Mr. Big Stuff: LeBron, Westbrook Star In NBA’s New Postseason Ad Campaign
via www.sportsbusinessdaily.com by John Lombardo The NBA today will kick off its postseason advertising campaign with the tag line “Now is BIG” for the playoffs and “Forever is BIG” for the Finals. The spots have an int'l focus with the game action in the playoff ads called in multiple languages. “We continue to evolve the way we [...]
Derek Anderson talks about his former University of Kentucky coach Rick Pitino
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Can Twitter launch a ratings avalanche?
via www.sportsbusinessdaily.com by John Ourand My Twitter feed blew up when the U.S. men’s national soccer team played Costa Rica in near whiteout conditions March 22. Commentary around the game andESPN’s production of it dominated my feed. Early in the first half, I sent out a tweet suggesting that people turn to ESPN to see amazing pictures [...]
Nate McMillan on Gary Payton’s induction into the NBA Hall of Fame
Built upon inside perspectives from NBA coaches and players around the league, Off The Dribble covers trending topics and talks to the biggest names in the game. The show is hosted by Justin Termine, with NBA analysts Sam Mitchell, Mateen Cleaves and Mike Dunleavy. Listen weekdays 12-2pm EST on Sirius 92, XM 208 and online [...]
UCLA adds long-time adidas Nations coach Ed Schilling to staff
Alford adds Indiana prep coach Ed Schilling to UCLA staff via insidesocal.com by Jack Wang Steve Alford said during his introductory press conference Tuesday that his UCLA staff would be filled within the next 24 to 48 hours. Former New Mexico assistant Duane Broussard, whom Alford officially announced while giving his opening statement at Pauley Pavilion, was the [...]
ESPN analyst David Thorpe on Kevin Durant’s “selfishness”
Built upon inside perspectives from NBA coaches and players around the league, Off The Dribble covers trending topics and talks to the biggest names in the game. The show is hosted by Justin Termine, with NBA analysts Sam Mitchell, Mateen Cleaves and Mike Dunleavy. Listen weekdays 12-2pm EST on Sirius 92, XM 208 and online [...]
Top Networking Groups in Orange County
As the popular saying goes... it is not what you know but who you know. The strength of your network begins with building quality relationships and this is something that has been instilled in me since becoming a member of the HallPass Team (2010). These days there are many ways to build these quality relationships, [...]
Spoelstra, Karl named Coaches of Month
Official release via www.nba.com NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra and the Denver Nuggets' George Karl on Monday were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in March. Spoelstra led Miami to a league-best 17-1 (.944) record in March, which included 15 straight wins to [...]
Plugged In: Jonathan Becher, CMO, SAP
via www.sportsbusinessjournal.com Computer industry veteran Jonathan Becher joined SAP in 2007, when the company acquired Pilot Software. He’s been chief marketing officer at SAP since April 2011, during which time the company has increased its sports marketing spend dramatically. Since technology integration with sports is one of the paramount topics across the industry, SAP’s interest [...]
George Karl making Case for Coach of the Year with NBA’s Third Youngest Team
Nuggets coach enjoying one of his best seasons with NBA's third-youngest team Via Nuggets.com Voting for NBA Coach of the Year is a tricky proposition. Is it the coach of the team with the best record? Is it the coach of the team with the biggest improvement from last season to this season? I say [...]