I had the pleasure of interviewing Oscar Ugaz recently. For those of you not familiar with Oscar, he is a Digital Business Consultant that has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world including Toyota, SAB Miller and Real Madrid F.C. In his former role as the Digital Business Manager for Real Madrid F.C., he…
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The Psychology Of Social Sports Fans: What Makes Them So Crazy?
From Longyearbyen to Ushuaia the world is filled with fans. They are the lifeblood of professional sports and the only reason why anybody in the industry receives a check. According to a recent A.T. Kearney study today’s global sports industry is worth between €350 billion and €450 billion ($480-$620 billion). In an industry of this size and scope connecting to and…
How To Get A Job In Sports with Kevin Cote, Asst. Dir Digital Marketing – Golden State Warriors
This interview is part of our Sports Jobs Interview Series where we talk with successful sports business professionals about their role in sports, how they got there, the role social media has played in their success, what a typical day looks like and advice they would give to sports business students looking to land their dream job…
Do You Want To Work In Sports? Learn From The Pros!
The Sports Industry is hugely competitive. If you throw your name in the hat for a highly sought after position, it’s like you will be up against 100’s (if not 1000’s of other applicants). So, how do you make sure that when the time comes, your name comes to mind and you land that dream…
LIVE WEBINAR – How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports with Lewis Howes
At the beginning of January, we hosted a LIVE webinar on How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports! The response we received from the over 600 LIVE attendees was amazing. Here are some of the comments we received: I just felt like I had a lightbulb moment! – Melissa Best advice I have received…
LIVE WEBINAR – How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports Using Social Media
Last week in our newsletter we mentioned that we would be announcing an upcoming webinar. Well, wait no more….here it is! If your New Years resolution is to get a job in the sports industry in 2012, then make sure to join us for this LIVE webinar where Lewis Howes is going to show you “How…
The Best Route to Getting a Job in Sports
This is a guest post by Dave Fogelson In all likelihood, people aspiring to “work in sports” are over-looking the sporting goods industry, particularly the retail end of the business, as the starting point for a career path. Retail is where people seeking entry-level jobs can find the most opportunities to apply their sports interest…
Selling the Combine: A Case Study
Guest Post by Sam Caucci It’s that time of year. From coast to coast trainers have just finished preparing NFL hopefuls for the most important race of their football career: the tests where millions of dollars are on the line. NFL Agents have turned over their newest investments to NFL Draft Prep facilities all over…
EXCLUSIVE! Secrets to Landing your Dream Sports Job from an Industry Insider
The sports world is like a secret society including a language similar to Morse code. Once you’ve entered through the doors of the stadium, you are adorned with a special robe in your designated team colors. As the next ‘chosen one,’ you receive a purple medal of honor for making it through the doors as…
Good News and Bad News About Working in Sports
If you want to work in sports, and I think most of you do, I have a question for you: What do you plan on doing in the sports industry? What company, if they hired you, would be a dream come true? The New York Jets? New York Yankees? San Francisco Giants? How about Adidas? Or…
Matthew Higgins On The New York Jets, Social Media and Sports Business
Gary Vaynerchuk and his team at VaynerMedia help manage the social media efforts of the New York Jets, where Matt is the Executive Vice President.
Matt goes into detail about a number of things the Jets are doing in regards to maximizing social media as an organization, but also how they are integrating it with the players as well. He talks about measuring social media ROI, how to get a job and work in sports, and a number of other nuggets you will want to know about. Make sure to watch this interview below, and follow him on Twitter @MHigginsJets.
Funny Sports Video: How to Get a Job In Sports
Our friends over at WorkInSports.com have a funny new video about how to get a job in sports. If you know about the famous SNL routine by Justin Timberlake then you will appreciate the similarities between the two videos. All jokes aside, the best way to find the sports job you are looking for is…