SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moxie Software, Inc. today announced that Sports Endeavors, Inc., the world’s largest soccer specialty retailer, has selected Moxie™ to engage fans across the entire customer journey, supporting them with sales and service inquiries. Sports Endeavors is a retail market leader selling soccer, rugby, and lacrosse items to players and fans.
“We have a personal passion for the sports we represent, which is essential to understanding our customers,” said Sheron Copeland Smith, Contact Center Director, at Sports Endeavors, Inc. “To keep up with the demands of global sports fans and events like this year’s FIFA World Cup™, we selected Moxie Email to deliver a personalized experience for every customer wherever they are in the world.
Sports Endeavors began its operations 30 years ago and its first Eurosport catalog was mailed to six thousand sports fans. Today, Sports Endeavors is one of the world’s leading soccer retailers with online brands including Soccer.com, WorldSoccerShop.com and TiendaFutbolMundial.com. Other Sports Endeavors’ brands are Lacrosse.com and WorldRugbyShop.com.
“We are excited that Sports Endeavors has selected Moxie to continue meeting the needs of its die-hard sports fans,” said Rebecca Ward, president and CEO of Moxie. “With our solutions, enterprises can connect with customers in real-time and engage them by using the most appropriate communication channel across devices to deliver the eCommerce experience customers want.”
Tweetable Facts about Soccer (#FIFAWorldCup):
- Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ from June 12 to July 13;
- Soccer remains the most popular sport in the world, as defined by ticketing, media and marketing revenues;
- Global TV audiences for the 2010 World Cup™ in South Africa surpassed three billion viewers;
- Soccer is growing in popularity in the US. Americans purchased more tickets to the World Cup in South Africa than any other country;
- The Barclays Premier League continues to be the most watched soccer league in the world, with a TV audience of 4.7bn for its games; and
- England’s defeat to Italy in Euro 2012 was the second most watched TV event of the year after the Olympic opening ceremony.
Get more details about soccer and Sports Endeavors. To purchase items of your favorite soccer team, check out Soccer.com.
About Sports Endeavors, Inc.
In 1984, it was born as a high-school class project in Durham, North Carolina. Today, it’s the largest soccer, lacrosse, and rugby retailer in the world.
It all began when Mike Moylan, an 18-year-old soccer player and fan, decided he wanted to put together a catalog, a place where people like him could easily find the best gear in the game. With the help of his family (including brother and current COO Brendan Moylan), Mike ultimately turned his idea into the multi-channel, multi-sport business known today as Sports Endeavors Incorporated (SEI).
The first Eurosport catalog was sent out in the fall of 1984 with just 24 pages and a mailing list of 6,000. In those early years, the company was housed in a small, 900-square-foot building in Durham that included a retail space, a few desks to take phone calls, and a small stock room.
In 1984, the company had three full-time employees. Today, there are more than 300 full-time staffers and over 400 part-time and seasonal workers. That first Eurosport catalog boasted a mailing list of 6,000. Today, over a million soccer, lacrosse, and rugby players and fans receive a catalog each month, and over 60,000 items are sold through SEI’s websites and catalogs. Yet, almost three decades later, SEI is still a family-owned business with Mike and Brendan at the helm. And SEI continues to be a team united by an unwavering dedication to service and a passion for soccer, lacrosse and rugby.
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