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<strong>Social</strong> <strong>Success</strong> <strong>Stories</strong><br />

Marketing Lessons from Industry Leaders<br />

Best <strong>Social</strong> Engagement in Sports<br />

In this section, we examine the top 10 sports brands on Facebook and<br />

Twitter. The Facebook leaders in this category are the NBA with the most<br />

Facebook followers in this set, and our choice for a deep engagement<br />

dive. Nike, WWE, UFC, ESPN, PUMA, NFL, Fox Racing, Foot Locker<br />

and The North Face round out the top 10. On Twitter, the sports leaders<br />

are the NBA, ESPN — our choice for a deep engagement dive — NFL,<br />

MLB, WWE, NHL, FIFA, UFC, Sports Illustrated, and FIFA World Cup<br />

2014.<br />

Sports companies tend to focus on their users’ top interests – game stats, players and scores. With<br />

only two days a year without a sporting event, sports brands and organizations are generally flush<br />

with content. In this section, we’ll share how the NBA uses their Facebook presence and how ESPN<br />

approaches Twitter.<br />

Top Ten Sports Brands on Facebook and Twitter<br />

Brand Fans Fans<br />

Talking<br />

About<br />

Brand<br />

NBA<br />

Nike<br />

WWE<br />

UFC<br />

ESPN<br />

PUMA<br />

NFL<br />

Fox Racing<br />

Foot Locker<br />

The North Face<br />

13,430,916<br />

9,322,892<br />

9,218,074<br />

8,738,461<br />

7,526,675<br />

7,441,829<br />

5,626,332<br />

3,428,525<br />

3,036,974<br />

2,470,290<br />

345,958<br />

93,563<br />

238,514<br />

121,367<br />

227,321<br />

32,426<br />

82,768<br />

26,251<br />

78,499<br />

46,009<br />

Engagement<br />

Ratio<br />

2.58%<br />

1.00%<br />

2.59%<br />

1.39%<br />

3.02%<br />

0.44%<br />

1.47%<br />

0.77%<br />

2.58%<br />

1.86%<br />

Brand Followers Total<br />

Posts Followers<br />

Per Post<br />

NBA<br />

ESPN<br />

NFL<br />

MLB<br />

WWE<br />

NHL<br />

FIFA<br />

UFC<br />

Sports Illustrated<br />

10<br />

5,294,694<br />

4,315,609<br />

3,448,186<br />

2,146,286<br />

1,251,727<br />

1,231,530<br />

820,510<br />

649,256<br />

370,212<br />

FIFA World Cup 2014 257,754<br />

29,708<br />

40,821<br />

14,933<br />

36,608<br />

22,026<br />

32,681<br />

9,530<br />

26,142<br />

35,976<br />

9,592<br />

178.22<br />

105.72<br />

230.91<br />

58.63<br />

56.83<br />

37.68<br />

86.10<br />

24.84<br />

10.29<br />

26.87<br />

Source: Data from The Fan Page List, as of June 19th, 2012.

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