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Secret Storytelling Sauce for Sport to Succeed
By Lou Fargeot Your 2025 sports business bingo card must include content creators, personalisation, community and authenticity if you...
6 days ago3 min read


Stunt vs Strategy – the real difference in great sports sponsorship activation
By The Secret Strategist A recent UP podcast rightly gave a light biff on the nose to the lazy, creatively “safe” activations of many...
Jul 14 min read


Quiet Please… Comms in Play on Centre Court
By Aman Ahmed Global tennis is smashing it at the moment (deliberate pun intended!) The French Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and...
Jun 273 min read


Why is the NFL so socialist? To indoctrinate current and future fans.
By Buddhika Rajapakse and Jacques Bassili The NFL is as synonymous with America as apple pie, democracy, freedom of speech, and free...
Jun 212 min read


Commercializing Athletics – Is it Even Possible to Fix?
By The Secret Strategist Commercialising Athletics – Is it Even Possible to Fix? As an athletics fan, I have been pondering what the...
May 275 min read


Marketers don't need break old conventions; they need build new ones - it not semantics
By Matt Readman To stand out from their competitors, marketers are told to be distinctive. This often means breaking the conventions of...
May 24 min read


Beyond the Game: How Live Video is Transforming Sports Brand Engagement
By Ophir Zardok In the age of hyper-connectivity, live video has become a critical tool for sports organisations looking to deepen fan...
Apr 83 min read


Entourage Sport and Entertainment - The Founder's Story
By Mark Cowan , CEO & Founder What is the founder(s) background? I actually started my career in the music industry, working with talent...
Apr 44 min read


Is sport entertainment, or something more?
By Eddie May In a recent newsletter, Unofficial Partner asked the question ‘What’s the difference between sport and entertainment? ’ and...
Mar 264 min read


Live events are the next viral video trend and Big Tech knows it.
When I wrote about how big tech wasn’t swooping in to save TV, it was clear that streaming platforms, social media, and changing audience...
Feb 2822 min read


Broadcast is Dying
By Lou Fargeot Broadcast is Dying In the 1980’s, broadcast networks accounted for 90% of television viewership. Family and friends used...
Jan 105 min read


TGL: An Opportunity Missed
By James Day , founder Urban Golf The opening night of Tiger and Rory’s new TGL format aired this week, and the good news is that indoor...
Jan 93 min read


The Golf League (TGL) - ‘Golf's T20 Moment'
What is TGL, TGL was announced in August 2022 and is set to start this coming January 2025. The PGA, alongside golfing stars Tiger Woods,...
Dec 17, 20244 min read


My Top 10 Partnership Deals 2024
By Gary Linke Now in its 5th year, the Gary Linke - AKA The Missing Linke - list of his favourite deals replaces the Radio Times as...
Dec 12, 20249 min read


Our Recent Pickle and Padel Podcast: The LTA Responds
Following up on the Unofficial Podcast 437 on padel and pickleball in Britain, the LTA wanted to put on the record some of the facts...
Dec 4, 20243 min read


Emerging Sports Professionals - The Founder's Story
What is the founder(s) background? Emerging Sports Professionals was started by Ivo Slot , Sian Kelly and Oli Ng , who all work together...
Nov 6, 20244 min read


Feldspar - The Founder's Story
By Alvina Chen, CEO & Founder, Feldspar What is the founder(s) background? I’m an entrepreneur, innovator, and former professional track...
Oct 31, 20243 min read


The Fame Gap: How athlete fame can unlock growth in women’s sport
By Rory Natkiel Women’s sport has made significant strides over the past decade, yet one challenge remains stubbornly pervasive:...
Oct 2, 20244 min read


Why is the NFL so socialist? So that on “any given Sunday,” any team can win.
By Buddhika Rajapakse and Jacques Bassili In our first article of this series, we looked at characteristics of socialism to provide...
Oct 1, 20246 min read


Stories from the Heart
By Lou Fargeot The heart is the core of sport. It’s where emotion meets performance, where mental strength drives physical achievement....
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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