Almost Gameday

Goal

  • Increase engagement during the playoffs
  • Create a unique and consistent stream of content for fans to expect and look forward to before each playoff game
  • Grow followers & potential customers

Strategy

  1. Utilize the vastly popular “Almost Friday” social media template created by the company, Friday Beers & Almost Friday Media
  2. Put our own twist on it to better represent the Mavericks brand, by using the phrase “Almost Gameday” & the font the franchise used during the 2021-2022 playoffs
  3. Post a carousel of highly emotional, pivotal, or memorable moments from the previous game a day before the next game with the “Almost Gameday” text attached

Content

Results

  • Posts had an increase of engagement of over 200% compared to other content during the playoffs
  • Gained over 2000 followers for the duration of the posts

Key Takeaways

  • Using creative trends like “Almost Friday” to amplify messages proved to be a great way to capture parallel  audiences