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This month\u00a0<\/span>Digital-Football.com<\/a>\u00a0is very fortunate to have a chat about football social media with the UEFA Champions League winners and arguably, one of the greatest sporting institutions to grace the planet, FC Barcelona. The social media team at the Catalan club have been incredibly busy in recent months and sit at the forefront of sports social media and fan engagement. Barca currently have the most liked\u00a0<\/span>Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0in global sports, and rank in the top 50 of all Facebook pages. But it isn\u2019t just their Facebook page that has won them our plaudits \u2013 they were the first to fulfill\u00a0<\/span>our prediction<\/a>\u00a0that clubs will<\/span>optimise their stadium for social media<\/a>, and they run massively engaging\u00a0<\/span>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/a>\u00a0accounts to support their Facebook activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Digital-Football asked them about certain areas of their social media strategy, here\u2019s what they revealed:<\/p>\n

\"\"Social Media Policy for staff and players<\/h3>\n

For the longest time, Policy and Guidelines have been an issue we\u2019ve been trying to push on this site and we\u2019ve been desperate to learn how clubs are educating their employees about the\u00a0potential pitfalls of social<\/a>. For Barcelona, their Social Media Policy places an emphasis on responsibility, however, what is clear is that this doesn\u2019t naturally mean restrictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t like to restrict the use of Social Media. We just try to give all the information, tools and support to all FC Barcelona employees, football players included, in order to be aware of.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a refreshing move, Barcelona revealed to us that they have an education strategy in place that ensures that \u2018everybody understands the magnitude of every tweet or post we do\u2019. This approach teaches staff to think about what they post, as well as actually understand the consequences of bad practice as supposed to merely being told \u2018it\u2019s bad\u2019. Education is the way forward, not blanket bans.<\/p>\n

Return on investment and FC Barcelona<\/h3>\n

Being the best is something integral to the Barcelona ethos, whether this is on the field, in the business or in the social world. Barcelona\u2019s brand oozes quality and class \u2013 a follower of their football will know that they don\u2019t do \u2018ugly victories\u2019. So, it\u2019s no surprise that this concept is evident in their Social Media strategy. Facebook is a huge part of the clubs social success, for reasons already stated, but Barcelona recognise that it isn\u2019t just about numbers \u2013 return on investment isn\u2019t necessary sales:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just a question of numbers. FC Barcelona uses Social Media as a service channel. Twitter, Facebook and Youtube are the best way to connect to a lot of people around the world. We are proud of our values and our identity and this is a good way of spreading them. So, the return of investment is not only in economic terms.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is clear for Barcelona is that Social Media is a service, and it should be servicing the fans above all else. Whilst many brands and football clubs visualise Social Media as a marketing channel, to Barca, it is so much more \u2013 it\u2019s a connection to build relationships on an international scale.<\/p>\n

Investing in long term Social Media<\/h3>\n

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The social team sit naturally within the Marketing and Communications department of the club, but the primary objective for the team is \u00a0\u2018to keep the best relationship with all Bar\u00e7a Fans\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. What makes FC Barcelona rather different to most sporting brands is that the sheer size of their organisation requires separated channels for the vast amount of teams and sports that fall under the brand,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got one Facebook page for the first team, one for the B team and La Masia, and one for every professional section: basketball, futsal, handball and hockey. And on Twitter, we follow the same standard with a plus. We run 3 official accounts (@fcbarcelona, @fcbarcelona_es and @fcbarcelona_cat), one for every language (English, Spanish and Catalan)\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Barca are proud of what they describe as \u2018a singularity\u2019, and it is interesting to see how they manage their social media for different markets \u2013 Twitter in particular. The club has been considerate to its massive international fan base by deploying an English channel, whilst at the same time, the club has stayed true to its roots and tweets in Catalan. Whilst this is an arduous task for the brand, it goes to show that they have a strategy that is looking at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n

Looking towards the future \u2013 Mobile<\/h3>\n

As already mentioned, Barcelona are credited to being the first team in Europe to look to\u00a0optimise their stadium for matchday social media<\/a>. For the club this isn\u2019t just about raising awareness of social channels, but rather it\u2019s ensuring that fans have the best chances of utilising social within the stadium \u2013 this means mobile technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cMobile phones are the future of connectivity. The challenge is to convert Camp Nou in a \u201cmobile friendly\u201d zone.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With smartphone adoption rapidly increasing, it makes sense that clubs begin to look at the role of mobile in the game, whether that is mobile marketing, geolocation, mobile sharing and even mobile tickets. We are both in agreement that if you want to have a social presence that maximizes huge\u00a0attendances, then you have to ensure that your environment is conducive for data sharing. There\u2019s little point spending thousands on a Social Media campaign if you can\u2019t even effective market to your own fans in your own house!<\/p>\n

Authors note: I would like to thank the Social team at Barca for being willing to answer my questions and be happy to be as open and upfront as possible. It can be a real struggle to get quotes, let alone answers to every question you like, and I appreciate their kind support for the blog and hopefully I can get a chance to write more about the excellent displays of innovation currently going on at the Camp Nou.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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