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Sports Business Journal Publisher and Executive Editor Abe Madkour led his SBJ publisher’s letter this week with a prediction that the eight team franchises in the newly announced PBR Team Series will fast increase in value. As you know, we’ve been a fan in this column of PBR’s storytelling, commitment to its on-the-dirt product, and …
Last Friday, when PBR stormed into Madison Square Garden for the 15th time and held its annual VIP Garden party at the Hulu Theater leading into the annual bull-riding event (back after a one-year hiatus due to Coronavirus), it was a celebration and news event like none other. Billionaires were in the house signing the …
It turns out that Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) comeback from COVID-19 — as the first sport to resume competition while the pandemic surged in 2020 and first to host fans back inside indoor arenas safely — will have a greater impact than providing the safety protocols influencing all other sports’ eventual return to competition. Two …
There are many times when activists around PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals) go too far…splashing people wearing fur coats with animal blood and the like. However, one thing that the organization is great at is finding its way into a narrative to drive conversations that they would not normally be involved in. …
We always love the storytelling around the PBR, so now that the second half of their season is underway, what is the best storyline? It can be summed up with one name: Jose Vitor Leme. With ten Unleash The Beast events remaining in the regular season, statistically, Leme is on the backstretch of the most …
Monica Jackson, host of Mornings with Monica in Las Vegas, was in the middle of a live interview about the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo when the veteran TV personality became emotionally choked up. “Growing up, I never heard about Black cowboys and cowgirls,” she said. “Now I’m the mother of a 15-year-old black child. It’s …
Maybe we have had enough of fake news, becuase April Fools Day, at least on the sports side, was certainly toned down compared to recent years. Even the PBR, who usually deliver some fun content, chose to sit this year out. Now we did have some fun posts, Tom Brady buying the Expos, Bill Russell …
A few weeks ago, we turned in the minivan for a hybrid CRV. All has gone well with the new ride, but it reminded my how much “hybrid” is going to keep playing into our person and professional worlds as we transition into a place where face to face and “virtual” will have to find …
One of the top priorities for any sports property is finding ways to lure the fans of tomorrow. Fishermen go where the fish are. And for sports marketers fishing for kids? Well, that audience is glued to their phones…peering at screens increasingly showing content from TikTok and Snapchat. Last week, UFC announced a multiyear partnership …
Incredible (and incredibly frustrating) as it is, some sports are now entering their second season during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re able to carry on by being innovative, marrying self-discipline and respect for the health protocols among athlete participants and staff, and creating new league structures. The NHL, which again returned to competition on January 13, …
