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.
T.J. Finley is taking his fashion sense to Amazon. The Auburn quarterback, who is vying for the starting job as the Tigers begin fall camp this week, announced Tuesday afternoon that he has agreed to an NIL partnership with Amazon. Click here to read the story at al.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
According to its evangelists, pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport (it depends on how you measure). Click here to read the story at gq.com. Discussion Questions: What is pickleball? Have you ever heard of the sport? Have you ever played the sport? What are demographics? How would you describe the Read more…
Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. plunged Thursday, to suffer the third-worst performance in the theme park operator’s 12-year public history, after a big miss in attendance led to a surprise drop in second-quarter revenue, even as spending-per-guest jumped. Click here to read the story at marketwatch.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
Major leagues are increasingly planning to balance direct-to-consumer fan relationships (like NFL+) with billion-dollar rights deals from Disney, Comcast or tech giants like Apple and Amazon. Click here to read the story at hollywoodreporter.com. Discussion Questions: What is distribution? Why is distribution an important function of marketing? How might this Read more…
Serena Williams has announced that she is retiring from tennis after the U.S. Open, but the sports legend has more than enough business ventures to keep her busy — and wealthy — after she steps off the court for the last time. Click here to read the story at dailymail.co.uk. Read more…