Jason Peck had a great idea for a series of blog posts based around “Why We Should Care” about social media. The “We” refers to everyone from fans to teams to athletes to agencies and more. I was very pleased that Jason asked me to contribute to this series, and you should visit his site [...]

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September is a great month to connect with your fellow sports business peers.  Following up on another successful New York networking event, we have THREE more events scheduled for this month:
Atlanta – Tuesday, September 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at Buckhead Bottle Bar (268 E Paces Ferry Road)
Phoenix – Thursday, September 16 from 5:30 [...]

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Earlier this week, I celebrated one of those larger, round-numbered birthdays (hint – I’m officially “old” now). As expected, I received a few email birthday wishes from the various team and league newsletters that I’ve opted to receive, which is always a nice touch. A birthday email program is easy to operate and can create [...]

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The leaking of multiple MLB team financial documents to Deadspin this week has been a big story in the industry. In case you haven’t seen it yet, here are some quick links to catch up to speed:

Deadspin Part 1 – Financial statements from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Angels
Deadspin [...]

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I don’t write much about tennis here, so when a friend of mine sent me a press release about a tennis partnership that combines a major sporting event (US Open), a top athlete (Venus Williams), cool technology (a virtual interactive clinic), a top fashion line (Polo Ralph Lauren), a premium sponsor (Mercedes-Benz) and fundraising (Women’s [...]

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

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When I checked my mailbox yesterday, I saw that I had received a direct mail piece from a professional sports team, advertising their 2010 ticket packages. There were some very nice aspects to this mailing, and unfortunately, two problems that could have been avoided. The name of the team has been removed to protect the [...]

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I hope you all enjoy my first video blog post. I will mix these in occasionally with our traditional text posts for a quick change-of-pace. Let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks!

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I’m excited to introduce a new weekly segment on the site called the SportsBiz Candidate of the Week. Instead of featuring a top job posting, I’d rather take the time to feature a qualified industry professional who it looking for their next opportunity. If you are interested in being a future SportsBiz Candidate of the [...]

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Today’s post is courtesy of guest blogger Tariq Ahmad.

In my first post, I talked about how UFC fighters aren’t making as much money as they should, even though the UFC has enough money to share with the fighters. This article provides a counterpoint as to how fighters make money and can afford to live, eat, [...]

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