Tag Archives: Twitter
INTRODUCING RACING BUZZ
We’re still trying to shake off the effects of the shambolic simulcast last night from Turffontein in South Africa of the first race shown in Hong Kong which was a surreal comedy of errors- wobblyscope camerawork, losing the video halfway … Continue reading
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS STUNTING THE GROWTH OF HORSE RACING
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Recently, more and more people following the world of horse racing are taking sabbaticals from social media, mainly Twitter. Some never come back, Why? In order to return to the real world. Even with all its … Continue reading
THE BUSINESS OF HORSE RACING AND GOING AFTER THE SAME CONSUMER DOLLAR
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk We’re coming to the end of 2017, and the next year doesn’t offer much hope for many industries that have coasted on their respective gravy trains without reading the tea leaves and seeing what the future … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged business, content, creativity, customer-centric, disney, Eracing, executive, happy wednesday, HK Racing, HKJC, Horse racing, Jack Ma, marketing, mcdonald's, merchandising, simonfuller, Trip Advisor, Twitter
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN HORSE RACING
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Just think about this: If one is to believe all the various numbers bandied around in what is an increasingly numbers-driven world where the popularity of anything and anyone is gauged by the number of “likes” … Continue reading
WHERE ARE HORSE RACING’S DEFIANT ONES?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Whether we want to or not, social media has not only entered our lives, in some instances, it’s taken them over with seemingly no end in sight. We’re becoming, or have already become slaves to technology … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Horse Racing, Music Industry
Tagged 360 Degree Deal, EMI, Facebook, GORILLAZ, happy wednesday, HKJC, instagram, McDonald, Napster, RADIOHEAD, Robbie Williams, SnapChat, Twitter, YouTube
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WHY ONLINE LAWS WILL BAR HORSE RACING’S CYBER BULLIES
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame. Turns out the Future is now. Not that Katy Perry and Taylor Swift want more fame, but there they were earlier … Continue reading
MAKING HORSE RACING REALLY REALLY SOCIABLE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Listening the other day to a discussion on TABradio, Darren McAullay, the excellent race caller in Western Australia, and not one to mince words, was straight to the point: As far as he’s concerned, he’s not … Continue reading
Posted in HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Darren McAullay, Facebook, instagram, TABradio, Twitter, YouTube
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James Mathers on the leadership issues affecting racing in Australia
Dear Hans Thank you for your very good article on leadership in the racing industry published last Friday. An outstanding article. In recent days, I have been pilloried on Twitter because of my criticism of the lack of leadership in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged ABC, Bindi Cheers, James Mathers, New South Wales racing, Queensland racing, Racing boards, RACING VICTORIA, RNSW, State Government Racing Ministers, Twitter, Victoria racing
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LESS TALK AND MORE ACTION, PLEASE?
By Hans Ebert Australia was all a Twitter yesterday about the very sudden, but not unexpected, split between trainer John O’Shea and his tough task masters at Godolphin that includes constantly coming up against a Plumtree. According to one report, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PETER MOODY, Peter V'landys
Tagged Andrew Bensley, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup, Charlie Appleby, Chris Roots, Godolphin, Gooree Park Stud farm, HKJC, JAMES CUMMINGS, JOHN O'SHEA, Mount Everest, Pakistan Star, PAN SUTONG, Peter Moody, Peter V'landys, Plumtree, Racing NSW, SEAN WOODS, Tony McEvoy, Twitter
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