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Fanatics has built a business on being the go to place for fandom of all shapes and sizes, and there is no doubt they have become all things to their partners, their causes, and those looking for everything from merchandise to memorabilia. It’s not easy being everything to every fan, but they try. It is …
Recently I was looking back in my card collection, binders and all, to find a card of a colleague I recently formally met, former Royals infielder Buddy Biancalana. I went to my binders, there are at least seven which we organized by year and team several years ago, and to my dismay did not have …
It’s so rare that a stunt takes off with intentionality these days, but you have to give a giant high five to Major League Eating, Joey Chestnut, Kobayshi, Nathan’s, Impossible Foods and everyone else who executed this week’s sling of announcements, from endorsements, to “bans” to special events in just three days, garnering worldwide coverage …
It wasn’t quite like pre-Pandemic years in terms of size and scope, but it was a clear return to the road to normalcy, if you can call it that. It was Radio Row and the ancillary activities in and around the LA Convention Center, and after a year away for us at least, it was …
Anyone remember POG’s? They were, for a very short time, the early 90’s version of hot collectable. Cardboard tokens that stood for “Passion fruit, Orange and Guava” they popped up everywhere, including in sports, as the next must have, in the line of Beanie Babies Pokémon cards and the like. They were literally at one …
It is still there. And today it is more relevant than ever before…especially since today was World Suicide Prevention Day. There it was on the side of a phone kiosk in midtown Manhattan two years ago, a large picture of Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps. Another ad for Speedo or Subway or Under Armour, as …
One of the best things about the consulting world is the ability to listen and learn from people with varied points of view and interests from around the world. It gives you a different perspective, and especially since we cross paths with so many young people, it can on occasion give a little glimpse into …
“I’m mentally exhausted.” And with that, at age 29, Indianapolis Colts star quarterback walked away from the game Saturday night. Now to be sure the mental exhaustion is tied to the myriad of injuries Luck has battled, and overcome, in his career, but to be able to speak clearly and publicly about the challenges he …
Spent four productive Pre Super Bowl days logging lots of Fitbit steps in and around downtown Atlanta produced some great experiences, meetings and observations. Here Ya Go… The Value of Radio Row: A few years ago the death of radio, or the spoken word, as a viable piece of storytelling to a wide audience …
If you are going to take a plunge into a crowded storytelling space, it always helps to be first, or at least first in a new area. That’s what the New Jersey Devils did this week, when they brought on sportsbook operator William Hill as a partner, putting their name on a Prudential Center lounge …
