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Maybe those who say social distancing and wearing a mask doesn’t matter are right and this is all just going to go away on November 4. But this week we have now had the Metropolitan Opera say there will be no season in 2021…the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Times Square New Year’s Eve will …
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” Lester Bangs (Phillip Seymor Hoffman), Almost Famous It is the 20th anniversary of the cult film Almost Famous, and it has brought with it everything from Zoom interviews to podcasts to a host of retrospectives on the …
So who do you believe? A few weeks ago, an ESPN related independent poll showed that 71 percent of fans were in favor of athletes taking a stand on social justice issues. This week a poll by Gallup conducted over the last year claims that sports in general, largely driven by athlete activism, has plummeted. …
It is still there. And today it is more relevant than ever before…especially since today was World Suicide Prevention Day. There it was on the side of a phone kiosk in midtown Manhattan two years ago, a large picture of Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps. Another ad for Speedo or Subway or Under Armour, as …
In the next few weeks kids of all ages will cautiously, nervously, virtually head back to some form of school. That includes my class at Columbia University, which as of now, I will be doing as a hybrid class, with some students online but a majority of the students in the classroom. I was shocked …
My longtime friend David Siroty is a master storyteller, communications pro and problem solver. He is also Founder of The Sports Broadcasting Camp, which has helped guide thousands of kids to careers. The Pandemic created yet another issue…but Dave and his partners Tim Capstraw Dave Popkin found a way to take the camp on line …
As the growing number of Miami Marlins tested positive for COVID 19 on Monday, the social media world went into a tizzy…MLB is on the brink of collapse, sports shouldn’t have come back, let’s send them to a bubble, the NFL is in trouble, the integrity of the game is at stake, and on and …
Sometimes the simplest or even most impactful, of activations are found in unique places. Case in point was this story in the New York Times last week by Amanda Rosa that talked about how community groups, restaurants and even some private citizens throughout the city were setting up used but functioning refrigerators outside on the …
In the midst of his stellar “Love Letter to Baseball” Saturday night on YES Network, Jack Curry touched on something that is another example of a potential lesson learned in fan interest and engagement that will continue to play out into the future as teams, leagues, and brands reimagine what, how and when fans can …
Make no mistake, changing the name and the brand identity of an organization; from Aunt Jemima to the Washington Redskins, is expensive and takes a great deal of time and effort to get it right. It also takes good businesses to be able to listen to the consumer over time and make decisions that can …