Perspective

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Strategies to Leverage the Economic Impact of Sports Tourism

With sports tourism a renowned catalyst for the economic growth of cities, savvy destinations and events are working together to create offerings that...

Proposals

Crafting the Proposal That Gets Business

Trying to figure out what to put into your proposal? We have all been there in our careers. There is the inevitable discussion about what to include o...

Sports Marketing

Rebranding - New Name, New Play: A Case Study

Rebranding can be daunting but ultimately rewarding if the time and the process are right. In Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, the sports commission rece...

Creating the WOW

Keeping Events Fresh is the Goal: Here’s How to Do It

For event owners, “WOW” moments are key to ensuring that their events reach “must-attend” status for teams, athletes, and fans. Creating that “WOW” mo...

Weather Delay

When Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

The goal of a contingency plan is to help your business get back to normal after an unexpected event. Being well-prepared means your business will be ...

Volunteers

How to Successfully Recruit and Manage Volunteers

Regardless of the sport, there is one common denominator in every event – volunteers. How and where you recruit, match skills, incentivize and communi...

Reinvesting in the Future to Build Economic Impact

Reinvesting in the Future to Build Economic Impact

The economic impact from sports (something so modest as a few cents on a dollar) can be reinvested by communities for exponential growth.

Crafting a Proposal that Gets Business

Crafting a Proposal that Gets Business

Over the last year, many destinations and event rights holders may have been establishing new strategies for staying relevant and new ways to host spo...

Redesigning a Destination’s Website:  A Case Study

Redesigning a Destination’s Website: A Case Study

Back in the fall, MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com launched its newly designed, content-focused website. The new site, which aligns with the destination’s “p...

Reimagining Triathlon: A Campaign to Reposition a Brand

Reimagining Triathlon: A Campaign to Reposition a Brand

Sometimes, keeping a longtime favorite event appealing means reimagining and repositioning it. That is what USA Triathlon did with its “The Power With...