Are you looking for a sponsor but are finding it harder to get funding because sponsors are cutting budgets and “spending smarter”? If so, SponsorPitch.com is your answer. Properties are fighting harder for sponsorships and looking for every edge they can get in reaching decision-makers. Luckily for us SponsorPitch is a company that provides a…
Fans Are Talking Online: Can You Hear Them Now?
Image by leonard.beckman This is a guest post by Ryan Stephens The last post I did for Sports Networker was a very applicable, step-by-step approach to utilizing social media with respect to sports. It is a formula I will typically use when Lewis gives me the opportunity to share with you all. However, this week…
Video Interview With Bill Rasmussen: Founder of ESPN!
The Princeton Sports Symposium is one of those sports industry events that you just don’t want to miss out on. For those of you who did, its my goal to give you the best highlights from the event. Although I was not able to cover everything, I did get a number of video interviews with…
The Huddle: Why Giving May Be Your Greatest Victory
Do you want to have a strong, productive network? I am talking about a network where opportunities, information and energy seem to continually flow to you. Is that what you want? If you do, the secret is to give to those around you. Your response (even if only in your mind) might be, “What? Give!…
One-On-One with Chris McKinney, Publisher of Sports Career News
Chris McKinney is the president and publisher of Sports Career News, a nationwide, glossy magazine that caters to aspiring sports executives and the companies who want to reach them. He has created a new magazine to help individuals create more opportunities to find a job in the Sports Industry. Please take a moment to Download…
5 Ways to Use Twitter: Promote Your Sports Company Or Personal Brand
Image by bluemedia1 This is a guest post by Ryan Stephens Sports companies and brands have traditionally been slow at adopting web 2.0 and social media strategies. This is unfortunate because fans are all over the web having conversations about your brands without you. Joining this space, and potentially becoming a prevalent figure in this…
Break Into the Sports Industry With Princeton University
Are you looking to find a job into the sports industry but not sure how to get a break? In my mind, there is no better way to get connected with the decision makers then by attending a sports industry conference. Luckily for us, Princeton University has created a premier event with some of the…
Andy Dolich, COO of the San Francisco 49ers on Football, Technology and Sports
Image by Jed Jacobsohn Today, SportsNetworker features an interview with Andy Dolich, Chief Operating Officer of the San Francisco 49ers, and highly respected executive in the sports industry. As COO of the 49ers, Andy Dolich is responsible for day to day business operations of the franchise. Dolich joins the 49ers with over three decades of experience…
Why Some Make it and Others Don’t: The Journey to the Top
Image by Harpo42 Let me just go out there and say it: Matt D’Orazio is a stud. Yes, that’s right, Matt is a football superstar! Not only is he an eight year Arena Football League veteran, but he also has won two Arena Bowl Championship games and was the MVP both times. In fact,…
A New Way to Engage Fans: Add Thunder to Your Brand
Image by Amir Rijavec Building an online community for individuals and companies is tough. Luckily for us there are experts like Chris Brogan, Seth Godin, and Dan Schawbel who show us the way. But with the power of the Internet, social networking, and other Web 2.0 applications, isn’t it time sports teams start engaging and…
Networking Miracles: Three Principles That Make You a Believer
Admit it: Whenever you embark on networking you hope (even deep down inside) that your actions and activities connect you to someone or something that leads you to wondrous (almost miraculous) results. This, then, begs the question – using sport announcer Al Michaels famous call – do you believe in miracles?…which is a wonderful segue…
The Perfect Pitch: A World Series Champion on Winning and Business Success
Every athlete growing up has dreams of winning the “big game”; hitting a home run in the World Series, making that one-handed touchdown catch in the Super Bowl, or hitting the game winning shot in the NBA Finals. As most of us will only dream of these moments we are lucky enough to have a…
11 Positive Outcomes From Hosting A Networking Event
One way to expand your reach in the sports industry, or any industry for that matter, would be to host your own networking event. It would be great to host a large industry trade show like the National Sports Forum, a Sports Business Journal Event, or the U.S. Sports Film Festival, but for most of…
From The Basement to Madison Ave: Sports Sponsorships Success
Getting “In” The Sports Industry: How hard is it to start off as a one man sponsorship shop working from your basement, to ending up with an office next to some of the Fortune 500 in NYC?
7 Simple Networking Principles That Enhance Your Sports Career Odds
by Lewis Howes– The Sports Networker “There are over 380,000 student athletes, and most of us go pro in something other than sports.” This tagline was created by the NCAA nearly two years and it emphasizes how difficult it is in getting paid to play sports. Finding a job in the sports industry…
Sports Networking Event- U.S. Sports Film Festival
The U.S. Sports Film Festival is this months featured networking event. Join our featured Sports Networker Ben Sturner, sports marketing expert Joe Favorito, and many more of us who are attending the first annual U.S. Sports Film Festival In Philadelphia on October 23 – 26, 2008. The USSFF is not just a festival, it…