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Tue, Feb 23 2010
Athletes Overcoming Their Indiscretions

Athletes Overcoming Their Indiscretions

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Agents

This past Saturday, I sat on a panel at the 2010 NSU Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium.  It was a fantastic event, and I thank the entire Executive Board for including me as a part of the event.... 

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Thu, Jan 14 2010
Commenting On Athletes’ Facebook Walls

Commenting On Athletes’ Facebook Walls

Also in: College Football Players, Recruiting, Sports Law

I am a week late on this story, but here is an interesting find about a sports agent posting a comment on a college football player’s wall who still has a year of eligibility left.  Chris Camper... 

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Thu, Jan 7 2010
Gilbert Arenas Has A Lot Of Free Time To Tweet

Gilbert Arenas Has A Lot Of Free Time To Tweet

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

Gilbert Arenas does not like to be told when to shut up.  Perhaps that’s one reason why he has decided to not hire a sports agent (in case you did not know, Gilbert signed and negotiated his own... 

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Wed, Jan 6 2010
2010: Lets Make This Year Count

2010: Lets Make This Year Count

Also in: Sports Business

First of all, I hope that everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season and that you are as excited about 2010 as I am. With 2009 in the rear view mirror, I have my hopes set that 2010 will be a big... 

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Thu, Dec 17 2009
2010 Sports And Social Media Predictions

2010 Sports And Social Media Predictions

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Business

I am extremely honored to be amongst the highly intelligent and motivated contributors to Jason Peck’s 2010 Sports and Social Media Predictions, and I really wanted to publish a post about it earlier... 

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Wed, Dec 16 2009
Some Much Needed Hockey Exposure

Some Much Needed Hockey Exposure

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Agents

Hockey is really losing its relevance in the United States.  Sure, there are passionate fans in Detroit, Chicago, and a few other northern states, but I can’t even find enough qualified hockey professionals... 

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Fri, Dec 11 2009
The UFC Has a Stranglehold on Social Media

The UFC Has a Stranglehold on Social Media

Also in: Lead Story, MMA, Sports Business, Ultimate Fighting

This past week, I attended the Sports Networker Summit in New York City (run by our friends Lewis Howes and Amy Martin) and came away with a feeling that fighter marketing in the UFC has only scratched... 

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Wed, Nov 18 2009
Grab Your Name Before Someone Else Does

Grab Your Name Before Someone Else Does

Also in: Lead Story

A couple of weeks ago, Jorge Monasterio the founder of Avantla.com, offered this site a fantastic post titled, Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents.  The second... 

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Thu, Nov 12 2009
Athletes And Agents Need To Learn How To Properly Use Twitter

Athletes And Agents Need To Learn How To Properly Use Twitter

Also in: Lead Story, NHL, Sports Agents

There has been a lot of discussion this week regarding the Kansas City Chiefs releasing their once-upon-a-time star running back, Larry Johnson.  Did they release Johnson because he has not done anything... 

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Thu, Nov 5 2009
Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents

Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Business

This is a guest contribution courtesy of Jorge Monasterio the founder of Avantla.com, on online branding management tool for sports and entertainment agents and attorneys.  Avantla keeps up with the ever... 

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Tue, Nov 3 2009
The Impact of Social Networking on the Sports World

The Impact of Social Networking on the Sports World

Also in: Sports Business

What: Panel: The Impact of Social Networking on the Sports World, Presented by the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section When: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (8:30... 

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Tue, Oct 6 2009
Reach Everybody With One Text

Reach Everybody With One Text

Also in: Everything Else

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN.  Still don’t have a personal and/or business profile/page on these sites?  Time to join and pick up a following real quick before you end up well behind everybody else. ... 

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Tue, Sep 29 2009
Twitter Troubles Texas Tech

Twitter Troubles Texas Tech

Also in: Coaches, College Football Players, Colleges, Everything Else

Texas Tech has come out of the NCAA gates softer than expected this season, as they have a record of 2-2 at this point. Last season the team compiled 11 wins and produced star wide out Michael Crabtree,... 

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Tue, Sep 29 2009
Agents Researching Athletes

Agents Researching Athletes

Also in: Recruiting, Sports Agents

It has been a while since I last wrote a post over at Lewis Howes’ SportsNetworker.com, but my most recent piece should be one that you all enjoy reading.  The title is 8 Ways Agents Should Research... 

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Thu, Sep 24 2009
An Agent Who Likes To Vlog

An Agent Who Likes To Vlog

Also in: Sports Agents

Very few agents allow anyone outside of their employees, and sometimes their interns, into their lives for a first hand look into their day-to-day life.  I had two goals when I started this website: Become... 

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Wed, Sep 9 2009
Controlling The Message

Controlling The Message

Also in: Sports Agents

I originally tweeted about this story, expecting to throw it up on our weekly Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up column.  But then I realized that the post titled Sports and Social Media: Where Opportunity... 

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Wed, Jul 29 2009
A New Social Networking Site Backed By Athletes

A New Social Networking Site Backed By Athletes

Also in: Sports Business

A couple of days ago, a new website called MakeItPro launched.  The site is backed by Steve Nash, Gretchen Bleiler, Hasheem Thabeet, Bernard Berrian, Bill Duffy, and others.  That’s right, the... 

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Tue, Jul 21 2009
Will Agent’s Tweets Anger Under Armour?

Will Agent’s Tweets Anger Under Armour?

Also in: Sports Agents

A good college friend and fraternity brother of mine, Adam Silverstein (@onlygators on Twitter) sent me a message to check out David Canter’s tweets criticizing Under Armor and the ad company that... 

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Tue, Jul 7 2009
Case Study On Sports And Social Media

Case Study On Sports And Social Media

Also in: Sports Business

Yes, I am the founder of a full-service sports and talent agency, but I also have interests outside of negotiating terms of contracts and searching endlessly for endorsement deals.  One of my hobbies... 

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Tue, Jun 23 2009
Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

Also in: NBA Players, Sports Business

Shaquille O’Neal is a great promoter. And in this day and age, is it incredibly easy to make one’s self visible through the use of social media. Sometimes, though, there are pitfalls (in addition to... 

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