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The Mailman Group came out this week with their most influential sports brands on Weibo (which if you don’t know is the Chinese equivalent of what Twitter is elsewhere), and it points to the rising level of casual engagement in global sport that a curious and engaged Chinese audience is following. It is certainly not …
There are few more memorable moments in sports and entertainment than when a record is set. No matter how big or small, shattering a milestone is the perfect measurement tool for success, and there remains no yardstick bigger for records than to make or break The Guinness Book of World Records. The validation is well, …
Several years ago at The Ivy Sports Symposium, several marketers were asked to look into the future and describe what would be the ultimate in fan engagement. It was just after the launch of X Box Live, which was just beginning to change the way immersive gaming and fan interaction was being conducted, but limited …
Some of the greatest success stories in sport in the past few years have come when an organization has embraced the community and is a key part of the fabric of their city or town, and also turn that success into excellence on the field. We saw it last year, and again this year, with …
It is no secret fans and brands looking to engage in sport crave original content in all forms. How that content is delivered and by whom and in what medium has created a bit of a land grab, with traditional sites and platforms learning to deal with platforms like “Players Tribune” and now “Uninterrupted,” with …
Roaring In Unusual Places and Times It hasn’t been the typical quiet fall for athletics at Columbia. Football under legendary former Penn coach Al Bagnoli moved back up a few notches on the field, broke their long losing streak from a previous regime and became more competitive than in years as the program looks to …
Millions hear Adam Schefter almost every day on ESPN and follow him on twitter as he talks and tweets all things NFL, but few times do fans ever get to hear the Long Island native talk about his thoughts not on the NFL, but on media in general, and his amazing growth in using the …
The folks at MVP Index furnished the following looking back on best practices in social for 2015 MVPindex Co Founders Shawn Spieth and Kyle Nelson presented the 2015 Sports Social Media Awards at the Cynopsis Sports Engagement Summit this past week at the New York Athletic Club. The awards, focused on US sports and athletes, …
One of the great opportunities in working in global sport is that it brings together so many different cultures and traditions and puts all together in places from the playing field to the classroom. From curling to hockey, bobsled to basketball, there is a drive to succeed whether that is in a results-based competition or …
Two things the world has enough of are sand and water, and more than enough resorts and beaches to try and lure tourists. So with the United States pushing to try and host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, it makes great sense that the trial balloon of the World Beach Games will be …