Synopsis
The Sports Marketing Huddle is a podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports. In this daily show Brian Cristiano, CEO of Bold Worldwide, and Rob Cressy, Founder of Cress Media and Bacon Sports, give a forward-thinking perspective on some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give actionable advice for how you can implement it into your business. Brian and Rob are as passionate about sports as they are knowledgeable about marketing. By fusing together the worlds they live and work in they aspire to entertain, drop knowledge, and provide value for you.
Episodes
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EP-152 Impact of the NY Knicks Dysfunction
13/02/2017 Duration: 13minThe New York Knicks are a disaster right now thanks to owner James Dolan. He certainly hasn’t made an already bad situation better with the way he has handling the Charles Oakley situation. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about what impact the Knicks disfunction is having on their fans and their marketability, especially with a younger generation. How could the Knicks have handled the Charles Oakley situation better? At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the way the Knicks handling things.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New &am
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EP-151 Eugene Alletto, CEO of Bedgear Performance Bedding - Importance of Sleep & Sponsorships
13/02/2017 Duration: 16minEugene Alletto, CEO of Bedgear Performance Bedding, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about the importance of sleep to optimal performance, how Bedgear has formed partnerships with professional sports teams (like the Dallas Mavericks), the future of sponsorships, plus what having 86,400 seconds in a day and maximizing it means to him.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is sup
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EP-150 Dan Goldberger, Director of Digital Media & Marketing, Atlanta Dream
10/02/2017 Duration: 14minDan Goldberger, Director of Digital Media and Marketing for the Atlanta Dream joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about the Dream’s 2017 marketing initiatives, the success of Instagram takeovers with players, what they’ve learned from head coach Michael Cooper, the importance of live streaming, and advice for other professional sports teams to help them grow.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about
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EP - 149 Ashley DeWalt, CEO of Leverage Sports - The Role of Content in College Athletics Recruiting
09/02/2017 Duration: 18minAshley DeWalt, CEO of Leverage Sports, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about key takeaways from the Summit on Sports Media that he produced in Houston last week. Ashley is also a professor at the University of Houston and dishes about the experience for his students, the questions they asked, and the applicable lessons they took away. We also talk about the role content plays in helping college athletic programs recruit players (like Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett), where AR and VR fit in, plus where he sees the industry heading in 2017. -In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New &
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EP-148 Steve Corsaro, VP of Biz Dev, National Sports Forum
07/02/2017 Duration: 12minSteve Corsaro, VP of Biz Dev for the National Sports Forum, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about keys to putting on an incredible event, how to keep people coming, challenges to overcome, plus sports marketing topics to look out for at the 2017 National Sports Forum (Feb 12).In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver
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EP-147 Super Bowl Commercial Winners & Losers
06/02/2017 Duration: 35minSuper Bowl 51 delivered on expectations, but unfortunately the commercials couldn’t say the same. There were certainly some that stood above the rest like champions, and others that were atrocious. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about the Super Bowl commercial winners and losers. What was it about the good commercials that made us like them? What were some of the losers thinking with their non-relevant and attention lacking spots? What in the world happened to Snickers and their disaster of a live commercial? The winners list included: Tide, Squarespace, Bai, Audi, Honda, and Mr. Clean. The losers list included: Buick, Busch beer, Snickers, Turbo Tax, and Persil. Also discussed on the show are: T-Mobile (who was active and edgy with Bieber, Gronk, Snoop, and Martha Stewart), Yellow Tail (who didn’t have a national spot), Fast & the Furious 8, Stranger Things 2, Pistachio’s (with their elephants running on the treadmill.)At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into yo
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EP-146 Major Drama Surrounding GNC’s Super Bowl Commercial Getting Pulled
03/02/2017 Duration: 13minGNC was scheduled to run a Super Bowl commercial that just got canceled 6 days before it was supposed to air. Was the reason because the ad was too offensive? Nope. They were scheduled to run an inspirational message and Fox had already approved the ad twice. It is because GNC is on the banned companies list for the NFL. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about how in the world this happened, who is to blame, what the outcome will be, and if there is any chance there is a silver lining for GNC. At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the way that GNC got backdoored by Fox.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports mark
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EP-145 Super Bowl Commercial Preview
03/02/2017 Duration: 16minMany of the Super Bowl commercials have been released online already so Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy give a preview of some of the top ones plus what to look out for. The brands they talk about include Skittles, Intel, Squarespace, Lxeus, GoDaddy, Fiji and Bud Light.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and mak
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EP-144 Scott Kegley, Executive Director for the Minnesota Vikings - Digital Storytelling
03/02/2017 Duration: 19minScott Kegley, Executive Director, Digital Media & Innovation for the Minnesota Vikings, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to share his insight into how the Vikings digitally tell their story and engage fans. With so many content options, how do they decide what to post on which channels? How do they tell their story in the event the team loses or an adverse situation arises? What are his thoughts on Instagram vs Snapchat? What lessons has he learned that he can share with other professional sports teams and digital storytellers? What growth opportunities is he eyeing in 2017?In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddl
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EP-143 Pat Gallagher, EVP Marketing for the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee
02/02/2017 Duration: 21minPat Gallagher, EVP Marketing, Partnerships & Communication for the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, and former President of the San Francisco Giants, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to share his insight into what it’s like to plan a Super Bowl. What is entailed in a Super Bowl bid? What were their biggest goals? What does it take for sponsors to be successful around the Super Bowl? Logistically how crazy is the planning? Where is the Super Bowl going from a partnerships standpoint? Pat’s book Big Game. Bigger Impact will be coming out soon and will give an insider’s look from the Super Bowl Host Committee POV of how it all came together and lessons learned. Make sure to pick up a copy.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your busi
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EP-142 Yellow Tail’s Inventive Marketing Around the SuperBowl
01/02/2017 Duration: 12minWhat do you do when Anheuser-Busch has exclusive category ad rights for the Super Bowl, boxing out other alcohol brands and you still want to advertise for the big game? If you are Yellow Tail wine you go and purchase local TV ads in 70 markets across the US. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about Yellow Tail’s creative way of finding a loophole in the system so they can still be part of the biggest event of the year. By advertising in 70 local markets they were able to cover 85% of the US, allowing them to be part of the conversation and extend their brand message.At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Yellow Tail’s creative Super Bowl marketing. In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implemen
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OTR - WWE Delivers on Royal Rumble Experience
31/01/2017 Duration: 05minThe Royal Rumble was this past Sunday and after watching it Rob Cressy had to lay down some thoughts with Brian Cristiano about his experience. From the Facebook Live integration with HHH and advertising integration with KFC, to the way they tell stories and the level of fan engagement. The WWE delivered on all levels and is a model for how sports entertainment and content creation is done.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and mark
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EP-141 How & Why Social Media And The SuperBowl Go Hand In Hand
31/01/2017 Duration: 13minThe Super Bowl is the most watched event of the year and with it comes magnified attention across social media. For many the buildup to the Super Bowl, the parties, recipes, and real time conversation is more important than the game itself.Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about how and why social media and the Super Bowl go hand in hand. Where should brands be putting their attention? Is it smart to be running Facebook ads during the Super Bowl? What are the social media fundamentals that brands should follow to increase success?At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business on social media during the Super Bowl. -In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast
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OTR-Of Course You Should Work For Free
30/01/2017 Duration: 04minDarren Rovell recently tweeted “If you are good at something, never do it for free. But how does your dream employer find out you are good at something?” This caused an uproar on social media from those who fail to play the long game and instead focus on short term monetization. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy weigh in on this topic and dish about why both of them have worked for free on multiple occasions and highly recommend it to others.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and le
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EP-140 Tracy Marek, CMO of the Cleveland Cavaliers – Marketing Champions & LeBron
30/01/2017 Duration: 23minTracy Marek, Senior Vice President of Marketing & CMO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about the Cav's brand and how they have faced some unique marketing challenges. How do you build a loyal fan base, without a superstar vs with a superstar of the stature of LeBron James? What can other teams and organizations do to build their loyal fan base without a championship? What is it like marketing the Cavs and LeBron? Tracy gives behind the scenes insights as to how the Cavaliers organization have dealt with these questions and how they market the team.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports
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EP-139 Watching The Super Bowl From Tom Brady’s Perspective
27/01/2017 Duration: 14minThe user experience for watching the Super Bowl is about to go to a whole new level as Intel is debuting their “Be The Player” broadcast feature that will allow viewers to see what it is like from a player’s point of view. To help them kick this off they are partnering with Tom Brady. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about this latest advancement, which includes 100 cameras and 360 degree technology. What will watching a game in a few years look like? Will we get to a point where there will be information and perspective overload, or will this only enhance the viewing experience? What does this do for the storytelling for Fox and advertisers? At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Intel’s Be The Player feature.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports
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EP-138 Will Snickers Live Streaming Super Bowl Ad Be A Success?
26/01/2017 Duration: 11minSnickers is going to air a live streaming Super Bowl ad, following a 36-hour live stream from the set of the commercial. Reports are that it’ll be a western theme and involve a horse in some capacity. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about why they love that Snickers stepped up to the plate to be the first brand to run a live Super Bowl ad, plus bonus points for integrating a 36-hour live stream to give us an even better experience. With Super Bowl ads costing $5 million, Snickers is certainly doing their part to increase attention and engage their audience. At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Snickers live streaming a Super Bowl ad.In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into y
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EP-137 The Effect of Antonio Brown’s 6 Figure Facebook Deal
25/01/2017 Duration: 10minBusiness is booming for the Steelers Antonio Brown. He signed a reportedly high six figure deal with Facebook, which you’d have to believe had some impact on the Facebook Live steam he did following the Steelers playoff victory over the Chiefs, which broke the NFL’s social media policy. Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about why this is just business as usual in the sponsorship and media space as Antonio Brown isn’t the first person to get paid to endorse something. He’s also not the first person to be paid by a social platform to post content. He is, however, very much in the public eye and one of the first to be doing it via Facebook Live. At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from Antonio Brown signing a 6 figure deal with Facebook.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in t
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EP-136 Dave Lang, Director of Digital Media for the Baltimore Ravens
24/01/2017 Duration: 18minDave Lang, Director of Digital Media for the Baltimore Ravens, joins Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy to talk about the Ravens social media and content creation. How are they more like a news outlet than PR machine? Who are they competing against for attention (others teams or other Baltimore publishers)? Will the Ravens talk smack to the Steelers or other teams on social media? How do they break down the strategy of each social media channel? Is it possible to respond back to every fan who engages the brand?- In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the
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OTR-Being A Leader
23/01/2017 Duration: 04minBrian and Rob speak to the students of Dubuque University's Sports Management and Leadership classes giving some insights into the world of business. In this OTR focusing on being a leader, find out how Brian and Rob have constantly improved their leadership skills throughout their careers. Learn about the resources they have used and how there is not one definitive way in which to become a better leader.-In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business.Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support the show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in