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The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is steadily falling into that category. There are many origin stories of the high five,[ but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown …
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 …
We are now finished with “All-Star” season until MLB and MLS All-Star week in July. The run from the NFL Pro Bowl through the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto again produced its share of questions, activations and innovations to make the games more relevant in a time when fans are more enthralled with the pre-All …
This week at an event at The Paley Center in Manhattan on sports media hosted by the School of Communications and Media at Montclair State University, longtime New York Times writer Harvey Araton talked about three very important points in the ever-changing world of media. First is that those members of the media who do …
Spending four productive Pre Super Bowl days logging lots of Fitbit steps in and around San Francisco produced some great experiences, meetings and observations. Enjoy the game! The Value of Radio Row: A few years ago the death of radio, or the spoken word, as a viable piece of storytelling to a wide audience was …
Sunday as the biggest and best brands battle it out for consumers eyes and wallets during the Super Bowl, one smart, aggressive brand will have its brightest star (except for the one married to the Leader of The Free World) front and center at Levi’s Stadium. Cam Newton is a marketing darling in 2016, and …
Fashion Week is quickly coming upon us, so why not talk wearable tech and fashion in athletic apparel? University of Denver business school alum Jake Waxenberg is the Director of Brand Strategy for Athos, the next generation of smart clothing. The Del Mar, California native trained at IMG Soccer Academy and the Athletes Performance Institute …
Tuesday, January 19 is National Popcorn Day across America, with many of the major brands in comfort snacks staging promotions, from education programs in the media for the health of the snack to giveaways by brands like Popcorn, Indiana on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. Movie chains run online couponing for discounts …
The mention of “Billions” and big time sports are pretty synonymous these days, but Showtime, a network that has been known for some unique sports content over the years, will deal with “Billions” of a kinda different sort when their new series starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis debuts this Sunday. The series is all …
One of the keys to success at any age is to never stop learning and innovating, and a great example of that never stop attitude is ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen. Last week he and award-winning technologist Hutton Pulitzer launched FEVR Tech, a new company with proprietary technology which significantly improves and enhances the fan experience …
