News and opinions on the business side of sports
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Jan
Tweet Today marks the start of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a unique PGA tournament on many levels. The tournament didn’t get its nickname, The Greatest Show on Grass, by attracting the same-old, ‘quiet please’, wine-and-cheese crowd. In some places, fans can stand literally three feet away from a player teeing off. Beer stands are [...]
27
Jan
Tweet I was watching a hockey game the other night and the virtual signage on the glass at the ends of the rink made me think, “what others spaces are left to sponsor?” So here is a quick list of physical and virtual inventory by sport that hasn’t been sponsored yet, but could be. I [...]
26
Jan
Tweet My first experience working in sports was with a college athletics department, working under the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Revenue Generation. I was very fortunate that this school had a progressive marketing department where I was able to manage a CRM system, oversee digital and email marketing efforts, and dive in to [...]
24
Jan
Tweet Today’s guest post is courtesy of Tom Scovic and originally appeared on blog.tomscovic.com. A few days ago, Inside Lacrosse reported that Major League Lacrosse was expanding to Charlotte, NC and Columbus, Ohio in 2012. I’m sure they’ve done their homework on the two cities, but I question the viability of an MLL franchise in [...]
21
Jan
Tweet 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 [...]
18
Jan
Tweet Last week, the Sacramento Kings announced that they signed a new naming rights deal. On March 1, the building’s name will officially change from Arco Arena to Power Balance Pavilion. It is a five year deal, and the financial details have not been released, although it supposed to be worth much more than the [...]
14
Jan
Tweet 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. Update From Malir: I [...]
13
Jan
Tweet I normally don’t post job openings here, but Robert Campbell, the Digital Media Coordinator for the Cleveland Indians, sent me an email about new openings with their organization that I feel are worth sharing, especially for those of you looking for great entry-level opportunities. The Indians have three “Executive Development Fellowship” openings, one each [...]
11
Jan
Tweet In case you didn’t see it, there was a very interesting moment in last night’s BCS Championship broadcast right before the game-winning field goal attempt by Auburn. Check out this video clip (thanks to fangsbites.com for their post today that included the clip). Now before you assume that the “This is for all the [...]
11
Jan
Tweet Due to the snowfall expected in the Northeast over the next two days, we’ve rescheduled our upcoming New York Networking event. The new details are: – Tuesday, January 18 from 6:30 to 9:30PM – Slattery’s Midtown Pub, 8 East 36th St (same location) We hope that you can all still attend. If you have [...]
