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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
Amidst all the hype of baseball, the NFL Draft, the NBA Playoffs, the NHL regular season finale, even the start of outdoor pro lacrosse came another property launching in a crowded marketplace. It has cool colors, lots of action, has been played by millions, can be coed, is fast paced and easy to understand. It …
There was probably a time when the NFL would have shied away from seeing the WWE as anything but an encumbrance to business. After all for at least part of its history, the publicly trade company has been awash in misogyny, steroid use, violence and controversy. But today the WWE is a thriving entertainment vehicle …
How do you make hay with Sunflower seeds in a crowded market with limited money? Come up with a big idea and then pitch it as so. Good example? BIGS Sunflower Seeds. The privately held Colorado Company has stiff competition in the consumer marketplace, but they took a natural tie…baseball…and came up with a unique …
Last week I was doing a visit to the College of New Jersey with my daughter when I noticed a banner for the Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk near the campus tennis courts. It seemed a little out of place but I remembered that a few weeks ago the company, which is publicly traded in …
Professional Women’s Soccer needs every break it can get in its third go-round. Two well-funded previous attempts to create a pro league have come and gone, and now a third version funded in large part by USA Soccer and some others with a stake in the game is going to give it another try. This …
The Topps Company has had various fits and starts in its existence and now is trying to survive in a digital world where traditional sports car collecting is interesting but no longer essential for those who follow a team. The collectable card company one had a host of brands vying for attention, but today, while …
Some best practices and ideas for a weekend… Take A Base, Get A Taco: Taco Bell has been known to tie their partnerships with professional sports to some outlandish giveaways over the years, some of which they have had demand exceed supply. So this time out for the World Series they placed a bet on …
MLB’s Stand Up To Cancer Beyond Compare: Throughout the baseball postseason, the colorful and silent Stand Up To Cancer logo has appeared without great fanfare. It does not scream at the consumer, but in every ballpark during the playoffs there was the logo. For some, myself included, the logo was a surprise and may not …
There have been times in the past 20 years where the Nets brand has made attempts to solidly establish itself in the hearts and minds and pocketbooks of Madison Avenue. Jon Spoelstra trying to change the name of the team to The Swamp Dragons, the time when the team made their runs to the NBA …
If you don’t live in the New York area or Pennsylvania you probably don’t know the appliance and electronics chain P.C. Richard and Sons despite the fact that the company has been in business for over 103 years and they are the largest private family-owned chain in the country. Along with national department chains and …
