There are many players who suffer after their days of playing professional sports are over. The extreme cases come in the form of being paralyzed or having extremely damaged brain tissue (ex: Andre Waters). Instead of forgetting about our clients once they are through providing us with the big-time commissions, we should uphold our fiduciary […]
Month: September 2008
Sarah Talalay, who covers the Business of Sports for the South Florida based Sun Sentinel recently reported that Dunkin’ Donuts has added harness racing to its portfolio of sports promotions. Dunkin’ Donuts is already involved in many baseball and basketball promotions. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. has embraced the sports landscape and has positioned its name in […]
I spent a lot of time preparing for this year’s MLB Amateur Draft and then following all of the news surrounding those selected leading up to the signing deadline of August 15th. But MLB organizations are not only interested in players selected through the Amateur Draft. There are also plenty of players outside of the […]
Definitions of the word ‘exclusive’ include ‘sole’, ‘complete’, ‘undivided’, ‘full’, ‘inimitable’ and ‘absolute’. Inherent in the meaning of ‘exclusive sponsorship’ is an (official) association with a sporting event, by an organization, at the exclusion of other organizations. Organizations that wish to obtain such affiliation with sporting events generally have to pay a lot of money […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Shabbat Shalom! Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, followed by Yom Kippur. Nothing like looking forward to a day of no eating and drinking. How about Oregon State last night? Looking good for the Gators. Hopefully they aren’t too busy thing about LSU in two weeks and instead, make sure to blow out Ole […]
Unless you’ve lived under a rock the last few weeks you would have seen that financial markets around the world are in wide state of volatility. As the US Government tries to flesh out a bailout plan to rescue some of the world’s biggest companies, it is a good time to take a look at […]
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Monta Mo-ped Ellis
Looks like Monta Ellis may in fact be on his own island. At least he has an agent, Jeff Fried, to help him along in the process of trying to resolve the mess Monta currently finds himself in. However, this is the same agent who may have played a role in Ellis initially lying to […]
Just got this sent my way: Humorous, strong brand identification, and probably paid a good endorsement fee. I love it from every angle.
Yesterday, I had the privilege of answering a few interview questions for the very popular sports website, Hugging Harold Reynolds. HHR has started a new column titled, So You Want to Work in Sports?, where they will be interviewing 20 and 30-something-year-olds in various careers in professional, amateur and collegiate sports to get a take […]
Take my word for it, this will be the year that the BCS comes crashing down. Do you want to know why? The USC Trojans, the top ranked and most talented team in the country, could fail to make the BCS Championship Game despite an undefeated record. Imagine what implications that would have on the […]