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…
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New Technology: What Second Screen Viewing Means for Sports Business
People are dependent on new technology like smartphones and tablets in everyday life; it’s no secret that this attachment bleeds into watching television. Smart devices make it easy to add a second screen to whatever you are watching, allowing you to keep up with everything being talked about with regard to the event. This is especially…
TV Listings Are A Thing Of The Past With Bleacher Buddy
Have you ever been in the situation where you have travelled to a new city, with different time zone and you’ve searched the TV listings to find the game, only to to realize that kick off was an hour ago? This is unacceptable for any sports fan in any time zone. Well never fear, theres…
Top 5 Tech Savvy Arenas
Stadiums and arenas around the world are known for their home teams. Other components like seating, cleanliness and traffic take a backseat – all components except technology. While there is nothing like going to see your favorite team in their home stadium, having the ability to stay connected while there makes all the difference. But…
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…
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 – 09.02.13 – 09.09.13
This week’s Top News In #Sportsbiz includes the NFL RedZone as a perk for “The Membership Club” and the Jacksonville Jaguars creating “Stand United Fridays” to engage fans. Other news includes the Galaxy Gear being pre loaded with MyFitnessApp, Beaver Stadium attendance dropping, and MLB teams trash talking on Twitter. Get in and get your…
The Top News in #Sportsbiz – 08.19.13 – 08.26.13
There is a lot of great news coming from the world of #sportsbiz this week. On top, Twitter advertising partnerships may be where the sports business world is headed. In other news, the Dodgers’ win streak leads to a local business boom, how the US open will be utilizing more technology this year, the healthy…
The Top News In #SportsBiz – 7.29.13 – 8.5.13
Social Media In Sports JP Arencibia is done with Social Media Social media can be a great place for fans to interact with their favorite sports stars and vice versa. On the other hand, it can prove to be too much for some. Everyone has seen stars come and go on Twitter and fans can…
How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports with Brian Wilhite, Virtual Fan Network – CEO
One of the many benefit of being a Sports Executives Association member is the access we provide our members to top sports business professionals are willing to share their story, experiences and advice with aspiring sports business professionals and help them find a job in sports. Yesterday, we were joined by Brian Wilhite, CEO of…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 07.01.13 – 07.08.13
Sports Media The Aaron Hernandez Murder Case Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 27-year old Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player. Hernandez was also charged with one count of carrying a firearm without a license, two counts of possession of a large capacity firearm…
Sports Social Media Leaderboard for the EPL
With social media in sports becoming increasingly important and always managing to raise a debate, a new concept has been introduced to the social media world. Last week a London-based, sports social media company We Play, launched a social media leader board in collaboration with Leaderboard and ExaLeague. The Social Media Premier League table is…