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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
I am a surfer by nature. Not as much waves in the ocean, although learning how to surf is on the short list of things to tackle soon, but of audio waves even more than video. Coming home from classes, events, business functions at night, I still do what I did the years before Satellite …
Anyone who knows the history of Lou Lamoriello will know that this was not a carefully planned social play by the Islanders this past week, but even the legendary NHL President of Hockey Operations and GM, who always pushes to keep distractions down…way down…with the teams he runs, can’t be all that upset with the …
Walk into any Dunkin Donuts in the New York area, or travel on any highway or listen to any radio station and you see some of them: Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Odell Beckham Jr., the individual faces of the New York Giants. Fans love em, businesses see a great uptick in business, kids wear their …
The New Jersey Devils have spent the offseason telling the world that “new” is the buzzword around their home, The Prudential Center in Newark. As their cross river rivals the Rangers continue to improve on the ice, and the upstart Islanders move into their first season at Brooklyn’ Barclays Center coming off their best season …
The following ran on New Jersey Newsroom on Friday as well… It hasn’t been the easiest of winters for the owners of the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia 76ers, at least on the court and the ice. The Sixers have spent the season dumping salaries, name players and expectations in exchange for a run …
They lost their most marketable, albeit aging star; the cornerstone of their franchise to free agency. They are in an ultracompetitive marketplace which now includes the defending conference championships, a young rising team with new owners about to move into a building whose penchant is to tell stories very loudly, and to the south, a …
One of the most important aspects of gaining support in good times in bad for any effective brand, let alone a sports or entertainment property, is to make sure you are ingrained as a part of the community, not just as an elite attraction. Whether you are a Valley National Bank or Target the Los …
Thursday brought a sigh of relief at the NHL offices as the sale of the New jersey devils were announced. The league would not have to go through the pain and brand stagnation that was experienced when no buyer could be found for the Phoenix Coyotes, and some new, enthusiastic blood was being brought into …
They are the only team in major professional sports to now “officially” call New Jersey home, so welcome back New Jersey Devils. With the NHL lockout now settled, their ownership situation clarified and a fun team that mixes youth and veteran leadership (hoping that Ilya Kovalchuck returns from Russia Tuesday) the Devils brand should not …
