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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
It is a tradition that has been quietly happening for years, but thanks to some opportunistic marketing folks is steadily turning into a hot stove event that could actually transcend baseball and into other sports. It is “Truck Day,” the day when MLB clubs in cold weather cities literally load up their 18 wheelers with team …
We have written about those first mover jobs to look for in the past…from Director of Gaming to Head of Health and Safety and so on. A few recent articles, and lots of talk, have led us to the next one that we will see teams and leagues start to look for; VP of Artificial …
One of my favorite films will and always will be ‘Almost Famous,’ Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical homage to the growth of a young journalist, William Miller, and the people that he meets and covers one magical summer during high school. One of the key characters is Penny Lane, the ‘Bandaid’ played by Kate Hudson. In one …
“We are tapping into a narrative that doesn’t involve gender.” Colie Edison, Chief Growth Officer at the WNBA Amen. There is so much anecdotal and factual evidence of the growth of sports played by women…the Caitlin Clark phenomenon with Iowa, large scale numbers in record for soccer, volleyball and now women’s hockey, attendance and ratings …
We have talked about the idea of “permanent emergent” before. Those brands, genres, even sports, that always seem to be on the cusp of, but not yet ready to, break through. Buzzworthy always, substance filled, not yet. CBD in sports is one of those topics. Like sports gambling crypto, gaming, hard liquor and others, branding …
Friday is National Popcorn Day across America, with many of the major brands in comfort snacks staging promotions, from education programs in the media for the health of the snack to giveaways by brands like Popcorn, Indiana on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. Movie chains ran online couponing for discounts for those attending films …
As we get deeper into the start of the year, we highlight three recent listens of note from our just completed eighth year of the CUSP Show, which I continue to host with Tom Richardson. You can listen to over 35o episodes here, but these three recent ones cover the growth of sports using Artificial …
Friday night at the Anaheim Convention Center we were waiting for the first group of potential draftees to arrive for the red carpet for going to their seats, and hopefully, having their name called on stage by commissioner Jessica Berman. The first to arrive on the carpet was a little nervous but very excited about …
Daytona is still in the distance, Indy Car us getting ready for its season, Formula E is finding its eco and tech friendly spot, and Formula 1 has become the cause celebre in North America with new, young, engaged roots. Oh and in most of the US it’s cold. Still in basements across America, fathers and …
At PBR events around the country, fans in the stands are wont to stand up, pour a cold one into their boot, and drink up. Last Saturday night at sold-out Madison Square Garden, the brew went into one fan’s adidas, and the crowd went nuts just the same. PBR threw a party this past …
