BRK Inc. (OTCBB:BRKK) Acquires Patents For Helmet Camera Live Broadcast Technology

Edit Stockhouse 13 May 2016
BRK Inc (OTCBB.BRKK), established in 2008, is a cutting edge sports and entertainment marketing company with products ranging from simple household solutions like the blind repair kit, to athletic products like the Bas Rutten o2trainer. With the acquisition of the live broadcast helmet camera patents, BRK is poised to enter sports marketing in a big way....

Tokyo 2020 bid: Payments were 'legitimate' consulting fees

Edit Atlanta Journal 13 May 2016
A shell company in Singapore is increasingly emerging at the heart of what French prosecutors believe was an organized web of corruption in sports, with their suspicions now extending to Tokyo’s winning bid for the 2020 Olympics ... And the sports marketing consultant identified by WADA as the account holder has been closely tied to the family that ruled track and field for 16 years via Lamine Diack....

Netball: The story behind the split

Edit Otago Daily Times 13 May 2016
Many national sports organisations are beholden to their broadcasters as that revenue provides their biggest income source, while strong television numbers attract further sponsorship dollars ... Netball bosses here have the luxury of knowing they have a supportive broadcast partner in Sky, and, in a less congested sports market, there is still considerable appetite for netball coverage....

Middlemen are taboo in India, but influence-peddling is kosher in West (News Analysis)

Edit The Times of India 13 May 2016
"Many European societies with developed democracies and market economies have become network societies in which social and other networks shape the organization of society and its structures ... Last year, the US Justice Department brought a 47-count indictment against 14 defendants, including top FIFA executives, sports marketing executives, and the owner of a....

The Partnership Between Colleges and Helicopter Parents

Edit The Atlantic 13 May 2016
A few days after dropping off her youngest child at college, Andrea got a phone call ... Alexis had handpicked her daughter’s new university specifically for its Greek life, big-time sports, and array of not particularly challenging majors ... However, many U.S ... But, like many of them, she was gearing for a media career in sports marketing or communications—jobs that focused more on prior job experience and social connections than grades ... ....

UH Valenti School Fundraiser Featuring Conversation with Cougar Coach Tom Herman (University of Houston)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
Valenti School of Communication prepare the next generation of sports journalists while raising funds for its classrooms ... The event will launch the new Center for Sports Media ... The center will focus on providing students with the journalistic and technical skills required for sports media careers, as well as strategic insight to guide them in sports marketing and public relations positions ... 'We're in a major sports market....

Snap London launches with £10m Purplebricks win (Chime Communications plc)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
(Source. Chime Communications plc) ... Joby Russell, Chief Marketing Officer of Purplebricks commented 'It was so refreshing meeting Jon and his team at Snap London who approached this pitch with such enthusiasm ... Starting a new venture within the same family as VCCP and being based alongside sports marketing and entertainment agency, CSM, gives us a unique view on the marketplace and an opportunity to offer our clients new capabilities....

Sielski: Jeffrey Lurie and Eagles embrace the selling of Carson Wentz

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 11 May 2016
"Everyone knows what the social role of sports is today," author Louis Menand wrote in the May 16 issue of The New Yorker ... The Story of Sports and Money and the Visionaries Who Fought to Create a Revolution by Matthew Futterman, Menand pointed out that legendary Hollywood agent and movie mogul Lew Wasserman had provided "the model for contemporary sports marketing....

Finish Line Teams Up With Reebok and Allen Iverson for ‘20 Years. 20 Questions.’

Edit Stockhouse 11 May 2016
The series gives customers an in-depth look into Iverson’s thoughts on his life and career, six years after leaving the sport he loves ... "Finish Line has been a premium partner in celebrating the life and times of Allen Iverson through the Question Mid 20th Anniversary collection," said Brian Lee, Director of Basketball Product & Sports Marketing at Reebok....

GSU and Van Wagner Announce Additions to #PantherFamily (Georgia State Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. Georgia State Athletics). ATLANTA - Georgia State and Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment (VWSE) have announced new additions to the Panther family's corporate partners in 2016 ... Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment LLC (VWSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Wagner Group LLC, is one of the preeminent sports marketing and media sales organizations in the world ... VWSE works with more than 300 professional and college teams worldwide....

Finish Line Teams Up With Reebok and Allen Iverson for ‘20 Years. 20 Questions.’ (The Finish Line Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
The series gives customers an in-depth look into Iverson's thoughts on his life and career, six years after leaving the sport he loves ... 'Finish Line has been a premium partner in celebrating the life and times of Allen Iverson through the Question Mid 20th Anniversary collection,' said Brian Lee, Director of Basketball Product & Sports Marketing at Reebok....
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FedEx vows major Big 12 sponsorship as boost to University of Memphis bid

Edit Commercial Appeal 11 May 2016
FedEx is vowing to sponsor a Big 12 Conference football championship game and offer other incentives to bolster the University of Memphis' bid to become an expansion member of the Power Five conference, company chairman Frederick W. Smith said Tuesday in confirming a national report ... Rudd sent his letter, and the letter from Smith, to Gee ... "Our sports marketing department is very knowledgeable in this regard," Smith said ... ....

Budweiser Renaming Its Beer "America"

Edit Opposing Views 10 May 2016
However, some marketing experts are calling this move risky, USA Today reports. “[Budweiser already] says America, without saying it," said John Immesoete, Chief Creative Officer of global marketing agency Epsilon ... Yet past surveys reveal patriotic advertising can sometime work well for companies, International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship reports....
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