Comments on: Sports + Social Media Mini Manifesto

By: Brian Manning

Brian Manning — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:41:15 +0000

It’s funny how in some areas sports are pushing technology, say in nutrition or HD video, but then in other areas, it’s as though organizations are completely ignoring what’s out there.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:12:18 +0000

@Aidan

Thank you very much for the information on the Penguins and the Alouettes (who I was unfamiliar with). I will definitely look more into both of these teams and the way they approach acessibility of their athletes. Both are solid potential talking points when I have discussions with clients in the sports realm.

I hope that all is well with you. I have been glad to see you back on the grind with Two Notes Ahead.

By: Aidan Nulman

Aidan Nulman — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:08:05 +0000

I don’t have much to add to your list — sports aren’t anywhere near the top of my unwritten list of personal strengths — but two teams that understand the point of athlete accessibility are the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Alouettes.

The Penguins had Sidney Crosby, their coach, and 8 other players hand-deliver season tickets to 35 randomly selected ticket holders earlier this year.

The Alouettes do over 600 public appearances a year… which is about 1.7 appearances a day for an entire year, many at schools, churches, and other community-hubs. And they sell out most (probably all, but I don’t know FOR SURE) of their games.

(This info courtesy of my father, Andy Nulman, and his blog, http://powrightbetweentheeyes.typepad.com/)