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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
Most times I have no idea where nuggets of curious learning are coming from. Case in point was a story I rewatched from a few years ago on CBS Sunday that talked about comedians who have embraced TikTok to expand their reach, including one of the best, Adam Waheed, who has focused entirely on the medium …
One of the best…and the worst…parts of being in the sports industry on the team and league side is its cyclical nature. Although there is rarely an offseason these days, you have a start date, at least some fashion of an end date, dates of events along the way and a cadence that can be …
We sometimes get caught up into the day to day, seasonal nature of the business of sport that we forget that we are here to have fun, and sometimes have to look to, and try a few “What If’s” to break through the clutter. Many times these opportunities are sitting there right in front of …
As we head toward 2025 the issues and opportunities with regard to engagement in social continues to ebb and flow. While X continues to be a quandry for many, the rush to BlueSky has not created massive new followers for most who have migrated to the platform, and the issues with TikTok and its continued …
“He wasn’t there because his publicist told him to be there, and to be nice. He was there because he wanted to be.” As we head towards 2025 there are so many hoping for a retooling or a reset on where their path is going, and the world keeps brining us some new titles of …
Tom Richardson and I have been doing our sports business podcast at Columbia for nine years and have over 400 episodes logged, with the able assistance of a legion of student producers and the welcomed addition of cohosts Scott Rosner and LJ Holmgren over the years. We think that makes us the second longest running …
As we head into Thanksgiving week, some quick hits form the week behind while we still are missing our time in Italy. If you missed the recap, you can still find it here. Paul-Tyson Did What it was supposed to do: So much hand wringing over what the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight was or wasn’t. …
Let me say this first…I am not a believer in cancelling events “because”…I think when the NBA or MLB moves an All-Star Game, when an artist cancels a prescheduled concert because of an injustice…it creates a buzz and a teachable moment, but then in an attention starved world we move on and mostly forget the …
We spent an amazing eight days in Rome and Florence this month, listening, learning and exploring about a deep past of culture, civics and life. That being said, business is never far from my mind, as we are always looking to find and embrace best practices to take back with us and continue to learn …
Hope this middle of November is treating you well. Some solid listens on Olympic glory, leadership tips running big organizations, and a solid update on the legal ramifications of everything from NIL to foreign investment in American sport. As always you can listen to all our episodes here. No LAX of interest in lacrosse: We …
