After the first round of the Baylor S3 Pro Day of virtual recruiting with 30 interviewers, 54 of the students rated each of the interviewers, selected their favorite two interviewers, and commented on one that didn’t go as well as hoped. After the second round of S3 Pro Days on March 5 (click here for…Continue Reading The students POV on interviews for internships & careers
Welcome to the new S3 Director S3 Alumni + Business Professionals: Would you like to be involved in S3 this coming school year? Dr. Lane Wakefield invites you to let us know how! Click here. With co-founder of the S3 program, Dr. Darryl Lehnus, retiring close of Fall 2020, Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business…Continue Reading Baylor S3 Welcomes New Director | Kicks-off S3 Zoom Class Reunions
When the S3 program launched in 2004 we were—and are—the only academic program in a business school devoted to developing talent aimed specifically at generating revenue in the business of sports. After placing more than 270 professionals in sales and analytics positions we see even greater demand for Baylor S3 graduates. Notable S3 alumni in…Continue Reading The Sports Strategy & Sales (S3) Program Expands!
by Kirk Wakefield – October 2018 Forbes reported before the 2018 season started that clubs planned over 1800 special event promotions, including about 28 giveaways per team on average. The Cardinals (49), Dodgers (42), and Cubs (41) all topped 40 giveaways. The Marlins (11), Athletics (14), and Diamondbacks (15) were the least giving. If you’re…Continue Reading Do MLB giveaways and special events influence attendance?
by Brad Sherrill – October 2017 With Apple’s headquarters right down the street, you would expect the teams in Silicon Valley to be digitally-savvy and data-driven. We were not disappointed, as the teams from San Jose demonstrated how they employ business intelligence to generate revenue. Sharks Leadership Analytics-Driven Flavil Hampsten, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing…Continue Reading Are Silicon Valley Teams as Data-Driven as You’d Expect?
by Brad Sherrill – September 2017 StubHub and Baylor S3 StubHub and Baylor S3 created a partnership to reward motivated, analytically-talented S3 students with an expenses paid trip to the Bay area. The inaugural S3 StubHub Analytics All-Stars group visited San Francisco for three days, gaining valuable interaction time with representatives from some of the Bay’s…Continue Reading How far will analytics take You? S3 majors meet with partners at StubHub, Giants, 49ers, Sharks, & Warriors to Find Out
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2017 After arranging & supervising hundreds of sports internships for the last dozen or so years, Dr. Darryl Lehnus and I devised a system that works well for us. Ideally, partners provide the internship with the same objective of developing and evaluating talent in view of future employment there or…Continue Reading An Internship Model for Sports Sales, Marketing, CRM & Analytics
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2017 Business intelligence is old school. Business analytics is new school. Sport business analytics is finally going to school. In the past decade, interest grew beyond the 100 or so nerds at the first MIT Sports Analytics Conference to sellout crowds (>3000 geeks and wannabes) today. At the same time, courses and programs have emerged…Continue Reading Sport Business Analytics: A Review of Harrison & Bukstein’s Book
by Kirk Wakefield – April 2016 April 2016 Newsletter We have big plans for the 2016-17 academic year. Here’s some of what’s in store! Friday, November 4, 2016 S3 Senior Pro Day Texas BBQ on Thursday Night: S3 Advisory Board members meet the students & network with managers the night before interviews. S3 Senior Interviews All-Day…Continue Reading What’s new in S3 for 2016-17?
by Daniel Venegas – September 2015 Identifying At-Risk Accounts Many factors go into the buying decision whenever customers receive renewal invoices. Team performance, usage, cost, and value are just a few of the buzz words we hear every year. The issue is knowing which accounts will bring these up and how to identify them beforehand. Simplifying…Continue Reading Increase Season Ticket Renewals by Identifying At-Risk Accounts