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It had one of the greatest comebacks in sports, high speeds, crashes, horrific tragedy, billion dollar owners, space age technology, global brands and a picturesque setting. It even picked up a steady casual following because of its elongated schedule and its drama on and off the course. So where does The America’s Cup go from …
Is it an organized grassroots movement which will create as much change as debate or is it a disorganized group looking for attention but with no firm plan? A college athlete version of Occupy Wall Street, which will rally people, gain attention but not fully evoke change before citizens move on to whatever is next …
If you are a large scale player in the healthcare field these days, it certainly is not easy trying to set yourself apart. Trying to find a niche, delivering your message, and most importantly effectively and efficiently serving the needs of the consumer are all major challenges as the field goes through a constant ebb …
It is amazing that it is 25 years this month that the sports business world, just growing at the time, prematurely lost a legend, someone who set the tone and helped create the sports and entertainment communication industry as it exists today. His name was Mike Cohen and some called him “Inky,” because throughout his …
Yet another good ideas roundup as summer comes to a close… Brooklyn Goes For A Marketing Encore: The glare of the bright lights for a first successful season at the Barclays Center had not dimmed before the Brooklyn Nets started making noise for their second season…naming a new coach/old star and revamping their lineup to …
A little weekend roundup of some smart best practices the last week or so, all with a football tie… KISS Fans The Flames For AFL Interest: it has been years since the Arena Football league has been on the radar screen for most fans and brands nationally. The League which brought us football on an …
Finding and engaging new revenue partners, helping to guide major facility changes, learning the in’s and outs of broadcast relationships, dealing with an evolving support base, trying to negotiate a solid and growing niche in a very crowded sports marketplace and helping forge a new and engaging brand that can be many things to many …
They are unregulated by the FDA, claim to be safer than the regular brands, are environmentally friendly, have started to sign u celebrity endorsers and have the large budgets for marketing that could all be part of a new category on the rise, especially amongst a younger demo. So will E-cigarettes find their way into …
This past week an issue arose in Australian cricket that is one worth watching as the American professional sports landscape, and its fans become more comfortable and engaged with the issue of uniform commercial branding…namely, putting sponsors on jerseys. The talk for the last several years is that the U.S. professional sports will join MLS, …
When Microsoft first signed a deal with Major League Soccer and then a mega-deal with the NFL last spring, it raised lots of eyebrows as to what was coming. Windows 8 and the mobile world haven’t exactly been kind to MS, so was this a large scale advertising campaign or a multi-faceted program designed to …
