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The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is steadily falling into that category. There are many origin stories of the high five,[ but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown …
The college space in the sports marketplace remains one of the hottest, especially with the mega-ratings and brand engagement that the elite conferences bring. Couple that with March Madness, and smart marketing in the Mid-Major space, and college is at or near the top of many “like to haves” for brands. However what about below …
The handpicked walk up and walk on music for baseball on all levels has been going on for years. Almost every batter and many pitchers pick the tunes they want when they enter, with many becoming some of the most recognizable calling cards that connect players to fans, the biggest being “Enter The Sandman,” which …
Maybe it’s because we have all become too politically correct, or maybe it’s because there is sooo much time spent on trying to be the most techno-savvy we can be that the simple, grassroots and fun promotions aren’t as fun or “interesting” as they once were. For whatever reason, even with all the opportunities available …
As we head toward Opening Day of the MLB season the annual lament about baseball needing to attract a younger audience starts again. While there is no doubt that every sport wants to grab younger folks and engage more with every medium possible with its fans, the pact is that we as a society are …
Our weekly CUSP (Columbia University Sports Podcast) has had a treasure trove of unique content, which I realized today we should be highlighting when we go live. This Monday’s guest is Nathan Lindberg, Director of e-Sports Sponsorships For Twitch. For those who don’t know, Twitch is to e-Sports what ESPN is to traditional sports. …
In college athletics, elite stars aren’t staying for years to get their degrees for the most part. The best and the brightest are gone before their anticipated graduation day; some return, some do not. The successful coach? He or in some cases she, more than the transitory athlete (especially given the marketing scrutiny still being …
We love unique promotions, and it seems like the Minnesota Wild found a cool one with a local brand to generate buzz and some unique ROI that could go national. Hiway Federal Credit Union is conducting a one-of-a-kind treasure hunt around its sponsorship of the Wild that gives participants the opportunity to win the cash …
The youth sports aggregation space is the Holy Grail to marketers. As media companies continue to home better ways to engage high school sports and the walls for brand alignment come down, youth sports, at the most grassroots level, remains largely disjointed and extremely hyper local. While groups like Little League and Pop Warner provide …
My grandfather always told me you have two ears and one mouth, so you listen twice more than you speak. He would be very happy with the continued rise of audio as a medium. From radio to podcasting, audio has not been this popular since the 1950’s, and the rise of podcasting in and around …