MAAC Partners with Front Porch Athletics
EDISON, N.J. (Sept. 3, 2019) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and Front Porch Athletics announced a partnership to generate awareness and increase attendance for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships as they move to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“We’re excited to partner with Front Porch Athletics to provide the MAAC Basketball and Esports Championships in Atlantic City with cutting edge social media technology and messaging,” said MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor. “Front Porch Athletics will focus on distributing MAAC messaging to Atlantic City and South Jersey markets to provide sports fans with an array of MAAC game ticket options and fan activities."
Front Porch Athletics will utilize an affordable and creative approach to reach a variety of MAAC member “publics” along with the South Jersey community to increase attendance. The company will also work with MAAC staff to engage closely with member schools and community groups for a variety of tactics.
“The MAAC has always done an incredible job in creating a festival-like atmosphere with their Men’s and a Women’s Basketball Championships” said Front Porch Athletics Partner David Siroty. “The move to Atlantic City creates even more exciting opportunities to engage the student bodies of the schools, along with the MAAC’s large alumni base and the Atlantic City area. We are looking forward to working closely with the MAAC staff to generate season-long increased school and community awareness about the move to AC, our new Championship home.”
The 2020 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship will be held on March 10-14 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For more information, visit
maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
About Front Porch Athletics:
Front Porch Athletics was founded to bring our outside business experiences back to college athletics. Planning, activation and integration are keys to external affairs teams making a campus wide and community impact. Created by college athletics veterans who have had successful marketing careers in the "outside" world, Front Porch Athletics will empower the athletic department to fully reach its maximum potential, drive increase visibility and meet the needs of a diverse set of "publics."