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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
There was a time not too long ago when many thought that audio as a medium was almost dead. We live in a video world, we need to see things, no one has time to sit by a radio… Then along came Siri and Alexa, podcasting, and itunes and digital audio and Sirius/XM and I …
There are few brands that have had better timing at reinventing themselves over the years than Lego, and now the iconic company has kicked off a global initiative that couldn’t come at a better time. It certainly caught our attention in Times Square late last week. Welcome to “Rebuild the World.” The campaign kicked off …
This hasn’t been the best week to talk about all the positive aspects sport can have on society. We had the issues with the NBA in China, the always engaged issues with Enes Kanter and the Turkish government, and even the always simmering controversy around Colin Kaepernick and whether or not NFL teams will still …
A nine year-old girl who had been born with a cleft lip and palate is bullied so badly, the stress causes her hair to fall out. She is invited into the locker room of a major professional sport where she gives the athletes a rousing pep talk (one of them, bald, after shaving his head …
There have been scores of stories, texts and social media discord in the past 24 hours about the tweet Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey posted, and then detracted regarding his thoughts on the ongoing protests about Human Rights violations in Hong Kong. The debate over whether the NBA should have supported Morey’s stance or …
There is so much talk about streaming and the value of personalized channels can bring to hand casual and diehards a point of view as to how they want to engage in the live coverage of their favorite sporting events. We keep seeing the expansion of Twitch and its competitors into sports deals with teams, …
Its a few days since the Mets season ended, and I still continue to think about the brand built, even if he would be struggling himself to call it that, that National league Home Run champ and soon to be Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso has created in such a short period of time. …
On Saturday we did a little summary piece that touched on the methods vs. the message; how in a digital first era someone like Greta Thurnburg can withstand the mocking voices to deliver a powerful and resounding impact about climate change because she and other digital natives understand how to use every means possible to …
A lot of people comment that it seems like I am “everywhere,” when in reality I don’t travel as much as I used to, although being in the New York area has its advantages for quick meetings, coffees and catch ups. One skill that we are always working on, in addition to listening, is time …
As we put the finishing touches on the third edition of our book, worth sharing a great best practice from agent/marketing exec and former Columbia student Jesse Lichtenberg. Jessie has worked with athletes big and small in her career, and some of her best work has been done on the Olympics side. Here is a …