Dale Earnhardt Jr. is just one big name in NASCAR who is looking for sports sponsorship deals. The son of legendary Dale Sr. is in need of a primary sponsor for about one-third of his 36 Sprint Cup races this season. The perfect sponsorship deal has yet to arise for Earnhardt and team owner Rick…
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Oscar Pistorious In Danger of Losing $4.7 Million in Sponsorships
Oscar Pistorious, a 2012 Olympian known as “Blade Runner” for his prosthetic limbs, is in danger of losing the sponsors that helped propel him to being the highest-paid Paralympic athlete in the world. Pistorious was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who was shot in his home on Thursday after Pistorious mistook her as…
Kyle Busch Lands New Sports Sponsorship Deal
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced Wednesday that it has secured a new sports sponsorship deal with Toyota Care for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season. The sports sponsorship deal is for ten races. After a disastrous 2011 season, Busch turned things around and won the 2012 Budweiser Shootout, the Capital City 400, the 2012…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 01.28.13 – 02.04.13
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business New Era’s Sales Surge In First Year of NFL Contract For 88 years, America’s own cap company, New Era, has been providing headwear to sports fans across the globe. With its history firmly rooted in Major…
Ravens Flacco Signs Sports Sponsorship Deal With Gummy Bear Company, Haribo Gold Bears
If you’ve seen the movie Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise, you know the four jewels of the celebrity endorsement dollar: shoe, car, clothing-line, and soft drink. But Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is quickly stretching that notion, as he recently signed a sports sponsorship deal with a gummy bear company, according to ESPN’s Darren Rovell….
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 01.21.13 – 01.28.13
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business Victor Cruz’s Agent Speaks About His Life As A Football Agent “Founded by a team of professionals with over 40 years of combined experience in corporate finance, marketing, law, and sports, DSI understands the new opportunities…
Tim Tebow: A Sponsorship Monster
Tebow a Monster? The Tim Tebow chronicles are about to take center stage as the NFL season begins its final descent towards crowing a champion for the current season. And Tim Tebow will be anywhere but on an NFL football field when that final battle takes place. Once again, Tebow must audition for a job…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 01.07.13 – 01.14.13
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business CBA Official, NHL Releases 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule Well, it’s official. After the NHL’s Board of Governors signed off on it Wednesday and the NHLPA did the same on Saturday, the collective bargaining agreement is now official…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 12.31.12 – 01.07.13
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business Rising Stars In #SportsBiz In 2013 Sports Networker asked you to tell us on Facebook who you thought was destined for greatness in the Business of Sports heading into 2013. The responses we received varied from current students to…
Getting Recruited in a Social Media World
Social media has radically changed the world of athletic recruiting. It provides coaches with a new medium to research and contact prospective players and enables athletes to build their social resumes to increase their chances of being recruited. Today, your social media presence could make or break your chances of being recruited to play at…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 12.24.12 – 12.31.12
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business 4 Motivational Quotes All #SportsBiz Professionals Should Live By in 2013 Everyone in #sportsbiz knows the commonly said, read, and re-iterated phrase, “You love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I’m not…
Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Sports Sponsorship With Korean Automobile Manufacturer, Kia
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Kia Motors recently announced a sports sponsorship agreement, making Kia the Official Automotive Partner of the Thunder. During the current season, Kia will sponsor the updated Kia Rewards Zone, which offers fans a game-night opportunity to win the final 50 pairs of tickets for every Thunder home game. For the 2013-14 campaign, Kia will…