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Maybe we have had enough of fake news, becuase April Fools Day, at least on the sports side, was certainly toned down compared to recent years. Even the PBR, who usually deliver some fun content, chose to sit this year out. Now we did have some fun posts, Tom Brady buying the Expos, Bill Russell …
We have always heard about how much sports and the passions around the games we love to watch and play can drive people to aspire higher. However the rigors of the day to day side of sports rarely allows for interaction amongst leagues and teams. It happens in cities from time to time, the players …
When we start our class, or go out and speak to athletes or students of all ages, we often ask the question “Who is the media?” The usual answer runs the gamut: Bleacher Report, ESPN, the New York Times, CNN, the BBC, Twitter and on and on. The real answer we always raise, is anyone …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane …
We are progressing back to more and more normalcy in our business, but it remains unclear about how access for media as we once knew it will come back if at all. Teams and leagues found out last year that you may even be able to spread, and obviously control, access to storytelling using technology …
It will be a year this coming week, the last time was actually in an arena for a game. It was actually two in one day, the Capital City GoGo of the NBA GLeague in the afternoon, the Washington Capitals at night as part of a trip to Washington. I know becuase I still have …
The issue of access, activation and engagement for brands tied to sports properties certainly has not gotten any easier during The Pandemic, and even as we start to move back to some sense of normalcy, the ability to find unique ways to have athletes, even fans, engage continues to be both challenging and creative. Some …
In a continuingly unique year like no other, this week we seem to be getting a forward-looking sense of maybe a bit more normalcy ahead. First MLB announced their rules for the season, adapting some of the changes made from last year’s Pandemic shortened season, and since we now know when Spring Training, and hopefully …
If this was a normal year I would be amongst thousands of colleagues in the craziness of Radio Row at the Super Bowl, a beautiful mix of the mainstream and the unique. It is truly an open marketplace of storytelling, a place where you will see Miss Universe sitting next to a WWE champion next …
A few weeks before Christmas, Jordan Teicher had a New York Times story with several former athletes, including ex New York Jet and Columbia grad Josh Martin, talking about the great value LinkedIn had brought to them in terms of connecting and storytelling as they figured out what is next in the post playing careers. …