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What is the actual return on investment on social media for sports teams? And how do we calculate it?

posted by Swish Appeal
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 3:31pm PDT

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What is the actual return on investment on social media for sports teams? And how do we calculate it?

Freelantz wrote last week about how Indiana Fever rookie Jene Morris is using social media to help "build a brand" for herself. However, as people extol the benefits of social media, it may be time for sports teams -- and perhaps sports media outlets as well -- to ask what exactly are we getting out of this? From the Charlotte Observer:

"How exactly do you calculate the return on investment? And are these really devoted fans who will spend money over the long haul, or will they fade away like the Twitter ticket specials and Facebook giveaways that brought them?"

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