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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
On Monday the Sports Business Journal unveiled their latest “40 Under 40” list…some of the biggest and brightest stars of today and tomorrow in the industry. However this past weekend one of the longest shining stars turned a very young 93, and is still going strong. he is Harvey Pollock, the Philadelphia 76ers longstanding Director …
The talk of gay male athletes coming out continued this week as Jason Collins joined the Nets, Michael Sam went through the NFL Combine, and closer to home, Drew University catcher Matt Kaplon revealed to his team that he was gay. As someone who went to an all-boys Catholic high school and had classmates and …
It came and went again this week buried amongst the large piles of snow in the Midwest and the Northeast and without any fanfare, the official start of college baseball season. While most media outlets are closely following every pitch and move prior to the official opening of spring training next week, and others are …
It is a tradition that has been quietly happening for years, but thanks to some opportunistic marketing folks is steadily turning into a hot stove event that could actually transcend baseball and into other sports. It is “Truck Day,” the day when MLB clubs in cold weather cities literally load up their 18 wheelers with …
While the NFL tries more ways to keep the Pro Bowl relevant, fun and brand-worthy during the week before the Super Bowl, the real winners of the weekend appear to be hockey and yes, baseball, in grabbing the spotlight and engaging with fans, some with a national footprint but in many instances at the grassroots. …
This past week at article appeared in The Record Newspaper talking about the challenges and opportunities three Division I basketball programs in the state…Fairleigh Dickinson, Rutgers and Seton Hall…face in selling tickets and building brand. However with so many other programs competing across all divisions in New Jersey, we found one that is using technology …
There are 14 minor league baseball clubs within a 90 minute drive of anywhere in the New York area, all with various promises of affordable family fun and entertainment. However according to an announcement that came very quietly on the day after Thanksgiving, that total for 2014 at least will only be 13 with the …
Analytics continues to become more pervasive in sport, whether it is through improved wireless service in arena being able to adequately service thousands of handheld devices equally to improve a fan experience, crowdsourcing ability which enables teams to know the trends and tendencies instantaneously of who is sitting in a certain section, video game insertion …
Is it an organized grassroots movement which will create as much change as debate or is it a disorganized group looking for attention but with no firm plan? A college athlete version of Occupy Wall Street, which will rally people, gain attention but not fully evoke change before citizens move on to whatever is next …
Finding and engaging new revenue partners, helping to guide major facility changes, learning the in’s and outs of broadcast relationships, dealing with an evolving support base, trying to negotiate a solid and growing niche in a very crowded sports marketplace and helping forge a new and engaging brand that can be many things to many …
