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A few years ago the new owners of the Miami Dolphins were met with a skeptical eye when they effectively came up with a creative and short term naming rights solution for their oft-confused stadium. Land Shark Stadium, part inspired by a minority investor (Jimmy Buffett) became the temporary name of the home of the …
It has been a long road back for BP, trying to restore consumer confidence in the brand after the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Partners abandoned them, consumers rebelled, government officials encouraged boycotts, and change came. However slowly and steadily the company has rebuilt consumer confidence, and although it may never have a day …
Sunday morning as I was going to get bagels I heard New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on “Ed Randall’s Talking Baseball” show on WFAN in New York talking about how the simplest of actions with his father, playing catch after work, were some of his brightest memories. Often times in big time sports and promotions …
Much has been made, and rightly so about MLB.com’s innovation and NHL.com’s savvy in the digital space. However over time, especially with such a solid NBA Finals going on, the NBA, their teams and their players has again found unique, effective and very positive ways to use social media to engage, grow and promote products, …
While there is still a bit of hand wringing and worry about baseball’s early season attendance, many teams are continuing to find new ways to engage and improve the fan experience at the Major league level. We recently wrote about the Brewers’ well planned scavenger hunt, and also noticed more than a few other teams …
For anyone who has a child with food-related allergies, combating the challenges of diet can be very difficult, especially if the allergic reactions are sometimes hard to track, undermarketed or without support in the mainstream. The violent reactions to peanut allergies have even created “peanut free zones” in schools and even at some public areas …
Sometimes in the midst of a very crowded spring sports season, those properties that are always there and have done so much, like baseball and NASCAR, tend to get taken for granted. The excitement over the Indy 500 Centennial, the annual extravaganza of the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, even the rise of a very compelling MLS …
Much has been made of the bad weather that has wreaked havoc on the MLB schedule through the first six weeks of the season, and what can or can’t be done to adjust the schedule to make a difference in the future. While some wring their hands, others may see opportunity. For example the Tuesday …
For a while over the weekend it seemed like the “Bronx Zoo” days of the New York Yankees had returned, with a dash of 21st Century technology thrown in. The reeling Yanks had the Red Sox in town, a national TV game to play and were in the midst of their longest losing streak of …
So there it was with my copy of the Sports Business Journal this week, Red Bull’s new lifestyle magazine, Red Bulletin.. Lots of glossy photos (not one page without a Red Bull logo somewhere) and features of Red Bull sponsored events and athletes from around the globe. A great example in one publication of the …