The Group Sales Spotlight: Sacramento Kings
By DENISE SICHENEDER - VP OF SALES & SERVICE AT SPINZO
Recently, we caught up with one of our partners, the Sacramento Kings and specifically their head of Group Sales, Michael Ramos. We were interested in learning more about some of their successes over the...
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Selling during COVID-19: "Stay in the ring"
By Sam barlow - Manager, Inside sales at monumental sports & entertainment
“Stay in the ring.” If you’re reading this as an Inside Sales rep at Monumental Sports, you’re probably sick of hearing this phrase. I use it all the time. But I think this phrase applies now more...
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Why texting is so important in business, and how to do it!
By matt bruhn - Senior mid-market account executive at zipwhip
Texting has been around since 1992 — or 1985, if we’re counting typewriters — and yet 61% of businesses still aren’t texting their customers. Why is that? It is probably because people make a lot...
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What I learned in my first year in sport sales
By Jeremy barber - Account executive, business development at the san jose sharks
I remember lying awake in bed the night before I was set to move to San Jose on February 28th, 2019, to begin my career in the sports industry. It was already past 2:30am and I had to be up by 4:00am to...
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My #SameHere Story: "You're not alone"
By chris walker - sr. manager, business development - florida gator sports properties at learfield img college
It shouldn’t take the stigma surrounding mental health to hide my story. It shouldn’t take the embarrassment of going through mental health issues to keep things to myself. It shouldn’t take the...
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4 keys to growing your career in sports
By Lewis Gray - director of sales at connect partnership group
Growing a career in sports, let alone any industry, takes confidence, dedication, perseverance, and patience. Understanding what you want with high levels of self-awareness and self-reflection are key...
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The Power of Research in Sales
By Greg Crawford - Manager, premium partnerships at bse global (brooklyn sports & ent.)
Almost three years ago to the day, I hopped off the NYC subway and began my walk back to our office in Brooklyn, feeling defeated. I finally had the opportunity to meet with the Managing Partner of a law...
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Turbulent Emotions. My journey from chaos to clarity.
By Jordan Thomas - account executive, business development at the los angeles kings
When I was a teenager, I began to develop limiting beliefs of myself. I didn’t have much self-confidence and recall not believing I would accomplish much in life. I turned to drinking and smoking pot...
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The impact of COVID-19 from a student working in sports
By Wesley Jordan – Student at UNF and Sales Rep for THE Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Personally - How has this affected me? The rapid domino effect of worldwide closure took place following the outbreak of what we have come to know as Coronavirus (COVID-19). The lifestyle transition of...
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3 networking tips to get a job in sports
By jordan green - brand marketing coordinator at champs sports
It’s becoming cliché in the sports business... It’s not about what you know, but who you know. But over the past two years, as I began my attempt to enter the sports industry, I realized that it’s...
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So you want to work in sports?! Here's how you can
By Stuart Sokoloff - Account Executive, Group Service at The Phoenix Suns
This article was originally written and posted on LinkedIn by Stuart Sokoloff on June 8, 2020. Sixteen sports internships. Fourteen co-curricular clubs. Vice President of the class. Vice President for...
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The value of the Secondary Market
By Ryan Kindt – Director of Partnerships for Tickets For Less
This written recap is a follow up from the live webinar hosted on 6/18/2020 about the value of the Secondary Market in sports. Follow-up #1- Price Integrity: One of the first questions we received on...
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Advice on staying active while working from home
By Evan Stone – FMR. Account Manager, Stockton Kings & now technical recruiter at teksystems
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Evan Stone and I am currently a Technical Recruiter at TEKsystems and I'm a former Senior Account Manager, Premium Ticket Sales with the NBA G-League, Stockton...
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The Group Sales Spotlight: Ryan Erdman, Carolina Hurricanes
By denise Sicheneder - vp of sales & Service at spinzo
Over the next few months, we'll be sitting down (or zooming!) with Group Sales leaders in sports to talk through a number of topics. We'll cover their current and past success stories, discuss theme nights,...
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