Sports Stadium sponsorship has changed dramatically over the last several years, and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. For example, sponsorship within sports venues used to consist almost exclusively of traditional signage assets: branding opportunities usually found in the concourse areas, concession stands, and other high traffic areas. Then, largely due to television, we…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 11.12.6
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business Ten Sports Money Losers in 2011 “For the business of sports, 2011 has been quite the wild ride. Lockouts dominated coverage of the NFL and NBA (the football guys ultimately settling things more easily than…
How The New MLB Social Media Policy Affects Players
In the wake of seeing what a lockout can do to a league, Major League Baseball has decided to peacefully and quietly get their Collective Bargaining Agreement done and guarantee baseball to it’s fans through 2016. While some things in the agreement seem superficial, like a “no tobacco tin in the back pocket while on…
Is Sports Sales For You?
This is a guest post by Henry de Con It’s common knowledge that sports sales is the easiest path to start your career in sports, but as you can probably assume its also the hardest task. Sales in any industry is a challenge, so it should come as no surprise that it’s just as rough in sports. …
Ivy Sports Symposium Review – Sports Job Tips
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Ivy Sports Symposium at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. The Ivy Sports Symposium is one of the global sports industry’s premier conferences that sets the standard among college-based sports business events. It is widely considered the best and most comprehensive one-day event. The Symposium has…
Playup Sports App – Where Sport Gets Social
This article is a guest post by Sam Hawkins A new free sports app has just been released in the UK. It’s called PlayUp and combines real-time scoring, free messaging and fan rooms across more than 20,000 live games The free PlayUp sports app includes real time scoring and statistics for more than 20,000 games,…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 11.11.29
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business NBA’s Owners Win Big “After all the talk of a broken system and badly needed overhauls in the league, Saturday’s resolution produced one odd result: Fans won’t notice much of a difference.” Sports business maverick…
Social Impact of Professional Sports Teams
This is a guest post from David Lasday Professional sports teams around the world are leveraging their brand and resources to better their communities. The social impact of sports philanthropy is growing, but it is still in the relatively early stage of development. Professional sports teams build programs with social impact missions to address a…
How to Plan a Marriage Proposal at a National Sports Game
This is a guest post by Nancy Zimmer. Nancy writes for TicketLiquidator.com, a site dedicated to helping sports fans find the best Fiesta Bowl tickets and seats to other sporting events that just might provide that opportunity for a perfect proposal. Proposing to your significant other at a sporting event is something that should be very well thought out…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 11.11.23
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business CEO Of The Year: Mark Cuban “Mark Cuban may have purchased the Dallas Mavericks as a frustrated fan. And, considering his passion for the game, he may have a “basketball heart.” But it’s his…
Oregon Ducks Launch Sports iPad App
The Oregon Ducks have launched their new Sports iPad app. They are one of only a handful of NCAA athletic programs that have their own custom sports iPad app. The new app, developed in partnership with NeuLion, includes the following features: News – easy access to up-to-the-minute news Schedules & Results – keep tabs on…
Top Sports Business Professionals To Follow On Twitter
With the world in a constant state of upheaval these days, sports business is not exempt. Below are the sports business leaders who can bring clarity to the topsy turvy landscape. Sports Business Professionals: Tweet Leaders 1. Darren Rovell When you have read an article called “My 13 Golden Rules of Twitter,” written by someone…
Luol Deng: Interview with an Inspirational Athlete
Being a British Basketball fan, Luol Deng is one of my favourite athletes. Recently I had the chance to interview him and it’s safe to say his journey to the NBA has been a remarkable one. Deng’s journey to the NBA couldn’t have started further from the league. The Great Britain and Chicago Bulls forward…
Warsaw Sports Marketing Center – Sports MBA – Paul Swangard Interview
I was recently down in Eugene, OR to present to the Sports MBA student as the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center on the value of Sports Networking and Social Media. While there, I had the opportunity to interview Paul Swangard – Managing Director, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. The University of Oregon has never been about sports or…
The 2 Toughest Interview Questions in Sports (And How to Answer Them)
The toughest interview questions in sports are the two open-ended questions listed below. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell me why I should hire you. Having the opportunity to tell the employer—in your words—who you are and why they should hire you is the perfect opportunity to place yourself head and shoulders above the…
Grassroots Sports: New Website Aims to Help Development
This article is a guest post from Ash Read In the UK alone there are around two million sports volunteers and an estimated 140,000 amateur sports clubs. These grassroots clubs and organizations often play a massive part in their local communities up and down the country. Whilst many professional sports in the UK are a…