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Quite an MLK Day week in and around the industry. I am going to try and do this as many weekends as possible, looking at a few things to be looking at as we go forward. Here are four from the week that are on the radar. Up Chucks: This was a big week for …
Normally, whatever that means, in early January I would be flitting from place to place around the country. Taking offspring back to school, heading to CES to learn more and more about the business we are in, and in recent years, a stop in the Nation’s Capitol to glean from our good friends at Monumental …
The NBA gets a lot of credit for looking for new ways to engage fans, but when we look back on the fanless fall, the NFL may, and should have emerged from the top of the forward-thinking pack, and Sunday was the best example, across the board, of a glimpse into the future of sports …
“We have a large megaphone, and we think we can amplify storytelling by using it properly.” Chris LaPlaca, ESPN’s longtime head of communications, used that example during a Zoom chat with our Columbia class this past fall when asked about the changing role that ESPN has in storytelling, and in the past few weeks it …
Did you know where the term “Touchpoints” came from? Bet you didn’t know it came from fencing. Read on, and listen as well, you are in for a business, storytelling and entrepreneurial treat. Michael Aufrichtig, Head Coach of Columbia University Fencing, joins us to discuss the state of the sport in 2020 (listen here) and …
One of the topics that we started the year looking at so closely was the rise and impact women’s sports would be having. While that was somewhat slowed by the Pandemic, the impact continues to grow again, and now, going into a year hopefully with the Olympics and other tentpole storytelling opportunities, we will see …
“In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success if you are willing to learn from it.” the late Paul Allen In a year of profound loss on so many levels like this one, I always think we can learn so much for where our journey will take us next, and that’s …
I first met Seth Rubinroit when he was helping the AVP with all their NBC Volleyball data while also continuing to run a site all about USC basketball. Right then I should have known his passions should run to the eclectic, and he saw opportunity in things other may not have. Fast forward and young …
Sports bars – even backed by leagues and networks – aren’t always a license to pour beer, serve wings, and print money. Just ask ESPN and NASCAR, following failed efforts. For those operating a sports bar during coronavirus, good luck. While single-snapshot national data is hard to come by, it is estimated up to one …
Facebook is an obsession to some, an annoyance to others, a necessary evil for another group. For me it provides to essential services every morning. Every morning. Birthdays and Memories. Many complain about silly things like birthdays; but I don’t. Thanks to all, almost 500 people from around the world and around all the places …