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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
A few weeks ago I was having lunch and then some calls with colleagues who have “Been around,” as they say. Not complainers, learners, observers both in traditional media roles and in the communications space in and around sports and entertainment. I kept hearing the same thing over and over again…that the storytelling business today …
What a year…AGAIN!. Still we have time for reflection and nostalgia, and while I am a big believer of taking a pause, year round really, and figuring what got done and what could be done differently personally and professionally, I am not a big one on lists of the past or for that matter, predictions of …
“Do you have a card?” is still one of the questions that comes up after the first initial business encounter. What that means has changed over time…virtual, a scan, something else that goes easy to my phone. There are plenty of eays to easily share information in the cloud. However the tangible part of holding, …
“Bask not in the glow of all you have accomplished; Enjoy the light just beginning to rise around you as well.” – me ? I was sitting on this early Saturday morning looking at our beautiful tree and thinking how lucky we are to have what we have here in our little spot in New …
“He wasn’t there because his publicist told him to be there, and to be nice. He was there because he wanted to be.” As we head towards 2024 there are so many hoping for a retooling or a reset Chief Innovation Officer, Metaverse Journey Builder, Chief Resilience Officer, Chief Happiness Officer…we have written about the …
One of the best learning experiences we have each semester is when we ask our students what brans are on their watch list and why. While you usually get the conventional…Nike, adidas, Tesla, Google, Celsius, HOKA…we always get some great surprises which makes us want to know more. Some of those this semester included: Lobos …
This was a labor of love and learning compiling these books. A few notes. I read them all, so it’s not just a recommendation or a favor. We ended up heavy on NY, baseball and hoops this year, but they are not just for NY fans. Also these were all published in 2023. I had …
Another busy week of learnings. Some highlights below. Learning From Rog: I’m not sure if there is anyone more joyful or entertaining when talking about his craft than Men in Blazers co-host Roger Bennett. For all things football, Bennett is able to weave in humor, logic and all sorts of joyous fandom, which is a …
As we head toward 2024 the issues and opportunities with regard to engagement in social continues to ebb and flow. While Twitter continues to be a quandry for many, TikTok and its continued frenzy pushes more engagement amongst a growing using audience than ever before, all based around a complicated algorithm of shares and engagement. …
Records are made to be broken in sport, and sometimes they literally are a lot of fun that come tumbling down. Case in point last week when the Edmonton Oil Kings set a new standard for a hockey phenomenon, the Teddy Bear Toss. From The Maritimes to California, a hockey holiday rite of charity has …
