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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
The following was compiled by grad student Kelly Carroll Another in as series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of the sports business from the people leading it. Each podcast is approximately 35–45 minutes in length, and features industry insiders from all aspects of the business—from brand executives to startup founders to …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about being 10 years out from Madison Square Garden, and the lessons learned along the way. This past week was one of the most unique I can ever remember, and not only did we get through it but we thrived on it. Now not that this can …
Colleague and fellow Fordham alum Jon Pappas offered up some thoughts from this past Tuesday’s Sports PR Summit held at The Players Tribune. The sold out event had a host of panels and some great storytelling and lessons learned… While there were many thought-provoking and invaluable perspectives shared by panelists at this week’s 2016 Sports …
Peter Casey is always in a quest for digital innovation. From his time being the first-ever credentialed twitter correspondent for St. John’s University to his time working all the digital outreach for the New York Knicks to his work with Nike and other brands and now at the helm of all the digital outreach for …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 26, make it to success on this side of the pond as it has for 30 years in the UK? For those who have not seen the ads or watched the promotions especially across …
With the Kentucky Derby running this weekend, and the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, one sports story has quietly also been gaining ground. and finding its niche through a growing list of creative partnerships worth nothing. The Professional Bull riders, or PBR, off to the best in its history, is now producing major …
Every team, and most brands, are on the eternal quest to get younger, more engaged fans. Get em early, and maybe you convert them for life. It’s why there has been a fascination with MMA and an ever-growing obsession with “eSports” (although ask 10 people in the industry to explain what the value proposition is …
There are few brands in the Northeast that use sports more as a platform for awareness than Amtrak. From New York to Boston to Philly to Washington, fans cannot watch a broadcast or attend a game without some kind of call to action by America’s premier national train service. It is with that in mind …
It is one thing to talk about wearables and their potential, it’s another to actually see the technology implemented in a game or a match and follow, albeit from a distance, in actual game play. On Saturday at Red Bull Arena, while so many colleagues were hearing from experts about the future at the trio …
There is the old wives tale that certain things, like death, comes in threes. In reality it is probably only true because when you hear of someone you know or know of, passing away, your mind starts looking for ways to bring closure, and finding those other two, no matter how remote, helps to somehow …