We are at the tail end of the busiest retail shopping period of the year! Your customers and fans are spending money left and right. How has your team gotten into the buying frenzy? I’ve included several email marketing examples that I have seen this year. You can see that teams and leagues are leveraging [...]

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I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving today.  Enjoy plenty of turkey, time with friends and family, and of course, some Thanksgiving football! Personally, I am thankful for my wife, my family, my friends and getting to work in an industry that I am so passionate about. As they say, when you do what you [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Mike Mahoney from the Carolina Panthers. May 18, 2010. 8:30 a.m. – At Caribou Coffee, in the shadow of uptown Charlotte, people fill chairs for coffee meetings, fire up Wi-Fi  on their laptops, and swing in to get their day started with some much needed caffeine. Scott Hepburn [...]

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If you are a sports industry professional or a job/internship seeker in the Philadelphia area, then there are two events you should take advantage of next month! Philadelphia Sports & Entertainment Career Fair Wednesday, December 8 at the Wells Fargo Center Career Fair from 2:30PM – 4:30PM Meet with personnel from the Flyers, Sixers, Phillies, [...]

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It’s time for the SportsBiz Free Agent of the Week. Instead of featuring a top job posting, I like to feature a qualified industry professional who is looking for their next opportunity. If you are interested in being a future SportsBiz Free Agent of the Week, you can apply here. Now it’s time to introduce [...]

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A few weeks back, I noticed that Kristi Dosh (@SportsBizMiss) was tweeting a bit about what sports leagues are the “healthiest.” This was in response to some comments from others saying that MLB was in trouble, to which she vehemently disagreed. This seemed like a great topic to discuss for all four of the major [...]

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I received an email today from one of the teams that I follow with a special ticket offer. I always open these emails to see what types of discounts and packages teams create for their fans, but this one was a bit different than normal.  Instead of promoting a home game, which helps sell your [...]

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My friend just sent me a link to a news story about the Golden State Warriors, and I need to share the story with all of you. The Warriors have just hired a new Director of Basketball Operations, which is generally an important position for the team-side of the business. An announcement like this wouldn’t [...]

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I always wish I had more time to write than I do, but I don’t want to leave you all without some new, interesting stuff to think about. So here are a few quick thoughts, links and news items to enjoy! – The Dallas Cowboys briefly lost their website when they forgot to renew their [...]

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I’m always on the look out for new, fun ways that teams can use social media to engage their fans and customers, so I was quite pleased to see this latest initiative from the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche (with a big assist to Digital Royalty, who worked with the Kings on this [...]

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