Matthew Emerman
New York, NY (USA)
Role(s):
VP/SVP/Dept Head
Sportsvite, LLC
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Location:
New York
Industry:
Media
Year Founded:
2006
Number Employees:
10-50 people
Description:
Sportsvite ((URL removed)) is the leading online community for recreational athletes – we serve the 110 million Americans that play sports. Sportsvite is a social network that builds connections between players, teams and leagues and a social utility that organizes their games and activities – from practices to pick-up games to league competitions. Sportsvite has been featured as the top social network for recreational sports in Time, New York Times, MSNBC, Entrepreneur, Maxim, Sports Illustrated, Fox News and ABC News.
Sportsvite reaches over 500,000 recreational athletes and 25,000 teams in top U.S. cities. Our audience is young (27 years old on average), both men and women (70% male, 30% female), affluent (high household income), educated (predominately college graduates), urban dwelling (most live in major cities) and spend to support their passion (the average Sportsvite member spends over $1,000 annually on sports and fitness related activities). Sportsvite works with the premier sports media companies including ESPN, CBS Sports and CSTV and has secured advertising from top flight brands including American Express, Powerade, Puma, Kellogg’s, Coors and Corona.