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It was a night that maybe in other years would have sent the UFC leadership scurrying for new spin. There was their vaunted former champion, Anderson Silva, screaming with a horrific broken leg; night over, maybe career over. It comes just a few weeks after another of the promotion’s biggest stars, Georges St. Pierre, announced …
There is no bigger promotional engine than the one that ESPN has. Once the folks at the hands of the controls get started, the buzz, brand-building and good will that can be spread to sports fans die hard and casual around the world is almost unparalleled. Yes all the other networks can do it well, …
Only in Detroit can you throw an object on the ice during a hockey game and not be escorted from the building, in this case Joe Louis Arena. However the new en vogue toss, controlled and buzz-worthy, is the Teddy Bear toss for charity. Minor and junior hockey teams from Topeka to Portland brought in …
Minor league hockey usually doesn’t get the credit for being innovative and effective promoters much like their baseball brethren are. Occasionally a crazy jersey promotion pops up, or something edgy around a controversial celebrity, but by and large they probably don’t get the credit they probably deserve. Maybe it’s because there are too many things …
We are hiring! That was the common thread that seemed to continue to pop out during one of the best days on the sports business calendar, the annual Ivy Sports Symposium. From the eclectic panel assembled to discuss sports in Brazil, to Yahoo’s Eric Winter and Talent League’s Tom Richardson to Gillette’s Greg Via the …
In the past two years the recognition and outpouring of well-deserved support for veterans has been outstanding, teams, leagues, brands in and out of sport have finally recognized not just that these young men and women are worthy of praise and support, but are also loyal and savvy consumers who stick with those who help …
Two things the world has enough of are sand and water, and more than enough resorts and beaches to try and lure tourists. So it was not a great deal of surprise that this week SportAccord announced that it will be the creator of the World Beach Games at a predetermined location starting in 2015. …
The world of hummus is growing as fast as any in the snack food category. Major brands are investing millions in the chick pea snack, combined with their own crackers and pretzel brands that fans are accustomed to, and dropping in various flavors to make hummus as appealing and healthier than your standard nachos or …
Analytics continues to become more pervasive in sport, whether it is through improved wireless service in arena being able to adequately service thousands of handheld devices equally to improve a fan experience, crowdsourcing ability which enables teams to know the trends and tendencies instantaneously of who is sitting in a certain section, video game insertion …
It is amazing that it is 25 years this month that the sports business world, just growing at the time, prematurely lost a legend, someone who set the tone and helped create the sports and entertainment communication industry as it exists today. His name was Mike Cohen and some called him “Inky,” because throughout his …
