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Our industry is made up of passionate, hardworking professionals, and there is perhaps none more passionate than Paul Swangard. Paul is the President of Bowerman Curve Collective Inc., a strategic consulting and media services firm based in Eugene. His clients include Nike, USA Track and Field, the IAAF, NBC, ESPN and Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. …
There was a time not too long ago when many thought that audio as a medium was almost dead. We live in a video world, we need to see things, no one has time to sit by a radio… Then along came podcasting, and itunes and digital audio and Sirius/XM and I Heart Radio and …
This past week The University of Vermont canceled a women’s basketball game at North Carolina, scheduled for Dec. 28, due to concern over the state’s HB2 law, known as the “Bathroom Bill,” and it follows a steady stream of news, including the NBA’s decision to pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte and The University …
The following was compiled by Columbia’s Kelly Carroll This post is another in a series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of the sports business from the people leading it. Each podcast is approximately 35–45 minutes in length, and features industry insiders from all aspects of the business—from brand executives to startup …
They have never been the quickest to adjust to new thinking the NCAA. At the NACDA/CoSIDA Convention in Dallas in June, school PR heads were still fitting and hawing over “internet media” and who and how they should credential for games bug and small. Instead of aggressively embracing, there was still a wide gap as …
As we have been saying a lot recently this business, sports and entertainment, has to be more about the people and the places than the things for those who work in it. You can’t put in the hours, the travel, the sacrifices, unless you have the passion for it, and all along the way should …
It may have not been the best kept secret, the announcement Monday of the 201 U.S. Men’s Basketball Team for the Rio Games, but the folks at USA Basketball, along with their partners like Nike and the NBA, found a way to officially break the news and give every member of the team literally a …
The college space big and small continues to be pretty unwieldy for both those working in the space, and those looking to engage in it. Where can one go for the best, most concise and consistent information at all levels, and how can even a casual observer be informed? One of the go-to places for …
Brands are always trying to find new areas of engagement in the crowded world of team sports. What’s the investment, what’s the ROI and more importantly how can we grow the investment we have already made by annexing new territory or opportunities. One of the more unique niche engagements around title time is the partnership …
The following was compiled by grad student Kelly Carroll Another in as series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of the sports business from the people leading it. Each podcast is approximately 35–45 minutes in length, and features industry insiders from all aspects of the business—from brand executives to startup founders to …