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The folks at MVP Index furnished the following looking back on best practices in social for 2015 MVPindex Co Founders Shawn Spieth and Kyle Nelson presented the 2015 Sports Social Media Awards at the Cynopsis Sports Engagement Summit this past week at the New York Athletic Club. The awards, focused on US sports and athletes, …
One of the great opportunities in working in global sport is that it brings together so many different cultures and traditions and puts all together in places from the playing field to the classroom. From curling to hockey, bobsled to basketball, there is a drive to succeed whether that is in a results-based competition or …
Two things the world has enough of are sand and water, and more than enough resorts and beaches to try and lure tourists. So with the United States pushing to try and host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, it makes great sense that the trial balloon of the World Beach Games will be …
It is not an easy thing, building brand affinity for a soccer club, or any team or league, that plays games thousands of miles away and whose stars rarely show up in market. Broadcast media, and the digital and social world have made it a bit easier to connect and follow, but with all the …
There are many passionate individuals describe in sports as “lifers,” people who dedicate their life to one sport or endeavor, such as coaching. One of basketball’s lifers is Gordon Chiesa (@gchiesaohmy) . Chiesa’s career began as the athletic director and head basketball coach at his alma mater of St. Thomas Aquinas in Sparkill, N.Y. …
To support school, licensee and retail partners during the holiday gift-buying season, Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is launching Holiday Cheer, a national collegiate retail marketing program in approximately 3,500 retail locations. The program, which began earlier this month, also has a major digital component through a partnership with Fanatics.com. Holiday Cheer creates excitement in collegiate …
Last week ended with the UFC being put into a tizzy with Ronda Rousey’s surprising loss to boxer Holly Holm in Melbourne, Australia, and this past week ended with boxing gaining even more traditional steam with a growing Latino ambassador, Canelo Alvarez taking control of the always desirable middleweight division with a win over Miguel …
The following also appeared in Sporttechie The use of data in every corner of sports business continues to expand with each passing day. From virtual reality to wearable tech to iBeacons and gaming, there is no escaping how all things digital are changing the sports and entertainment landscape. One critical part of understanding the opportunities …
In the last year we continue to see major global sports brands; Manchester City and Bayern Munich, the Aviva Premiership and Chelsea FC, try to put down roots and bring their business brand to the United States. The opposite growth, U.S. sports exporting to other parts of the world, is limited at this point because …
In a world where we are constantly besieged by information, how can you keep a secret, especially a serious one from a select person or group when literally the whole world knows? That situation has come up not once, but twice, in recent weeks involving elite athletes and some tragic news going on around them, …