How has Sochi 2014 scored on social media?
Social media in the UK exploded when Jenny Jones won her bronze medal in the Snowboard Slopestyle. Twitter has gone mad for Jenny Jones Her Twitter following skyrocketed from 6000 to 60000 in 48 hours and is now up to 70000. Twitter Reach shows that since just 9am today her name has been included in...
The Freeze Festival moves to Clapham Common
After five years at the Battersea Power Station, the (London) Freeze Festival has dropped the London from its title and moved to Clapham Common. We dropped by on the opening night to see how it looked, and if any marketing or businesses stood out. Retro Rentals This is one business that may do well at Freeze – Retro...
Mini backflip in Tignes beats gap jump and rail slide to go viral
Firstly, if you haven’t already seen this incredible footage of a full Mini backflip filmed in Tignes, then press play on the video below right now! You’ve now added to the 3.3 million views that this video has had in the first ten days since it was posted. (And who knows what the count will...
The North Face build strong marketing platform for launch of Steep Series range
While out in Chamonix last week at the Freeride World Tour, Skipedia took the opportunity to interview Anders Ollgaard, Brand Manager Action Sports EMEA from The North Face. The company’s long term mission is “to become the global leader in snowsport apparel”. With that in mind, 98% of their winter collection has changed for 2013/14...
GoPro move European marketing forward with Freeride World Tour sponsorship
While in Chamonix last week attending the Freeride World Tour, Skipedia caught up with Philip Schlosser, Resort and Sports Coordinator for GoPro in Europe. Why has GoPro sponsored the Freeride World Tour? We want to be present in all our core verticals, and snowsports is our main market in Europe. The Freeride...
Skiplex expand to Reading and create a ski industry success story
Followers of industry stats will know that the number of people taking snowsports holidays has decreased in each of the last four years. So with a market that’s fallen by almost 25% it’s a rare pleasure to find a business that’s bucking the trend and expanding rapidly. Skiplex recently opened its second centre in Reading,...
