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A break from the sports business best practices, sort of… The past week we have been lucky to have my 25 year old daughter Christine home from graduate school at the University of Georgia, while her brother Andrew finishes his delayed senior film project at Drexel. Having Christine home, at age 25, made me think …
While many times media-types look to larger market teams as innovation leaders, especially in the digital and social space, the reality is that those in smaller markets are sometimes best at innovation. One of those leaders of the pack for Major League Baseball is the Milwaukee Brewers. No matter what happens on the field, the …
Brewers Find A Way To Honor The Old Standard…Mascot: The race around the bases and the stadium with mascots now regular fare…best celebrated with Presidents in Washington and sausages in Milwaukee. However the brewers have taken a new combo spin…the anniversary celebration and the mascot race…to recently draw more attention to the brand. The club …
Sometimes it’s the smallest markets that are the most innovative, and in baseball the Milwaukee Brewers certainly fall into the category of smaller markets, bigger ideas for fans. For several years the club has created a cult following by creating scavenger hunts in the spring around the city for little gnomes looking like their beloved …
Some Thanksgiving week thoughts, none of which are turkeys by any means Brew Crew Leaves it to the Fans: The Milwaukee Brewers have built a reputation for being fin and fan friendly with their promotions, from hiding gnomes around the state to getting Bernie Brewer to hit the slide in Miller Park. Now the Brew …
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 …
Sometimes in the midst of a very crowded spring sports season, those properties that are always there and have done so much, like baseball and NASCAR, tend to get taken for granted. The excitement over the Indy 500 Centennial, the annual extravaganza of the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, even the rise of a very compelling MLS …
