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While every professional sport correctly says it is “nothing without the fans,” there’s another critical component for success and longevity: the development, health and happiness of the athletes thrilling those fans. UFC, now under the WME | IMG umbrella, is redoubling efforts to take care of its vital and growing talent base. This was demonstrated …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 25, make it to success on this side of the pond as it has for 30 years in the UK? For those who have not seen the ads or watched the promotions especially across …
Gary Kleinman is the CEO is the CEO of a WHAM a truly unique and engaging streaming platform that will be all things gaming when it launches later this spring. Kleinman has created, managed and activated sound experiential marketing campaigns for Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros, PBS/WGBH, MLB, AEG Sports and others. Whether it was …
We often talk about the value of showing up, and on Monday, a great example of what happens when you show up for an opportunity got to walk in the Commencement ceremony at Columbia University. Four years ago, we ran into Andrew Hawkins, just getting his career going in the NFL, when he was on …
We can never get enough of good leadership stories, especially when they revolve around the biggest of challenges. One of the most unwieldy and complex of those challenges in the event space is the Super Bowl. Hundreds of groups, thousands of volunteers, multiple municipalities all have to be moving in lock step for the game …
Much is always made of the bad weather that can wreak havoc on the MLB schedule through the first six weeks of the season, and what can or can’t be done to adjust the schedule to make a difference in the future. While some wring their hands, others may see opportunity. For example the Tuesday …
A few years ago on Sunday morning as I was going to get bagels I heard New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on “Ed Randall’s Talking Baseball” show on WFAN in New York talking about how the simplest of actions with his father, playing catch after work, were some of his brightest memories. Often times in …
Not too long ago many Human Resources and team executives snickered when the thought of someone doing a job fulltime managing “social media’ was raised. Give it to an intern or some kid just out of school who seems to know how to use a phone and can text his or her friends, and we …
Every team, and most brands, are on the eternal quest to get younger, more engaged fans. Get em early, and maybe you convert them for life. It’s why there has been a fascination with MMA and an ever-growing obsession with “eSports” amogst influential people, teams, media outlets and brands, and why it will continue to …
Unless you are a diehard fan, watching three days of the NFL Draft live or on TV can be monotonous, even, as a friend who works for team pointed out, ‘the glitz of day one is for show, the next two days are when we make our dough.” With fewer players attending, the ability for …