With the average NFL career lasting about three and a half years, players have to worry about their post-playing careers. Athletes often seek employment in the sports industry, because most of the time it’s all they’ve ever known. Many agents make a long-term commitment to their clients by continuing to advise them when their playing […]
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Drew Rosenhaus, agent of Eagles Tight End Cornelius Ingram, said via his Twitter account, “…we have just agreed to terms on a 4 year deal for rookie TE Cornelius Ingram.” This is great news for Eagles fans and can be seen as great news for other rookie tight ends who are currently awaiting contracts. Brandon […]
Going to be down in Miami for Super Bowl week? If you have not yet booked your flight and hotel, what are you waiting for? Not only will the city of Miami be celebrating the Super Bowl, but the weekend before, it will be hosting the Pro Bowl. I have already started working on the […]
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Philadelphia Networking Event
What: Symposium – The Business of Sports Networking – Philadelphia Where: The Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 When: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (6:30 p.m.) Description: Russell Scibetti of The Business of Sports blog, is putting together a networking event in Philadelphia, PA. It is intended for sports business professionals that work/live in […]
Over at the brand new, EntertainmentAgentBlog.com, we have discussed the effects of the recent merger between William Morris Agency and Endeavor. The merger is not only affecting the entertainment industry, but has been felt in many other industries, as well…including sports. Endeavor has never put together a sports division, but William Morris had some high […]
When I was in Chicago, I came across a commercial for the Chicago Bliss: A brand new team that will play in the inaugural year of the Lingerie Football League this season on Friday nights. The Chicago Bliss were holding tryouts last week, just like many other LFL teams around the United States. The Lingerie […]
The struggling economy caused a serious financial hit in many sectors. Knowing this, some people still seem to believe that the sports industry is immune to the rigid economy. Others claim that fans will not attend games or watch sports when athlete salaries remain so high. The average NFL salary rose to around $4 million dollars this […]
Austin Walton, Dynasty‘s Director of Basketball Operations, originally turned me on to the website, ProPlayerVideo.com. He told me that many NBA/NBDL GMs, Assistant GMs, and scouts use the service to check out film on players who they might have not had a solid chance of evaluating in the past. Additionally, he told me that the […]
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Who’s Paying the Tab?
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal announced that they would expand their sports section from its once-a-week appearance to an everyday section, and I’ve been following the online version since. Last week I came across a very interesting article by Allen Barra, and I wanted to explore the possibilities of an idea he proposed. […]
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A Lesson In Branding
I am a big believer in brand creation. Not only should you be consciously aware of and constantly promoting and enhancing your own brand, you should consider your business as its own separate/ancillary brand. In my case, I work on building Darren Heitner’s brand, Dynasty‘s brand, and each of Dynasty’s clients’ brands. Each one feeds […]