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Today’s consumers want to support brands that align with their values. According to Havas Media Group’s 2021 Meaningful Brands report, 77% of consumers expect brands to support them and 64% of consumers prefer to buy from companies with a reputation for purpose as well as profit.

Modern marketing has fallen into the same traps as our pseudo-genuine social interactions — everything nowadays is carried out from behind a screen. Marketing automation platforms and social media ads have altered the way marketers do their jobs. But for the same reason a physical letter is so powerful, so too are more traditional, targeted,…

Have you ever found yourself stuck in traffic on a major highway, hoping that the gridlock would break soon? The stretch of I-95 leading into the heart of Center City Philadelphia is a perfect example of one of those highways that always seems to accumulate traffic. It is also the perfect depiction of advertising saturation,…

Download our Free Guide to Measuring Restaurant Local Store Marketing In order for your restaurants to stay top of mind with your target audience, involvement in the local community is critical. Your customers actively participate in their community, whether they’re listening to the radio, going to sports games, volunteering at school functions, or simply walking…

All hail the age of inbound marketing techniques! Cold calling is a dying tactic. TV and radio spots are on the decline. Interruptive advertising has been cast out like something in the fridge that is long past its expiration date. Good riddance.

This article, authored by LeagueSide CEO Evan Brandoff, was originally published on Advertising Week 360 . The events of June 2020 brought a monumental change to American life, as the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis led to widespread anti-racism protests throughout the United States. Individuals and organizations are going through the long-overdue…

Brand marketing campaigns are notoriously hard to measure. Luckily, in the past few years brand awareness surveys have become more accessible to marketers looking for better measurability and insights into their campaigns. By surveying your audience pre and post campaign, you will be able to start measuring the “unmeasurable” and learn how well your marketing…

Youth sports can be one of the most effective local marketing channels , which is why brands are now wondering, “What’s the best way to sponsor a youth sports team?”

First-time coaches often are parent volunteers. A typical scenario has mom or dad registering a young child in a youth sports organization, which then asks parents to volunteer. The parent might consider him or herself capable of being an assistant coach, and then all of a sudden is named a head coach!

TeamSnap teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to bring more than 100 fun, high-energy “bat, ball and glove” games that help baseball and softball coaches develop the catching, throwing, hitting, fielding and position-specific skills young players need to play ball.

Now, available for the first time in the TeamSnap app, coaches, players and parents alike have access to world-class tips, tools and training – developed with the biggest names in the sport. Think: Major League Soccer. FC Barcelona. And it’s all right in the palm of your hand. Just tap Discover ? in the bottom…

Coaching is all about understanding people, their different behaviors and dynamics, and finding a way to lead and find common ground despite all of the differences.

Celia Balf’s Lessons from the Game of Soccer It all starts with a love of sports By the time she was 3 years old, Celia Balf was already kicking around a soccer ball. “I participated in almost every sport our town had to offer,” she explains – including basketball, softball , lacrosse, gymnastics , mountain…

Keeley Davis’ Lessons from the Game of Ice Hockey: Play for something greater than yourself Keeley Davis started playing ice hockey at age 5. Throughout elementary school and junior high, she was the only girl on the team. When she tried out for the AA boys team at age 9, she began to understand what…

Nicole McCormack’s Life Lessons from Sports Know the role you play As the Senior Vice President and GM of Brand Solutions for TeamSnap , Nicole McCormack is passionate about youth sports – and, in particular, about keeping girls and women in the game. She herself played soccer from age 4, ran track through high school,…

Allison Goodman Allison Goodman, a principal product manager here at TeamSnap , started playing golf at age 10. “In a bid to keep me quiet as my older brother took a golf lesson of his own, my dad extended a golf club toward me, put a golf ball on a tee and said, ‘Try to…

Before diving into cameras, features, or live streaming tech, there’s another question youth sports organizations need to answer: Who’s actually going to run your live streaming program? It sounds simple….

When your youth sports organization starts looking into live streaming, one of the first questions is pretty obvious: How much will this cost? But getting the answer isn’t always as…

In early May, PlayMetrics completed the acquisition of SportsEngine from Versant Media Group. This created a handful of questions for the many clubs, leagues, associations, and sports organizations that currently…

Understanding baseball stats can help everyone follow the game better and support player development. Baseball is a sport full of numbers and statistics. For youth players, parents, and coaches, learning what the stats mean can feel overwhelming. They also should be taught and introduced at the right age level. While that may be a personal…

Take the stress out of roster creation with these simple strategies that help you build balanced, happy, and ready-to-play teams.

Keep your youth sports website fresh, engaging, and helpful with content that serves players, parents, and coaches all year long.

We break down three ways that improving parent experience in our youth sports programs can boost satisfaction and grow your club season after season.

Jim Dahline, a TeamSnap technology expert and longtime hockey organizer, breaks down five reasons hockey clubs love TeamSnap. Hockey runs deep in my family and my daily life. I’ve got multiple kids who have participated in a number of youth sports programs. My daughter has “graduated” from youth sports, but my son is developing through…