Competitive Edge is a weekly sports and entertainment marketing news service that highlights unique and relevant news throughout the school year. The questions provided for student discussion will help to create a bridge between industry strategies/trends and the topics you are covering in class.
Local businesses, fans, and part-time stadium workers are fearing disputes between Major League Baseball players and team owners will get in the way of the much-anticipated spring training games. Click here to read the story at wfla.com. Discussion Questions: What is revenue? What is an expense? What is profit? What must happen Read more…
Longtime Phil Mickelson partner Callaway said Friday night it plans to “pause’’ its relationship with the Hall of Fame golfer, who has played and endorsed the clubs since 2004. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions: What is publicity? What is product endorsement? What characteristics do you Read more…
By all accounts, The Batman will be a dark, dark movie. Taking its visual cues from Seven, and featuring a protagonist who has a breakdown and finds himself lured into intractable ethical murk by the suffocating power of vengeance, all signs point to the film being three hours of grot and depression Read more…
The Los Angeles Rams won their second Super Bowl in franchise history, beating the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. But NFL sponsors Nike, Pepsi and Bose also came out on top, according to an early version of in-game media valuations seen by CNBC. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Read more…
Faced with the lingering effects of a global pandemic, empty stands and a politically fraught situation in Beijing, NBC Sports was prepared for the worst with the Winter Olympics, and from a TV ratings standpoint that’s what it got. Click here to read the story at latimes.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
Fox Nation, the streaming service owned by Fox News, is betting on NASCAR to boost its streaming fortunes (and its subscriber base). The streaming service is sponsoring the car of Spire Motorsports and its Number 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which will feature a Fox Nation graphics package as it circles the track at Read more…
After making its debut in Kia’s 2022 Super Bowl advertisement, Robo Dog is on the move, all in the name of charity. Kia America announced this week its first NFT series, which is based on the robot puppy. Click here to read the story at newsweek.com. Discussion Questions: What is digital marketing? Read more…
Dave & Buster’s has partnered with mixed martial arts organization UFC to broadcast every one of its fights in its restaurants, the eatertainment chain announced Thursday. Click here to read the story at restaurantbusinessonline.com. Discussion Questions: What is different about the UFC’s business model from a viewership perspective when compared Read more…
The NBA has unveiled the design for its 2022 All-Star game court in Cleveland and will debut a series of NFTs to commemorate the city and the state of Ohio’s history in the NBA. Fans can scan QR codes found at various locations across downtown Cleveland to register and gain Read more…
From visual effects to A-list celebrities, there’s a lot to pay attention to in the elaborate productions that are Super Bowl ads. So it’s easy for elements like music and voice-overs to be overshadowed. Still, for ads that can cost up to $7 million for just 30 seconds of airtime, it’s important Read more…