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
5 Characteristics of the Best Salespeople in Sports
by Andre Luck – September 2015 As an Inside Sales Manager I am often asked what the best salespeople do to be the best. Fortunately, I’ve had the opportunity to manage or mentor over 100 salespeople so far in my career. I have seen many times what the top performing salespeople have done to separate…Continue Reading 5 Characteristics of the Best Salespeople in Sports
10 tips to shape your ticket sales career
by Stephen Gray – May 2015 Many of the tips I’m about to share I received in the classrooms at Baylor as a student. Others I learned during my time at Spurs Sports and Entertainment. They helped me grow into management. I hope they help you with your career. Some may seem obvious; but sometimes the most…Continue Reading 10 tips to shape your ticket sales career
5 Tips For Managing in a Social Selling Environment
by Justin Gurney – April 2015 Does this sound familiar? “Great job Brandon! You made 150 calls today, those will be sure to turn into sales, so keep it up.” “Ryan, wow you set 10 appointments this week leading the way.” “Mark, you were on the phone for 200 minutes today, way to dig in…Continue Reading 5 Tips For Managing in a Social Selling Environment
Getting in the game: Removing and replacing the fear of rejection
by Carson Heady – March 2015 Those moments prior to dialing, pulling that door or entering the board room are like stepping in the batter’s box or breaking the huddle. You formulated a semblance of a strategy, thought (or over-thought!) and now you have to execute the play. But what if I whiff? What if the pass is intercepted?…Continue Reading Getting in the game: Removing and replacing the fear of rejection
The 2014 S3 Board Meeting in Pictures
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
4 Keys to Social Selling
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
Practice? We talkin’ about practice?
by Bob Hamer – March 2013 “We talkin’ about practice, man.” ~Allen Iverson, May 7, 2002, Allen Iverson, 37, was out of the NBA before the time he reached 34. Kobe Bryant (34) spends his off-season making 2000 shots a day. With a rebounder and one ball Kobe can make 500 shots an hour.1 Former…Continue Reading Practice? We talkin’ about practice?