The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns
Sports Business
2012 Year In #SportsBiz
Without question, 2012 was
one of the most exciting years in the world of sports. Starting with the first major championship in February, the Giants defeated the Patriots in miraculous fashion (again) to give Eli Manning his second Super Bowl championship; one more than his brother, and the quarterback I personally think is the second greatest of all time, Peyton Manning.
Then, nine months later in October, the San Francisco Giants earned their second World Series trophy in three years. In between the two “giant” victories, the Miami Heat took home the NBA Championship after beating out the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Sports Networking
5 Ways Aspiring #SportsBiz Professionals Can Better Use 30 Minutes Of Their Day
A few weeks ago, my wonderful mother pointed out this great quote from Jo Oz. It goes a little something like this. “The best moves in life are made in silence. Don’t talk about it. Just do it and let them talk about it. Failure talks. Success walks.”
This applies to all industries and across so many different landscapes. For aspiring #sportsbiz professionals, though, it’s a great quote to live by as well — and it sparked this blog post.
What are you doing when the cameras are off, so to speak? How are you going about your work week? Is there a purpose for each hour? Or is there some wasted time that you could better use?
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Sports Marketing
Under Armour Inks Marketing Deal With Yahoo’s Rivals.com
Yahoo’s Rivals.com has signed a three-year marketing deal with Under Armour in which the Baltimore-based brand will become the presenting sponsor of its prep sports camp series and its college football recruiting rankings.
The “Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour” is a new, invitation-only set of regional and national football camps for elite high school football players. Rivals’ Five-Star Challenge, also now carrying a presenting sponsorship from Under Armour, serves a similar purpose.
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Sports Sponsorship
Emirates At The Top Of International Sport Sponsorships
With the addition of Formula One racing to its portfolio Emirates has become one of the widest sponsors in international sport. The Dubai-based airline’s sponsorship deals have hit 172 million pounds per year according to Sheikh Ahmed, uncle of Dubai’s ruler.
Emirates became a global partner for Formula One this week, signing a five year agreement for branding at 15 races this year, which is worth 125 million pounds alone. Emirates won’t sponsor the Bahrain or Abu Dhabi races because competing airlines Gulf and Ethiad already signed deals. Nor will the Emirates logo be placed at races in Australia and Monaco.
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Sports Sales
New York Red Bulls To Sell Tickets Via Facebook
The Major League Soccer side are the first professional team to allow fans to purchase match day tickets through a bespoke Facebook ticketing app. Not only can fans buy their tickets, but they can also reserve seats for friends and family, so should you want to sit together, the system will reserve the seats nearby and message friends/family with the option to buy their reserved seats.
This is the first time a football club has directly tried to monetise their Social Media platforms in order to generate matchday ticket sales. The move is clearly innovative by the Red Bulls and will very likely be copied by other clubs in the next few months.
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Sports Social Media
XFINITY Offers A Chance At The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job
XFINITY is offering monster sports fans like, you know, you, an opportunity to land a social media job covering sports of all sorts. Here are some details. Do Indy Cornrows proud and earn that job!
Promotion Overview: XFINITY is looking for the next voice of Xfinity sports. The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job presented by XFINITY, provides fans the opportunity to become the next sports social media star. The winner will share behind-the-scenes stories and news with more than 15,000 followers, from the biggest sporting events over the next year.
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Sports Media
NBC Will Get A jump On Sochi Olympic Coverage
We are officially one year out from the Sochi Winter Olympics and NBC already has some strategies in place. Olympic viewers from across the globe can see Shawn White tear up the mountains at the 2014 Winter Olympics before the torch is even lit.
Prime time television coverage of the Sochi Games will begin a day early on NBC, marking the first time a U.S. broadcast network has aired live events on television prior to the opening ceremonies. NBC will air the figure skating, women’s freestyle moguls, and men’s and women’s slopestyle snowboarding competitions live Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 along with Canada’s CBC before the Olympic torch is lit.
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Sports Jobs
Navigating The Sports Job Search – Part 2: Let the Research Begin
In Navigating the Sports Job Search: Part 1, I (Michael Riley) took you through a self-examination process that helped you discover what you value in an ideal sports job/company. This exercise prepares you well for pursuing full-time opportunities in sports that you actually want instead of the first position someone will hire you for.
There is a big difference between the two, and the former will make you a much happier, more productive, and more valuable employee. Now that you know exactly what you are looking for in your first job, it is on you to actually go out and find companies that staff such positions.
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Sports Technology
‘NCAA’ Cover Vote Down To Eight Athletes
After 10 weeks of fans voting for their favorite universities to advance, EA Sports finally revealed the eight athletes who have the chance to represent those schools and appear on the cover of “NCAA Football 14.”
The candidates are Alabama’s Eddie Lacy; Florida State’s E.J. Manuel; Georgia’s Jarvis Jones; Michigan’s Denard Robinson; Notre Dame’s Tyler Eifert; Ohio State’s John Simon; Oregon’s Kenjon Barner; and Texas A&M’s Ryan Swope.
Voting is a bit odd, however, as fans need to pay attention to the official “NCAA Football” Facebook page and be on the lookout for posts that highlight the player you want to vote for. “Like” the image of the player from the post, and your vote will be cast.
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