Sports PR Summit Adds West Coast Event to be Hosted at Twitter HQ on July 20
March 29, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 8, 2016) – The Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) announced today that a west coast event focused on storytelling via social media and digital platforms is being added in San Francisco, California. The Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop hosted by Twitter, will take place on July 20, 2016 at Twitter headquarters in downtown San Francisco. The new event will bring together senior PR and social media executives from across the sports world and will allow attendees to leave with a better understanding of how to best utilize the top social media platforms, how to create unique content that engages social media users, which tools to use to know your audience is engaging with your content and how to best monetize social media content.
In addition to the full-day of programming, there will be two exclusive networking events for attendees.
On July 19th the Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop will kick-off with a reception at the downtown San Francisco offices and networking space of Bleacher Report.
On July 20th following the Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop, there will be a post-event networking reception at Twitter headquarters immediately following the full-day of presentations.
Featured presenters at the Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop will include:
– Twitter (Also presenting on Periscope and Vine)
– Postano
“It is exciting to add a west coast event under the Sports PR Summit umbrella to our annual lineup,” said Brian Berger, Founder of the Sports PR Summit. “Our industry faces many of the same opportunities and challenges when it comes to the social media and digital space. The Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop will allow us to come together face to face to learn and network. Twitter is a leader in the social media space and I couldn’t be more excited that they are hosting us.”
The Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop hosted by Twitter is the sister event to the successful Sports PR Summit presented by The Players’ Tribune in New York City. Launched in 2013, the Sports PR Summit is an invite-only event that brings together senior PR executives from the pro and collegiate sports ranks as well as from top sports corporations for panel discussions and valuable face to face networking opportunities. Prominent media members and athletes share candid insights about the best ways for PR executives to work most effectively with them. The event allows for all attendees to leave with a better understanding of the evolving communications issues and challenges in the sports industry.
The 2016 Sports PR Summit will take place on May 17th at The Players’ Tribune in New York City. The event will feature an Opening Featured Conversation with Miami Dolphins owner and RISE to Win Founder Stephen M. Ross, a Featured Conversation with NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, an exclusive roundtable discussion with The Players’ Tribune President Jaymee Messler and Editorial Director Gary Hoenig and a roundtable discussion with top PR executives from the top 6 U.S. pro sports leagues – NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and NASCAR.
To learn more about the new Sports PR Summit Social Media Workshop and to view the event agenda, visit: https://www.sportsprsummit.com/social-media-workshop/
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