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Every mid September one of the treats in this business is attending the Gamechangers Summit, the annual gathering of the sports business community which triumphs the achievements of women leaders in sports business. While this event continues to evolve and grow, and it is a place where we see so many different faces, my hope …
The fastest growing demo in the United States is the fifty and over market, a group, unless you are an ED medication largely is still missed by sports properties in the country, all looking to grab the younger demo as the fan for life. The reality is that those over fifty are living longer, have …
This week the NFL announced a wide ranging partnership with TicToc to engage more with a younger demo on the fast growing platform. Great news as we get closer to kickoff weekend. What is disappointing still is that many of the NFL’s most addressable faces and impactful individuals; head coaches, remain a vanishing breed on …
Last week as we did new student orientation at Columbia, we were asked what topics we were watching closely this fall; my answer was, and continues to be STEM and healthy lifestyle and its new nosiness opportunities. In that second category is the fast growing issue of clean water, both in developing countries and in …
“I’m mentally exhausted.” And with that, at age 29, Indianapolis Colts star quarterback walked away from the game Saturday night. Now to be sure the mental exhaustion is tied to the myriad of injuries Luck has battled, and overcome, in his career, but to be able to speak clearly and publicly about the challenges he …
It remains the best value in sports, and is still one of larger secrets, even in the shadow of New York. It is the US Open qualifying tournament, the week-long celebration of tennis and sneak peek at those both in the main draw (and on site practicing each day) and those players battling point by …
Content creation for today’s athletes is what owning a bar was years ago. An investment platform, hopefully managed by people who know what they are doing, which can yield a return and build a portfolio beyond the field. Colleague Tom Hoffarth had a recent piece in the Sports Business Journal detailing the vast efforts that …
The social space has never been more important for every aspect of sports business, especially if you are a team, a league or a brand and crave that efficient and authentic direct to consumer engagement. It can be fickle, elusive, sometimes frustrating and difficult to measure and quantify, but it is the way to stay …
We should always want to be learning, and one of the people I always learn something from is Doug Verb. Like me, Doug has spent a lifetime on the edge of sports business and media, always taking a different look and zigging while many zag. As founder and president of ACTION Sports America, he has …
It’s down to seven. The amount of NFL teams that will hit the road for training camp as the NFL’s Centennial season gets rolling. This year the Houston Texans will stay home after a few seasons travelling to The Greenbriar in West Virginia, and the Minnesota Vikings will be spending their second year at the …