Most teams already have an online presence for fans. These sites are great for department-wide information and up-to-date news stories. But what about for media outlets or recruits? These are very different audiences with very different informational needs. By offering interactive products that deliver online information in an organized, targeted manner, Summit can help you fine-tune your online strategy.

Summit WebGuides™

The days of printed media guides might soon be over. Some teams have already made the decision to forego printing and instead deliver their materials online. It seems like a simple choice but what are the alternatives to printed guides? PDF's? Summit has a better idea — WebGuides™.

Summit's WebGuides™ transform yesterday's media guide into a rich, interactive website that's functional and easy to use. Instead of laying out 8½" x 11" B&W pages, we build full-color HTML pages that are not limited by size or print constraints. Users are treated to rich media elements such as audio and video rather than just B&W static photos. And with a WebGuide™, users can access team information much quicker than before by navigating hyperlinks and conducting site-wide key word searches. Lastly, WebGuides™ are dynamic, fluid warehouses of information that can be continuously updated throughout the year. Unlike printed books that become outdated after the first game, WebGuides™ stay current all year.

It's time to start thinking about a new paradigm for media guides and other publications. If you're not going to print them, then why do they have to look like printed books? Why not present your media guides in a way in which people are already familiar? Web pages. Check out our demo to see what the future of media guides looks like.

Summit FlipGuides™

These are great for those teams that will continue to produce traditional print guides but want to deliver them online in a new way. Summit's FlipGuides™ offer a simple alternative to posting PDFs online by using an interactive, digital format that retains many of the qualities of print, but adds the possibilities of new, rich media such as audio and video.

Our FlipGuides™ offer many, easy-to-use features that harness the power of Flash® to give your users a great viewing experience. They can flip pagesInteractive Page Flip just like real books, perform detailed key word searchesKey Word Searches of the entire document, downloadDownload a Full PDF full PDFs to save offline, print pagesPrint Pages directly from their screen and navigate easily through the book by using thumbnailsThumbnails or a table of contentsTable of Contents.

Just send us your PDF and we'll convert it to our FlipGuide™ Format. Then we’ll send you the necessary files to upload to your web server. And because the files stay on YOUR server, there are no extra hosting fees and your site visitors never have to leave your domain to view your documents — an important consideration when directing traffic to your site. With our low, per-page pricing and available bulk discounts, FlipGuides™ are a cost-effective alternative to traditional printed books. Check out our our demos to see how they work.

Recruiting Websites

WebGuides™ are great for the media or anyone else who needs access to volumes of team data. But what about recruits who need more general information about your program? Summit can build a recruiting site that is designed to stimulate interest in your program's history and traditions while highlighting the academic qualities of the school. They're much more concise than a full WebGuide™, but use more video and imagery to demonstrate the benefits of being a student-athlete at your school. Let Summit help you get an advantage in recruiting by designing a website targeted directly to your future athletes.