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So there I was talking to my colleague Keith Green’s class at Montclair State University and I look down and in the front row is a young student wearing Crocs…filled with what I thought were pins of various caricatures, sizes and shapes. There is my introduction to Jibbitz, the Crocs-specific charms which have been around …
Another busy week of learnings. Some highlights below. Learning From Rog: I’m not sure if there is anyone more joyful or entertaining when talking about his craft than Men in Blazers co-host Roger Bennett. For all things football, Bennett is able to weave in humor, logic and all sorts of joyous fandom, which is a …
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 …
It’s not new globally but it is simple, easy to engage and not hard to understand. Will Red Nose Day, May 26, make it to success on this side of the pond as it has for 30 years in the UK? For those who have not seen the ads or watched the promotions especially across all the NBC …
It is a really crowded time of year in our business, what with MLS and NWSL a month into their seasons, The Stanley Cup and NBA Playoffs in high gear, MLB coming into the end of month one, the NFL Draft and all its prep, heck even the USFL and the XFL are head to …
Most sports are taking advantage of the move away from traditional viewing and the growth of streaming, according SBRnet’s annual study of sports fans. The NHL and MLS have seen the biggest percentage lift in streaming since 2019, but every major sport has benefitted from this change in fan sports viewing habits. The Top of the Streaming …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane was …
Everyone it seemed had a Pele’ story. Mine was quite random, and since it was just before great cell cameras I don’t have a picture of it, but I have a great mental image, and it’s a story I tell all the time. It was early December of 2007, and the New Jersey Ironmen, playing …
There was a time when people were all up in arms about sports moving off of free or broadcast TV on to “cable,” and how that move would dissipate interest in sports (those people also forgot that for decades not every game of a home team was even on TV, and things like blackout rules …
There is no doubt that the Cannabis/CBD business is slowly, steadily finding its way into the mainstream, and that of course includes the billion dollar business of sports. The latest and loudest salvo was fired early last week, when Major League Baseball and its teams opened up the door to do business with CBD brands, …
