Many companies use sports tickets as a tool to push their business relationships to the next level. These companies may be utilizing tickets to increase sales, but how many of them know their return on investment? Thanks to SpotlightTMS, many NHL teams are now offering answers for their corporate customers. The NHL provides corporate customers…
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The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 09.30.13 – 10.07.13
Top news in the #SportsBiz this week includes SXSW adding a SXsports component to its festival. Other news includes rising ticket prices in Pittsburgh, multiple brands leveraging digital content in their business strategies, and the NCAA finding itself in a bit of a pinch. Read on for more! Sports Media SXSW Adds SXsports The South…
Oakland Coliseum Gains Investors To Fund ‘City’
With sports teams moving toward bigger and better stadiums, it’s only fitting that the Oakland Raiders are looking to do the same. The Oakland Coliseum, or O.co Coliseum, opened its doors to fans in 1966 and hosts both baseball and football games. The outdated stadium is due for a serious upgrade and “Coliseum City” may…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 09.23.13 – 09.30.13
This week’s top news in the #SportsBiz includes Texas Motor Speedway installing the world’s biggest video board, standing at 218 feet wide by 94½ feet tall. Other news includes SeatAdvisor launching TicketResell, NASCAR’s awesome fan and media engagement center, a possible rebrand from the Washington Redskins, and Syracuse offering a free sports marketing class. Read on…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 09.16.13 – 09.23.13
This week’s top news in the #SportsBiz includes Orlando City Soccer eyeing a spot in Major League Soccer. Other news includes Fox holding a Super Bowl ad contest, fantasy sports proving to be a viable business, Toyota and NASCAR holding a tweet race, and Manchester United cashing in on sponsorships. Read on. Sports Jobs Orlando…
Sports And Business Management: Is It One Or The Other?
Professional sports are producing billions of US Dollars yearly. The business management of pro sports is also retaining the would-be to produce even more income. The spending fans are doling out money at record rates in 2013 and sports business seems on a rise. Nowadays fans have been shaken and forced to observe in silence…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 09.09.13 – 09.16.13
Top news in the #SportsBiz this week showcases tennis utilizing IBM analytics to better players and business. Other news includes the legend of Boomstache, the NHL setting their sights high, MAG taking their marketing efforts on the road, and BNY Mellon partnering with Levis’ Stadium. Read on for more. Sports Technology IBM uses analytics to…
The NFL Promotes American Football In China With “Home Field” Movement
In recent years, the NFL has been pushing to host games in Europe. There have even been talks of relocating a team across the pond. With the Jaguars committed to playing in Europe, the NFL’s sights are set to promote American football elsewhere. It all started this past weekend with the NFL kickoff in China….
3 Tips To Landing Sports Journalism Jobs
From sports business to sports media to sports technology and sports sponsorship, all of these fields fall under sports journalism jobs, which require a canvas in which to draft your words and voice an opinion when you’re a journalist. No matter what sector of the sports world you cover, you’ll need to become familiar with several…
The Top News in #Sportsbiz – 08.26.13 – 09.02.13
Top news in the #sportsbiz this week includes Wayin helping the St. Louis Rams connect with fans. Other news includes “The Meeting 9” offering action sports networking, ESPN facing anti-bundling questions, the NFL pressuring ESPN to back out of the “Frontline” documentary and AT&T promoting and protecting its sponsorship deals. Read on to get your…
ESPN And Turner Opting Out Of Lame Duck Year With NASCAR
In recent talks to avoid “lame duck status“, ESPN and Turner are trying to opt out of their broadcast agreements with NASCAR. This tends to be a rare move in sports, as broadcasting rights are a big deal. Even so, this will open the door up for Fox Sports and NBC Sports Group to take…
Jim Crane Makes Astros The Most Profitable Team In Baseball
Currently, there is one player on the Houston Astros that is making over $1 million – pitcher Erik Bedard. The Astros as a team have a record of 43-86, the worst in Major League Baseball. Yet at the same time, the low payroll and soaring TV revenues are helping to make the team the most…