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A Riff on the Padres/MLB/RSN and the Business of Sports…

Is it possible for the Padres and MLB to maintain the same business model and revenue now that Diamond Sports Group has walked away from its media rights deal? No. I’ve got two reasons why I think this doesn’t work: The idea of sliding from the RSN model to an OTT model is hard to […]

MLB Attendance Down in 21 Markets

1. The Big Story: MLB Attendance Down in 21 Markets: Big Ideas: Tickets sold vs. through the turnstile is an important consideration. Looking at the top line revenue number is a dangerous habit to have. I’m sure pricing and the inflationary pressures of going to a game aren’t a problem at all when it comes to […]

October 15, 2021
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2. MLB Attendance At a 37 Year Low: Big Ideas: Baseball’s bad trend lines continue to get worse. Baseball has hired a new CMO to tackle this issue. Strategy before tactics We’ve discussed my affection for the game of baseball and how much going to games at Safeco Field, Shea Stadium, Fenway Park, and Old […]

Budweiser’s New Sponsorship Model Will Definitely Force Change On Sports Business…

In a few places over the last few weeks, we have seen articles come up that discuss the way that Budweiser’s change of the structure of their partnership deals will force change on sports business. If you look at the history of sports business, no matter what area of the business a deal covers, […]

December 18, 2017
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I’ve been doing quite a bit of focusing on challenges and opportunities in the ticket industry in 2018. Today, I want to pull together a few more with a mixture of primary and secondary voices and some international voices. Patrick Ryan, Co-Founder at Eventellect: There is a flipping of the roles between the primary […]

October 19, 2017
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Marketing automation is one of those popular buzzwords. Like all buzzwords, marketing automation comes with the promise of being able to deliver things more simply, more consistently, and with better decision making capability. This concept lines up pretty closely with a lot of the other things I have been thinking about lately like the […]

September 12, 2017
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Last week news broke that morning radio host Craig Carton was arrested for a Ponzi Scheme involving tickets and resale of tickets on the secondary market. While surprising coming on the heels of so many other negative ticket related stories of late like: Bruce Springsteen and how “Verified Fan” shut out real fans from […]

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A Riff on the Padres/MLB/RSN and the Business of Sports…

MLB Attendance Down in 21 Markets

MLB’s Attendance is at a 37 Year Low!?

Budweiser’s New Sponsorship Model Will Definitely Force Change On Sports Business…

What We Need Right Now Is More Insight…

Craig Carton Is Just Another Symbol Of A Deeper Rot In Tickets…

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