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The Survival Of Sports Photography In Our Digital Times

Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston. Willie Mays’ over the shoulder catch.  Brandi Chastain’s moment of joy after netting a World Cup winning penalty kick. “The Catch” by San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark. Michael Jordan hanging in the air while dunking from the free throw line. If you’re an average sports fan, chances are you know […]

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Discussing The Strategy Behind The Dodgers Accelerator With R/GA

This year the Los Angeles Dodgers partnered with R/GA for an accelerator program to help grow ten sport related startup ventures. The program drew a lot of attention from the sports industry as the Dodgers were the first major sports franchise to take on such a venture. We covered the ten companies in detail and you can […]

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The Burgeoning Field of Sports Media and What to Watch in 2015

The following interview featuring Mark J. Burns, sports business writer with Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Sports Agent Blog, is just one of dozens of Digital and Social Media Sports podcasts created by Neil Horowitz. In the interview, Burns discusses the emergence of media, coverage, and interest in sports business, some recent trends in the space, career advice […]

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Discussing the Best Practices in Sports Sponsorship with Brian Gainor from Partnership Activation

Director of Strategy and Analytics at Freshwire and Founder/Publisher of Partnership Activation, Brian Gainor, was the guest on episode six of the DSMSports Podcast. Brian offered several insights on how to pitch and execute brand partnerships in sports. What follows are some snippets plus the full audio recording of the interview. [slideshare id=27793916&doc=episode6brianganor-snippets-131031182340-phpapp02] Also, be […]

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