Tag Archives: sports business
Job Descriptions
Have you ever thought about what your job description really says? Does it accurately reflect the work that you do and the value you provide? Certainly it takes some time to get acclimated to a new job and after a few months you are probably set in what your role is and how you make […]
Why Sports are Better Live than on TV – Tailgating
I’ve blogged about this topic before, why sports are better live than on TV, here, but thought of another reason…TAILGATING! Something we in the ticket operations business talk about a lot with our season ticket holders is parking. You’ve secured your game ticket, now the next hurdle is actually getting to the game and planning […]
Athletics Equipment Manager Part 4 of 4
If this is your first time reading this blog, you might want to check out part 1, part 2 and part 3. This post will pick up where part 3 left off. I started my professional experience at the University of Notre Dame in July 2007 under the title of Assistant Equipment Manager. In that […]
Athletics Equipment Manager Part 3
If this is your first time here, welcome. Before reading on, you might want to check out the two equipment manager posts leading up to this one, Part 1 and Part 2. This post will pick up where the last one left off, around the time I left the San Francisco 49ers and moved to […]
Athletics Equipment Manager Part 1
A few weeks ago I asked some of the people I work with what they would want to read on my blog. One of the things that came up was my past experience as an athletics equipment manager. They knew I had gone to the University of Notre Dame as an undergrad and at least […]
Why Live Sports are Better than on TV
There are some definite advantages to watching games on TV – the food is cheaper, the beer is cheaper and the couch is pretty comfortable. If you’ve got a big TV and surround sound too, then yes, that’s a pretty tough argument as to why going to a game isn’t that great. However, there’s more […]
Guest Post – Customer Service is at the Heart of Business
Today I had my very first guest post go live! You can find the guest post entitled “Customer Service is at the Heart of Business” here: http://www.nakedblogging.com/customer-service-is-at-the-heart-of-business/ The guest post is hosted on Laura Summer’s http://www.nakedblogging.com. Don’t worry, it’s got nothing to do with innuendo but rather looking good online. Laura helps bloggers and business […]
Sports Media Content
Creating great content is all the rage now for anyone involved in social media trying to connect more people with their product and brand. So what does this mean and how did we get here? Great media content is not a new concept. Let’s use TV as an example since it has been around longer […]
Sport Marketing and Entertainment Lessons from Monster Jam
Last weekend I attended the Monster Jam show which got me thinking about fan experience and entertainment. How well do you entertain your fans? What other elements have you integrated into your pre-game, time out calls, half-time, and post-game elements of a game experience. Do people like what you’re doing? How do you know? Have […]
S.W.O.T. Analysis
Have you ever done a S.W.O.T. analysis on yourself? Sure, you’ve done this quite a bit already with your marketing, sales, and sponsorship teams, but what about yourself? In keeping with the theme of always improving yourself and finding your true center, passion or fulfillment, spend a few minutes writing out a S.W.O.T. analysis on […]
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