cnbc.com - 11/22/2008
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This post is from sports producer Tom Rotunno: You have to love it when a business faced with tough economic times gets creative to lessen the pain. First we had the St. Louis Blues offering to make mortgage payments for a few lucky fans. Now we have the Reno Bighorns coming up with a season ...
cnbc.com - 11/18/2008
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This post is from CNBC sports producer Tom
Rotunno: There's been a lot of buzz over the...
New York Knicks decision to sell discounted tickets at Costco [ COST Loading... ( ) ] . The team is selling tickets in the 300 level of Madison Square Garden at a ...
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NY Knicks Ticket Discount At Costco: Why It's A Bad Idea ...
cnbc.com - 11/19/2008
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This post is from CNBC sports producer Tom
Rotunno : One of the best sports biz stories...
of 2007 resulted from the Red Sox winning the 2007 World Series. Jordan's Furniture, based in Taunton, Massachusetts, offered to refund the cost of qualifying ...
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Boston Red Sox Fan Should Take Her Promotion Complaint ...
cnbc.com - 11/20/2008
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This post is from guest blogger Kathy Connors:
What is the most overused word in today’s athlete...
public relations and marketing lexicon? You probably guessed it: BRAND. Athletes and their handlers often talk about their efforts to build the athlete’s ...
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Athletes: Forget The Branding, Become An Identity ...
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NBDL Team With Promotion Linked To Stock Market
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CNBC has reported that the Reno Bighorns of the NBDL has instituted an interesting season ticket sales promotion that is linked to the stock market. The promotion states that buyers of season tickets will only have to pay off half their balance at the time of purchase and the remaining half is not due until the day the Dow Industrials Average reaches 10,000 or by November 15, 2009, which ever comes first. In case you don't avidly watch the stock market, the Dow Industrial Average closed at 8,046.42 on Friday. Bighorns officials also believe that this is the ...
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... their 2009 season tickets. To the surprise of many, the Cowboys have nearly sold all their 2009 season tickets. The economy and their high ticket prices were cause for doubt. - Big three bailout will help Detroit area teams. Detroit sports fans and Detroit's reputation as a major sports city could be in jeopardy if Congress doesn't bail out the auto companies. - GM and Tiger end relationship A bad marriage from the start? - NBA Development team ties ticket sales to Dow 10,000 A team in Reno tries to tie ticket ...
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