Last month, soccer fans in the U.K. were introduced to the “Jeff Bot”, a new chatbot to mimic Sky Sports’ irrepressible Jeff Stelling, host of its wildly popular Soccer Saturday show. Within a day of its launch it had already achieved 10,000 signups, with the average user sending 35 messages. “The engagement and retention we are […]
Ticketing sales and commerce platform ReplyBuy has been providing their subscribers the opportunity to receive text messages when tickets become available for their selected team (by literally replying with “buy”). Typically, the user that would reply to the text the fastest would get the ticket. Now, they’ve upgraded their technology so that people are able to send […]
Staying connected with your fellow sports fans is a major part of watching games and events. GameOn, a cloud-based engagement platform, is one of the top apps used today that works to keep fans connected while providing real-time news, scores, and highlights. They have recently teamed up with Sports Illustrated Group to help the users […]
It is undeniable that the Sacramento Kings have a soft spot for the latest technology and working with tech startups. In April, the NBA franchise hosted a startup competition for Sacramento-area businesses, boasting a grand prize of $10,000. This acted as a precursor to their opening of the Golden 1 Center, which the Kings hope will […]
In April, Facebook announced the creation of “chatbots,” which are essentially interactive AI bots that can communicate in common language for companies and other organizations to connect with their consumers. This is all done through Facebook’s Messenger platform, which boasts around 900 million users. Immediately, this idea looked big for the sports world, with regards […]
