Power Sponsorship Workshops – Los Angeles

Posted by Russell Scibetti Published in Sponsorships

Whenever I can, I like to pass along information on events or special offers that I believe will benefit our blog readers, and this is definitely one of those cases. Kim Skildum-Reid, Director of Power Sponsorship (www.PowerSponsorship.com), is organizing two sponsorship workshops in the Los Angeles area next month. Tuesday, May 25 – Power Partnerships [...]

1 comment

Apr

Opposite Ends of the Ad Spectrum

Posted by Russell Scibetti Published in Golf, Marketing, Media

Let’s take a look at two sports-related commercials that I saw for the first time yesterday and couldn’t be on more opposite ends of the sports advertising spectrum: #1 – Tiger / Earl Woods and Nike Golf At this point, I think everyone has seen this ad, and the reaction is all over the place [...]

1 comment

Apr

Men and Women Were Not Created Equal

Posted by Amanda Miller Published in Basketball, Collegiate Athletics

An interesting article from flipcollective.com by Paul Shirley (former NBA player) that I read earlier this week got me thinking about the differences between men’s and women’s basketball. Paul focused on the differences in athleticism and how enjoyable the games are, but I’ve been thinking more about the cold hard cash. The men’s championship game [...]

4 comments

Apr

Nominations for Inaugural “The Business of Sports Awards”

Posted by Russell Scibetti Published in General

I’m excited to announce the inaugural The Business of Sports Awards! Every spring, we will take a look back to reward the best content and contributors from the sports business community over the past year. Unlike other sports business awards that recognize the people working within specific organizations, the goal for these awards is to [...]

1 comment

Apr

Guest Post: Sustaining the Sports Facility Marketplace

Posted by Russell Scibetti Published in Facilities

Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Jared Frank. The vernacular of today is slowly evolving to include words and phrases like cap and trade, carbon footprint and LEED. What comes even slower is the understanding of these words and phrases. The conversation surrounding green initiatives is one filled with common sense and stewardship or [...]

5 comments

Apr

Thoughts on the Prudential Center

Posted by Russell Scibetti Published in Facilities, Hockey, Sponsorships

On Tuesday night, I finally took in a New Jersey Devils game at the Prudential Center, which opened back in October of 2007. Having been to several Devils games at the older Continental Airlines Arena (now the Izod Center), I was looking forward to seeing what the new building had to offer. Here are some [...]

no comment

« Previous Page