It’s time we profile another sport executive and this week, it is Tyler Johnson’s turn at fame and glory. Tyler is asked 10 questions and here is a bit of his insight into the Sports Marketing and Sports Management business. 1.Tell us about the Denver Nuggets, your position and your responsibilities I’ve been with the Denver Nuggets since October 2010 as an Account Executive focusing on group and corporate sales. While I do also cross sell season and partial ticket packages, my main focus is on creating unique value added group nights and experiences. 2. Tell us what your average week is like, both in season and the off-season…
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Here Comes the 2011 Rugby World Cup
If you live in the United States, chances are your knowledge of Rugby is minimal and you probably have no idea the 2011 Rugby World Cup will begin this weekend. When will the Rugby World Cup take place you ask? It begins on September 9 and will continue until October 23. Give yourself an extra credit point if you can tell me where the event is being played. I didn’t know either. Answer — New Zealand. Much like has been the case with soccer on the world stage, Americans do not know the sport of Rugby. Its not televised. We have not grown up playing the sport. However, after quickly checking of…
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Adding Twitter Button to LinkedIn Profile
Last Weekend, while researching future Question and answer candidate profiles for this blog, I learned that you can now add a Twitter Button on your LinkedIn profile. I had not seen it before but I quickly learned how you can easily add this link to your profile to possibly connect with new folks as well as push current contacts to this Twitter stream. I took a picture of my LinkedIn profile so you can see where it appears today. If you can scan below, I have highlighted this in red. So the question is how do you do add this? I am here to show you that now. ** First…