Jeep recently announced its first-ever creative collaboration web-series featuring celebrities – Alex Rodriguez, Maria Menounos – and co-founders of The Infatuation app, Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal. The contest, dubbed “Jeep Wrangler Celebrity Customs,” is part of the brand’s newest marketing campaign. The six-part series aired on September 6 and will air each week until […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview with Ron Berkowitz, President & Founder of Berk Communications, was conducted by our Assistant Editor Cameron Chung. Connect with Ron on Twitter and check out the Berk Communications website. (1) How did you first get your start in the sports industry? As a follow up, can you describe your […]
I hope everyone reading this had a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoys the rest of their weekend. For me, it has been full of food, family, football and today a nice round of golf. The weather in South Florida is beautiful, which once again reminds me why I choose to live in this tropical paradise. This […]
Top of the mornin’ to ya from Dublin, Ireland. I’m out here covering the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for FORBES, and the talk of the town is certainly Conor McGregor. Let’s see what kind of show he puts on this Saturday evening. This week on FORBES: (1) Home Run Derby’s New Targets Could Shatter Charitable Records; (2) Adidas […]
I am in Orange County where later today I will be sitting on a Sports Law panel at Chapman Law School. I flew into Los Angeles yesterday, had a couple of very productive meetings and caught up with some friends I have not seen in some time. Then it is back to Miami early tomorrow […]
Heading to sunny and warm New York next Wednesday. I will be there through Monday, checking out many Super Bowl-related events and hopefully seeing many of you Sports Agent Blog readers in the streets. This week on FORBES: (1) As Super Bowl Approaches, Adept NFL Retailers Are Saying So Long To ‘Shrink It And Pink It’; (2) No […]
My niece is getting Bat Mitzvahed this Sunday, which means it is time to celebrate (and start realizing that I am not as young as I think). Greg Oden is back on the basketball court and playing for the Miami Heat. Can’t say that is a statement I thought I would be making a […]
The big news in the agent world this week is that the State of North Carolina is backing up its word that it is serious about enforcing its athlete agent law. The revelation is unsettling for those indicted and others who may have ignored the state’s law in recent years. However, for those agents conducting […]
The following article is a guest contribution by written by Evan Zepfel. Zepfel is a Portfolio Management Analyst at PAAMCO, is a graduate of Harvard College, was a member of Harvard’s Varsity Water Polo team and served a sports editor for The Harvard Crimson. On Monday, Major League Baseball announced an extended suspension for Alex Rodriguez […]
Prior to last night, if baseball agent Dan Lozano was a stock, his rating would be “Buy, Buy, Buy.” It is not a far-fetched claim to state that no agent, in any sport, has experienced the meteoric rise in popularity in the past few years that Danny Lozano has accomplished. Lozano departed from Beverly Hills Sports […]