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🚀 NEW REPORT AVAILABLE Digital Transformation Regional Market Report 2024 | UK is free to download: https://lnkd.in/djMWmsJv In our new Digital Transformation Regional Market Report 2024 | UK, we examine one of the world’s leading sports markets. In an effort to showcase the opportunities for digitalization in the region, this report assesses the digital and data maturity levels of 133 elite UK-based clubs across ten professional leagues: 🏀 British Basketball League (BBL); 🏏 County Championship; ⚽ The Premier League; ⚽ EFL (English Football League) Championship; ⚽ Scottish Premiership; 🏒 Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL); ⛹🏾♀️ Netball Super League; 🏉 Premiership Rugby; 🏉 United Rugby Championship; and 🏉 Super League. Our research also assesses the digital transformation efforts of 18 major competition organizers, including those for the aforementioned leagues and the addition of other major tour operators and league/governing bodies: 🎾 AELTC (Wimbledon) ; 🏏 England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB); ⚽ The Football Association; 🏇 The Jockey Club; 🏎️ Motorsport UK; 🎯 The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC); ⛳ The R&A; 🏉 The Rugby Football League (RFL); 🏉 Rugby Football Union (RFU); ⚽ Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL); and 🏆 World Snooker Tour (WST). Download the Digital Transformation Regional Market Report 2024 | UK now to discover the UK professional sports market’s #digitaltransformation benchmarks.

Since partnering with N3XT Sports in March, the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS) has set record digital expansion: ◻️ 76.1 percent increase in its cross-platform social media following ◻️ 34.2 percent subscription growth via YouTube ◻️ 96.5K TikTok followers since its channel launch ◻️ Significant engagement in emerging markets, including the US and India Read on to discover every step behind FIAS’ #digitaltransformation journey. https://lnkd.in/egxUfrMB

One of the perks that I love most about being at N3XT SPORTS is connecting with our amazing clients at their events! It's always great to catch up, learn more about their businesses, and have some fun together. Yesterday, I enjoyed a day out in Barcelona with Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) and a few of our N3xties. Thank you FEI for the invite, the Longines League of Nations sure didn't disappoint! Congratulations to Team Germany 🇩🇪

The biggest change in the use of #artificialintelligence will be how it supports the governance of user data, improving operational efficiencies, and their cost-saving benefits. Read on to discover the use cases for #AI inside sport’s #digitaltransformation and the steps to establishing effective AI governance. https://lnkd.in/dP-3Eg-s

1️⃣ Session 1 of the IF Forum 2024 will take place on 22 October with the topic "Ensuring your IF is match fit and future-ready". ❓ What are some of the latest challenges and exciting innovations in global sport? Motasem El Bawab, CIO of N3XT SPORTS, will set the tone of the Forum with key insights about how the IFs can adapt and prepare for the ever-evolving sports landscape. #IFForum #SportAccord #sports

🚀 NEW REPORT AVAILABLE Fan Engagement & Commercialization Guide 2024 is free to download: https://lnkd.in/dgzd697e In our new Fan Engagement & Commercialization Guide 2024, we examine how sports organizations can optimize their digital assets to drive increased commercial value across the “fan journey” without breaking their budget. Drawing on expertise, our guide examines three key stages on this journey, including:  ▪️ How to build an effective fan-marketing funnel and leverage a scalable #CRM solution to maximize fan engagement; ▪️ How to generate fan loyalty and cost-effective customer conversions, including the art of retaining audiences using an “always-on” mindset; ▪️ How to maximize commercial value using fan data (without the need for budget increases) and the role of assistive technology and artificial intelligence (AI) integration. Throughout the guide, readers will also garner insights from N3XT Sports clients, including Stéphane Schwander, Head of Content and Channels Management at the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), Gordon Templeman, Director of Commercial Operations and Communications at United World Wrestling (UWW), and Fergus Murray, Head of IT and Broadcast at World Triathlon. Download the Fan Engagement & Commercialization Guide 2024 now to fully imagine the fan journey and how to heighten audience acquisition, fan retention, and customer conversions inside your organization.

👋🏽 WELCOME TO THE N3XT SPORTS FAMILY! From the entire N3XT SPORTS team, we are pleased to welcome Marcos Pelegrin to the family. Marcos brings over 10 years of experience working in the sports industry, from starting his professional career as Executive Associate for CEOE International, to founding World Football Summit, to then becoming the Managing Director of LALIGA in Africa and Strategic Projects Director for the MENA region. He joins N3XT Sports as the Commercial Services Director. Marcos has lived in France, Italy, Ireland and South Africa, and is fluent in French, Italian and English. Please, help us welcome Marcos to the N3XT Sports team!

Congratulations to Parma Calcio 1913 for winning the Digital Transformation Initiative, presented by N3XT Sports, at the World Football Summit (WFS) Awards 2024, which brought together and celebrated the sports business professionals shaping the football industry. The category’s judging panel recognized the top-flight Italian football club’s work on the Parma Calcio DataLab. Parma Calcio’s Chief Performance and Analytics Officer Mathieu Lacome was presented with the award at this week’s ceremony, held in Seville, Spain. The club was among a wealth of strong applicants during this year’s judging process, including fellow finalists, Belgian football club Club Brugge and dedicated sports social media network Fanera, whose #digitaltransformation initiatives were also commended by the panel judges. Well done to the finalists and the entire team at Parma Calcio!

Personalization helps sports organizations and rights holders to diversify their marketing efforts when pitching tailored content to individual (and groups of) subscribers. Read on to discover how AI and scalable #CRM is used to personalize the UX and tailor customer communications. https://lnkd.in/dK9Csa3Y

As the sun sets on Paris 2024 and audience attention is thrown to Milano Cortina 2026, N3XT Sports assesses the digital maturity and fan-data collection across the Winter Olympic Movement's International Federations. Read our latest insights article to discover the #digitaltransformation benchmarks and opportunities for Winter Olympic IFs in the build-up to Milano Cortina 2026. https://lnkd.in/eCgaqSHT