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We have written about those first mover jobs to look for in the past…from Director of Gaming to Head of Health and Safety and so on. A few recent articles, and lots of talk, have led us to the next one that we will see teams and leagues start to look for; VP of Artificial …
A few weeks ago I was having lunch and then some calls with colleagues who have “Been around,” as they say. Not complainers, learners, observers both in traditional media roles and in the communications space in and around sports and entertainment. I kept hearing the same thing over and over again…that the storytelling business today …
Earlier this month there was a great New York Times piece on how music artists were embracing and allowing content creators to livestream concerts to a global audience. The piece went in great detail to point out that because of limited touring dates, high demand for tickets in marketplaces and an unquenchable desire for shared …
There are lots and lots of buzz…and business being done around “women’s sports” as we probably all know. Comments like “arrival,” “movement not moment,” “get on board” are bandied about time and again. Yet for all the enthusiasm there is still the whispering that certain teams and leagues are still in their relative infancy compared …
I always learn something from Peter King’s FMIA column. So much so that it usually takes me three or four times to read and digest the pieces, it’s a big meal for a little brain like me. One of the thought starters this week was his feature on Andrew Luck’s college center at Stanford, Sam …
As the NBA season approaches, who are the most digitally engaged…in China? Our friends at Mailman , part of 160/90, released their study this week. The NBA teams, players and legends were assessed across Weibo, and Kuaishou with the usual parameters: likes, engagement, growth etc. Some of the interesting takeaways surrounding the numbers tied to …
The last full week of July, 2023 but more Ying and Yang observations to the work and life place, especially as I now hit 15 years working on my own. First there was the surprising joy of gratitude which came in threes, like good things often do. A dinner with three former School of the …
I have been around this business to remember when NBA Summer League was a few weeks on hot gyms little fanfare and checking watches to see when vacation could start for many. Westchester County, Boston, Orlando, and Salt Lake City, Summer League always started with great fanfare, especially for teams with high draft picks, and …
Saturday I was in the Verizon store begrudgingly getting a new phone and I was talking to a mom and her daughter next to me. The mom. About my age, was bemoaning all this “technology” and how the ‘80’s and the ‘70’s was better. I laughed and looked at the daughter, who was 22 and …
Earlier this year a report on the decline of populations in China sent the marketing and brand world into a bit of a spin. For years, even coming out of The Pandemic, the eyes on the possibility of doing business in China were still sitting out there as the fourth piece of a BRIC strategy …
