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How to stage modern sports experience in nontraditional setting05 / 20 / 13T oday’s venues for sporting events are pushing the boundaries of traditional risk management for event organizers. From college basketball on aircraft carriers to regular-season football games abroad, event risk paradigms often depend on th... Tags: Opinion |
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From the Executive Editor
I nfluence comes in many shapes and sizes, and it’s that nebulous, subjective definition that leads to passionate debate as our editorial board puts together our annual list of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business. As we have st ...
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Sutton Impact: Holiday books
T he underlying theme of this year’s annual selection of books to note as we move into the holiday season is leadership. The month of October and the campaign trail heading toward the November elections showed me quite clearly how hungry we ...
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How fan reactions factor into team decisions
H ave you wondered if the Washington Nationals fully thought out their plan to bench star pitcher Stephen Strasburg in the midst of a tight National League pennant race in September? Are they looking back now and asking if their management decisio ...
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College football playoff winners, losers
T here has been a great deal of excitement and discussion about the death of the BCS and the birth of a real college football playoff system. At the same time, there has been significant confusion about the details of the four-team playoff. To ...
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From the Executive Editor
W e always like to hear about good, new ideas, and one of the more novel ones came recently in Toronto around the 100th Grey Cup. The concept came from Commissioner Mark Cohon , whom many of you may know from his history at the NBA, MLB and Audie ...
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From the Field of College Athletics
W hen the leaders of college athletics convened at the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum last year in New York City, the industry was in the process of weathering a host of controversies, from the Penn State scandal to conference realignment, recrui ...
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From the Field of Marketing
The female pro football fan is facing an all-out blitz as the NFL and its corporate partners look to develop a lasting, lucrative connection with this growing segment of their audience. Women now account for 45 percent of the NFL’s fan bas ...
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