interesting fan engagement and fan experience reads from the sports business world from the month of April 2016.
Plenty of food for thought here such as the implantable microchips being rolled out to one Argentinian clubs fan base. Now that’s one way to collect fan data!
1. 5 Sports Stadiums That Score Big With CX
2. Here’s how a Charlotte startup helped launch Turner Classic Movies’ fan club
3. Churchill Downs Launches New Mobile App To Enhance Fan Experience At The Racetrack
4. This Company Lets Sports Fans Know If a Stadium Ran Out of Hot Dogs
5. 2016 NFL Draft Fan Experiences Feature Smartspeed Timing System
6. USL Productions Aims to Elevate Fan Experience
7. Trisect Wins AOR Duties for The Chicago Bears
8. Bengals give loyal fan draft-day experience
9. THE RELAUNCHED RUGBY.COM.AU WEBSITE SHOWS FANS RUGBY FROM ALL SIDES
10. Mountain Hawk Rewards app implemented to increase engagement
11. Pirate fans excited about stadium renovations
12. Express your Virginia Tech spirit with the new Hokiemoji keyboard
13. Spotless Stadium voted best AFL venue for fan experience, beating Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium
14. Dolphins Season Ticket Members To Receive Exclusive NFL Draft Experience
15. Bud Light Levels Up The Esports Fan Experience With The Introduction Of A New All-Star Program
16. Responsible NASCAR Fans Rewarded at Richmond International Raceway
17. Hornets jazz up fan experience to improve home court advantage
18. Sports Fans and Social Media, Part 2: Perils, Pitfalls and Best Practices
19. How We Got Here: Major League Sports And The New Frontier Of Broadcasting
20. New $3.3M video boards at Mackay, Lawlor go before Regents
21. Redblacks add ‘experience zone’ to TD Place
22. Can the FIFA Interactive World Cup fan experience compare to a live game?
23. What is one trend you’re watching in sports facility design and construction?
24. Toronto Raptors fans flock to Jurassic Park for ‘crazy’ experience
25. The Detroit Pistons Are Using Traditional Emails In A New Way To Engage Fans
26. IoT disrupts the Tour de France
27. Why Rutgers coach Chris Ash wants to enhance the student-fan experience
28. NBA teams can still pack in the fans, even if they don’t win
29. Fans flock to Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for fast cars, food, fun
30. SportTechie Startup Profile Series: Dasdak Turns Stadium Mobile Services Into Mobile Sales
31. Warriors Ground Tailgate— a foodie, fan-friendly experience
32. Dallas Mavericks Head Into The Playoffs With A New Emoji Keyboard App
33. Video Walls by Userful Enhance Fan Experience at Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena
34. Here’s why football clubs are in a digital arms race
35. Improving the fan experience at The PLAYERS Championship
36. Why winning global fan league has become a priority for football clubs
37. 4 Data Points All Sports Teams Should Be Using
38. ARU CEO says no alternative to Allianz
39. Jersey Over Apron: Virtual fan experience
40. Sporting KC Uphoria app expands to include new ticketing features in 2016
41. Fandom Daily Changes Fantasy Sports for the Better
42. The FANchise Will Be The World’s First Fan-Run Professional Sports Team
43. Can The NFL Deal Improve User Engagement On Twitter?
44. Building a Fan Base: Yard Goats sell baseball ‘experience’ to lure fans
45. New Vikings app will provide all the comforts with just a tap
46. Diamondbacks register lowest cost to fans for 10th straight season
47. Red Sox to offer fans virtual reality experience at Fenway
48. At Calfee, it’s all about the ‘fan experience’
49. SportTechie Startup Profile Series: Hopscotch Helps Teams Launch, Manage And Monetize Mobile Apps
50. Big crowds mean lots of work for Kauffman Stadium lost and found
51. U.S. Cellular Field to Unveil High-Definition LED Spectacular in Center Field
52. How the Portland Trail Blazers are embracing technology to engage fans and sell more tickets
53. IBM Tees Up Digital Birdie’s-Eye View of The Masters
54. Van Zeyl confident BMO Field will provide more pleasant fan experience
55. Celtics Announce Playoff Sponsors, Fan Activities
56. Mitchell Johnson talks about his relationship with Virat Kohli and IPL fan experience
58. How a Major League Baseball stadium decides what crazy food fans will eat
59. Kings Host Tech Night at Sleep Train Arena
60. Will Deal To Stream NFL Games Undermine Twitter’s Social Experience?
62. Sports Sponsorship in India up by 12 % last year
63. La Liga aims to grow fans’ experience
64. Fans experience NCAA Championship game from all levels
65. Associated Bank’s “Grand Slam Challenge” fan experience at Miller Park is a hit!
66. Turn Sports Fans Into Fans Of Your Brand
67. Vikings, VenueNext Announce Partnership to Enhance Fan Experience at U.S. Bank Stadium
68. Colorado Springs Switchbacks investing in facility improvements to enhance fan experience
70. Play ball: Nats deploy software, social media to boost game experience (Video)
71. Major upgrades for fans to enjoy at Busch Stadium
72. Jacksonville Suns owner Ken Babby creating new experience at ballpark
73. Why sponsors want more out of sports sponsorship
74. Mitel to Power Seamless, Real-Time Communications for San Diego Padres
75. MLB exhibition at Victory Field a fun experience for players, fans
76. What’s new at U.S. Cellular? Video boards, cheesy beefs and homecoming
77. Four reasons why every cricket fan must watch a match live in the stadium
78. Magic App Update Will Allow Fans To Select Team Lineups
79. Kings Fan Spin Class to Power 4K Center-Hung Video Board in New Arena
80. San Francisco Giants Ready To Give Fans Unique Virtual Reality Experience At AT&T Park
81. Olympique Lyonnais Blazing A Trail For Fan Experience Apps In Europe
82. Breaking down the best fan experiences in Vancouver sports
83. The Lady Bears’ Success on Court Boosted by Strong Fan Support
84. Tripleplay and Triple Jump Technologies partner to deliver unique connected stadium experience
85. ’Shoe refitting on tap at Ohio State
86. Great example of how new style of communication can acquire new fans!
87. Argentine football club Tigre launches implantable microchip for die-hard fans
88. Bengals give loyal fan draft-day experience
89. What the shortening human attention span means for marketers
90. Demographic segmentation: How 7 football organisations target the next generation online
91. SEAT London 2016 – a boat-load of learning!
93. DENVER NUGGETS LION KING CAM FAR SUPERIOR TO KISS CAM
94. I Want to Know, Want to Go, Want to Share Fan Engagement at Warp Speed
95. Know the 5 Secrets of Formula E to Build Real Fan Engagement | Hangout Resume
97. A Game Plan for Enhancing Fan Engagement
98. PART TWO: Measuring fan engagement: an introduction
99. Inside Real Madrid’s Game Plan For Digital Domination
101. WTW: Discussing Fan Engagement with Bas Schnater
102. Australian Rugby Union dives into data in new deal with sports marketing group Perform
103. Why Microsoft invests in sports: Marketing chief says ‘it’s about people’s passions’
104. How this Hollywood vet is using virtual reality and storytelling to disrupt the sports world
105. Argentinian football club begin implanting fans with season ticket microchips