The Press Conference Podcast
A sports media podcast focusing on the best of social media, press, marketing, commercial and PR at clubs and organisations. There is a strong community of sporting minds in the creative industry and in this series, Dan Simmonite speaks to the expert individuals and extracts the story behind their role and the best practice in their field.
Podcasting since 2020 • 11 episodes
The Press Conference Podcast
Latest Episodes
Chris Payne - Football Brand Designer
Chris Payne is a football brand designer and is the man behind the Alfreton Town and Eastleigh FC badges. He is based in USA and tells the story of how he won his first football club client by presenting a rebrand to his local team via email.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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36:50
Kara Head - Social Media Manager at Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Kara runs the twitter feed for the renowned Bayer 04 Leverkusen English account. She has the distinction of working from New York and commutes only to the coffee shop as she is employed as a remote worker for the club. She speaks about the impo...
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Episode 9
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29:09
Jay Taylor - i2i International Soccer Academy
Jay Taylor is the Digital Media Manager for i2i International Soccer Academy and is just about the busiest man in football media, running multiple social media accounts; some of which you might have seen with the likes of 'All Orlando City' and...
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Episode 8
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31:26
Dean Davies - Freelance Sport Designer
Dean Davies has worked as a freelance sports designer for the likes of Squawka, Eleven Sports and the Football Association of Wales. He takes me through the best steps to learn photoshop, how to get paid clients when just starting out, and when...
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Episode 7
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29:58
John Gillespie - Irish Football Association
John Gillespie is the Digital Manager for the Irish Football Association (Northern Ireland) and speaks to me about his grounding in news reporting which helped his transition over to sport digital as well as an insight into how the relationship...
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Episode 6
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51:22
