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There I was sitting on a Delta flight to Sicily when a young man sat next to me and out his guitar in the overhead bin. It took a while before we got to talking and he told me his name was Christian Sparacio and too was heading to the Island with his family for …
Hard to believe that SBJ’s Thought Leaders retreat was over a week ago already, but some of the themes my friend and colleague Abe Madkour pointed out in his weekly column from the event continue to expand and be amplified in meetings, conversations and observations in the week and a half since the event in …
Hard to believe that SBJ’s Thought Leaders retreat was over a week ago already, but some of the themes my friend and colleague Abe Madkour pointed out in his weekly column from the event continue to expand and be amplified in meetings, conversations and observations in the week and a half since the event in …
We get a look at Fanatics Fest from the Perspective from our summer intern Gen Z Intern – Harrison Rosner Fanatics Fest was one of the most hyped up events of the summer. In the heat of the World Cup Final, NBA Free Agency, the dog days of July baseball, and many other things, the …
Below is the latest piece in a series from our summer intern Harrison Rosner, who spent time in and around the Philly All-Star week events. For the people. For the Brotherly Love. That was MLB’s slogan for this year’s All Star Game weekend. From July 10-14, Philadelphia was taken over by baseball–and with the United …
We are in the midst of a run of mega events…World Cup, MLB, MLS and WNBA All-Star Games, even Fanatics Fest this weekend. Yet while we chase the glitz and glam and hype, watching a few kids playing whiffle ball in our neighborhood, and watching some others play catch with a football at the beach, …
Maybe we think its July 4th, when Joey Chestnut and all the newer faces again dominated the airwaves at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and beyond, but in reality, National Hot Dog Day is actually the third Wednesday in July, and this year falls just after MLB All-Star Game and as we head towards the …
A few times we have seen in the last few days thoughts about how The Marlins should adopt a Scottish band, or how other teams should replicate the spontaneous actions of World Cup supporters. “Let’s create chants,” “Let’s do walk ins of fans like THEY do.” No. While creating your own supporter experiences are …
There have been times in the past when an “invading” sports event was seen as a challenge to local teams who could be having their thunder, and even some marketing and ticketing dollars pushed off by consumers and brands and not coming into their venues. It was a challenge and impediment for success more than …
I have always believed that the fan experience to teams or leagues is about listening and adapting and learning about the individual, or the group, and what draws them to loyalty. Sometimes it’s literally hereditary, sometimes, its location based, sometimes its star power, sometimes its hard luck, sometimes it can be something as simple as …
