Columbus Crew SC Vice President of Marketing, Arica Kress, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy on the Sports Marketing Huddle to talk about marketing and fan engagement strategies for the team. Arica discusses how grassroots marketing has become an integral part of their marketing mix and explains how they are measuring the ROI. What is the most important thing that it takes to be successful in marketing today? How important is video? How's the Columbus Crew SC channeling the ravenous Ohio State fans to help grow their own fan base?In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites:BOLD Worldwide: www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: www.briancristiano.com Cress Media: www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress Media