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American Pharoah captured the imagination of the sports world when Espinoza rode the Bob Baffert-trained/Zayat Stable-owned three-year-old colt to rousing victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown king since 1978 when Affirmed and jockey Steve Cauthen turned the “hat trick.” American Pharoah became the 12th Triple Crown …
The NASL has always made the claim to be an innovator. Even in its first incarnation, colored balls, shootouts, exploding scoreboards and cheerleaders were all part of the play to get America interested in “The Beautiful Game.” In many ways it was way ahead of its time, speaking to an audience that was not yet …
The beauty of the Ice Bucket Challenge was its simplicity of message. Do this with this and raise money for this. Little call to action, highly social and visual and transcended every barrier possible; social, geographic, language, age, gender, race. We got it, and with it we raise an unprecedented amount for the battle for …
More and more the key for success with iconic brands is knowing when to pivot in the digital space. It is certainly not an easy call. An overreaction to social media buzz becomes distracting; a move too late and with the wrong medium can be costly and ineffective. Finding the right mix at the right …
As Memorial Day is upon us here in the States, it is interesting to take another quick look at a group that is passionate, young, loyal, appreciative, athletic, budget conscious and enthusiastic, yet is among one of the most underserved groups for brands looking to reach the male demo and grow a fan base…the men …
Niche properties like Olympic sports, outdoor events or extreme sports may not get the mainstream media coverage that traditional properties do, but their corporate hospitality opportunities can often be some of the most unique and creative in the sports world. Take the Volvo Ocean Race, the triennial around-the-world sailing race that began in 1973 as …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 21, make it to success on this side of the pond as it has for 30 years in the UK. For those who have not seen the ads or watched the promotions especially across …
The first few days of May certainly brought its share of interesting stories. From the banning of journalists not just from the Pacquiao -Mayweather fight but from the PGA Tour (Stephanie Wei) to Alex Rodriguez tying Willie Mays and the firestorm of recognition or non-recognition the Yankees will use, to a new Kentucky Derby Champion, …
Pete Rose on the comeback, kinda? It has been very slow, but the logjam appears to be softening under new MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, as baseball’s banned hit king has started to make his way into the “official” good graces with baseball. The question from a business standpoint for Rose is, is it too late …
While the casual fan may think that all this “fantasy” stuff is new from a business perspective, in reality the roots of fantasy are a few decades old, and there are few who understand the history, the success, and the failures of the business better than Rick Wolf. A Fantasy Sports Trade Association Hall of …