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It is as busy a week as any on the sports calendar in North America. March Madness, spring training, NHL, MLS starting, NASCAR, NBA and then all local activities rolled into one. Even with all going on, two key player personnel activities, the first day of NFL Free Agency and the NBA Trading deadline, still …
As we get deeper into what has become one of the busiest weeks in sports, between March Madness, NHL, NFL Free Agency and the NBA Trading Deadline, let’s take a look at another entity which is looking to capitalize one the fervor of March Madness…one that already has the elusive prize of legal wagering on …
As we reach Selection Sunday and heading to daylight savings, some thoughts on a few innovative ideas that have come about… New York Life Goes OT: A few years ago the Foxwoods Casino and Resort came up with an innovative takeover of Knicks games, sponsoring the last five minutes of the fourth quarter with extra …
One of the more entreprenurial hustles in sport branding is finding ways to creatively capture lightning in a bottle, a few minutes of exposure as a result of timing, luck and smart thinking. Such is the case with people who were able to cash in short term on the Jeremy Lin craze, with websites, bootleg …
It is one of the busiest weeks at the semi-refurbished Madison Square Garden. Hockey led to Gymnastics which led to hockey which led to tennis which led to a week of Big East and the Knicks and then the WWE, all in a nine day stretch. However while the Knicks and Rangers are away, the …
Sunday morning Steve Politi in the Newark Star Ledger wrote a great column about the difference between St. Patrick’s High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey and St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City. The two are legendary basketball powerhouses with national profiles and have been for years. The difference, St. Anthony’s is continuing on while …
It is almost time for President Obama to start ramping up the engines for the run to November. As the Republicans twist back and forth between Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and other challengers, the Democrats have stood on the sidelines waiting their turn to start moving against whomever is on the other side. This week …
For all the hand wringing over the weekend, no brand could have had a better start to its season than the resurgent folks at NASCAR. The rain that pushed the Daytona 500 into a unique Monday night start, coupled with crashes, rivalries relaunched, new territory in social media and the continued birth of new faces, …
The casual fan knows all about March madness and the craziness that ensues when the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off. Heroes made, eventually a champion crowned and Cinderella usually dances again and again, at least for a few weeks. The heavily margined, tightly controlled advertising dollars that go against March madness are leveraged by …
For all the talk about basketball being a global game, the sport still means different things to different people in different places. In countries like China or France, NBA may have more leverage as a brand when Yao Ming or Tony Parker is involved, as nationalistic pride takes hold. In hoops-savvy Spain or Brazil, the …