via www.adweek.com This week's VideoWatch/Shareablee chart—the third in a young-but-ongoing series—illustrates an intriguing development about how some brands are now dedicating meaningful resources to Instagram's videos. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and NBC's The Voice demonstrate that they are gung-ho about the 15-second video platform, posting 46 and 27 social spots, respectively, last week to make our Top 10. [...]

Via: www.mashable.com Spring has sprung, and so has another season of Major League Baseball. The 2,430 games of America’s favorite pastime are officially underway, and MLB has set its sights on finding new ways to engage with baseball devotees. As social media has come to occupy a serious place in the hearts of fans and franchises alike, brand strategists are [...]

via espn.go.com by Brian Windhorst and Darren Rovell Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard signed a contract extension with adidas on Monday that will make him one of the highest-earning endorsers in the NBA. The deal, which can extend to 10 years, could be worth up to $100 million including incentives and options, sources told [...]

via www.forbes.com by Mark Fidelman “Crazy, crazy, these people are crazy. South By Southwest is crazy. A crazy, crazy conference made crazy, by crazy people.” That line still sticks because of the eight crazies. It was yelled across the room by an important sports agent, an uptight, uptight, uptight woman. A tight-lipped, tiger-tongued diva with black, square [...]