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“It made me think about the people around me.” “I did some investigating and found in the ‘Unclaimed funds’ office in New York State he had 11 outstanding accounts.” “Did you know he used to drive, and I think he had a Mercedes.” I have been doing blog posts big and small, trivial and somewhat …
The menswear category around athletes and coaches has always been a hidden gem, and more and more brands are looking to find their way in, especially with fun and disruption. One of the more creative in the past year has been Mizzen+Main, and as they approach the one year anniversary of their viral win dressing …
The value of coaches as great teachers has probably never been higher than it is in the distracted world we live in today. Colleague Dave Siroty penned this piece on Seton Hall’s longtime baseball skipper Mike Sheppard, who passed away this past week. “Shep” along with a handful of other coaches like the late Rutgers …
If you have spent any time around a locker room in New York in the past 40 years you knew who Robert Elkin was. Robert was a Zelig-like character, covering everything from boxing, where he once had a very unintentional and almost comical exchange with Mike Tyson during the boxer’s heyday, to high school track …
#FakeNews is the bane of everyone all year long. Except on April 1. If you’re a naturally mischievous person, April Fool’s is actually one of the best days of the year. Communications people are often at the center of their brand’s pranks. Spending their days writing so many straight news stories and press releases, it’s …
We are almost at April Fool’s Day, always a chance still for the most creative to casually try their luck at putting one over…in an era of #Fakenews, we will be on the look for some good ones, but here are some best practices in and around sports of years past. NASCAR driver Aric Almirola …
Last week we looked at the social imprint March Madness coaches had, and were surprised to see the lack of engagement. So we turned our attention to baseball as Opening Weekend is upon is to see if the social space was more vibrant amongst skippers and even GM’s. Well, not exactly. While baseball realizes the …
“In the future, everyone will have a podcast and an email newsletter for 15 minutes.” That little tweet from my longtime friend and colleague Jim Maiella really summed up the rush to storytell and create authoritative share of voice these days, albeit into a crowded marketplace and sometimes, without fully know who, why and where …
It is getting to be tax time in the U.S. As April 15 approaches, the whining and hand wrenching for those who may have paid enough, or not too much, or aren’t sure, gets to be more and more. Almost like the visit for root canal, tax time can bring on that feeling of dread. …
Fear The Deer. Given the Milwaukee Bucks on court success this year, led by “The Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo, it’s not hard to understand how the team has become the toast of the NBA. Young. Athletic, play at a fast pace, accessible players in a new arena in a sports hungry town with a new …