National Pro Fastpitch

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The Background

National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) is the only professional women’s softball league in the U.S. Although the league has a solid reputation and offers excellent family friendly entertainment, the NPF was struggling to gain awareness with fans, the media and potential sponsors and investors.

The League was positioned for growth, but it
 needed to increase visibility and exposure to make expansion an attractive investment for potential owners. The NPF had secured its
 largest television deal to date — 16 games — and wanted to increase exposure through those games.

Our team was hired to help them maximize the League’s
 marketing efforts on a limited budget. We focused specifically on social media strategy, team promotions and expansion marketing.

Our Approach

The NPF’s biggest assets are the players, several of whom have incredible star power and massive followings. However, there wasn’t a unified effort from the players to help promote their teams and the league on social media channels. We worked with the NPF to change this.

We provided the league and its players with weekly social media tips to help guide their efforts and drive awareness for specific initiatives. In particular, we focused on driving viewership for the NPF’s televised games.

We also worked with the League to offer up promotion ideas and campaigns for each of the teams to use to help drive attendance at games. Additionally, we developed collateral materials to help the league better market its
 expansion teams as a good investment opportunity.

The Results

During one week of the social media promotion for TV coverage, we saw more than 700 tweets using the #NPFonESPN hashtag, which generated nearly 2.8 million impressions.

Thanks in part to the social media campaign, the League experienced strong television ratings, which lead to an even larger television deal with prime-time coverage for 2014.

Additionally, the expansion marketing materials helped better communicate the unique value of the NPF and the investment opportunities it presented. The materials helped secure a new team in time for the 2014 season.

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Services Used:

Social media training & guide


  Social media campaign development


  Social media coaching for league & players


  Development of team promotion guide


  Collateral material development


  Copywriting


  Press release development


  TV advertising script development

What the Client Says

“It is with enthusiasm and confidence that I am able to recommend Laura Click and Blue Kite Marketing. We worked with Blue Kite for nearly a year and completely throughout an entire competitive season for our league. Our consultation and implementation covered several different areas of marketing, and specifically included the creation and implementation of a social media platform, specific team marketing strategies, and collateral material development. We always felt the Blue Kite team took the time to identify our needs and plan a strategy or solution that met those needs. They did all of this while also being sensitive to our timeframe. We would definitely utilize the expertise of Blue Kite Marketing in the future if the opportunity presented itself.”

Cheri Kempf
Commissioner, National Pro Fastpitch

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