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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
Art and sport are a great mix of self expression, and the symbiotic relationship between the two, tied to the collectable market, continues to grow. We have seen how Topps has re-envisioned classic cards with the use of street artists, how sneakers have become a form of storytelling for athletes more than ever, and how …
As we move ahead to what the world, especially the business of sports, islooking like, it is interesting to talk, or Zoom, with so many colleagues and listen to what opportunity lies ahead that did not exist even on March 12 of last year. One is a new position that has arisen for job seekers, one …
While it is great the sports, especially team sports, is making the turn back to regularity as we move clser to exiting the Pandemic, it is still important to note and realize that the world that emerges in sports business on the other side of this for some time will be different. “We are going …
I have heard several times in the past year about the “Newspaper strike theory.” The theory goes that if a consumer doesn’t have something for 28 days, he or she will form new habits and will rarely change back. It is the reason, the theory surmises, as to why newspaper strikes rarely if ever lasted …
A few years ago I was wandering through old Las Vegas when I came upon what was a deserted mall, and was being “transformed” into a gaming center. What the reality was was that the space was an old movie theater and some bare box space…a big dark, open room…which was converted into a space …
We all know how fast the digital/social business is evolving. Platforms go up and down, features change, buzz drives interest and on and on and on. We were lucky enough recently to spend time with Omar Raja, who is now working at ESPN driving their social and digital strategy and engagement is probably best known …
The NFL Draft in its current condensed form still leaves a host of players with great talent and potential on the table. Maybe that was less of a case when the draft went on for 10, 11, 12 rounds and had territorial picks and many other nuances that pulled young players into the fold of …
There was a time…wayyy back before bottled water was a thing, when some entrepreneurial young people read that New York City tap water was voted the best in the world and they decided to do something about it. Tap water is free…so why not find a way to bottle it and sell it. Their slogan …
I love cruising bookstores looking for ideas. Newsstands have always yielded niche titles, new authors and a flood of potential fresh ideas. sadly I have noticed recently that the racks have started to dry up. While some may say that consumption of printed word is going way, in reality I hear form more young people …
A few weeks ago we wrote about the growing role of Director of Fan Confidence for professional sports teams, the person who is overseeing not just how clean a facility is, but how comfortable fans believe they are when returning to a venue. While teams keep pushing for faster lines, cleaner and safer bathrooms, contactless …