DS Platform at #SFS23

Social Football Summit is the first international B2B event in Italy related to the Football Industry.

The SFS offers the space to share innovative content, training and networking sessions through the involvement of industry professionals and decision-makers. Since 2018 it has united different Football Institutions: Federations, Leagues, Clubs, Brands, Media companies, and Startups.

Extra time

This year the Dream Sports Platform team was able to take part in the event, which was hosted at the Stadio Olimpico in the city of Rome.

Dream Sports Platform was pitched by our founder Alex Mamykin at the startup competition format — Extra Time ??

Extra Time is the new innovation program, created with the goal of giving space to those who can offer innovative solutions for the football industry.

?? We have taken part in a competition and based on the results, the Dream Sports Platform has made it to the top 10 startups that will pitch at the live event.

?? It was a great opportunity to pitch the power of our platform to a wider audience of industry leaders and investors in a live format.

The Social Football Summit also provided an opportunity to connect with founders who, like us, are bringing innovation to the world of football ?

#SFS23 Highlights

This year’s Social Football Summit brought together many interested speakers and representatives not only from the football industry but also from gaming, which resonated with the core concept of the DS Platform: Football + Gaming ???

? There were representatives of such clubs as Juventus FC, AS Roma, FC Internazionale Milano, Inter Miami CF, AC Milan, and more.

?? One of the discussions was attended by a representative of Riot Games — one of the most famous game developers and publishers, which has developed popular titles — League of Legends and VALORANT.

“…football industry can increasingly be traced back to an entertainment system player in which it competes with other sectors, other contents, and other suppliers that compete for competitive positions within the football economy. … We are witnessing the growth of marketing and communication which will have to be increasingly vertical, flexible, personalized, and capable of distributing experiences and value in a composite way.

The first ally of this strategy is technology which will allow data, content, and channels to be managed in a more integrated way. The product football must evolve together with the different reference markets, experimenting with new dynamics of engagement with old and new fan targets.

The second ally of this strategy is football content and stories. Knowing how to capitalize on the past, the heritage, the territory, and the before and after of the sporting event will allow us to integrate the revenue lines, freeing ourselves from a model that is still too polarized on let’s call it traditional television rights.” — Ivan Ortenzi, Innovation Director.

“Social Platforms are going to continue to be at the center of how Sports Organizations will engage and connect with their audience.

Everything starts with content, Football Clubs need to invest in creating engaging content to connect to fans, and they need to think about content from two angles: how I create content and engage with my hard-core fans, and how I create content for casual fans where my goal is more to entertain them.

This dual strategy is what will make the difference, start thinking about entertaining content to attract new audiences, at the same time you serve your hardcore fans.” — Kike Levy, entrepreneur & sports media executive.

With every football conference we attend,

more and more industry experts are talking about the challenges of attracting a younger fan base and the need to introduce new fan engagement tools.

Experts emphasize the need for football clubs to invest in creating engaging content for both hardcore and casual fans, explore and invest in new engagement opportunities, and develop strategies to entertain their fans.

This is where the Dream Sports Platform comes in ??

We are open to partnerships,

if you are interested in exploring the new undiscovered possibilities for your football club, please feel free to contact us:

?? Info — [email protected]

?? Web — https://dsplatform.io/

? Youtube — https://www.youtube.com/@DSPlatform