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The everevolving menu05 / 13 / 13Concessionaires continue to seek innovative ways to serve consumers at sports venues, but they do so with the familiar pressures on pricing. The successful strategy is one that balances that desire to improve the service and product mix while still paying close attention to price sensitivities. Spo... Tags: In-Depth |
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Turnkey Sports Poll
Following are results from the Turnkey Sports Poll taken in September. The survey covered about 400 senior-level sports industry executives spanning professional and college sports. In your opinion, which proposed sports facility project in and around New York City has the best ch ...
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Dealmakers. Dealbreakers
Here are some of the key people who can make or break sports facility projects planned in the New York market: Jay Cross Hired gun is the strategist who beat back opposition to get SkyDome built in Toronto and a new basketball arena built on the Miami bayfront. Now the president of t ...
Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Cablevision Systems Corp., Football, Hockey, IOC, Brooklyn Nets, New York Islanders, New York Jets, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Olympics, In-Depth
Big plans in the Big Apple
After watching from the sidelines as teams throughout the nation built new venues, is New York finally ready to get into the game? More than $5 billion in sports facility construction has been proposed for the New York metro area. The tough part will be winning the needed support. In t ...
Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Cablevision Systems Corp., Football, Hockey, MLB, NBA, New Jersey Devils, Brooklyn Nets, New York Giants, New York Islanders, New York Jets, New York Knicks, New York Mets, New York Rangers, New York Yankees, NFL, In-Depth, Washington Redskins
Recent team ownership deals
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Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Baltimore Ravens, Baseball, Basketball, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Buffalo Sabres, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Marlins, Football, Hockey, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, NBA, New Jersey Devils, Brooklyn Nets, New York Mets, New York Yankees, NFL, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Suns, San Jose Sharks, In-Depth, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Washington Redskins
Turnkey Sports Poll
Following are results from the Turnkey Sports Poll taken in August. The survey covered about 400 senior-level sports industry executives spanning professional and college sports. Which of the following is the best benefit of being a limited partne ...
Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, MLB, Motorsports, NASCAR, NFL, NHL, In-Depth
Rules of the deal
The following describes the leagues’ policies on new owners for teams. MLB Transfers of 5 percent or more of a team require approval by the owners. NBA Transactions involving 10 percent or more of a team require approval from the board of governors. NFL All ...
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Limited partnership, unlimited goals
It didn’t take long for Jorge de Cespedes to see a return on his investment in the Charlotte Bobcats. Before the team has even played its first game, he and his brother, Carlos, have launched a new company with Bobcats majority owner Robert Johnson, a man they didn’t know before they st ...
Tags: AFL, Baseball, Basketball, Boston Red Sox, Charlotte Bobcats, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Football, Hockey, MLB, NBA, New York Yankees, San Jose Sharks, In-Depth, Washington Redskins
Software touted to manage flow
Brendan Kelly’s responsibilities as a national media specialist with Ace Hardware center on advertising, but he also coordinates event marketing for the 4,800-location retailer. Until a few years ago, when someone in the company asked what sponsorships were available, “I’d go diving to the ...
Tags: Ace Hardware Corp., BBDO WorldWide, Bell Canada, DaimlerChrysler AG, Kraft Foods Inc., Kraft Sports Group, In-Depth, Verizon
Sponsors, properties work together
Nextel uses its relationship with NASCAR to showcase new technology and products, some of which have been incorporated into trackside operations. It used to be there was the property and the sponsor. Sponsor paid money, got signage ...
Tags: Coors Brewing Co., FIFA, Ford Motor Co., Fuse Integrated Sports Marketing Inc., IMG, Marketing Arm, Miller Brewing Co., MLB, NASCAR, NCAA, Nextel, NHL, PepsiCo, SBC Communications Inc., In-Depth, Verizon
Reaching tomorrow’s fans
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