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15 (Tested) Growth Strategies That Will Supercharge Your Customer Acquisition
15 (Tested) Growth Strategies That Will Supercharge Your Customer Acquisition
By 🏀 Bill Flitter
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You're navigating a competitive sports market. How can you secure sponsorships effectively?
You need to stand out and offer value beyond just exposure. Here's how: Offer Unique Benefits: Create opportunities for immersive brand experiences. Highlight Community Impact: Showcase how your program positively affects the community, aligning with a brand’s desire for meaningful engagement and social responsibility. Tailor Proposals: Customize each sponsorship proposal to address the specific goals of the brand, showing that you understand their needs. Leverage Data: Use metrics like fan engagement, attendance, or social media reach to demonstrate the tangible benefits of partnering with your program. Build Relationships: Focus on building long-term partnerships, not just one-off deals.
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Your community program just lost a key sponsor. How will you rally support to keep it running?
To rally support after losing a key sponsor, focus on creating immersive experiences that go beyond visibility. Brands today seek deeper connections with communities. Start by targeting specific brands that align with your program’s values. Offer opportunities where the brand can be woven into the fan experience, engaging multiple senses. Example: Partner with a sports drink brand to create a "Hydration Zone" at your community events. Fans can taste the product, watch live demonstrations on hydration and recovery, and participate in interactive challenges. This immersive experience not only promotes the brand but also adds value to the community program, making the sponsorship more appealing.
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Your team captains are at odds. How can you defuse the power struggles in your organization?
To defuse power struggles between captains, 1. Start by identifying the core issue through private conversations. 2. Bring both captains together for a neutral meeting, emphasizing collaboration. 3. Clarify their roles and responsibilities to avoid overlap. 4. Set ground rules for decision-making and conflict resolution. 5. Encourage mutual respect by focusing on shared goals. 6. If tensions persist, assign a neutral mediator to guide their relationship. 6. Follow up regularly to monitor progress and celebrate successful collaboration publicly. Fostering open communication and defining clear roles will prevent future conflicts and build a stronger leadership dynamic.
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You're struggling to build trust with your team. How can you ensure open communication channels for success?
Building trust within a team starts with genuine care and transparency. Trust grows when leaders show they value their team members as individuals, not just as employees. To build this, 1. Create opportunities for one-on-one conversations where you actively listen, understand their personal goals, and offer support to help them achieve those aspirations. 2. Consistent communication is key—ensure that team members feel heard and understood, not judged. 3. Encourage open dialogue by being approachable, setting clear expectations, and creating a safe space for feedback and collaboration. Over time, this fosters a culture of trust, mutual respect, and stronger team cohesion.
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Thank you to Cailen DSa, Nicole Daversa, Paul Daversa, Rebecca Kline and everyone else who put together the Daversa Partners X Silicon Sands event in…
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Fast Break Ventures
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Education
Volunteer Experience
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Executive Director
Level Up Sports Academy
- Present 8 years 1 month
Children
• Raised $40,000 in donations in first 9 months.
• Increased program participants by 100% in year 2.
• Doubled the size of the volunteers in year 2.
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Varsity Girl's Coach
Campolindo High School
- 2 years 2 months
Children
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Board Member
CYO Youth Sports
- Present 14 years
Children
Set strategy and mission of organization that works with over 500 kids in our local community.
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Volunteer Marketing Consultant
Grateful Gatherings
- Present 10 years 5 months
Poverty Alleviation
Advise organization on email marketing, SEO strategy, social media, Wordpress and overall marketing strategy.
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School Board - Development Committee
St. Perpetua School
- 6 years 1 month
Education
Chair committee responsible for marketing, PR, and social media strategy.
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Co-Director Of Basketball Operations
LMYA
- Present 4 years 4 months
Children
Publications
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5 Steps to A/B Test like a Growth Hacker
Online Marketing Institute
Learn proven strategies for saving money in your paid media programs by leveraging earned & owned media.
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CM 2015: An Interview With Bill Flitter, CEO & Founder, Dlvr.it
Chief Content Officer magazine
In the February issue of Chief Content Officer magazine, we asked the top experts in content marketing:
Content 2015: Where are we headed in the next three years?
Tech 2015: What technologies will change the field?
Company 2015: Which companies ‘get it’?
Personal 2015: How will each of us change as marketers? -
Facebook Messenger and the Rise of the Bot – Should You Care?
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Email forever changed the way my generation communicates. The next significant shift in communication was social networking. As a new generation of users are storming the web, a new form of communication follows. An increasing number of young adults are migrating from highly public social media networks like Facebook to private micro-networks like Facebook Messenger, Slack, WeChat, and Telegram for their to day-to-day communication.
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HOW TO: Maximize Your Content's Reach on the Social Web
Mashable
We have all heard that "content is king" — Sumner Redstone deemed it so, then Rupert Murdoch upped the ante, calling it "emperor." But how do we make sure content is delivered to the right places, at the right times? How can we measure the effectiveness of this content and its distribution?
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Really Simple Sale?
Wall Street Journal
As RSS feeds catch on, advertisers are taking notice
Projects
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Level Up Sports Academy
Our mission is to leverage the power of sports to create a world of fearless values-based leaders.
Honors & Awards
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Direct Marketing Scholarship
Direct Marketing Association
Organizations
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American Marketing Association
Speaker and Committee Chair
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