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Remember Entourage?

Aug 16th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Endorsements, Entertainment, Sports Agents

Remember Entourage? You know, that small time show on HBO that comes back this September after a long (and I mean long) hiatus? Really though, Entourage gives a look into one of the subjects of this sports agent world, the real life Ari Gold. Ari Emanuel founded Endeavor in 1995 after he left acclaimed agency, [...]



Shaq Goes in on Kobe (pause)

Jun 24th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Entertainment, NBA Players, Other Categories

“Kobe tell me how my a** taste” Tell me how my a** taste? If I was Kobe I would be calling on a ghost writer such as (Mad) Skillz to come and destroy Shaq’s rap career (again). Shaquille is playing the marketing game and I applaud his attempt, but why is Shaq snitching on himself [...]



The Katrina Effect

Jun 13th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Endorsements, NBA Players, Other Categories

“Everybody loves New Orleans right now,” he said. “Sometimes, if you run an athlete nationwide, you might offend some of his rival fans. But with Chris, you can run him nationally and nobody hates him.” –Tom George of Octagon, Chris Paul’s agent

Chris Paul has recently signed a deal to be an endorser [...]



Short and Sweet 2: The OJ Edition

May 13th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Recruiting, Sports Agents

“He (OJ Mayo) played within the rules of the game; and this is the game, runners, agents, shoe companies, other elements, this is the game. He had no other choice but to play it.”
-Louis Johnson, ex-O.J. Mayo (athletes) confidant in regards to the situation involving Rodney Guillory (runners) and BDA Sports Management (representation).

In my [...]



Short and Sweet

Apr 23rd, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Sports Agents

“The sports agent business has become so corrupt — I would not encourage anyone to try to become an agent right now.”
– Legendary NBA agent David Falk (WSJ.com, 4/22).
Is Falk jealous of the new crop of agents’ successes? Or does he present a realistic view of the current climate of athlete representation?



Love on Ice

Apr 17th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Entertainment, NHL

So the NHL has finally completed their comeback. When was this, you ask? Look no further than the upcoming Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake, and Jessica Alba film. Hockey purists may argue that the NHL has never fallen off but numbers don’t lie. Since returning from the league’s lockout a few years back, attendance and [...]



Michael Vick: Life After Football

Apr 8th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Entertainment, NFL Players

In a report that sounds like the set-up to a Longest Yard joke but is apparently completely serious, Gary Myers of the New York Daily News writes that Michael Vick is playing football in prison.
Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback who pleaded guilty to felony charges related to his Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring, is [...]



Nike and Adidas Proudly Made in China?

Mar 25th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Corporate Sponsors, Sports Business

Part of Nike’s (majority ambush strategy) and Adidas’s (official partner) sponsorship activation during the Beijing Olympics will be a focus on integrating into Chinese (Eastern) fashion. But what exactly is the Chinese look? And how can global sneaker companies change from traditional West to Contemporary East? In a recent Wall Street Journal article reporter [...]



Is LT down with Nike or Under Armour?

Mar 16th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Endorsements

“In a ‘60 Minutes’ piece, posted on (Todd) Durkin’s site, Durkin is working Tomlinson out in Under Armour.”
Wait I thought LT was a Nike athlete? Darren (not Heitner) Rovell of CNBC posted an interesting article on whether consumers are feeling conflicted by the current Nike and Under Armour war. His main case being that LaDainian [...]



Want to be a wealthy celeb-athlete like BECKHAM?

Mar 8th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Endorsements, Entertainment

Celebrity and soccer player, David Beckham has recently inked (another) endorsement deal; this time a two-year deal with permanent marker company, Sharpie. The deal was negotiated by BrandBuzz, NY, a division of Young & Rubicam Brands, a fully owned subsidiary of WPP Group plc. (WPP is the world’s second-largest advertising and marketing conglomerate).
Terms of the [...]



Nike Wants Soccer Too

Feb 26th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Soccer, Sports Business

Last week Nike bought the French national soccer team for $506 million and has vowed to become the world’s soccer (football) leader by the next World Cup. The brand that competitors mockingly call the Evil Empire is solidifying itself as the most powerful footwear & apparel brand of all time.
Nike managed to outbid both Adidas [...]



The K.Summers 2008 NBA Mock Draft

Feb 19th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: NBA Players, NBA Teams

Each year in late June, college trained young men converge on the Theater of Madison Square Garden (and tune in on TV) to witness whether they will become millionaires. The realest game show I know of and reality TV at its finest, on draft day the League picks the best of the best (or [...]



What Makes an Athlete an Entertainer?

Feb 13th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Corporate Sponsors, Entertainment, Sports Law

At one time, sport figures and entertainment figures occupied different social worlds but now these individuals jump from one world to the next and have blurred the lines. Successful (sometimes not so successful) athletes tend to become entertainment figures during and after their competitive careers. One of the major issues that sport and entertainment [...]



Jay-Z; Stoute Translate Sport and Entertainment

Feb 11th, 2008 | By Kenji Summers | Category: Entertainment, Sports Business

New Jersey Nets investor, music, and fashion icon Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter will be teaming with long time friend, business partner, and Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging (TCBI) founder Steve Stoute to form a new advertising agency aimed at helping corporate clients gain access to multicultural consumers, who represent $2 trillion in consumer buying power. Jay [...]




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