6/17/2013 Vol. 16 - No. 10
- Featured Stories
Roc Nation building
Confusion over Jay-Z's sports client roster upsets rival agents.
Eau de South Bend
After success of Yankees' brand, Notre Dame getting a fragrance.
USAA + RGIII
Military ties make Redskins QB a natural endorser for insurer.
Age of uncertainty
NBA sponsor recognition rates fall, but not because of gains by competing brands.
- Marketing and Sponsorship
- Innovation leads to NASCAR deal
- Soup’s on as Matthews joins Campbell’s Chunky campaign
- Marketers hail ‘sense’ of USAA deal with Griffin
- Media
- Soccer portal Goal.com gets makeover in advance of World Cup
- ESPN near deal to keep Little League
- NASCAR to open talks with ESPN and Turner
- Second-screen usage overstated?
- Monumental’s Dupriest shares take on media landscape
- Leagues and Governing Bodies
- At halfway mark, NWSL still ‘work in progress’
- Facilities
- Twins target midsize concerts with amphitheater-style setup
- Ballparks take the operational challenge, host Spartan Race
- Bank puts name on two new Singapore venues, existing arena
- Labor and Agents
- NFL will wait till next year’s draft on other calendar decisions
- Who’s on Roc Nation’s roster? Confusion upsets other agents
- Roc Nation execs seek details on NBPA certification
- Events and Attractions
- Game length, big events on Turner’s mind
- IBM doubles down at U.S. Open
- Colleges
- Fighting Irish fragrance? Makes scents
- Agency seeking sponsors for Pac-12 rec departments
- In Depth
- Sponsors map out activation strategies
- Hospitality sales brisk despite logistical hurdles
- Stadiums rush to beat the clock
- Gulati talks about FIFA post, state of soccer
- Finance
- New NBA debt terms reflect investor confidence
- Kings refinance $15M as part of sale
- Law and Politics
- Judges’ comments appear to favor NFL retirees, their appeal in case against NFLPA
- Opinion
- Has experience trumped sports in sponsorship market?
- Cartoon: On the hunt
- RSE Ventures’ test lab; SBD Global on to Vol. II
- How to integrate ballpark, arena with city’s urban personality
- Coast to Coast
- Coast to Coast
- People and Pop Culture
- Star search
- Search firms vary in styles, approaches
- People: Executive transactions
- Faces and Places
- Ilana Kloss, CEO/commissioner, Mylan World TeamTennis
- Tom Ricketts, Chairman, Chicago Cubs
- Research and Ratings
- After big post-lockout jump, recall stats recede