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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
The Spanish language market for sport in the United States remains one of the most loyal and one of the most elusive for the Anglo world. Issues trying to understand the differences in cultures, Mexican vs. Puerto Rican vs. Brazilian vs. Spanish, can sometimes make the mastering of a very brand loyal and fast growing …
The growth of soccer in the United States has been well documented on all levels, from the grassroots efforts of USA Soccer to all that MLS has done on the professional side. Even more interesting is the business interest some of the biggest global brands in the sport have taken with the game in the …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about being 10 years out from Madison Square Garden, and the lessons learned along the way. This past week was one of the most unique I can ever remember, and not only did we get through it but we thrived on it. Now not that this can …
Colleague and fellow Fordham alum Jon Pappas offered up some thoughts from this past Tuesday’s Sports PR Summit held at The Players Tribune. The sold out event had a host of panels and some great storytelling and lessons learned… While there were many thought-provoking and invaluable perspectives shared by panelists at this week’s 2016 Sports …
Peter Casey is always in a quest for digital innovation. From his time being the first-ever credentialed twitter correspondent for St. John’s University to his time working all the digital outreach for the New York Knicks to his work with Nike and other brands and now at the helm of all the digital outreach for …
Sometimes the most complex issues can be started to be solved by the simplest of actions; at the grassroots. That’s why as so many opine what will happen to baseball; too slow, not connected to the new immigrant, lack of African-American players, season too long, this weekend’s “Play Ball” program, staged across the country and …
Our colleague Rick Liebling offers up a sitdown with North American Soccer League head Bill Peterson. The NASL is a unique entity in American soccer, existing as both a source of nostalgia and a cautionary tale as well as a hope for the future. In its original incarnation (1968-1984), the league saw tremendous, if sporadic, …
My guess is anyone reading this as at least a passing interest in the multibillion dollar industry that is sports today. But how did we get here, and more importantly, who got us here in just a few decades. Many of those questions and more are looked at by Matthew Futterman in his new book, …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 26, 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 …
Icky Woods and William “The Refrigerator” Perry. The Jamaican Bobsled team. Eddie The Eagle. Those characters who ascend to great heights not just because of their athletic willingness to be successful, but because we see something very human in them; something that tells u that if they can do it and have fun, maybe we …