Turnkey 'Team Brand Index' ranks Ilitch as best sports owner
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... professional sports team: December 2, Detroit Free Press : Mike Ilitch has the most brand power of any owner in professional sports. And the only owner with less in his home market than the Lions' William Clay Ford Sr. was reviled for trying to uproot a franchise. That's according to the 2008 Turnkey Team Brand Index, a survey released Monday that uses scientific polling to pinpoint how teams and owners are perceived by local fans. As the Red Wings' owner, Ilitch came in at No. 1 among 122 professional sports owners, and his Wings ranked No. 4 among teams. ... The online ...
Local Perception Index
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... Krista Jahnke of the Detroit Free Press,
Mike Ilitch has the most brand power of any owner in professional sports....
That’s according to the 2008 Turnkey Team Brand Index, a survey released Monday that uses scientific polling to pinpoint how teams and owners are perceived by local fans.
As the Red Wings’ owner, Ilitch came in at No. 1 among 122 professional sports owners, and his Wings ranked No. 4 among teams.
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Detroit Pistons' owner William Davidson is 10th best owner in pro sports
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... Index Piston owner Bill Davidson ranks number 10 in professional sport team owners, with Red Wing and Tiger owner Mike Ilitch taking the top overall spot. December 2, Detroit Free Press: As the Red Wings' owner, Ilitch came in at No. 1 among 122 professional sports owners, and his Wings ranked No. 4 among teams. Pistons owner Bill Davidson was No. 10 among owners, and Ilitch was No. 15 for his work with the Tigers. Ford ranked 121st, beating only Clay Bennett, who was in the midst of moving the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City when polling was conducted. The Tigers were ...
