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Earlier this week I touched on the value of the “Trusted Advisor” and having a senior communications official at the table when decisions are made, off of a story done by former Clinton Press Secretary and head of communications at the NFL Joe Lockhart. The issue, and value of trust, came up again this week …
First let me say that eventhough we are both from Brooklyn, I have not met Joe Lockhart, but I have followed his career both on the pollical side and when he was at the top communications spot at the NFL. Like many who are so deep into the political world I may not always agree …
Sports bars – even backed by leagues and networks – aren’t always a license to pour beer, serve wings, and print money. Just ask ESPN and NASCAR, following failed efforts. For those operating a sports bar during coronavirus, good luck. While single-snapshot national data is hard to come by, it is estimated up to one …
It’s November, which in the fundraising world again means “Movember.” For those who don’t know… Originally launched in Australia, the theme for “Movember” was to get primarily men (although women helped out with a fake one) to grow a mustache or not shave for the 30 days of the month of November, and then gain …
Monday night ESPN offered up another version of the Megacast, this one not with coaches film rooms and alternate voices calling games like they have for the College Football Championship. It was a running dialogue about the game and a wide variety of sports luminaries, from Dabo Swinney and Charles Barkley to Kenny Chesney and …
So who do you believe? A few weeks ago, an ESPN related independent poll showed that 71 percent of fans were in favor of athletes taking a stand on social justice issues. This week a poll by Gallup conducted over the last year claims that sports in general, largely driven by athlete activism, has plummeted. …
Other than politicians, he may be the most quoted, and even mis-quoted man in America over the last 100 years. His name adorns the championship trophy of the league he helped grow from a sports afterthought to the leader of a multi-billion dollar industry, We pause to remember the 59th anniversary of the passing of Vince …
In the next few weeks kids of all ages will cautiously, nervously, virtually head back to some form of school. That includes my class at Columbia University, which as of now, I will be doing as a hybrid class, with some students online but a majority of the students in the classroom. I was shocked …
I subscribe to Religion of Sports, but sometimes I have trouble figuring out what it is supposed to be. There is a newsletter which has promoted original content and at one time linked to other current and classic versions of storytelling. There was the self-produced Tom vs. Time short docuseries the company did for Facebook …
Make no mistake, changing the name and the brand identity of an organization; from Aunt Jemima to the Washington Redskins, is expensive and takes a great deal of time and effort to get it right. It also takes good businesses to be able to listen to the consumer over time and make decisions that can …