This blog is your source for Best Practices in Digital and Social Media. We'll find the best and then dive into how to make it even better.

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Arizona Basketball Leverages Pros for their Intro Video

I've been mesmerized by my share of team intro videos over the years. And it's an area I'd love to see get blown out even further -- you have the players, coaches, and crowd on the edge of their seats and this … [Read more...]

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Unplugged: How YouTube & the WCC Could Redefine What a Sponsorship Should Mean

Can a sponsorship relationship change the perception of a conference or program? (Spoiler alert, the answer is YES).I wanted to come back to the story we started to cover on Wednesday... The West Coast … [Read more...]

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West Coast Conference Does a YouTube Day for Men’s Basketball

Media Days are great when the Media is the local newspaper and TV station. But when, as we all know, social media made everyone the media, the idea of a Media Day that brought in only a small percentage of … [Read more...]

USC Football has fun with a Caddyshack Video

Don't be afraid to have fun. Sometimes the best practices I share are pretty technical. Other times, like today, they are about things that may sound like they're common sense but, I assure you, they aren't. … [Read more...]

Arizona Football Delivers Players Through YouTube

YouTube is a critical piece of everyone's social media puzzle. Why? Three reasons hit the top of my mind (with the help of official stats, here. Warning they are pretty mind-blowing!)It's pretty big. As … [Read more...]

Washington Husky Football Gives You a Player’s Perspective

Want to show off your program in a unique way? That's the goal of every team when they sit down in the living room of a prospect... or a prospective sponsor. But how can you stand apart from everyone … [Read more...]

AFL Digital Best Practices: The Hawthorn Hawks Give Us a Personal Look Into Their Roster

When you're a team, you have more access to players than most of the rest of the world. Which makes video content a challenge, oddly enough. There's a higher expectation. And it's that expectation that keeps … [Read more...]

NEC Best Practices: SFU and the importance of Social Media

What do you want your consumer (fans or recruits) to check out? When you get limited time with them and they arrive on your page, what are you hoping they dive into? Do you leave it to chance? Or do you aim … [Read more...]