Madelyn “Maddie” Meli is the beautiful daughter of Larry and Vicki Meli (Larry is the current VP of Box Office and Customer Service for the Philadelphia 76ers).  In August, a cat scan revealed a 4cm tumor at the base of Maddie’s brain, which was diagnosed as Medullablastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. Maddie underwent brain surgery [...]

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Last week, I had the chance to interview Brian Gainor, Founding Editor of PartnershipActivation.com, which is a great resource on activation strategies and best practices in corporate partnerships.  We covered several topics, including: Some background on PartnershipActivation.com and his monthly newsletter (click here to download the December edition) Activation spending compared to rights fees Current trends and [...]

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Here are my quick picks for this week: Website:  SportsAgentBlog.com - A great sports business and law blog created by Darren Heitner and focused primarily on agent-related topics (although they also cover many general industry topics as well). Some of the latest posts have covered the Darius Miles/Blazers conflict and recent high-profile MLB signings.  Book:  Moneyball by [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Dave Fogelson: Amidst the economic doom and gloom that’s ravaged other industries and is now taking its toll on the sports industry, I keep thinking about all the people – many of them perhaps just starting their careers – who have or are about to lose their jobs.  [...]

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Here is a email that I received first thing this morning.  The subject of the email was “Start Your Day with Better-For-You Choices.”  The question is, who do you think sent me this email?  The logical response would be Dunkin’ Donuts, but even though I like their coffee, I have not subscribed to their email list.  Anyway, [...]

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A friend of mine passed along an interesting article from AZCentral.com titled “Tickets to NFC title game pouring into resale sites.”  The article talks about how this year’s NFC title game between the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles is setting records for most ticket resales on the secondary market.  Also, because of the large supply [...]

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A friend of mine who works on the HR side of the industry is looking for a Database Coordinator for the Kansas City Wizards of the MLS.  It seems like a great position for someone with a background in CRM, database marketing, and ticketing systems.  The details of the position are below and you can [...]

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Today’s post is an email interview I did with Christian Busch, Vice President of Marketing for Takkle.com, a social networking site geared around high-school football. Christian, tell us a bit about yourself. My background is actually quite far away from American High School Sports. I grew up in Germany and lived in London and Barcelona before [...]

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Here are some recent sports business articles that you should check out, and as is the trend, they are mostly related to the economy! “Denver’s Bonham Group shuts doors” (Denver Business Journal) – The Bonham Group had been the top stadium naming rights agency in the business, and now they are another economic victim. “Bowl [...]

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Here are my quick picks for this week: Website: NBA All-Access (nba.com/allaccess) – The NBA is continuing to develop their direct fan-relationship initiatives.  They recognize that the league-to-fan relationship can be just as powerful as the team-to-fan equivalent. and they help develop this relationship through their NBA All-Access platform, which you can join for free.  From [...]

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