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Half Court Shot Promotion: A Sports Marketing Opportunity at its Finest

By on February 28, 2013 in Sports Marketing

And now Ladies and Gentlemen your attention PLEASE! Sports Networker, yeah who would name their kid that, has the opportunity to win $25,000.00 if he can make this one time shot from half court.  Put your hands together and cheer him on! Sports Networker shoots, it’s up, it’s close, oh boy just off to theRead more →

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NBA brings Black History Month to the Court

By on February 27, 2013 in Sports Marketing

From its humble beginnings as Negro History Week in February 1926, the celebration of African American history and culture has grown tremendously to set the tone for the entire month of February since 1976.  Today, the celebration extends beyond academic and sociological settings and has made its way to the basketball court.  With over three-quartersRead more →

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Sports Business: 2K Sports Announces NBA/MLB Combo Pack

By on February 20, 2013 in Sports Business

2K Sports, a subsidiary of sports business company Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., has announced that the critically acclaimed NBA 2K13 will be paired with the upcoming MLB 2K13 in a combo pack. The combo pack will be available for purchase beginning on March 5, 2013 at participating North American retailers for $79.99, for both theRead more →

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The NBA’s College team: The Indiana Pacers

By on February 14, 2013 in Sports Marketing

Fanatics are Alive and Well in the NBA I feel that a lot of my friends who don’t watch the NBA like to give it a lot of flack.  The common misconceptions that I hear range from “They don’t play defense in the regular season” to “The fans are boring” to “They are just allRead more →

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DraftDay Brings Daily Fantasy Sports

By on December 9, 2012 in Sports Technology

Are your fantasy football championship hopes down for the count? DraftDay has a great solution for you: daily fantasy sports. DraftDay’s founders include Taylor Caby, a former online poker player who co-founded the popular poker site, CardRunners. Caby appreciates how his time in poker has helped him learn to recognize online trends, and he feels that dailyRead more →

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Bulls’ Derrick Rose, Adidas Release Final Video Of Six-Part Series #TheReturn, Titled ‘All In’

By on November 30, 2012 in Sports Media

Earlier this week, the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose and the Adidas brand finished their Return of D Rose series with their final episode, titled ‘All In’. The six-part documentary — referred to as #TheReturn – has chronicled Rose’s comeback from last year’s post-season ACL injury against the Philadelphia 76ers. In the sixth episode of #TheReturn, theRead more →

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Social Media In Sports: Professional Athletes Voice What They Are Thankful For On Twitter

By on November 23, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

Like so many Americans on Thanksgiving, professional athletes from the country’s sports also took to Twitter to voice what they’re thankful for. Whether it was family, friends, being able to play a kid’s game, or just being healthy, each player had his/her own unique message to his/her followers. At Sports Networker, we compiled a listRead more →

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Houston Rockets Diversifying Global Sports Sponsorship Interest With Asia-Based Companies

By on November 20, 2012 in Sports Sponsorship

The Houston Rockets recently expanded their presence on the court, adding Oklahoma City’s James Harden right before the 2012-13 NBA season began. Not to mention, the Rockets had already signed Harvard graduate, Jeremy Lin, a few months prior. But now, the team is expanding its presence off the court and diversifying its global sports sponsorshipRead more →

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5 NBA Teams to Follow on Google+

By on November 7, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

We’ve already covered Facebook and Twitter as we highlight the NBA on social media and which teams are dominating social media. We now move over to Google+ where some franchises are utilizing the growing social networking site. Some of these you’d expect based on geographical location and demographic, but other medium market teams are reallyRead more →

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4 Highly Talked About NBA Teams on Facebook

By on November 6, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

Whether you like it or not, social media is one of the most accurate ways to gauge what people are interested in. It doesn’t mean people always post the most accurate opinions, but at least you can see what they’re interested in. This is even more true when it comes to sports. Just hop on FacebookRead more →

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Top 10 Most Followed NBA Teams on Twitter

By on November 5, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

The 2012-13 NBA season is amongst us and fans, players, coaches and teams themselves are beginning to take to Twitter. The variation in followers across the league goes from teams having less than 100,000 to nearly three million. Let’s take a look at what some of the top accounts do and don’t do well toRead more →

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Blake Griffin Officially Signs Sports Sponsorship Deal With Jordan Brand

By on November 5, 2012 in Sports Sponsorship

On the court, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are the 1-2 punch as the face of the Los Angeles Clippers. This past Friday, Griffin joined the elder Paul as teammates in another way by signing a sports sponsorship deal with the Jordan Brand. During Griffin’s rookie season in 2009-10, he signed on with Nike, soRead more →

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