by Don Roy – December 2014 John Stuart, former chairman of Quaker Oats, said “If this business were to be split up, I would be glad to take the brands, trademarks and goodwill and you could have all the bricks and mortar – and I would fare better than you.” The really valuable asset any…Continue Reading Who owns your brand? (Hint: it’s not you)
by Kirk Wakefield – December 2014 At the 2014 Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) Board Meeting held at McLane Stadium on the campus of Baylor University on November 11-12, Jose Lozano hosted a panel of fellow brand experts from the S3 Board to discuss, “How brands measure successful partnerships.” Not in the awareness business “We…Continue Reading How brands measure successful sponsor partnerships
by Kirk Wakefield – December 2014 The meeting for the Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) Board was held November 11th & 12th in Waco at the new McLane Stadium on the campus of Baylor University. The only of its kind focused on selling sports, the S3 major is a selective program in the Hankamer School…Continue Reading The 2014 S3 Board Meeting in Pictures
by Drew Ribarchak – December 2014 Every sales manager wants the team to sell more full season plans, lower level seats and premium inventory. In-depth metrics allows you to reinforce and hold reps accountable to the goals and objectives your department wishes to achieve instead of saying the basic anecdote of “sell more X.” The…Continue Reading Using In-Depth Metrics to Improve Sales Rep Performance
by Katie Morgan – November 2014 Teams constantly research to find new data sources to enhance business. Data is the life blood of the organization. Data provides the ability to make key decisions based on factual information rather than projections based on personal experiences. Big Data Questions Some of the biggest questions teams face when…Continue Reading The Impact of Data Visualization in Sports
by John Dillon – November 2014 How do you win corporate partnerships? It’s no secret the world of marketing has become exponentially more complex over the last several years. Gone are the days of screaming your brand message through TV or radio, and expecting to hit exactly the target you wanted. As you look to take…Continue Reading Sponsorships: Win/Win Brand Partnerships
by Brooks Byers – October 2014 The Dallas Mavericks’ George Killebrew, the San Antonio Spurs’ Jeanne Garza and Baylor IMG’s Brian George shared advice and experiences in the sponsorship field at the Baylor S3 Club meeting on October 8th. Courtesy of Fox Sports Southwest and Fox Sports 1, we also provided some lucky Baylor S3…Continue Reading How to Get Into Sponsorship Sales
by Tim Salier – October 2014 Social selling has become increasingly prevalent in the professional sports sales environment. For years, the concept of social media in the workplace has been associated with fears of misuse, poor time management and potential disclosure of proprietary information. However, recent trends have shown that, when used appropriately, social media…Continue Reading 4 Keys to Social Selling
by Kirk Madsen – October 2014 What is leadership? For everything written about leadership and management (an Amazon.com search yields over 1 million books on the topic!), we sure seem to have a lot of questions about what it is and how to do it. One of the questions people in leadership positions get asked…Continue Reading The surprisingly simple little secret to landing a leadership position
by Andre Luck – October 2014 Early in my sales career I knew I wanted to make an impact in young people’s lives, and I felt the best platform for me to do so was as a ticket sales manager. The transition from a successful salesperson to a successful sales manager is an exciting yet…Continue Reading How to successfully transition from sales to management