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
The Sports Strategy & Sales (S3) Program Expands!
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!
How Sales Management in Pro Sports Can Catch Up to Corporate America
Why do parents, teachers, politicians, managers and salespeople continue bad practices? Four reasons and the ways we express them are: We do what was done to us and assume it was best practice. “Look at me, I turned out OK didn’t I?” We lack the depth and breadth of relevant education to recognize bad practices….Continue Reading How Sales Management in Pro Sports Can Catch Up to Corporate America
Want a QUICKWAY for a great activation strategy?
by Itzayana Aguirre – February 2018 Sponsorship Shorts: QUICKWAY Wesley Abercrombie (S3, 2017), the General Manager for Partnership Sales at Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics, shared this creative partnership activation strategy: If the basketball team makes eight 3-point shots, everyone at the game wins a free slushie from our local convenience store partner, Quickway. We keep track…Continue Reading Want a QUICKWAY for a great activation strategy?
Spurs Share Values & Insights with Baylor Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3)
by Brad Sherrill – September 2017 What can we learn from the Spurs organization? The Spurs were the first organization contacted before the S3 program launched in 2004. We often say that the Spurs organization is “Baylor South,” because so many of the 250+ S3 graduates started careers in San Antonio. Nine members of Spurs Sports…Continue Reading Spurs Share Values & Insights with Baylor Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3)
An Internship Model for Sports Sales, Marketing, CRM & Analytics
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
Why are internships so important for employers?
by Kirk Wakefield – November 2016 Meaningful Careers Begin With Meaningful Relationships We need meaningful relationships. Young employees thrive or dive on the strength of positive relationships in the workplace. Such important relationships should start well before college students graduate. We spend the bulk of adult life with people at work (see chart). According to…Continue Reading Why are internships so important for employers?
How Academic & Professional Partnerships Work: Baylor S3 Pro Day
by Kirk Wakefield – November 2016 If we, will you? In 2003, the Baylor Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) program began the day we walked into the San Antonio Spurs offices and asked Russ Bookbinder, “If we did this, would you help?” Darryl Lehnus and I then set out to every other team in Texas…Continue Reading How Academic & Professional Partnerships Work: Baylor S3 Pro Day
What’s new in S3 for 2016-17?
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?
8 Tips to Getting Promoted in the Sports Industry
by Rocky Harris – October 2015 Managing expectations I get asked all the time what it takes to get promoted in the sports industry. Over the last 15 years the industry has encountered rapid growth, which has provided more professional opportunities and raised expectations for getting promoted faster. When I got my first full-time job…Continue Reading 8 Tips to Getting Promoted in the Sports Industry