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This week brings to and end a frantic few weeks of soccer “friendlies” in the United States, capped off Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium with Real Madrid meeting A.C. Milan at Yankee Stadium in New York the second of two powerhouse matches in The Bronx this month. However, it was well beyond the second “House …
The NFL and the Olympic movement have had several crossover stars throughout the years…Willie Gault, Jim Thorpe, Bob Hayes among others have excelled in both athletics and football. Now Sanya Richards Ross and Holly Mangold have never ventured to the NFL gridiron in recent years as players, but Brand NFL helped give both some added …
I’m not sure if Christian Bale and Peyton Manning have ever crossed paths, but “The Dark Knight” lead and the new leader of the Denver Broncos both showed their leadership colors this week with selfless calls and visits to the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shooting. Manning, never one for seeking the brightest of lights, …
It was never an “if” but a “when,” so those who expressed surprise that the NBA officially announced an approved outreach plan for a front jersey patch sponsor should not be surprised at all. MLS has done well without issue, the WNBA has worked smoothly, small patches on NHL, NFL and NBA practice jerseys didn’t …
About eight years ago, Emirates Airways, looking to find a way to start connecting with an American sporting audience, joined forces with the Breeder’s Cup as a key sponsor. At the time, some looked at the partnership as a stretch by the airline, which had little presence in the United States but a bigger tie …
Last year if you said to a sports marketer the names “Lin Dickey” he or she may have thought you were talking about the former NFL quarterback Lynn Dickey and maybe some kind of retro fantasy camp idea for old Packers or Houston Oilers. Today, especially in the mega-market of New York, the names Lin…as …
Someday sports fans and team owners may have New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to thank for games that are more engaging and for a revenue source that does not yet exist in the United States. Christie this past week continued his strong push to challenge the Federal Law that does not allow sports betting anywhere …
Ring ceremonies used to take two forms for championship teams. A quiet, low key team only event where players celebrated amongst themselves and those insiders who were part of their title run. Then there was usually the more public ceremony which most teams do, many times on the first home game of the next season. …
It is no secret that as costs escalate and fans clamor for more access and brands for more ROI, that team sports needs to continue to be more creative in finding dollars to meet budget and in giving fans more reasons to engage. So with that in mind it should come as not a huge …
For years the value of secondary media rights has been in question. Could the money be spent with traditional advertising and marketing…is it more of a vanity play…is there significant damage when a name changes to the team…does the next brand to take a title waste too much time in undoing the old name in …
