Trevor Turnbull

Note: This article was written for inclusion in the April newsletter for FundSport.com. FundSport.com is an online grassroots sport community providing sport clubs and athletes from around the world with professional, easy-to-understand advice and articles on all aspects of grassroots sport. We cover a range of topics including sponsorship, fundraising, the Internet and social media, [...]

Trevor Turnbull interviews Steve Dangle (YouTube star) and Laura West (Nike – Digital Brand Manager) at the 2010 World Jr Championships regarding the NikeTraining.ca campaign and social media. To see the complete article visit: http://sportfanconnect.com/nike-steve-dangle-social-media-interview-at-2010-world-jr-championships

While on my travels over the past 3 months, I have met a number of amazing people in the Sports & Social Media world.  Many of which, I first met and conversed with via social media (Twitter, Facebook, Blogs). One of these bright minds is Jason Peck. Jason is the author of http://jasonfpeck.com (a blog [...]

While putting in a few hours the other day to research new technologies I may want to incorporate into social media future projects, my colleague, Mike Olaski, came across a the new Ustream iPhone app.  Of course, we had to test this out, but didn’t have high expectations as most new high-tech apps always have [...]

While researching the latest news surround Social Media in Sports, I came across this video produced by Hockey Night in Canada (Inside Hockey). In the video, Elliotte Friedman (HNIC Reporter) talks about the impact social media is having on sports and the NHL in particular. Some key points from the video include: Tampa Bay Lightning [...]

Using social media to market your business is a good idea. Just don’t plan on getting your whiz-kid nephew to do it for free For companies, resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Your competitors are already there. Your customers have been there for a long [...]

Are you looking to enhance the quality of your television and radio broadcasts? Are you looking to incorporate new forms of entertainment into your broadcasts? The Florida Panthers play-by-play announcer Randy Moller has recently drawn a significant amount of positive attention with his goal calls. Moller has found a way to creatively integrate pop culture references into his [...]

Here’s a great article I found on the value of social media as it relates to sports teams and their marketing efforts.  Below is the first paragraph from this article…..to read the full article, click the link below. Sports are inherently social – a topic that has always brought people around the water cooler.  It’s [...]