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This week in the #SportsBiz, top news includes Go Daddy taking a new approach to their Super Bowl marketing campaign. Other top news includes Tiger Woods and EA parting ways, record ticket prices for the Boston Red Sox, potentially big numbers for a looming media deal for the WWE and TigerLogic breaking into the sports…
Hello, hello! I am so excited to tell you I am a new author at SportsNetworker.com. Every 2 weeks I will share what I have learned over 10 years’ experience at leading positions on the sports industry, and also through my experience as an amateur athlete, addicted to several sports. Let’s talk about teamwork today….
Recent reports have surfaced to announce the Atlanta Falcons have had the design and budget approved for a new stadium. The teams spent their first 26 seasons at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. In 1992, Atlanta moved to the Georgia Dome and has been there ever since. The team’s lease at the Georgia Dome expires in 2020,…
It wasn’t long ago that we saw David Beckham hanging up his cleats and calling it a career; December to be exact. Just a few months have passed and Beckham is already looking to step back into soccer. But this time he will be wearing a suit and tie. As Major League Soccer looks to…
Search engines are the backbone of the internet. For instance, Google works by sending out “spiders” to scour the web and collect and organize content. Just the same, Blinkx is a video search engine, which allows users to quickly search the web for videos and find results. It utilizes its patented Concept Recognition Engine (CORE) technology…
“Remember one thing. Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out. Keep your head up, and handle it.” – 2PAC 2PAC said it best – we have to handle adversity and wrap our hands around being positive in all aspects of life…
In a recent deal with the NBA, Samsung has officially become the league’s tablet, handset, and television provider. The new multiyear deal is reported worth $100 million and will provide the NBA with an enhanced product on and off the court. Samsung’s other recent endorsements, including partnerships with Lebron James and Jay-Z, will likely work…
I previously wrote about how you can get into Sports Law and explained how sports law is a concept of law that is extremely broad. Pursuing law jobs in sports are even broader, as I am currently experiencing. Most people think pursuing a career in sports law means becoming an agent for professional athletes. As I…
Top News in the #SportsBiz for this week involves Xbox One launching promotional commercials during the NFL’s Sunday Night Football. Other news includes the NFL looking at potential Thursday night game packages, Vikings stadium talks, a Fitness and Sports Technology Expo, and an evolving NCAA rule book. Read on to get your #SportsBiz fix! Sports…
In a market that is chock-full of history and showtime, the Los Angeles Kings have tried for years to create their own following. The Lakers, Clippers, and Dodgers ran the Los Angeles scene. Meanwhile, the Kings were trying to desperately find a way to fill the Staples Center and build a fan base. Gretzky brought…
Sky Sports has stepped up their social media game through a partnership with Twitter. As we have seen, Twitter has been running wild with the idea of creating a social TV world. In what is dubbed as “Twitter Amplify”, a few of the social site’s media partners include MLB.com, the PGA Tour, and recently the…
Player safety is a growing concern in the NFL, as important players are increasingly landing on the NFL injury report we are realizing the impact of on-field contact, even after playing days are over. A generation of current players that likely grew up watching and idolizing notorious heavy hitters like Lawrence Taylor, Ray Lewis and…
It seems almost crazy that an airline company such as Emirates has a fleet of just over 200 aircraft. This notion is in relation to the amount of sponsorships they hold in the sporting world and how they go about promoting them. Name a sport and Emirates probably has a sponsorship hand in it. With…
One of the toughest and most intimidating parts of the sports writing process – especially for a new writer – can be the interview. How do you get the interview you want? Who do you contact in order to get this interview? What questions are okay to ask in this interview? Do you conduct interviews…
“Content is king” is really what the sports business is about. CineSport appears to be proving that by launching their new site, appropriately named CineSport.com. In a world with video hungry sports fans, it’s no wonder “the sports section of newspaper websites remains the number one choice for sports news and information”. Content is king…
Harvard Business School teaches a simple concept. It goes like this: “Identify your unique competence and match it to a larger opportunity.” While intended for Harvard business students, that message transcends the classroom and could serve as a mantra for living a productive life. Today I’m going to show you how to leverage that exact…
