TY - BOOK AU - Watkins,Brandi TI - Sport teams, fans, and Twitter: the influence of social media on relationships and branding T2 - Intergrated marketing communications SN - 9781498540056 (cloth : alk. paper) U1 - 796.0688 PY - 2019///] CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Twitter KW - Social media in sports KW - Sports spectators KW - Attitudes KW - Sports KW - Marketing KW - Branding (Marketing) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-135) and index; Pt. 1. Twitter for relationship building. Ch. 1. The fan-team relationship -- Ch. 2. Getting social -- Ch. 3. Online fan engagement & fan-team relationships. Pt. 2. Content strategies & relationship marketing. Ch. 4. Brand personality -- Ch. 5. Connecting with athletes -- Ch. 6. Dialogue -- Ch. 7. Recommendations N2 - This book draws on interdisciplinary research and mixed methods to investigate the extent to which Twitter is a useful tool for enhancing the relationship between sport teams and fans ER -