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Going into last baseball season the great Will Leitch wrote a piece on the complaints by traditional fans about the designated hitter in the National League. The point of the piece was simple…important to talk about? Sure? Earthshattering worthy of massive complaints and hand wringing and protest? Not really. It’s sport. Enjoy it. Its not …
It started as a simple way for players to tell their story two seasons ago, one which drew the ire of the NFL as a uniform violation, but one which has grown to be much more of a platform as players continue to find more of a social voice and express themselves in a positive …
We take another look at some of our recent podcasts summarized by Noah Zaret. This weekend are two disruptors who also happened to have found blue ocean and are exploiting it on the engagement and content side, Dylan Sadiq, a first generation Rutgers grad who turned an engineering degree in to a literal artform, and …
Sometimes some of the most fun ideas come from the most unexpected places. Case in point, last week we had colleague Gillian Kemmerer in our class at Columbia to talk about her unique experiences working in the KHL pre Ukraine war, and she brought up several opportunities and best practices she had seen or heard …
This past Sunday CBS had a great piece on “Ageism,” and the effects of words and actions that can be descriminatory, and disappointing to the generation over 50. Maybe that’s true, but to be honest, the people above 50 I know in business who are looking to thrive, or are thriving, are doing quite well …
Last week in our communications graduate class at Columbia, I asked the question, “would you pay the amount of money, be it $20 or 8 or 4, to keep the blue check.” The answer I received from our 15 students from around the world, was surprising. Almost every one said yes. It wasn’t like any …
It’s November, which in the fundraising world again means “Movember.” For those who don’t know… Originally launched in Australia 16 years ago, the theme for “Movember” was to get primarily men (although women helped out with a fake one) to grow a mustache or not shave for the 30 days of the month of November, and then …
This week, from just before Halloween into the run up to Thanksgiving, always seems to be quite the tumultuous one. We usually have some Election drama, have had a massive snowstorm, Super Storm Sandy, The Pandemic, the tragic plane crash in Jamaica, Queens in 2001, and sometimes, sometimes, even things like the 2015 World Series …
How to cut through the clutter…if you are seen as a mainstream staple with not a great deal of buzz? Look for some blue ocean to swim in…even if it can be well, a bit murky. Case in point…Bush’s Beans, which announced this week it will seek one Chili-Loving fan to be the first- ever …
There is so much talk about streaming and the value of personalized channels can bring to hand casual and diehards a point of view as to how they want to engage in the live coverage of their favorite sporting events. We keep seeing the expansion of Twitch and its competitors into sports deals with teams, leagues …