Location: Switzerland/Nyon

Closing date: Until filled

Overview: 

Profile:

We are delighted to offer an exciting and challenging opening at UEFA for the position of Marketing Manager, to play a key role in the growth of football across Europe. Supporting the further success of Europe’s number one sport across UEFA’s 55 member associations, this experienced marketing professional will advise our members and track their progress in growing the game.

The Marketing Manager reports to the Senior Marketing Manager responsible for national association marketing support and the GROW marketing support programme. UEFA GROW is our core development support to UEFA’s member associations, focusing on their image, digital engagement, participation and revenues.

Purpose:

– Account-managing national associations to ensure timely follow-up, reporting and support;
– Managing delivery of commercial and digital workshops for national associations within the GROW programme;
– Following up with national associations to complete 3-4 year commercial and digital strategic plans linked to the other pillars of GROW;
– Managing an online reporting dashboard;
– Staying abreast of trends in digital development and commercial opportunities so as to share best practice with national associations;
– Coordinating logistics, consultants and reports for the GROW commercial and digital component;
– Performing other duties as assigned by the Senior Marketing Manager.

Requirements:

Experience required:
– from 4 to 6 years / working for a football association or professional league in a marketing capacity
– from 1 to 3 years / working in an account management role

Education:
– Masters in a business-related subject

Languages:
– English / Advanced
– Another European language is required (ideally Russian)

Additional requirements:
– MS Office / Advanced
– Budget Management / Intermediate
– Project Management / Proficient

Click here to apply

Juventus’ Board of Directors reported €4.1 million profits for the year ended 30 June 2016 which are set to be approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting called for 25th October 2016 at the Juventus Stadium.

Juventus have reported profits for the second year in a row, ambulance and have said that they will be allocated to reserves. The increase in profits, drugs from €2.3 million, apoplectic is mainly due to an increase in revenues from players’ registration rights of €22.9 million, and a general increase in recurring revenues (€ 16.8 million).

The net financial debt, however, has increased 5.6% – from €188.9 million to €199.4 million, which Juventus say is due to “transfer campaign outlays, investments in other fixed assets, investments in shareholdings, and flow from financial activities.”

Juventus highlighted the main events of the 2015/16 year which led to the financial outcomes cited in the statements, which included the first team’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League during the round of sixteen; their seventh Italian Super Cup title win; and their Serie A win for the fifth year in a row three game-weeks ahead of time.

The club also inauguration of J Medical a multi-surgery, diagnostic, physiotherapy and sports medicine centre, situated in the Eastern section of the Juventus Stadium, and the extension work of the J Museum.

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Arsenal Football Club and SportPesa have announced an extension of their partnership, abortion which sees the company become the Official African Better Partner with rights of association across the whole of the continent.

Fans will be offered a number of club related benefits such as official merchandise, medstore tickets to matches and a chance to experience the world class hospitality at Emirates Stadium. SportPesa will also engage directly with Arsenal’s African supporters through the club’s digital channels and marketing initiatives featuring first-team players and club legends.

The long-term partnership is geared towards nurturing grassroots football and supporting SportPesa’s existing sponsorship of SportPesa Premier League and SportPesa Super 8 League in Kenya.

As part of the partnership with Arsenal, generic five-day training camps will be carried out by Arsenal-trained coaching staff. The training camps have been designed to ensure both footballers and coaches learn to incorporate the key principles of ‘playing the Arsenal way’.

Launching the partnership SportPesa Chief Executive Officer Ronald Karauri said, “Our extended partnership with Arsenal gives us a wonderful opportunity to connect with more people all over Africa, through both our grassroots coaching and also promotional activities with the club and its players. Arsenal has a huge presence and support across the continent, and we will use that positively to contribute to the sustainable growth of a number of different sports but mainly football with a shared dream to see Kenya compete in the World Cup for the first time in 2022.”

Vinai Venkatesham, Arsenal’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We are delighted to be continuing and expanding our association with SportPesa across Africa following a successful first year of partnership in Kenya.  We look forward to working together to develop grassroots football and engaging Arsenal supporters in Africa.”

By Christian Radnedge

Seb Coe has received the backing of the Board of Athletics of New Zealand to become the new president of the International Association of Athletics Federations in August.

The board announced this week that their delegate to the IAAF Congress in Beijing will vote for the Briton to succeed Lamine Diack as head of the organisation.

Coe, viagra the chair of the British Olympic Association, clinic challenges for the presidency alongside his fellow IAAF vice-president Sergey Bubka – who also heads up his own national Olympic body in Ukraine.

As far as New Zealand is concerned, viagra it is Coe who has the right skills to take over as president.

Speaking on behalf of the Board, Athletics New Zealand Chief Executive Linda Hamersley said: “Lord Coe is a very strong candidate for the Presidency and Athletics New Zealand believes he has the skills, experience and vision to take the IAAF and athletics into a new era. Lord Coe stands for integrity, trust and growth – pillars critical to a strong future for the sport.

“With the ever increasing need for ethics, integrity and transparency in our sport and the dark cloud that doping continues to play, we need our leaders to take a stand in that regard. Lord Coe’s fourth pillar in his manifesto states ‘ensuring integrity and trust in everything we do’.

“That resonates with the Board as we introduce a new Ethics Regulation, adopt Sport New Zealand’s model Anti-Match-Fixing Policy and adopt the recently amended IAAF Code of Conduct.

“His focus on engaging with youth to cultivate the future of athletics is something that Athletics New Zealand fully supports and see as necessary for the sport to continue to develop.”

Coe launched his manifesto late last year with youth a key part of his plan for the future of the organisation.

Earlier this year, he said: “We’re not broken, we’re not a failed sport, we’re not actually a failing sport but we have to recognise, as I did in that London journey, that the biggest challenge we have is that we have not attracted young people.”

New Zealand are now the second country to publicly back Coe after Jamaica pledged their support in February.

Hamersley added: “Because members of the Athletics New Zealand Board and Senior Management have had a number of meetings and spent time in recent years discussing the issues with both Lord Coe and Sergey, we have a very good understanding of the work that both candidates want to implement at the international level.

“At a meeting with Lord Coe earlier this year it was clear that both our agendas are closely aligned and what he wants for the International Federation, the Board and Senior Management want for Athletics in New Zealand. This is a major factor in our support of Lord Coe.

“With the exceptionally high-calibre of both candidates, regardless of the outcome in August, athletics internationally is well-placed for the future.”

Seb Coe outlined his vision for the IAAF presidency previously to iSportconnect here. 

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The iSportconnect Digital Media and Technology Masterclass returned to London in style today with a record turnout for the event at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel.

The event, in association with Seven League, made its return to the English capital after a successful edition in Lausanne in September 2014 and was certainly the best one yet.

This morning’s event attracted its biggest ever audience with delegates from major sports teams, clubs, federations, governing bodies and brands in the digital media and technology sector, all attending what was a very popular event.

Audience members included representatives of AC Milan, Arsenal FC, BBC Sports, Celtic FC, Chelsea FC, City Football Group, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), EY, ESPN, European Tour, FC Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool FC, Manchester United FC, MP & Silva, NBA, Premier League, RFU, Sky Sports, SL Benfica, Tottenham Hotspur FC, UFC, World Rugby, WPP, WTA and many more.

The high level audience was largely due to the quality of the panellists assembled for this edition of the Masterclass.

There were a total of four panels assembled with panellists from across several sports and beyond.

The first panel, moderated by Seven League CEO Richard Ayers, was made up of David Sternberg, Head of Media at Manchester United FC, Jerry Newman, Head of Digital Marketing & CRM at Chelsea FC and Joaquim Cardona, Head of Digital Business at FC Barcelona.

Representing three of the biggest football clubs in the world, the trio discussed the challenges they face in the digital world in their respective roles, such as commercialising digital and the digital opportunities they are exploring. They also touched on fans’ consumption patterns on platforms such as mobile and tablet.

Speaking after the event, David Sternberg said: “It was a great event, this is the second iSportconnect event I have been to and both have been fantastic, really well planned and with a great mix of speakers.”

Jerry Newman added: “It was a great event; it was a pleasure to sit on the panel with David and Quim. It’s always good to speak about what Chelsea is doing and it’s good to hear what other organisations are doing.”

The second panel, moderated by Omnigon Managing Director Alex Chamberlen, included Murray Barnett, Head of Broadcast, Commercial and Marketing at World Rugby, Tom Kingsley, Director of Sport and Sponsorship at EY, Tom Lister, Marketing Manager at the RFU and Mike Norrish, Executive Producer at BT Sport.

The quartet touched on the subject of how digital is captivating rugby fans and driving engagement in this World Cup year. They also discussed how to use digital to engage with a wider audience and how to engage fans with new technologies emerging.

Giving his thoughts on the event, Murray Barnett said: “It was great, it’s always good to have different perspectives from different sports. The networking is always important, but also hearing what other sports are doing in areas where we haven’t focused that much”

The third panel, moderated by Exponential-E Lead Technologist Steven Harrison, was Damian Smith, Head of IT at the ECB, Bruce Bale, Head of Social Games and Development at Sky Betting and Gaming, Hywel Sloman, IT Director at Arsenal FC and Mark Lichtenhein, CIO – Head of TV, Digital and Technology, PGA European Tour.

The panellists spoke about the relationship between sport and betting and the challenges of wearable technology and data among other things.

And the fourth and final panel, again moderated by Richard Ayers, was made up of cross-sector experts from the entertainment industry which included Matt Locke, Director of Storythings, Alice Taylor, Founder and CEO of MakieLab and Martin Talks, Founder of 10x Army.

They gave an interesting insight into their experiences from a digital and technology perspective outside of the sports industry. Other topics they gave their views on were interaction, fandom and 3D printing and the opportunities this creates.

Overall, the delegates were treated to a really insightful and thought-provoking Masterclass with expert opinions on best practice in the digital media and technology industry.

The next edition of the Digital Media and Technology Masterclass will return to Lausanne in September. iSportconnect will also be staging the first ever Media and Communications Masterclass in June.

For more information on our upcoming events please visit our website HERE. 

Event networking pictures below

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Pre-event networking

More pre-event networking between delegates

(David Gibbs, Sky Sports, left, David Harker, Durham CCC, Centre & Alexandra Willis, AELTC, right)

(Matthew Quinn, Liverpool FC)

(Kuljeet Sindhar, NBA, left, Patrick Jubb, Crystal Palace FC, centre & Julie Ferguson, Scottish FA, right)

(Panellists Damien Smith, ECB, left & Hywel Sloman, Arsenal FC, right)

(Sara Leach, British Champions Series, Centre)

(Adam Treeby, Rugby Football League, centre)

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