What can marketers learn from the Savannah Bananas?
If you're trying to master social media, video and authenticity, you can learn a lot from the Bananas. Just don't bunt.
It’s not easy to describe the Savannah Bananas to someone who hasn’t witnessed them in action. They are part baseball team, part traveling circus and 100% entertainment.
The Bananas play a game they call “Banana Ball,” which resembles baseball in many ways, but with shorter games, 11 rules you won’t find in baseball and more than a hint of vaudeville thrown in for good measure.
It’s a concept almost perfectly designed for social media and online video, and that’s exactly where the Savannah Bananas built a loyal following of fans, some of whom have, for years, entered a lottery for a chance to see it all in person.
We struck up a conversation with Kara Heater, Director of Marketing for the Savannah Bananas, to talk about how the team uses a combination of video, social media and authenticity to entertain millions of fans, many of whom have never seen the team play in person.
If you think the company and products you’re marketing play in a different league than the Savannah Bananas, you’re probably right. But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn from how the Bananas built a phenomenon.
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