Tag Archives: athletes

Sports Advertising

December 2, 2013 · by · in Sports Marketing

What makes good sports advertising? First of all, “good” is a dead word, so I shouldn’t have used it at all in the first place. Good means that something is positive or attractive; not necessarily over the top or something that really catches your attention, but just a little bit better than something that gets […]

Athletes = Ambassadors

November 5, 2013 · by · in Sports Marketing

You may not have realized it but your athletes are your greatest ambassadors! Your athletes are the what makes your program attractive to fans and without them, you’d have nothing. In exchange for the education, salary and benefits you offer them, engage them in your marketing and sales process. The possibilities for how this could […]

Be Clear About the Difference

October 29, 2013 · by · in Entertainment

Sports are entertainment. We won’t get into amateur and college athletics, as that is a whole different topic for another day. So yes, sports are a form of entertainment, albeit unique. Entertainment for most people falls into the area of discretionary income. Most of the population has a set amount of money with which they […]

Tell Stories

October 27, 2013 · by · in Communications · 1 Comment

Athletes are people. People tell stories. What stories are you telling? Are your athletes telling? Go Forth!

Make it Personal

October 19, 2013 · by · in Entertainment, Social Media, Sports Marketing

Make your business personal. Make your fan interactions personal. Engage with your customers on a personal level. In the age of social media and “big data,” what good is all the information we have if we don’t try to use it to reach people on a personal level? I was listening to yet another podcast […]