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As we start August there are Olympic sized best practices in and out of Paris that we wanted to highlight four. Bucks Stop Obesity Here. The Milwaukee Bucks, always looking for a way to cut through the clutter with unique partnership activations, even in the offseason, found one with a long runway leading to success …
It’s the middle of the summer and the Olympics are here obviously…so three different listens worth your time…on a unique hoops pipeline…the change from a car to a mobility company…and what its like to be an athlete from Guam…You can hear all of our episodes here as well. The Road to The NBA Front Office …
We are still in the infancy…no pun intended…of the growth of athletes who happen to be women being fully accepted, championed, and mainstreamed into the media and the brand activation side of sports. Data is growing, coverage is increasing, numbers are rising, crossover is expanding, but we still take steps forward in slow but important …
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 …
Last week I was doing my usual quick study on key pieces to pull for our weekly newsletter when I came across a great, in-depth piece on US Men’s Cricket team in…GQ. This past weekend I was flipping through the New York Times Magazine…the old-fashioned print edition…and there was a massive feature…on cornhole. Not just …
Freshness and relevance are the two toughest things to find in annual events, especially when they are successful. Rince and repeat can become pretty easy. Not always successful, but much easier to do. Less risk, and usually a known reward. Personally i find that boring, and so do the New York Yankees, a legacy brand …
It was quite a ten days…from Normandy to London then back here for the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. While there were many cultural, emotional, familial, and business learnings, here are four visuals of note in best practices to share. Sports unifies on the darkest days. Amidst the emotions going through the exhibits and beaches …
“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 …
Red Nose Day, May 26, is now 10 years in for the US, and this year found its way to everything from an edible, life-sized cookie of the contest winner and a car-crushing monster truck ride Comic Relief US’s fundraising initiative for underserved American children goal this year was to draw donations by encouraging the …
Where else can you find talk about broadcast storytelling, debates on the best moments in the history of New York sports, the business of sports in Africa, and yes even the proliferation of AI in media all in one place. That’s what we have in the latest episodes of our podcast. Some good Memorial Day …
