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It’s not easy to cut through the cluttered college landscape these days if you are a consumer product. It can be expensive if you don’t have set goals, NIL makes it tricky as doe sthe transfer portal, and sometimes even the biggest spend misses becuase the product doesn;t resound with the audience. Then you have …
While the Yankees season hangs in the ALDS balance, a recent, sightly below the radar business announcement for the club caught my eye, and showed how far sports has come in recent years. It’s a quiet first for one of the most famous franchises in professional sports: free tampons from Sequel, the first tampon company …
A few years ago at the Sloan MIT Sports Conference I was walking the outer hallway and listening to the pitches of those starting businesses and culling ideas in search of an “aha” moment. One that jumped out was actually part of a business storyline that we covered on our podcast a few weeks ago, …
This past week we saw the White House ‘ban” several news outlets from doing their jobs, for reasons ranging from petty silliness and power plays to “National Security.” While it is still a bit of a question as to whether those at the top will let outlets…like CNN…back in for the long term despite a …
“I love playing. I relish every opportunity I get to put the uniform on, go out and play. It’s really a special opportunity I get to play baseball as a job, so I take pride in that, not just for the team and organization, but for my teammates and the fans as well.” That quote …
Every year we ask in class when are the worst days to “break” news. It used to be the default answer of weekends…or Fridays…now not so much. In a 24 7 global news cycle, the exact day and time takes much more expertise and knowing your audience. While public companies still follow the patterns of …
Spread the love I get asked all the time how I manage…well…time, and I use this quote from William Penn that i have on hand. “Time is what we want the most and use the worst.” -William Penn It’s hard, especially without routine or with so many things flashing in and out of what is …
Last year the USTA came up with a first step program to grow engagement while the “traditional” coverage of the US Open by outlets was shrinking. The Media Center, which was opened while I was at the WTA in 1997 and was as state of the art as any facility in the world at the …
Last week I had several calls with colleagues who keep hearing more and more as the quarter changes and companies…large and small…look to curtail expenses that they are being challenged to justify what they can deliver that “AI” can’t. While a challenge is worthwhile and is a learning experience for all we are in a …
As we head into Labor Day weekend and college athletics really kicks in, we offer up our three most recent podcasts with different views, opinions and perspectives on where we are, where we have been, and maybe where college at athletics is going. As always you can catch all our pods by subscribing here as …
