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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
In 2007, when my colleague John Genzale asked me to come up with a class on communications for a fledgling program that had just launched at Columbia in the School of Professional Studies AND did I want to write a book about the topic, I laughed. I had taken a stab at teaching at NYU…a …
Tossing Teddy’s continue to be a fun, and somewhat underappreciated event. From The Maritimes to California, a hockey holiday rite of charity has continued to expand to record numbers for those who see the value. Now it used to be only in Detroit could you throw an object on the ice during a hockey game …
There were lots of learnings pulled out of this year’s Dealmakers conference in Washington this past week, put on by Sports Business Journal and Monumental Sports and Entertainment. While we will touch on several topics in upcoming posts, one topic that is continuing to gain attention for so many reasons, not the least of which …
There was a time now pretty long ago when athletes…well almost everyone… had to seek out others to tell their story or show off their expressionism. When fashion came up around the games we love, Walt Frazier, Chris Evert, Muhmmad Ali, even Bill Walton in a different way, were the exceptions to the nod to …
A few weeks ago, my brother Chris was at CitiField for a Mets game and one of the twins was doing what she likes to do at a game…keep score. An usher walked by, looked down and asked her why she was doing homework at a game. When she explained she was keeping score of …
My friend Dave Siroty is a curious learner, always asking questions and seeing what’s around him. We love to talk about the cool things you can see and learn if you are willing to engage and meet new people. Case in point from Dave this week…a niche business with a big upside…or downside depending on …
Fanatics has built a business on being the go to place for fandom of all shapes and sizes, and there is no doubt they have become all things to their partners, their causes, and those looking for everything from merchandise to memorabilia. It’s not easy being everything to every fan, but they try. It is …
Let’s get something straight. The business of gaming is booming. That does not mean the golden ring that has been chased around ‘esports’ per say. It means everything from Madden to FIFA to Wordle to console games on a global scale. Those who understand the business, scale appropriately, take the time to engage in the …
“That’s all I want in life. Is more,” he told me three years ago. “More time. More life. More music. More games. More reading. More love. More everything. I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” There has been so much written and watched about the passing of Bill Walton this week I cannot do it …
What do the NBA Coach of the Year and arguably the professional sports executive of the year (we will find out at the Sports Business Awards this week) have in common with people you may not know but I recently met, Will Conley and Jack Bernstein, as well as Lawrence Frank, the fictional character Ollie …
