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It is a very interesting question in today's world where “brand” sometimes takes precedence over the substance behind it. The biggest brand names in an industry are constantly looking to measure up against what they stand for, how to control quality and to make sure that the brand is consistent in their messaging. As the …

It was a tough night Saturday in Indianapolis as the Jets down the Colts on a last second field goal and sent Peyton Manning and company packing for the winter. However one great piece of technology that emerged from the game and was promoted by Jim Irsay on twitter this week was Colts fan Cam. …

The fanatical enthusiasm and passion runners have is always the stuff of wonder. That passion also extends to those who cover the sport as well. Take this recent example involving Runners World Executive Editor Mark Remy and how he made the unpleasant experience of being stuck in Chicago during a snowstorm into a media event …

It used to be Sports Illustrated cover material, the stuff of espionage, technology, battles on the high seas, defense of mother country, the hands on work of people like Ted Turner and Dennis Connor and others whose names even casual fans knew all about. It took the average American to an interesting higher life, and …

The many questions of the dark side of athletics, especially at senior levels, arose again as the New Year began, with University of Pittsburgh football coach Mike Haywood being immediately dismissed after being arrested on a domestic violence charge, less than three weeks after being named head coach of the Panthers. It followed an interesting …

It is the end of 2010 and all we clamor for these days is new…new technology, new broadcast innovations, new ways to connect with our favorite brands, athletes, entertainers…new, new new. So what do established brands, with limited dollars and an event platform that is traditional, d. Find ways to stay fresh. If you don’t …

As snow hit the East Coast hard Sunday night, football purists, media types and even the Givernor of Pennsylvania hit the NFL for postponing the Eagles-Vikings game. Yes it would have made for great TV and big ratings for NBC (although Tuesday night's buildup with a traditionally larger audience than on a Sunday should also …

As we reach the end of 2010, here is a list of book I found interesting, informative and pretty well written in 2010. They are all good reads and reflect books I have actually read. Enjoy the list and happy holidays! “Are We Winning” by Will Leitch…..great account of a father, a son and a …

THE BEST COLUMN EVER WRITTEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS Eight-year-old Virginia .Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New Yor.s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become histor.s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in …

It is slow and steady progress, this brand building stuff. However one thing seems pretty sure, hockey as a property that can engage an active lifestyle, satisfy it's core fans and find ways to draw attention to big events is doing a great job. A few cases in point. First on the college level, the …