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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
Last weekend I was invited to PPL Park in Chester, Pa. to take a look at a test event for a sport that has a big grassroots following in the US, has been played in some form on the college and high school level for ages, and is a massive sport in its more traditional …
It is the only major sport that does the picks for its future while its present is going on, and is also the only sport that still only drafts those athletes who are from North America as opposed to the world, but the MLB Draft continues to come of age as a property. Taking place …
Many casual fans know the exploits of the Americas Cup, some will know the Volvo Ocean Race and its elite sailors, athletes and technology, but how about a brand effective sailing event on the high seas with great drama and stories that s maybe more akin to the marathoners who finish behind someone like Meb …
We are taking the time a day here and there to look at some of the lessons learned we featured in the book. Over the weekend I saw it was Joyce Aschenbrenner ‘s birthday, so we decided to highlight her story…see below. One of the trailblazers for women in the industry, Joyce Aschenbrenner made her …
The speed and price of the Los Angeles Clippers potential sale this week pointed two key facts; there are more billionaires in the world than there are sports franchises for sale, and the most important part of any transaction is not a valuation or a sticker, tis what someone in the market will pay for …
This almost sorta happened once before, in 1993. The Philadelphia 76ers and their owner Harold Katz were embroiled in a dispute with their arena partners, the Philadelphia Flyers and their owner Ed Snider. The battle was over the new home of the teams, as the CoreStates Spectrum was quickly running out of its once very …
As part of our ongoing best practices series as part of the Columbia University Graduate Program in Sports Management we will be doing occasional pieces with leaders in sports business. Our first is with Robin Harris, Executive Director of the Ivy League Robin Harris serves the The Council of Ivy League Presidents’ Executive Director. Colleague …
This past week was de facto sports conference week in New York. From the IESE event on Monday to the Sports Business Awards Wednesday to Leaders in Performance and Sports Ticketing, you could have filled almost every hour from 8 am Monday through 7:00 Thursday networking with sports biz folks big and small. On Thursday, …
As Memorial Day is upon us here in the States, it is interesting to take a quick look at a group that is passionate, young, loyal, appreciative, athletic, budget conscious and enthusiastic, yet is among one of the most underserved groups for brands looking to reach the male demo and grow a fan base…the men …
It is perhaps the best form of family sports entertainment in North America; affordable, fun, usually pretty quick, casual and plentiful in most areas. It is minor league baseball, a solid rite of passage for many people who used to make more regular stops to the Big leagues but may be priced out of more …
