The news quickly spread this morning regarding sanctions imposed on the Penn State football team. By the time I publish this blog post, you probably have already heard some of all of the sanctions imposed on the school. The sanctions include: * A 60 million dollar fine * A four year ban on bowl games * All wins by the football program, from 1998 though 2011, have been vacated. * The loss of 40 scholarships over the next four years Current players on Penn State, as a result of the sanctions, are free to immediately transfer to any school. Media reports say that the school will not appeal what was…
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Swapping Clothes With Stranger Gets The Job Done
What would you be willing to do to get a job these days? Last week, I heard one of the best stories about what someone would do to get their first job in the sports field. It could have been a scene right out of a Hollywood movie. This was not one of those blog posts on the Internet that may or may not have been true. The student told me this story while attending the Long Beach State Sports management roundtable. If you do not know, I lead this event as the internship coordinator for the Long Beach State Sports Management program. Quick background: The roundtable is an effort offered to…
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World’s Most Valuable Brands in Social Media
Yesterday morning, I was playing catch up with several of my email in boxes when I came across an interesting social media info graphic, compliments of fellow sports marketer Joe Favorito. Joe sends out an interesting Sunday newsletter and yesterday’s version contained a link to this Infographic who’s sub header read: How Social are the World’s Most valuable brands. Now, Google, followed by Disney were listed at the top of the chart, followed by Apple, Starbucks, Blackberry and Coke (Google has nearly five million people that like their facebook page while Starbucks has more than 26 million folks). Once again, I immediately looked, NOT at the individual companies at first, but at the categories represented in the graph. Some of…
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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…
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Practical Jobs Leads for Sports Jobs
Football season is just about here. Fans have waited throughout the lockout and now the pre-season. For those that want to work in the industry, this is your last chance for open positions if you want to work in sports. Below, there are job listings from the Eagles, Cowboys, Lions and a hockey job, from the Los Angeles Kings added for good measure. If you want to work in sports, this will help get you started in your search. Remember to check the blog roll for other sports related business resources within this website. Communications: Media/Public Relations Servicing Social Media Coordinator – The Philadelphia Eagles SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW The…