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SPORTS PUBLICITY, MARKETING & BRAND BUILDING IN A NEW AGE: WITH JOE FAVORITO
It sounds silly or self-evident but the value in connecting past to future fandom lies in those who have worn the uniform, or walked the sidelines, even for a few moments. Regardless of the score, or the record with few exceptions either on the pro or college side, the value of connecting to alumni as …
It’s always nice to see the little things that get done in storytelling that are worth emulating. Two from this week. Penguins paint the ice. Simple one, especially when you have a paint company…PPG…as your arena sponsor. For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed season ticketholders onto the ice to paint …
How do you know when you are in a startup if the marketplace is telling you that you need to adjust, and how do you keep a business going when you start to hear the siren song of chasing a different direction, especially in challenging financial times. We talked to three smart company leaders about …
Friday is National Popcorn Day across America, with many of the major brands in comfort snacks staging promotions, from education programs in the media for the health of the snack to giveaways by brands like Popcorn, Indiana on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. Movie chains ran online couponing for discounts for those attending films …
This was a labor of love and learning compiling these books. A few notes. I read them all, so it’s not just a recommendation or a favor. We ended up heavy on NY, baseball and hoops this year, but they are not just for NY fans. Also these were all published in 2023. I had …
One of the more fun things to do when we are on the road is to look for little bits of inspiration, creativity and storytelling in sometimes unconventional places that we can then apply to the work we do. This past week while traversing the highways and byways of Southern Georgia and North Florida, we …
There were many who rolled their eyes when they heard about Snoop Dog joining Ryan Reynolds and others in purchasing the Ottawa Senators, but one thing we should always remember is the value of staying relevant, and there is no one who understands that, and the value of adapting, than Snoop. During a taping of …
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 …
OK this project is a bear…but it’s a loveable one, like Winnie The Pooh or Yogi…so I decided again to take it on. The response last January was so strong…here again is last’s years which has had over 2 million views…that I thought about doing it quarterly or biannually, but time never allowed. Best to …
Tossing Teddy’s are back across North America, and that’s a good thing. From The Maritimes to California, a hockey holiday rite of charity has returned in full force this year, extending into leagues like the PHF and even into lacrosse (NLL). Now it used to be only in Detroit could you throw an object on …
