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Next month while much of America is fixated on March Madness, a large crowd will cram its way into Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Bridgewater, New Jersey. There will be painted faces and cheerleaders, cowbells and mascots, rival fans chanting at each other, ear splitting techno music, a roaring emcee, referees in the requisite striped shirts …
While sports media has been rightfully obsessed with Super Bowl 50, and the NBA All-Star weekend one story has slipped under the radar: the very fast start of Professional Bull Riding (PBR). More than a few eyebrows were raised when the Hollywood agency known for building stars like Oprah, Adele, Serena Williams, Ben Affleck and …
Spending four productive Pre Super Bowl days logging lots of Fitbit steps in and around San Francisco produced some great experiences, meetings and observations. Enjoy the game! 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 was …
Fashion Week is quickly coming upon us, so why not talk wearable tech and fashion in athletic apparel? University of Denver business school alum Jake Waxenberg is the Director of Brand Strategy for Athos, the next generation of smart clothing. The Del Mar, California native trained at IMG Soccer Academy and the Athletes Performance Institute …
Last fall, cricket legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar brought a group of elite former cricket players from around the globe to the United States for a Cricket All-Stars tour. They played in three massive baseball stadia (CitiField, Minute Maid Park and Dodgers Stadium) largely to crowds made up of passionate followers of the game …
Say what you want about the “growth” of Mixed Martial Arts, the real brand in the sport, the experiential one, is the UFC. Bellator has done well taking the playbook that the UFC and Spike TV co-created and running with it, but the only true global business that has been successful in the sport has …
The snow this weekend will bring many planned activities to a halt, but that doesn’t mean in Washington that some smart college and high school students, and the folks at Georgetown as well, can’t find a way to be a little entrepreneurial in making the best out of all the white stuff that will be …
While clubs from around England and Europe see the United States as a new Revenue Stream, They Aren’t Willing To Truly Understand This Unique Market. Bayern Munich has put down roots trying to build their brand, Chelsea and Roma have launched grassroots programs and Manchester City has their investment in NYCFC, but colleague Rick …
The mention of “Billions” and big time sports are pretty synonymous these days, but Showtime, a network that has been known for some unique sports content over the years, will deal with “Billions” of a kinda different sort when their new series starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis debuts this Sunday. The series is all …
It was e-Sports before e-Sports and MMA before MMA, and now poker, although it is certainly not hurting as a game overall and still has a vibrant broadcast presence, is looking to pull from the latest and greatest sports business trends to try and do its own rebranding for a new, engaged digital audience. Welcome …