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On Friday, Sports Business Journal ran the piece below which I cut and pasted for clarity. I found many of the answers a little surprising…only one of the group really showed a path forward…and it seems to point to either a lack of understanding internally, a sign of the changing climate of ownership, and more …
We get a look at Fanatics Fest from the Perspective from our summer intern Gen Z Intern – Harrison Rosner Fanatics Fest was one of the most hyped up events of the summer. In the heat of the World Cup Final, NBA Free Agency, the dog days of July baseball, and many other things, the …
Below is the latest piece in a series from our summer intern Harrison Rosner, who spent time in and around the Philly All-Star week events. For the people. For the Brotherly Love. That was MLB’s slogan for this year’s All Star Game weekend. From July 10-14, Philadelphia was taken over by baseball–and with the United …
We are in the midst of a run of mega events…World Cup, MLB, MLS and WNBA All-Star Games, even Fanatics Fest this weekend. Yet while we chase the glitz and glam and hype, watching a few kids playing whiffle ball in our neighborhood, and watching some others play catch with a football at the beach, …
Maybe we think its July 4th, when Joey Chestnut and all the newer faces again dominated the airwaves at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and beyond, but in reality, National Hot Dog Day is actually the third Wednesday in July, and this year falls just after MLB All-Star Game and as we head towards the …
Our guest post comes from one of our summer interns, Harrison Rosner, and a rising senior at Northern Highlands Regional High School in New Jersey. For my entire life, I’ve been exposed to the business side of the sports industry–largely thanks to my father, Scott who now runs the Sports Management program and is a …
“If we do it for you we have to do it for everyone.” I remember getting that justification from a senior team official a few years ago when we had some Olympic wrestlers in town and asked to bring them out to a game. The organization had always been very supportive of Olympians, so it …
A few times we have seen in the last few days thoughts about how The Marlins should adopt a Scottish band, or how other teams should replicate the spontaneous actions of World Cup supporters. “Let’s create chants,” “Let’s do walk ins of fans like THEY do.” No. While creating your own supporter experiences are …
There have been times in the past when an “invading” sports event was seen as a challenge to local teams who could be having their thunder, and even some marketing and ticketing dollars pushed off by consumers and brands and not coming into their venues. It was a challenge and impediment for success more than …
Tonight’s guest post is from our summer intern from Elon University Wynne Kenna, who spent time this week at the Hashtag Sports Conference at The Paley Center in New York. Throughout the different panels presented at the Hashtag Sports conference this past week, I noticed a common theme. The sports industry is starting to expand …
