Follr Achieves Record Third Quarter New User Growth

Company achieves record new user growth for third straight quarter as content partners continue to be added to sports fan platform

Wappingers Falls, NY (Monday October 9th, 2018) Follr, Inc., a SaaS (Software as a Service) company today announced record new user growth for the third consecutive quarter. Total new users for the quarter increased by more than 15% versus second quarter registrations. This also represents an increase of over 189% versus the same period last year.

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The Follr platform provides highly customizable Websites enabling fans and official supporters clubs to create a community centered on a team, sport, person or shared interest and passion. Follr additionally provides franchises, brands, media companies and organizations in the sports and entertainment industries with a broad suite of services that improve fan engagement, protect brand and increase revenues.

During 2017 the company began focusing on sports, specifically soccer. As part of that effort it added highly customized Websites for official supporters clubs detailing meeting points and serving as the richest single source of information about one team online. Each community Website aggregates real time social media content, videos, podcasts and photos for a team and supporters club supported by:

  • Marketing and communication tools
  • Ecommerce services
  • The ability to automate content sharing
  • An extensive event management feature set
  • Aggregated real-time content from multiple online sources
  • Discussion groups

The company recently announced the release of Follr Global, a white label version of their platform, a move they expect with accelerate growth.

Mark Wayman

Mark Wayman

“We are obviously very happy to continue to see amazing growth for the third straight quarter,” stated Follr Product Lead Mark Wayman. He added “As we continue to innovate and bring on more content providers, white label partners and expand into more sports we look forward to even better growth.”

Using a multi-layered account management tool, brands, sports franchises and any organization or entity that has a fan base can use Follr as a single platform to:

  • Protect their brand
  • Ensure ownership of fan data
  • Enable supporters clubs to reach a broader market and fan-base
  • Increase exposure and reach of marketing content and media
  • Make administration and communication easier
  • Collect detailed fan demographics
  • Access currently latent revenue through paid subscriptions/membership options

About Follr, Inc.:

Follr, Inc. (www.follr.com) is a software company founded in 2011 located in California and New York. Follr is a SaaS platform centered on products that “Reinvent the Fan Experience”.

Follr Communities provide vibrant, social groups to engage fans around a franchise, brand, individual, team or organization.

Follr Profile Websites allow individuals, companies and brands to tell a story using a combination of personal or corporate information and real time social media content. They are personally branded Websites used as an initial point of contact and represent an aggregation of all online and offline information. Accessed by an enduring, easy to remember URL they represent a more complete picture and story in an increasingly digital world.

The Follr network provides users with the ability to create, find and join Follr Communities, connect with like minded fans and see content from other members.

Follr is funded through Blossom Ventures. For more information see the company Website, Facebook or Twitter.

Contact:

Follr, Inc.
(888) 201-5160
info@follr.com

StubHub Second Annual NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights Remain Most Sought After Ticket, Toronto Catches “Tavares Fever”

The Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals see highest demand yet across StubHub ticket and eBay merchandise sales; New Year’s Day Winter Classic is a top-selling matchup

San Francisco, CA – Sept. 18, 2018 (PRNewswire) StubHub, the world’s largest event marketplace, today released its second annual NHL Preview, detailing the most in-demand teams and hottest-selling matchups heading into the 2018-2019 season.

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After a fairytale inaugural season, the Vegas Golden Knights are the most in-demand team for the second year in a row, propelled by a fervent fan base and a record-setting Stanley Cup run. The Golden Knights outsell the Toronto Maple Leafs, StubHub’s second top-selling team, by 27% and this year marks the first time a team has been at the top of the list for two consecutive years since the Chicago Blackhawks claimed the top spot for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 season starts.

“Last year was an unforgettable season for hockey fans and this year’s numbers tell us support isn’t slowing down for the Golden Knights after their historic run,” said Scott Jablonski, StubHub’s General Manager of NHL, NFL & NBA. “Not only are the Golden Knights the most in-demand team for the second year in a row, their home opener is also the top-selling matchup heading into this season.”

Other major insights unpacked in the season preview include:

Trends in the Top Ten

  • Toronto fans catch “Tavares Fever”: Since the announcement of John Tavares, the team has quickly rose in popularity according to StubHub ticket and eBay merchandise sales data. Maple Leafs landed at #2 on StubHub’s top-selling team list with 49% increase in demand since last season. The Leafs landed at #6 for most fan gear sold out of all NHL teams on eBay with a 366% increase in Tavares merchandise sold.
  • Washington Capitals generate their highest demand: The defending Stanley Cup champions rank #6 on StubHub’s top-selling team list, securing their highest ranking yet. On eBay, they are the #1 NHL team in terms of merchandise sales with 26,122 items sold in recent months.
  • Vegas Golden Knights lead top in-demand events: The Knights appear in four of the top ten most in-demand games. In the pre-season, The Golden Knights sold 18,295 items in the pre-season, securing it’s #2 spot on eBay for sales of fan gear.

Trending Teams

  • Anaheim Ducks enter their 25th anniversary season with a remarkable 82% demand increase from last year.
  • Toronto Maple Leafs see a bigger growth in demand than any other team with a 213% increase compared to the 2014 season start.

Hottest Games

  • The top two most in-demand games feature games from last season’s Stanley Cup Finals participants, Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals.
  • The 2019 New Year’s Day Winter Classic featuring Chicago Blackhawks versus Boston Bruins is already seeing strong demand as it’s the third top-selling matchup.

2018-2019 NHL regular season tickets are available for purchase on StubHub now. As always, StubHub backs all listings with its market-leading FanProtectâ„¢ Guarantee and NHL fans can use StubHub’s 360-degree Virtual View feature and price alerts technology to find the perfect seats for any game.

An overview of all StubHub stats and ticket sales data can be found here and hi-res graphics of top-selling games and teams can be accessed here.

About StubHub

At StubHub, our mission is simple: bring the joy of live to fans globally. We connect fans with their favorite teams, shows and artists and introduce them to the ones they’ll love next. As the largest ticket marketplace in the world, we enable fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of events, whenever they want, through our desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead through innovation. Our industry firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing application, the first interactive seat mapping tool, and the first live entertainment rewards program. Our business partners include more than 130 properties in MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, plus AEG, AXS and Paciolan, and now the Tessitura Network. StubHub provides the total end-to-end event going experience throughout the world. StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ :EBAY ). For more information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.