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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
There is a senior executive I know who constantly reminds his communications person that he needs deals, not more friends. As we start a new year and I think back on all the new people I met this year, I find that very sad. I was having lunch and then some calls with colleagues who …
What a year…AGAIN!. Still we have time for reflection and nostalgia, and while I am a big believer of taking a pause, year round really, and figuring what got done and what could be done differently personally and professionally, I am not a big one on lists of the past or for that matter, predictions of …
As we wrapped up the semester we again were able to look back and get the reminder of the value of relevance, which as we have noted before is what has kept people like Snoop Dog and even Willie Nelson atop the relevance list regardless of age…because they are curious learners with a willingness to …
W e are big fans of all cause marketing and social responsibility can do to make us better humans, so we asked my colleague Howard Brodwin at Sports and Social Change to give us a list of what’ was on his radar as we round out the year… Back (adverb) – in the opposite direction from which …
We get close to the end of the ninth year of our sports business podcast conversations with some really wide-raning discussions. Here are three recent ones below. You can hear them all here as we come up on a decade talking with the leaders across the board. “AI Probably Saved My Marriage.” One of the …
A few weeks ago, on our podcast with Dave Clawson we talked about the steep learning curve the universities are on in terms of communications and storytelling tied to athletes and even coaches. Clawson pointed out that the professionalization brought forth by NIL, along with the transient nature of athletes due to the transfer portal …
Last Thursday as I was hustling to class at Columbia and was thinking more about our guest, grading papers and getting ready for finals I heard a horn, and turned to my left to see a car, with the light in his favor, coming across Claremont Avenue. I stopped before I entered the middle of …
For those looking for some good reads to gift or read during travel and the holidays, see below. The list are books which were released first in 2025…I have had to actually have read them and felt like I walked away knowing more than when I opened them, and they are certainly not any kind …
The first few days of the week have brought with it a great number of learnings as we head down the stretch of 2025, and wrap another semester on campus at Columbia. To give our students some value add this fall, we were able to sync schedules with a longtime friend, Jack Armstrong, the longtime …
The concept of the creator economy is all the rage…not just sharing content but having tangible items, created by those with the talent, and then showcasing them to a world through the lens of large media platforms…teams, leagues, brands, celebrities, and media companies themselves. One of the movements, not a moment because it has well …
