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Creating Monumental Opportunities in Sports Partnerships and Content
Jim Van Stone, President of Business Operations and Chief Commercial Officer for Monumental Sports & Entertainment, delves into the...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Sep 22, 2021
Sharing Best Practices: Wells Fargo’s Approach to Sponsorship & Hospitality Management
Last week’s TicketManager All Access Round Table featured two experienced speakers from Wells Fargo’s Sponsorship Governance & Operations...
Blog Post
Sep 21, 2021
Battlegrounds Change, But Phone Wars Still Light Up Sports Marketing Landscape
In three-plus decades of tracking and monitoring sponsorship of sports, entertainment and other sectors, no category has been more...
Blog Post
Sep 14, 2021
Staying Well: How AdventHealth’s Sponsorships Have Evolved With a Changing Healthcare Marketplace
Sharon Line Clary, Vice President of Strategic Marketing & Communications for AdventHealth, explains how sports and entertainment...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Sep 8, 2021
A Multi-Legged Barstool Raises Plenty of Questions
For someone who teaches a graduate-level university course in sponsorship, the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl—at just over a month old--is...
Blog Post
Sep 7, 2021
A Tale of Two Jersey Patches, Seeking Differentiation and Banning the Ban
This week’s post is inspired by TicketManager CEO and founder Tony Knopp’s “Three Things I Learned in Saas, Sports, Tech & Live Events,”...
Blog Post
Aug 31, 2021
Flying New Routes: How United Airlines Is Expanding the Purpose of Sports and Entertainment Partners
Rahsaan Johnson, Managing Director of Sponsorships & Inclusive Partnerships for United Airlines, discusses the shifting role of...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Aug 25, 2021
What You’re Missing about Pricing and Selling Sponsorship
With the announcement that the NHL is introducing sponsor jersey patches for the 2022-23 season, along with word that Monumental Sports &...
Blog Post
Aug 24, 2021
Sports Marketers Still Must Fight for R-E-S-P-E-C-T
It’s purely coincidental that this post is being written the day the new Aretha Franklin biopic hits theaters. The theme of respect for...
Blog Post
Aug 17, 2021
The Challenges and Rewards of Working in Sports
Recorded just days before he departed Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Scott O'Neil shares his perspective on meeting fans’...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Aug 11, 2021
Time to End Sweepstakes as a Primary Activation Program?
It has long been my role to share examples of successful sponsorships and the ways brands bring them to life through promotional...
Blog Post
Aug 10, 2021
Undue Pressure on Athletes: Are Sports Marketers Culpable?
Simone Biles has become the latest, and arguably most prominent, example of the sometimes crushing pressure elite athletes face. As a...
Blog Post
Aug 3, 2021
Listen Up: Audacy Makes the Case for Audio as a Brand Partnership Platform
Jim McCloud, Executive Vice President, National Partnerships for Audacy, Inc. discusses the role of audio platforms in the digital age,...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Jul 28, 2021
What Simone Biles' Olympics Exit Means for Sponsors
Hours after the champion gymnast withdrew from the Tokyo Games team competition, Jim spoke with Ad Age about the potential impact on her...
A-Mark in the News
Jul 27, 2021
Tokyo Games Present Opportunity to Reimagine Olympic Signage Rules
With the quest for Olympic glory finally underway in Japan, the competitions we are witnessing on various screens have a different look...
Blog Post
Jul 27, 2021
Behind MLB Phenom Shohei Ohtani's Global Brand Endorsement Potential
Jim spoke with Ad Age regarding what it will take for the baseball great to become a worldwide household name. Read >
A-Mark in the News
Jul 25, 2021
A Key Link in the Sponsor-Fan Chain Is Breaking
As host of MLB All-Star Week, Coors Field was unsurprisingly awash in T-Mobile magenta for last Monday’s Home Run Derby. But viewers of...
Blog Post
Jul 20, 2021
The Only Constant Is Change: Balancing Multiple Interests to Make LAFC Work
Larry Freedman, Co-President and Chief Business Officer of the Los Angeles Football Club, dives into trends in media and brand...
TicketManager “All-Access” Interview Series
Jul 14, 2021
Job Descriptions Provide Prospective Partner Insights
When evaluating sponsorship opportunities, smart marketers go beyond assessing the assets, rights and benefits that a rights holder...
Blog Post
Jul 13, 2021
Why Sha'Carri Richardson's Brand Appeal Could Actually Grow After Olympics Ouster
Ad Age spoke with Jim about the track and field star's prospects in the wake of her ban for cannabis use. Read >
A-Mark in the News
Jul 10, 2021
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