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Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal is the industry’s leading weekly trade publication, providing breaking news and comprehensive reporting and analysis on sports business. With 80 reporters, editors and guest columnists, SBJ keeps its readers up to date on the latest developments in sports marketing, sponsorships, media, facilities, agents and labor, finance and more. For more information, visit www.SportsBusinessJournal.com.
Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily is the leading daily provider of real-time news and information for sports business executives, tracking more than 500 news sources worldwide, including newspapers, television and radio. SBD keeps its readers on top of the day’s events and ahead of the news cycle. For more information, visit www.sportsbusinessdaily.com
Both publications are part of the Street & Smith’s Sports Group, which consists of the Street & Smith’s Conference Group, the Sports Business Resource Guide & Fact Book, NASCAR Scene, NASCAR Illustrated and SceneDaily.com. Street & Smith’s is a division of American City Business Journals (ACBJ), which comprises weekly business journals across the country, BizJournals.com, Hemmings Motor News, Sporting News Magazine, Sporting News Yearbooks, Sporting News Today, Sporting News Radio Network and SportingNews.com. ACBJ is part of the Advance Publications family.
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ARAMARK is proud to be the Gold Sponsor of Sports Facilities & Franchises and host of the Evening at the Ballpark.
ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, sports and entertainment venues, and businesses around the world. Through its Sports and Entertainment Group, ARAMARK provides services to more than 150 premier sports stadiums and arenas, concert venues and convention centers. In FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and analysts. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com.
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Proskauer has been recognized by Chambers USA as having the "nation's leading sports practice," and is adept at applying the broad interdisciplinary skills needed to resolve business issues and disputes that affect sports clients in a highly competitive marketplace. For more than 45 years, the firm has advised purchasers and prospective purchasers of professional sports teams; handled sports-related financings with respect to teams, leagues and facilities; negotiated stadium and arena leases and development agreements; advised on joint ventures between sports entities and media and technology companies; negotiated collective bargaining agreements with players, referees, umpires and other game officials; and handled litigations on all matters relevant to the sports business. For further information, please visit www.proskauer.com.
Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government, and home communications. As the foundation of these networks, Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings help individuals, companies, and countries increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen competitive advantage.
Designing a multi-purpose stadium or arena to accommodate all the events and technology available in today's sports and entertainment industry is a challenging task. Ellerbe Becket's sport facility practice has designed some of the most successful buildings of this type in the world. We have learned to design these buildings to meet the business and operational goals of clients from both the private and public sector, setting exceptional design standards and creating destinations that provide memorable entertainment. For more information, visit our website at www.ellerbebecket.com.
IMS is a venue integration specialist that develops solutions for teams & owners that provide comprehensive overviews of their fans' tastes based on their spending patterns at the events. IMS' approach utilizes an Operational Data Store (ODS) - STADIS - that interfaces with ticketing and POS systems (food & beverage, retail, restaurants, parking, etc.) that facilitates the use of cashless transactions. This approach immediately delivers new revenue streams in the form of sales lift, breakage and additional float from season ticket sales.
TNS Sport & Sponsorship: Connecting Brands with the Reasons People Live
TNS is the world's largest custom market research company. We combine sports-industry knowledge with market research excellence to deliver strategic, fact-based consulting so that you can optimize, assess, and measure what is in your customers’ hearts and minds. For more information, visit www.tns-sport.com.
Daktronics is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of LED video displays, ribbon boards and scoreboards with integrated systems working at 27 NFL stadiums, 26 MLB ballparks, 19 NBA Arenas, 21 NHL venues and on more than 1,000 college campuses. The company recently installed systems at Citi Field, Yankee Stadium and the New Meadowlands Stadium. Visit www.daktronics.com for more information.
Arena Media Networks (AMN) is a national sports and entertainment media company, providing marketing access to over 100 million passionate fans attending sporting events, concerts and family events each year. Through its digital network of over 18,000 screens AMN combines the power of traditional TV with the benefits of location-based media enabling marketers the ability to customize messages by sport, event or geographic region. AMNTV is currently available in over 50 venues representing 64 professional sports teams in MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL. www.arena-media.com
With clarity of vision and purpose, all of the people, portfolio, capabilities and expertise of the architectural firm formerly known as HOK Sport Venue Event continue as Populous. Populous is a global design practice specializing in creating environments that draw people and communities together for unforgettable experiences. www.populous.com
The leading provider of high-quality, large-format, full-color banner solutions, Britten, Inc. has been a trusted partner of some of the worlds’ best-known and most discerning companies, helping them gain international brand visibility and credibility for more than 20 years. At our 185,000-square-foot facilities in Traverse City and Wyoming, Michigan more than 196 experienced professionals continue to drive the cutting edge in banner design, production and installation. Our unrivaled capabilities, culture of innovation and unmatched commitment to customer satisfaction put us at the forefront of our industry and make Britten the smart choice of businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.brittenbanners.com or call 1-800-426-9496.
Gameday Management Group, based in Orlando, FL, is a leader in transportation solutions for sporting & special events around the globe. Founded in 1994, Gameday provides a full array of services built to improve the efficiency of transportation at special events; including successful traffic management planning, installation of travel demand management tools (www.clickandpark.com) and efficient shuttle system operations. Gameday’s work has grown to include such large scale events as Super Bowls, Olympic Games, Bowl Games, Inaugurations, World Equestrian Games, and The Daytona 500. For additional information please visit www.gamedaymanagement.com.
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For 32 years, 1220 has produced sports environments. Clients include the National Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, USGA, University of North Carolina, U.S. Naval Academy, and University of Oklahoma. We invite you to experience how 1220 can help you develop or enhance your sports facility. For more information, visit www.1220.com.
CheeringFans™ is an integrated sports marketing platform that includes an "eco-friendly” patent pending sports premium for fans. The premium, acts as a vehicle for advertisers and teams to connect with their fans using customized micro and mobile websites, SMS/text messaging, e-mail, search & 1:1 marketing. Cosmos’ measurement of success is our data driven analysis & reporting. For more information, visit www.thecheeringfan.com.
Score big next time you outfit your luxury suites with the industry’s leading, reliable, bar-quality refrigeration from Marvel. For over 70 years, Marvel has been committed to enhancing the lifestyle of its customers with its unparalleled line of luxury undercounter refrigeration products. Marvel’s hospitality line includes a wide range of undercounter refrigerators, ice machines and beer dispensers, including models that meet ADA requirements. For more information, visit www.lifeluxurymarvel.com.
Chapman and Cutler has advised clients on financing sports assets, including major league, minor league and municipal facilities, for over 25 years. Our law firm's finance focus brings the latest developments in public and private financing to your sports assets, whether you are seeking funding through bank loans, debt securities, lease arrangements, or municipal and tax-exempt financings. For more information, visit www.chapman.com.
Sports & the Arts works directly with sports franchises in developing large-scale art installations. We create a museum-like experience through the procurement and curation of original paintings, photography, wall treatments and sculpture. Our core strength is our ability to assist the client in identifying their need, defining their vision, and devising an artwork plan to achieve these goals. For more information, visit www.sportart.net.
For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, please contact Julie Tuttle at 212-500-0711 or jtuttle@sportsbusinessjournal.com.
