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Re-thinking sports marketing now that fans are in charge

We know Blake Griffin was chosen first in the NBA draft last week. But social media had another opinion on the matter. Mojave used social media analytics to see how people reacted to the top 5 NBA Draft picks; Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet, James Harden, Ricky Rubio & Tyreke Evans. Click on any chart below to get a high-res version.

Total mentions in Social Media #4 Ricky Rubio leads in most social media mentions, followed by #1 Blake Griffin.

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#1 Blake Griffin had the most activity on Twitter on draft day, but #4 Ricky Rubio peaked the following few days and continues to lead the rest on Twitter mentions.

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82% of people had good things to say about Ricky Rubio in social media, but Hasheem Thabeet didn't fare as well; 48% of conversations around him tended to be negative.

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#4 Ricky Rubio was the most searched for on Google around draft day as people wanted to learn more about him. #1 Blake Griffin had about half the volume of Rubio, but still lead the rest of the pack, who all averaged about the same search volume.
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Tags: Blake, Draft, Evans, Griffin, Harden, Hasheem, James, NBA, Ricky, Rubio, More…Thabeet, Tyreke, basketball, media, picks, social

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