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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
An interesting question came up in our class at Columbia on Thursday, which has a great mix of students from around the globe in it. If you are working in the communications and marketing offices at the NBA in New York and China and you are following the FIBA World Cup and seeing the U.S. …
We have written several times on storytelling and its continued value in all forms; knowing who you are, what you do and being able to communicate that fact simply and succinctly in a world of white noise is more valuable today than ever before. Lots of screaming going on, but when you listen, what are …
“Make new mistakes, not repetitive ones.” That was one of the key points delivered by CSM Global Chairman, Olympic medalist, world record holder, Chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee and former member of Parliament and President of the IAAF, Lord Sebastian Coe to an invitation-only gathering of sports business leading executives last week at …
The following guest piece was offered up by longtime strategic communications professional, storyteller and longtime supporter of women’s athletics everywhere Dave Siroty, now head of Front Porch Athletics Wow! The build up to the Women’s World Cup was huge. The story lines were great, the focus on equal pay and support for women’s soccer …
A version of this story originally appeared on Portada. We have long seen and heard the talk: women’s sports, or better yet, sports where the competitors are female, are growing. Women control a growing influential segment of the brand decision making, girls who play and follow sports are more likely to do better in …
Keep moving forward. It was the first thought I had this Wednesday morning when I heard about the passing of marathon runner Gabrielle “Gabe” Grunewald at the age of just 32 after a long and never unceasing battle with various forms of cancer. Her fight, and her refusal to succumb, is told in her obit …
This is not an easy subject to address, but it is one that is extremely important to take into consideration as we look towards an exciting World Cup, the continued growth of the WNBA and just storytelling in general in sports business. We need to all work collectively to grow not “women’s sports,” but sports …
Here is the latest trio of Columbia University Sports Podcast (the CUSP Show) that we have had in the past few months. We love talking with some of the digital disruptors and first adopters changing the furniture in the room for sports business, media and tech, and these three are a great example. You can …
Here is the latest trio of Columbia University Sports Podcast (the CUSP Show) that we have had in the past few months. We love talking with some of the digital disruptors and first adopters changing the furniture in the room for sports business, media and tech, and these three are a great example. You can …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 23, make it to success on this side of the pond as it has for 30 years in the UK? For those who have not seen the ads or watched the promotions especially across …