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Why Teams Should Get Involved With Social Media
Take A Peck - Sports Business and More | September 2nd 2008 by Jason Peck
According to the recent Consumer Internet Barometer, one out of every four people online visits a social networking website. More sports properties are beginning to enter the social media world to better connect with fans and discover new ways to com read more
The Life Of A Soccer Agent During The Transfer Window
I Want to be a Sports Agent | September 2nd 2008 by Darren Heitner
In my last article, I discussed the preparations that I undertook to ensure that my actions during the Transfer Window were as effective as possible. For those of you new to soccer, the Transfer Windows are the two main periods in the year when soc read more
Vive Base-ball Canadien! Why Canada Should Have MLB Sanctioned Mi…
The MAJOR BLOGS at Minor League News | August 31st 2008
MAJOR BLOGS of MLN Sports - www.majorblogs.net - OPINION - Montreal, CANADA - If you want to know the health of a professional sports franchise in any city, you have to visit a few bars and diners. When I hit the ground in Nashville, the Sounds have read more
CAA Is Dominant
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 29th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Earlier this week, Liz Mullen and David Broughton wrote in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal the following statement: CAA Sports, in two short years of existence, has become the dominant sports agency in the United States. Earli read more
It’s All About The Looks
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 26th 2008 by Darren Heitner
You do not have to be exceptionally strong in your sport to make some big time bucks through endorsement opportunities. Many believe that Anna Kournikova never deserved her mega deals and people are just coming around to accepting the fact that Dani read more
Athlete Representation In China
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 25th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Here in the United States, agents are used to taking 4-5% on MLB contracts, 3% on NFL contracts, 4% on NBA contracts, 5% on NHL contracts, and 10% from the teams if their clients play basketball overseas. Endorsement takes usually are around 15-20%. read more
Careful with that fact, Eugene
Consult Keith | August 25th 2008 by Keith Ritter
I know it’s early in the week for an obscure Pink Floyd reference so let me explain. The Olympics ended the other day and Nielsen is reporting some very large viewership numbers. In fact, according to the Hollywood Reporter… NBC Unive read more
BEST Becomes Better
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 20th 2008 by Darren Heitner
In Jason Belzer’s recent Sports Agency Rankings, he put Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) at number three, behind WMG and CAA. Many people have never even heard of BEST before, so how could it be ranked higher than a juggernaut known read more
Upcoming Sports Marketing 2.0 Events
Take A Peck - Sports Business and More | August 18th 2008 by Jason Peck
I just wanted to let you know about a couple Sports Marketing 2.0 events that are coming up soon. The Sports Marketing 2.0 summits are educational events designed to help sports marketers learn how to leverage digital media to enhance fan experiences read more
Home Away From Home?
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 17th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Mexico City. London. Toronto. If you are an NFL fan and are not familiar with these three cities, you should be. These are the three locations outside of the United States where NFL Regular Season games have been played. In 2005, the Arizona Cardinal read more
Choice?
Consult Keith | August 15th 2008 by Keith Ritter
I was up way too late last night watching the great performances by Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. Of course, as a soccer fan, I’m missing the USA/Canada Women’s match since it’s not on TV and as a Cablevision subscriber, I have read more
Getting What You Paid For
Consult Keith | August 13th 2008 by Keith Ritter
There is an article this morning in the Wall Street Journal entitled Big Sponsors Are Upset Over Visibility at Olympics. Basically, a number of the official sponsors have spent millions of dollars on building corporate experiences at the Olympic Gr read more
Will Minor League Basketball Take a Pounding from the Euro?
The MAJOR BLOGS at Minor League News | August 9th 2008
BOCA RATON, FLA. - www.majorblogs.net - OPINION - High school basketball players take note: A second language may up your earning power as a pro.Experts will tell you that a weak dollar is good for exports. While they were thinking beef and corn, so read more
Practice Makes Perfect
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 7th 2008 by Darren Heitner
The majority of people on this site are looking to represent players from one of the big four (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL). When it comes time to represent a major client, how many contracts will you have negotiated? Well now, thanks to PASPN.net’s Fantasy read more
Should You Require Your Employees/Interns To Relocate?
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 6th 2008 by Darren Heitner
When I am talking to potential employees (Dynasty hires Independent Contractors if you want me to use the correct terminology) or future interns, I often get asked if and when they will have to re-locate to South Florida. Many are shocked to hear m read more
Making An AAU Coach Part Of The Team
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 5th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Sitting in the fans section and also in the NCAA coach area recently at AAU Nationals in Orlando, I could not help but think how instrumental the AAU coaches must be in shaping their players’ futures. What if an NCAA coach could call Athletes read more
Sports Business Journal Launches Olympics Website
Take A Peck - Sports Business and More | August 4th 2008 by Jason Peck
Props to Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily for launching a stand-alone website about the Olympics in Beijing. Tripp Mickle and Jay Weiner are writing from Beijing and offering news, opinions and perspectives on the business of the Olympic read more
Speedo’s LZR Racer On Nike Athletes
I Want to be a Sports Agent | August 4th 2008 by Darren Heitner
In the post, New Olympics Swimwear Breaks Records, I introduced SportsAgentBlog.com readers to the Speedo LZR racer. Since then, the Nike company has been extremely nice to its clients, and in an unprecedented business decision, has decided to allo read more
Player Contracts in Soccer – A Waste of time?
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 31st 2008 by Darren Heitner
In recent years, there has been a progressive increase in the number of footballers failing to honor their contracts. In soccer, most players are signed to 3, 4 or 5 year contracts. The sad truth is that many supporters of soccer know that this is me read more
Growth of Sports Websites and Communities
Take A Peck - Sports Business and More | July 25th 2008 by Jason Peck
According to a recent report by eMarketer, total revenues for US sports sites will reach $2.96 billion in 2012, up from $1.49 billion in 2007. eMarketer also predicts that ad revenues for these sites will go from $819 million in 2007 to $1.95 billion read more
Protect Your Rep: The A-Rod Lesson
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 24th 2008 by Darren Heitner
A-Rod was discussed earlier today, so let’s keep the trend going. Luckily, or unluckily, most agents will never deal with an issue like that which Alex Rodriguez is currently wrapped in. Lies, deceit, and public infidelity. It is not somethin read more
Follow-up on Alvin Fall & Carl Crawford
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 22nd 2008 by Darren Heitner
Not too long ago, I wrote about the deal I secured for my sports Artist, Alvin Fall, with the Tampa Bay Rays. Yesterday, Alvin met up with Carl Crawford during BP at Tropicana Field. I wanted to share some of the pictures of Carl Crawford posing f read more
Got The Job, Now Make Me Exec!
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 21st 2008 by Darren Heitner
Getting yourself a sports business job is quite a challenge in itself, but what if you are not complacent with just breaking into the industry? You want to be an executive of a major sports franchise and will do whatever it takes to get that covete read more
Invest In An NFL Team
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 20th 2008 by Darren Heitner
I recently came across an article that claimed The NFL is worth more than the MLB and NBA combined. The article stated that the average NFL team is worth a healthy $960 million. The average MLB team earns its owner $475 million, while the NBA read more
CAA Gets Kickin In Soccer
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 19th 2008 by Darren Heitner
In last week’s Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up on SportsAgentBlog.com, Darren found an article that described the emergence of American soccer. The article talked how Los Angeles based Sports and Entertainment agency, CAA, recently announced a g read more
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 18th 2008 by Darren Heitner
I love Jewish Jordan, this site loves Jewish Jordan, and lets face it, you love Jordan Farmar too. How could you not, when the guy decides to use his summer vacation to try to bring peace to the Middle East? He will be heading to Israel next mont read more
Jr. NBA/ Jr. WNBA Basketball Camp in Raleigh
Take A Peck - Sports Business and More | July 17th 2008 by Jason Peck
I apologize for the lack of activity here lately. I’ve been pretty busy with client work and I recently got involved with a startup web business (Scavenja) with 7 other people. Scavenja is a photo-based scavenger hunt that connects offline and read more
The Guillory Effect
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 16th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Besides the NBA Draft, the summer is not looked at as a time to watch Men’s basketball, except if you’re an agent or “runner” like Rodney Guillory. If you have not heard the name Rodney Guillory before, then here is a brief recap. Guillory wa read more
Get Yourself A Sports Business Job
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 14th 2008 by Darren Heitner
On May 25, I looked into job availability in the sports world and found that my previous beliefs had been contradicted; qualified candidates have more than enough opportunity to break into the business of sports. My disclaimer, though, was importan read more
ActLetes - Professional Athletes, Endorsements, and the Entertain…
I Want to be a Sports Agent | July 10th 2008 by Darren Heitner
Braylon Edwards (pictured left) is one of the most promising young receivers in the game of football. Leading his team to a 10-6 record, one win short of making the playoffs, he helped revive a dismal Cleveland Browns offense with 80 catches, 1,289 r read more
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