Following are some of my upcoming speaking engagements.

• 2011 – Dec – BEWA Annual Conference – Keynote speaker

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Recent speaking engagements

2011 – July – Regional Club Development Workshop – Cockburn, Fremantle on Sports Management

COMMENTS & FEEDBACK

• Just wanted to thank you again for be able to speak at our club development workshop last night. It was a great presentation and all the feedback I received was that the club volunteers got a lot out of it!
  Many thanks!
  Sarah Hughes, Club Development Officer, City of Cockburn
• ‘Excellent and Informative’

10 Things we learnt from Nick Marvin

(courtesy DSSAU)

CEO of the Perth Wildcats, Nick Marvin, last year shared his views on social media and their impact on how they can impact the management of sporting organisations. Here is a summary of his practice-tested tips.

1. “The whole concept of social media is based on … how fundamentally different sport is to a regular business.” In sport marketing should be carried out vertically, the fans are the top and that is where marketing should aim. To convert a prospect into a fan – an advocate, a customer, hopefully a repeat customer – this is where social media can play a tremendous role.

Thank you for your support not just tonight but for all the years you’ve been on our side.

As I look around this room at the largest MVP dinner in the club’s history, I don’t see an economic crisis. I see the true West Australian spirit that bucks the trend of the nation and even the world – that says we won’t be beaten – we won’t follow suit. We do it our way here!

That indeed is what makes us great at the Perth Wildcats. Our success in basketball at the national level is unmatched – four championships and 24 consecutive finals campaigns.