This Man Wants to Make the NBA a Social Network — And Take It Global
Via wired.com One Thursday night in May, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive pulled a Sacramento Kings basketball jersey over his purple pinstripe dress shirt and walked onstage as 10,000 people roared. The crowd packed Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Sacramento to celebrate Ranadive’s $534 million acquisition of the team and his promise to keep it [...]
Digital Spending to See a Big Boost in 2014
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Dwane Casey Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month
via www.nba.com NEW YORK -- The Toronto Raptors' Dwane Casey and the Phoenix Suns' Jeff Hornacek today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. Casey led the Raptors to an 8-6 (.571) record, including road wins over the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder. The [...]
Mark Cuban Explains Why Coach Rick Carlisle is One of the Best
Via Dallas News Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently joined Ian Eagle and Steve Kerr on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Here are some highlights. On what makes Rick Carlisle such a good coach: “I think there are a couple of things. One, he’s completely open-minded, and he’s always learning. He’s not set in his way, whether [...]
NBA Analyst George Karl Leads Boulder Clinic
Article via Daily Camera Former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl ran a special one-day clinic for youth basketball teams at the Boulder YMCA on Wednesday. Karl was named the NBA's 2013 Coach of the Year after Denver won 57 games. In June, he was fired after nine seasons with the Nuggets. He began as Denver's [...]
2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Ceremony a Huge Success
December 8th, 2013 was a spectacular night at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach for the HallPass Media team and our new Lott IMPACT Trophy partners Mercedez-Benz USA and United. Televised live on FOX Sports West / FOX Sports Regional Networks, the 10th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy award banquet was a star-studded night to remember [...]
HallPass Media named official promotion agency for the NBA Coaches Association
HallPass Media has been named the official promotion agency for the NBA Coaches Association. HallPass will work with the NBA Coaches Association on a variety of rebranding and marketing efforts as well as fulfillment with current partners Joseph Abboud, Allen Edmonds and several hospitality, signature events and speaking engagement opportunities. “We are extremely pleased to [...]
HallPass partnership blossoms into SiriusXM NBA Radio
In 2012 HallPass Media partnered with SiriusXM Radio to create Off the Dribble, a show built upon inside perspectives of NBA coaches and players around the league, covering trending topics and talking to the biggest names in the game. HallPass assisted SiriusXM in producing talent and guests for the show, as well as integrations into NBA [...]
HallPass Media Named Official Agency of Record for The Lott IMPACT Trophy
2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Show Photo Gallery - Making an Immediate IMPACT in the Marketplace and Community - Newport Beach, CA – Sports marketing and branding agency, HallPass Media has been named the agency of record for College Football’s Lott IMPACT Trophy®. The Lott IMPACT Trophy® is a national college football award which recognizes the [...]
Mercedes-Benz Welcomed as Official Partner of the 2013 Lott IMPACT Award Show
- The Best or Nothing partners with the Best in Character and Performance - Newport Beach, Dec 4, 2013 - The Lott IMPACT Trophy is pleased to announce Mercedes-Benz as an official partner of the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Award show live on FOX Sports West / FOX Regional Networks, Sunday December 8th, 7pm PDT. [...]