What: Second annual ISU Sport Management Symposium When: Friday, February 24, 2012 Where: Bloomington, Illinois Keynote Speaker: San Diego Padres executive and sport marketing guru Dan Migala Other speakers: Matt Difebo – VP, IMG College Ticket Solutions Mary Pink – Associate Athletic Director of Marketing, Iowa State Athletics Erin Harvego – VP Marketing, Big Ten Network Jeff Jurgella – General Manager, Badger Sport Properties-Wisconsin […]
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Earlier today, Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group. I had been hearing whispers for quite some time regarding the potential acquisition. Law firm Proskauer Rose handled the transaction for Lagardère. Not only will Lagardère Unlimited see a substantial boost to its athlete representation practice, but it will also allow for the company to expand into golf course design. […]
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In October 2011, a group of individuals including former basketball agent and Assistant General Manager/General Counsel of the Sacramento Kings, Jason Levien, were approved by the NBA to purchase the Philadelphia 76ers. The previous majority owner of the team was Comcast-Spectacor. A Complaint dated December 22, 2011 was filed in the United States District Court Eastern […]
Sponsored Post Andrew Carnegie once stated, “Take away my factories, my plants; take away my railroads, my ships, my transportation; take away my money; strip me of all these, but leave me my key people and I will have them all back again.” Throughout the history of sports, many athletes have failed both on and […]
The definition of the word symmetry is, “The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.” In choosing the name of his new sports agency, Mook Williams focused on the “exactly similar parts” facing around an “axis” concept. For his agency, named Symmetry, the axis is the client; the parts […]
The University of Memphis held its first ever Agent Day on December 3, 2011. Collegiate Sports Advisors (CSA) assisted in organizing and running the day as well as the creation of the university’s first Professional Sports Counseling Panel. The video below provides some background regarding the event along with commentary from participating athletes and parents, […]
It’s been awhile since we here at Sports Agent Blog have written about what is needed to become an Agent, which was one of the reasons this blog was created. A lot of people who are looking to break in to the Sports Agent industry, let alone the sports industry in general, don’t understand that […]
Late last night, Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com broke a story that certainly kept me awake for a while. The headline alone, which reads, “A super-agency goes supernova and in its place arises an even bigger agency,” made me anxious to click on the link and consume Stratton’s content. I was not disappointed with the result. […]