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While one of the most diverse sports weekends of the year takes place; French Open Final, Women’s World Cup starts, NBA and Stanley Cup Finals, soccer wraps in Europe and a healthy dose of baseball in the States, the marvel of the massive draw of cricket still provides a nice comparison for engagement and audience …
The NASL has always made the claim to be an innovator. Even in its first incarnation, colored balls, shootouts, exploding scoreboards and cheerleaders were all part of the play to get America interested in “The Beautiful Game.” In many ways it was way ahead of its time, speaking to an audience that was not yet …
The beauty of the Ice Bucket Challenge was its simplicity of message. Do this with this and raise money for this. Little call to action, highly social and visual and transcended every barrier possible; social, geographic, language, age, gender, race. We got it, and with it we raise an unprecedented amount for the battle for …
This week whole the storm came down on FIFA, some of soccer’s best ambassadors to the podium to talk about their greatest challenges and opportunities, many of which will start Saturday at Red Bull Arena. They are the members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, who will take to the pitch in Harrison in …
More and more the key for success with iconic brands is knowing when to pivot in the digital space. It is certainly not an easy call. An overreaction to social media buzz becomes distracting; a move too late and with the wrong medium can be costly and ineffective. Finding the right mix at the right …
As Memorial Day is upon us here in the States, it is interesting to take another quick look at a group that is passionate, young, loyal, appreciative, athletic, budget conscious and enthusiastic, yet is among one of the most underserved groups for brands looking to reach the male demo and grow a fan base…the men …
It is the weekend that college lacrosse has owned for over a decade. Memorial Day Weekend takes the grassroots success and smaller venues and rallies the sport for three days of large crowds, activation and celebration of another spring well done. However the problem, as pointed out in Saturday’s New York Times, is that the …
Niche properties like Olympic sports, outdoor events or extreme sports may not get the mainstream media coverage that traditional properties do, but their corporate hospitality opportunities can often be some of the most unique and creative in the sports world. Take the Volvo Ocean Race, the triennial around-the-world sailing race that began in 1973 as …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 21, 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 …
Is this now the year that horse racing has positioned itself to take a long overdue ride, thanks to the people and the personalities in and around American Pharoah and the industry itself. Since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, none of the 13 horses who have taken the first two legs has gone …