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When the NBA first announced they would go the patch route, there was a lot of speculation over the who and the what and the how on the program. Added value to big partners? Brands buying in on multiple teams? Maybe one national sponsor? Would anyone take the bait and at what price? As we …
It’s corn maze season again, so sports marketers get moving. It used to be a simple act of passage for families every fall. A local farm would carve a simple maze into its now depleted cornfield and charge a few bucks for kids to roam around for a few hours, then have some cider and …
The Jersey Shore is always an interesting barometer for what America is thinking, from politics to pop culture. It’s mix of people from as far away as Canada and Europe as well as the surrounding states, but people young and old into a fun melting pot which always makes for great people watching. Ironically, the …
There has been much made of the sexiness and growth of eSports, and with the growth and buzz comes considerable debate. When you are working in the mainstream billion dollar business of sports globally, where exactly does eSports fit? Fad, phenomenon, surrogate business, parallel opportunity, engagement tool, nuisance; all of those listed, none of those …
It came up on every panel at the NeuLion Sports Media Technology Conference in Manhattan Beach, California last week, despite the fact that the conference, and the leadership in the industry, is all abuzz about new ways to engage, the mobile space, on-demand audio, social engagement and streaming. Yet there it was, as old school …
The following ran on New Jersey Newsroom on Friday as well… It hasn’t been the easiest of winters for the owners of the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia 76ers, at least on the court and the ice. The Sixers have spent the season dumping salaries, name players and expectations in exchange for a run …