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If you are of certain age you remember The Smith Brothers Cough Drop. With their signature bearded brothers and shiny box, the cherry-flavored drops were not only around when you had a cough or a sore throat, but often times were used as candy when other items weren’t around. However in the uber competitive, high …
As we hit July, some interesting brand enhancement campaigns, and one new one to watch in a taboo category, have popped up. Take a look… It’s A Good Year For Pirates, Current and Former: The Pittsburgh Pirates still haven’t caught the attention of casual fans, but they will soon, as the best story in baseball …
So the NHL rocketed into the playoffs this week, the third straight winter that a league leveraged a lockout to more excitement, social media buzz, and brand equity for fans of short memory. First it was the NFL, which lost offseason and preseason before settling, then the NBA ramped up at Christmas, and now hickey …
Once again it seems like ideas good, bad and indifferent are flowing in groups the last few days, so here’s a look at some other best practices and some issues. Squashing A Brand: The sport of squash is fast, ultra-athletic and pretty much refined to clubs and select colleges and high schools in the United …
While there is still a bit of hand wringing and worry about baseball’s early season attendance, many teams are continuing to find new ways to engage and improve the fan experience at the Major league level. We recently wrote about the Brewers’ well planned scavenger hunt, and also noticed more than a few other teams …
