armed forces bowl social media case study
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Social Media Case Study
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
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Phone: 972.668.3867 www.atomicdc.com
Project Objectives
• Attract fans and boost interactions with fans, teams, and conferences
• Sell tickets and merchandise• Drive TV traffic • Increase brand awareness for the Bell
Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl• Increase value to existing sponsors and attract
future sponsors• Grow existing sponsorship levels
Campaign Challenges
• 2 Month campaign– Including campaign development, research,
planning, account set-up, sponsorship on-site execution, online social activity, and monitoring
• Limited advertising budget– Print and digital media expense not to exceed
$500– Coordinating sponsorship involvement and
multi-level approval processes
Proposed Solutions
• Sponsor involvement– “Where is the Bell
Helicopter?”– Poster creation– In-Game adventure zone
sponsor promotion
• Interacted with fans before/during the game– Tweet your seat– VIP trivia giveaway– What are you thankful for– Raffle giveaways
• Engage other pages– Military – Veterans Day
and Pear Harbor Remembrance Day
– Connected with Gary Sinise and Lt. Dan Band
• Set up, managed and ran targeted Facebook ad campaigns– Dallas residents, Tulsa
Fans, BYU Fans, and Military
Armed Forces Bowl 2011
“Tweet your Seat” Winners
“Where is the Bell Helicopter?” Sponsor Promotion (SMU and Lexus)Atomic Gameday Raffle
Fan Photo Submission by Ticket Winner Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band
Campaign Highlights
• Grew email database by over 3%– Based on a single
campaign element
• Positive feedback from sponsors– Extremely positive feedback
from sponsors, marketing, and communications officers
– Increased on-site promotions with posters
– Gary Sinise connections• Over 5,800 connections, Avg.
of 450 talking about it.
• Media involvement– Channel 11 interview
• Fan growth– Facebook: Over 28%
increase in fans– Twitter: Over 40% increase
in followers – Reach increased by over
24,000%
• Over 6,000 Military tickets were given out– Compared to last year’s
4,000+ tickets
Key Takeaways
• Plan promotions– Prepare for:
• Promotional requests • Approval processes
– Do your research• Venue restrictions• Space and time
limitations • Budget
• Make a checklist
• Don’t be afraid to ask• Share victories with the
client – Report in real time
• Outline expectations and goals– Qualitative and
quantitative
If you have any questions on this presentation, please feel free to contact us.
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