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Many times I tell people looking to do the next big thing or to “be bold” that the title of my next book will be “It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time,” as we have seen so many smart entrepreneurial ideas come and go because they were too early in the process, or …
Everyone has a favorite moment they have seen in person or witnessed on any media platform. But what about those moments through the eyes of those who were covering, or calling those great points of immortality? In I Was There!, compiled by industry insider Eric Mirlis, sixty-five of the biggest names in sports broadcasting and …
When Bonner Bolton, a 29-year-old bull rider from Texas, hits the floor Monday night for the season premiere of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, he’ll be the latest swashbuckling cowboy helping to move Professional Bull Riders (PBR) into the mainstream. Drawing on new marketing resources from WME | IMG, which acquired the league in April, …
We are coming up fast on Daytona for NASCAR’s start. the IRL is looking to re-emerge, the IHRA is heading back to ESPN, Forumula One under new leadership is looking to find ia new place in the sports hierarchy. So as the economic times stay in flux and sponsor dollars are becoming a tad looser …
As we hit the summer months, and the chances of quick downpours increase not just for baseball but for NASCAR, golf, even tennis, how come few teams or leagues have taken a shot at sponsoring the rain delay? The Cubs have come up with Reynolds Wrap as a tarp sponsor, the Red Sox splash …
We are coming up on Daytona for NASCAR’s start; the IRL is looking to rebrand and re-emerge yet again, Formula 1 is looking to find its place in the U.S. and even the niche sport of drag racing is trying to rebuild. So as the economic times start to recede and sponsor dollars are becoming …
Even with some ups and downs in casual fan interest, NASCAR remains a monster of an activation platform. While IndyCar has never found its spot in the landscape, the high impact, high profile personalities who drive almost every week from February through November remain the brightest sports business lights in racing, and are still the …
Vibrant, relevant, different, important to new fans. That’s what people are saying about Indy Car’s new partnership with Verizon, a mega-player in sports business if there ever was one in the U.S. today. Then again that’s what people said about IZOD’s involvement four years ago, and Izod put its money into non-conventional spending and branding …
Earlier this summer Indy Car hoped that the casual appeal of the new animated film, “Turbo” about a racing snail, would help get them some much needed bounce with consumers. After all, “Cars” and “Cars 2” gave NASCAR some amazing licensing and branding pushes at a time when their brand had plateaued, so another animated …
This past week The Sports Business Journal gave out its 2013 Sports Business Awards, and among many of the usual exemplary nominees and winners…IMG, the USOC, ESPN, NBC Sports…was the winner for Event of the Year…2012 United States Grand Prix in Texas. What made the event a nit of a surprise winner was a combination …
