In the midst of yesterday’s snowstorm, I tried out a new feature for the site – a live, moderate sports business chat through a product called CoverItLive. Even though I only announced the chat about 30 minutes in advance, it lasted for almost 90 minutes and we had some very lively conversation about several topics, [...]

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This Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks will host the 2010 NBA All-Star game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Admittedly, I’m not a huge NBA fan. I hear a lot about the Phoenix Suns on sports talk radio because of where I live, and I follow the Denver Nuggets because they have my favorite player, Carmelo [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Amanda Rykoff, a NYC-based sports fan, TiVo junkie and social media consultant. Amanda shares her observations, commentary and diatribes on these and many other topics on her blog, The OCD Chick. She is a former Director of Business Affairs at ESPN and previously hosted the ESPN podcast, “Play Ball! with Amanda and Melissa.”  [...]

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Time to recap the Super Bowl with a special Sports Business Winners and Losers breakdown. I’ll also try to capture most of the questions I posed in my “Pre-Super Bowl Thoughts” post from Friday: Winner – Drew Brees – An easy selection for the player that should make the greatest marketing leap because of the [...]

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Super Bowl Sunday is just two days away, so I want to get some of your thoughts before the big game. Here are 10 questions to think about. Leave your answers in the comments below before the game starts, and then we’ll do a recap on Monday! What company do you expect to produce the [...]

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Yesterday I found out that Under Armour was renewing their deal with the NFL to be the presenting sponsor of the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine. This is one partnership that really offers an excellent and natural fit between the property and the sponsor. From the very beginning, Under Armour has built their brand around the [...]

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Quick post for you all on this Monday morning, but it’s an important one. I wanted to share with you a letter that I recently received from the salesperson who sold me my car: Dear Russell, Hello!  I hope you do not mind my staying in touch with you!  It has been about six months [...]

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