Last Thursday, I has the chance to be a live guest on episode 20 of The Row Show.  We discussed several current sports business news topics, including: Verizon’s live “Red Zone” streaming deal with the NFL The announcement of the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl Snuggie Night with the Cleveland Cavaliers Collective bargaining in MLS New York Knicks [...]

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Just wanted to post a quick thank you to everyone that helped with this week’s networking events! Atlanta: Thanks to our organizers J.W. Cannon (ING), Aldo Kafie (Octagon) and Jenny Schmitt (CloudSpark). Also, thank you to Becky Rentz who took some great pictures during the event. Click here to view them. Dallas: Thanks to our [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Matt Weinberger. Make sure to check back next week for part 2 of his column. The sports industry is an exciting place. Too often I get questions asking how one can go about getting into the industry. In response I have created my personnel list of nine things [...]

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I wanted to remind everyone that there are two sports business networking events scheduled for this week. Our 2nd Atlanta event is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at Meehan’s Public House in Sandy Springs. Click here for full details and to RSVP. We already have over 75 responses, so this should [...]

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I follow several different team fan pages on Facebook, both for personal interest and to see what different tactics teams are taking with their social media marketing. Yesterday during the course of my usual Facebook usage, I noticed the automatic “Become a Fan” suggestion that you see on the right. Because I am a fan [...]

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It’s been a while since I published the results of the various polls that I run on this site, so now seems like a good time to do that. This poll ran back in October, when there was some controversy surrounding the size and location of the enormous screen in Cowboys Stadium. It’s funny to [...]

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Have you noticed the slightly new look that ESPN has rolled out for their news articles? Take a look at the screen shot to the right (or click here to view the article). Right up top in prime viewing position,  you can see: Email/Print links (have been there for a while) A Comments quote box [...]

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