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On the way to the mainstream, niche sports often face a common challenge – convincing fans, media, and partners that their participants are true athletes. Today, few would claim NASCAR drivers are not real athletes. Decades ago, the sentiment was decidedly different. Mark Martin, perhaps the best driver to never win a NASCAR championship, gave …
Rodeo, which by all accounts is America’s first sport, tracing its roots back to the 19th century American Southwest, has never truly realized its full potential. Marketed as bringing rugged yet wholesome entertainment and admirable western values to the masses, rodeo rapidly expanded in the 1920s, and would soon stage popular events in major east …
Fake news travels fastest and furthest. That was the conclusion of a major study from MIT, concluding that people prefer falsehoods over the truth. This shouldn’t be earthshaking news to anyone who has spent a modicum of time in a junior high school cafeteria. However, MIT’s 10-year study revealed that falsehoods trump the truth across …
As our national anthem continues to be a hot topic in sports circles and beyond, a new twist has emerged. Last Friday night, the head of a fast growing global sport nearly canceled an event during the season’s home stretch because of the way the arena was handling the presentation of our nation’s colors for …
With the Kentucky Derby running this weekend, and the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, one sports story has quietly also been gaining ground. and finding its niche through a growing list of creative partnerships worth nothing. The Professional Bull riders, or PBR, off to the best in its history, is now producing major …
While sports media has been rightfully obsessed with Super Bowl 50, and the NBA All-Star weekend one story has slipped under the radar: the very fast start of Professional Bull Riding (PBR). More than a few eyebrows were raised when the Hollywood agency known for building stars like Oprah, Adele, Serena Williams, Ben Affleck and …
Not too long ago The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) was one of the “it” properties, growing and engaged, with a passionate core of fans whose devotion was NASCAR-like. Expansion was all the rage and the slope was ascending up. However in recent years the property has plateaued, and although still strong on key markets, it …
Sean Gleason has been a key member of the leadership team for the PBR, helping lead the circuit into a more, aggressive, positive and mainstream era for the sport. He has been key in having the PBR enter new markets, grow its corporate base and find ways to engage with new fans while not alienating …