My name is Ira Kaplan and I am currently a Junior at the University of South Florida. I am expected to graduate Spring of 2023 with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. I am the spring 2022 intern for Knox Sports Marketing and during my time...
My name is Candice Lovelace and I am a senior at the University of South Florida. I am set to graduate in May of 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Communication and Multimedia Journalism. I am the fall intern for Knox Sports Marketing and...
Cold calling is one thing, but at some point, you have to close the deal. What is the path to closing the deal? How do I know how to structure things in a pitch? What are some things I should keep in mind when giving a...
Selling sponsorships for your alma mater sounds like a dream come true. But the truth is, while it comes with a multitude of pros, it also creates a unique set of challenges. One of the many sets of challenges can be distinguishing your emotions. It can...
My name is Kol Lewis and I am a senior at the University of Tampa. I am pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management with a minor in Communications. By pursuing the Sport Management route, my ultimate goal is to work within a Sport Strategy...
March Madness History March Madness first started in 1939 and quickly became a premier sporting event year-after-year. It is the largest major basketball tournament in the U.S., consisting of six rounds. The first round starts with 64 teams, then dwindles to 32, then they have the...
It is no secret that sports have changed in 2020. While we are seeing sports slowly start to return, they are nothing as they were. Teams are playing games in “bubbles,” cardboard crowds have replaced human ones, and virtual audiences are where the main focus...
Pac-12 players have threatened to sit out this season, unless they are paid 50% of the revenue from this season. They say the demands are long overdue and have to do with their human rights. Both the Coronavirus global pandemic and racial injustice were brought...
In this whirlwind of 2020 where nothing is as it seems, the Washington Redskins are switching their name and it may be the best thing they can do. They are looking to the future. The #BlackLivesMatter movement has spurred this needed development along. Many of the teams’...
As the world slowly starts to roll into this new normalcy of a post-Coronavirus world, sports are beginning to open back up. College sports are good to go with less fans in the stands, NASCAR and UFC have already held matches and events. The NBA...