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Between The Lines
Clubs use their Instagram profiles in all manner of different ways. Here's a round-up of some of the more interesting ones.
Meta have launched two new channels clubs can use to publish content on. But, should you? And how will you measure how they're performing?
Threads
Instagram's new social media channel Threads launches this week. But what is it? And should your team be thinking of joining?
CoTweets are coming to Twitter. Along with Instagram's Collab posts, they're a great way of potentially doubling your reach.
Borussia Dortmund
Growing the following of a social media account is one of the main tasks facing many marketers in sport. For some teams, it’s the main thing they’re judged against. These days, there aren’t too many teams that start with a social following of precisely 0. And even
The digital landscape of Danish football has been rather stale for some years. Many clubs have been reluctant to focus on developing this side of their organisation, which has caused them to fall behind, become understaffed, and lacking an understanding of the direction of this incredibly dynamic environment. What sets
Barcelona
Last week Instagram launched IGTV, billed as a “long-form, vertical video” channel for fans to watch content from their favourite creators. Naturally, several football clubs are among the first to post content for their fans. Clubs such as Juventus, Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Derby County have
With the new football season now well underway in the UK, teams across the country have turned their attentions to promoting the matchday experience. As the newest social networking feature for this season, Instagram Stories has seen a lot of activity. In June the platform boasted over 250 million active
Real Madrid have furthered their position at the top of the social media leaderboards following the news that they’ve become the first club to pass 100m followers on Facebook, 50m on Instagram, and 25m on Twitter [http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/08/real-madrid-become-the-first-club-to-eclipse-100-million-followers-on-facebook-50-million-on-instagram-and-25-million-on-twitter] . If you include the
Emirates FA Cup
The Emirates FA Cup is one of the oldest cup competitions in the world. For fans of the top flight teams, the tournament starts at the beginning of January when they play their first games. For lower division teams, however, qualifying starts in August – sometimes before professional clubs have kicked
Euro 2016
UEFA have revealed that EURO 2016 has been the organisation’s biggest European Championship ever both on and off the pitch. Over 300 million visits and 1.5 billion page impressions were registered on the website and mobile apps between 9 June and 11 July. This is almost four times