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It’s always great to continue learning and be curious about industries and brands that we know of, but not a great deal about. So we spent 45 minutes learning about the business of wine from our longtime friend Caroline Shaw, who is running global communications and new business marketing for E. & J. Gallo Wines. …
A few weeks ago, we turned in the minivan for a hybrid CRV. All has gone well with the new ride, but it reminded my how much “hybrid” is going to keep playing into our person and professional worlds as we transition into a place where face to face and “virtual” will have to find …
Sunday is Pi Day, the day that celebrates the mathematical constant ? (3.14). Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988 and has grown in every area of science, especially as areas like gaming and analytics continue to be even more interesting to a younger demo. Maybe it wasn’t what Dr. Shaw had …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane …
One of the top priorities for any sports property is finding ways to lure the fans of tomorrow. Fishermen go where the fish are. And for sports marketers fishing for kids? Well, that audience is glued to their phones…peering at screens increasingly showing content from TikTok and Snapchat. Last week, UFC announced a multiyear partnership …
One of the areas where we learn the most is from listening to the storytellers and the trusted advisors, be they people involved with entertainment, sports, politics, media, brands, cause marketing etc. We recently caught up with a longtime friend, Vernon Cheek, who is now VP of Media Relations at FOX Sports, to get his …
This past week we got to talk to classes at Misericordia University and St. Bonaventure University about storytelling and best practices around our business, especially the lessons we have learned and will continue to push forward on the other side of The Pandemic. We always keep going back to some pretty simple ideas to move …
A few weeks before Christmas, Jordan Teicher had a New York Times story with several former athletes, including ex New York Jet and Columbia grad Josh Martin, talking about the great value LinkedIn had brought to them in terms of connecting and storytelling as they figured out what is next in the post playing careers. …
Sunday, we reached the end of the NFL regular season, with the bumps and shifts along the way, on time and pretty much intact. Somewhere down the road we will look back on this year and its best practices and amongst the Bubbles and Wubbles we will tip the hat to the NFL for getting …
Did you know where the term “Touchpoints” came from? Bet you didn’t know it came from fencing. Read on, and listen as well, you are in for a business, storytelling and entrepreneurial treat. Michael Aufrichtig, Head Coach of Columbia University Fencing, joins us to discuss the state of the sport in 2020 (listen here) and …